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Opinion: Virginia's Move to Bar Ex-Cons from Voting Is Disgraceful
Below is an editorial from the Washington Post staff regarding Virginia’s efforts to bar ex-felons from voting AS A CANDIDATE last fall, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell earned praise and reinforced his carefully nurtured image as a moderate by pledging to streamline the cumbersome process by which nonviolent former felons may regain their voting rights…
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Blog Noir: "What's So Bad About Nicki Minaj?"
Nicki Minaj is taking the airwaves by storm. Some people think this is a bad thing. Michael Areceneaux is not one of them In terms of pop cultural relevance, female rappers have gone the way of a Furby doll. In fairness, there have been some that have enjoyed success but it’s been several years since…
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Following Alleged Gang Rape, Trenton Men Called to Action
In the wake of the alleged gang rape of a seven-year-old girl, community leaders and activists have called to action the men of Trenton, New Jersey: Dozens of men joined Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons in an impromptu march on Saturday through the neighborhood where police say a 7-year-old girl was…
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Big Trouble for Big Ben?
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger won’t face criminal charges for whatever happened in that club bathroom with a young woman in Georgia. Now the question is what will the NFL do about the star signal caller. Jeff Chadiha believes there’s only one option for the league With his 10-minute statement to the media on Monday,…
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Different Money: 10 Female Rappers Who Aren't Nicki Minaj
This may come as a shock to you but…there are women besides Nicki Minaj who rap. Black Voices was kind enough to cobble together a list of these sisters-in-rhyme. Below is a sample: 1. Tiye Phoenix Repping: New Jersey via Baltimore Beginning as a classically trained pianist, Tiye Phoenix is a lyrically shrewd rapper, singer…
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It's Time to Add Whites to the Race Beat
The Maynard Institute’s Dori Maynard argues on the institute’s web site that the news media need to include whites in their coverage of the race beat. Here’s why:During the debate over health care reform, some white protesters hurled racial epithets at black elected officials and even spit on one.Later that same week, the Atlanta Journal…
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Powell Charges Rangel with…Being a Politician
Claiming this has nothing to do with the way Rangel ousted his father in 1970, Adam Clayton Powell 4th is running against Bowtie Charlie Rangel in Harlem: Kicking off his campaign to oust Rep. Charlie Rangel today, Adam Clayton Powell 4th charged that the elder statesman merely wants to run and win so he can…
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Liz Taylor Tweets: Jason Won't Be No. 9
A report that Elizabeth Taylor is about to make talent manager Jason Winters her ninth husband is false, the screen legend Tweeted today. Apparently the 78-year-old white actress and Winters, who is African American and 29 years younger, are simply BFFs who just happen to share a house in Hawaii.
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"The Other Side of Detroit"
Urbanophile’s Aaron M. Renn has an interesting look at Detroit, a side which isn’t likely to make the nightly news. Below are some interesting facts which accompany the photo gallery Detroit is Big. When you hear about Detroit, a mention of its population collapse can’t be far behind. Detroit’s population fell by 50% from its…
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Tea Party Candidate for New York Gubernatorial Race is Adorable!
Suddenly David Paterson doesn’t seem so bad. New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino may not exactly be Albany material An online news outlet in New York state has obtained dozens of emails, many of them racist and sexually graphic, which it reports were sent by Carl Paladino, the Tea-Party-backed Republican candidate for governor of New…
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