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The Caucus Member Who Said No to Health Care Reform
While 41 of the 42 Congressional Black Caucus members voted for President Obama’s historic health-care reform bill, one member with an eye on Alabama’s governorship, voted against it. It has caused some flak. The Washington Post reports: Rep. Artur Davis, long regarded as one of the most promising of a younger generation of black politicians…
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Great Cast for 'Colored Girls'
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no Tyler Perry fan. When I first heard that Mr. Madea would be adapting For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, I stomped around the office, gnashing my teeth and muttered, “Tyler Perry must be stopped!” News that he wanted to cast Beyoncé…
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Lee Daniels Recruits Cedric the Entertainer, Liam Neeson for 'Selma'
Oscar buzz certainly has its perks. Although Lee Daniels didn’t win for best director earlier this month, what he gained in star power more than made up for it. Case in point is his next project, ‘Selma.’ Daniels recently announced that he cast Cedric the Entertainer and Liam Neeson to play major roles in his civil rights drama, which is due out…
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Morehouse Celebrates Gay Pride in Silence
It’s Gay Pride Week at Morehouse College, but it seems school officials aren’t ready for the festivities to be out and in the open. Apparently, there’s no information about the celebration — a first for the historically black all-male institution — anywhere on campus or on the college’s Website. Given the taboos and often-caustic perspectives towards LGBT brothers…
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New York Times Admits Errors in ACORN Coverage
The “paper of record” got it wrong — somewhat. After publishing several stories that “imprecisely” referred to a conservative activist being dressed as a pimp during a videotaped undercover sting, its editors did a mea culpa on Tuesday. Kind of. The New York Times today ran several corrections relating to its coverage of conservative activist James…
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The Kilpatrick Conundrum
The Kilpatricks just can’t stay out of the news. Whether it’s parties at the mayor’s mansion, federal corruption charges, or steamy text messages sent from city-issued phones, the political tomfoolery from Detroit’s former first famiy appears to have no end in sight. Now, a case involving the death of a stripper named Strawberry puts the…
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Our Maternal Health Care Crisis
When it comes to prenatal care and black women, the United States is failing miserably, and the consequences are deadly. A new report from Amnesty International found that African American women face serious barriers to proper care during pregnancy and are four times more likely than white women to die of pregnancy-related complications. The report, titled Deadly Delivery: the…
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Witness Says Michael Jackson's Doctor Delayed CPR
New reports claim Dr. Conrad Murray filled a bag with sedatives before calling 911 when he was unable to resuscitate Michael Jackson. The allegations don’t bode well for Murray, who pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter last month. Prosecutors claim that he delivered a deadly dose of painkillers and anesthetics to the King of Pop.…
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Yes He Did
With his signature piece of legislation, President Obama pulled off what many thought was impossible. Health care reform, which he called “the right thing to do,” has been at the core of his presidency, and today he made the bill official. Looking on as history was made was 11-year-old Marcelas Owens, the Seattle fifth-grader whose mother died for lack of health insurance. According…
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Who Will Star in Tyler Perry's Version of 'For Colored Girls …'
At last night’s premiere of Why Did I Get Married Too? Tyler Perry revealed a handful of actresses that have been cast for his highly anticipated (and criticized) rendition of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf . Once the acclaimed choreopoem by Ntozake Shange hits the big screen it…
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