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Eddie Glaude in a Firestorm Over the Black Church
A Princeton professor who suggested that the “black church is dead” has been barraged by criticism, and not just for his arguments. Eddie Glaude, who teaches philosophy of religion has been accused of being an “Ivy League elitist”after a Web posting that “The Black Church is Dead” on Huffington Post. A New York Times article…
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Al Sharpton Basks in Praise at His Conference
by E.R. Shipp The Rev. Al Sharpton, in the public eye since his days as a teenage civil rights advocate, has changed before our eyes so many times. He has gone from the big-mouthed “No Justice! No Peace!” local protest leader to someone who is comfortable with Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, conservative big mouths…
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Searching For Signs of Freaknic
So much for the return of Freaknic. So far, the rioting brown mobs that Atlanta authorities seem to be expecting have failed to materialize. Still, officials are on the lookout for signs of incipient Freaking: Freaknik 2010 may be off to a sluggish start, but authorities in every metro Atlanta county are preparing for the…
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Moynihan Legitimized
John McWhorter has some thoughts on James Patterson’s new book on Daniel Patrick Moynihan and the Moynihan report entitled “Freedom Is Not Enough”. In his critique on The New Republic, McWhorter writes Yet black writers had been writing reports that could have gone out under the same title as Moynihan’s since W.E.B. Du Bois, who…
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Rock Uproariously Rips Off The Brits
Hollywood’s got a thing for cribbing from the Brits. Anything that’s done across the pond, studio suits figure they can do them one better: Think The Italian Job and Day of the Jackal on film; on TV think The Office, All In The Family, Trading Spaces, Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, Dancing With The…
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Boo Birds Greet O'Reilly at Sharpton Convention
Strange as it may seem, Bill O’Reilly did not find lots of supporters at Rev. Al Sharpton National Action Network convention. Dr. Boyce Watkins reports: While I have found forgiveness for O’Reilly, the strong members of the National Action Network have not. O’Reilly came into the convention and received polite applause after being introduced by…
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Daryl Gates, Controversial LAPD Chief, Dies at 83
Daryl Gates, former LAPD chief, dies at 83 Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep pace with a city undergoing dramatic racial and ethnic changes, has died,…
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NCAA Won't Let Players Be Great!
The NCAA likes its rules Beginning in 2011, live-ball penalties will be assessed from the spot of the foul and eliminate the score. Examples include players finishing touchdown runs by high-stepping into the end zone or pointing the ball toward an opponent. Celebration penalties following a score will continue to be assessed on conversion attempts…
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