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Critics of Baby Einstein Evicted
When the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood called Disney out for its bogus Baby Einstein videos, it drew more than the ire of few executives. The children’s advocacy group was successful in getting full refunds for parents, but not long after, it got the boot. Talk about cold-blooded. Understandably, Disney — which acquired Baby Einstein…
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First Lady Makes a Cameo on the Simpsons
Wearing a purple cardigan with a matching form-fitting dress, a buff cartoon version of the first lady made for another memorable episode of “The Simpsons.” In a skit filled with praise for school-loving youngsters, Michelle Obama, who is voiced by Angela Bassett, tells students that she was once a nerd who “got As back when…
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Tweets Call for Obama's Assassination
Who knew Twitter was a haven for would-be assassins? Apparently, 140 characters is all you need to hatch a plan that involves murdering the president. What happens now to the two men who took to the social networking site to post their disturbing messages remains to be seen, but the Secret Service is now launching an…
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Clyburn Receives Racist Faxes With Nooses
First, protestors dropped the N-bomb as members of the Congressional Black Caucus made their way to the Capitol. Then they hurled spit. So it seems fitting that the latest racially offensive assault on black lawmakers who backed health care reform involves a noose. Are attack dogs and fire hoses up next? House Majority Whip James…
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Racially Skewed School Suspensions Spark Lawsuit
Using profanity and pushing another student used to mean a visit to the principal’s office. But these days, such lesser violations account for most of the 3.3 million public school suspensions each year. At work here are the nation’s “zero-tolerance” discipline codes, and black kids are disproportionately feeling the pain. One case in North Carolina…
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Somebody Give Glenn Beck a History Lesson!
Dear Glenn Beck, for the record: Forty-five years ago Georgia congressman John Lewis, then a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, got his skull fractured by racist Alabama state troopers when he linked arms with other peaceful voting rights protesters and tried to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in an incident that has…
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Texas Lawmaker Behind 'Baby Killer' Outburst Revealed
Rep. Randy Neugebauer has come forth as the lawmaker who shouted the now infamous “baby killer” slur across the House floor last night as the historic health care reform bill was being passed. He’s now saying that what he really said was, “It’s a baby killer,” and that his exclamation was directed at the bill and…
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Couples Renew Vows for Black Marriage Day
For many black Americans, putting a ring on it just isn’t a priority. Close to 42 percent of African American adults have never been married, and by their early 40s, 31 percent of black women have never been wives, compared with 9 percent of white women, 11 percent of Asian women, and 12 percent of Hispanic women. But,…
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Kwame Kilpatrick's Dad at Center of Federal Probe
For the media, the Kilpatricks are the gift that keeps on giving. Their numerous political scandals and inept back-door dealings would be comical if they weren’t so tragic. The latest in a long line of offenses allegedly committed by Bernard Kilpatrick, the former mayor’s dad, puts him at the center of a corruption investigation. No…
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