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  • Does Beyonce Support Terror?

    Does Beyonce Knowles support terror? Probably not, but she does support the embiggening of her bank account and thus, took the pretty pennies offered by Hannibal Khadafy, son of Libyan dictator, Moammar. So reporteth the New York Post Beyoncé performed five songs in a sexy black leotard at the Nikki Beach club on St. Barts…

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  • Bomber's Dad Father of the Year?

    Over on The American Prospect, Adam Serwer has taken a bit of exception with Jay Nordlinger of the National Review and his assertion that Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, father of the Christmas Day bomber, is a candidate for father of the year. Serwer’s less ticked about the assertion than the person/persons calling for it Of course,…

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  • Photo: The Third State Dinner Crasher

    The Secret Service has confirmed a third party crashed the White House State Dinner, but is keeping mum on the details of their investigation. Sources close to the situation say the third crasher was Carlos Allen, a party promoter from DC. From The Washington Post: But a congressional source, who was granted anonymity to speak…

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  • Get Familiar with Yemen

    The US Embassy in Yemen has been closed. Secretary Clinton has called Yemen a global threat. The Economist thinks they see something that stinks of Afghanistan In the wake of the bombing attempt on Christmas day, everyone’s boning up on Yemen, and some are getting eager to act. The Washington Post goes so far as…

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  • A Pesky Teabagger Sign

    Dave Weigel of the Washington Independent brings the story today of teabagger Dale Robertson and the photo of his unfortunate sign. Robertson, of TeaParty.Org, carried this especially spirited sign outside a Houston Tea Party in February of last year. The sign declared taxpayers the “niggar” to the government’s slaveowner. …No, Dale. No. Still, we do…

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  • Read/React: Tiger's Vanity Fair Cover

    Folks like The Native Son are none-too-pleased with this cover, which seems to cover the dangerous Black guy trope again. What do you think of this cover?

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  • Is President Obama Giving Joe Biden the Side Eye?

    Is President Obama giving Joe Biden the side eye? The answer to that question really depends on whom you ask. In fact, the raising of that questions depends upon how much we care to make mountains out of mole hills. Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit has apparently never seen a mountain he didn’t like. He says…

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  • Found: Statue of Black Egyptian Pharaoh

    Interesting news out of Dangeil, Sudan where archaeologists have discovered the statue of a Black Egyptian pharaoh. From Digital Journal: The granite statue of the warrior pharaoh Taharqa weighs one ton…Taharqa was ruler of both Egypt and Nubia (Kush) during the 25th Dynasty, which was based in Nubia, which had a long history of pyramid…

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  • Check It Out: Mooney on Obama

    Comedian Paul Mooney sits down with journalist Davey D and discusses Obama, predicting Black presidents and free speech. We’re not sure the president is utterly beyond reproach—in fact, we know he’s not—but Mooney’s points regarding the respect he’s been shown hit home. What say you?

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  • What to Do in the 1-0

    Time grows nigh/ for 2009. What are you going to do in the new year? Pop’ Africana has an app for that. Actually, it’s just a list and The Buzz commented on a few list favorites in italics. 1.Learn French Given the money flow, a Chinese dialect or two couldn’t hurt either. 5. Always buy two of…

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