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Gitmo Lets Six Go
Six Yemeni prisoners have been released from Guantanamo Bay. Some are concerned these releases will begin a trend that further encourages terrorism. From The Washington Post: The Obama administration is planning to repatriate six Yemenis held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a transfer that could be a prelude to the release…
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Avatar: A New Standard in Moviemaking
How to explain Avatar? It’s hauntingly beautiful, a masterpiece of CGI wizardry and 3-D pyrotechnics, nearly three hours of $300 million state-of-the-art filmmaking. James Cameron—he of Titanic and Terminator fame—has created a gorgeously imagined world of wise, blue humanoids, hanging mountains, empathic horses and vibrantly verdant scenery where massive, winged creatures appear to fly straight…
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Man Exonerated After 35 Years, Court Registers Epic Fail
James Bain is free after a thirty-five year oopsie with the department of corrections. From CNN: After more than three decades in prison, a Florida man was set free Thursday after a DNA test showed he did not kidnap and rape a 9-year-old boy in 1974. “I’m not angry,” James Bain, 54, told reporters after…
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Check It Out: On the Corner
Tiger Tiger Tiger Woods, y’all. On The Corner Episode 1 – About Tiger Woods…. from Leigh Davenport on Vimeo.
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Minority Businesses Shut Out from Stimulus
All that stimulus money and minority businesses aren’t seeing a whole lot of it. From New America Media: Loans handed out to struggling small businesses as part of President Barack Obama’s stimulus package have largely shut out minority businesses — especially those owned by Blacks and Latinos — according to data provided by the federal…
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Lee Daniels Passed Over by Golden Globes
Lee Daniels will not have to be fashionably late to the Golden Globes. From Black Voices: The Golden Globes nominations were announced today and, as expected, ‘Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire was among the nominees, but director Lee Daniels and screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher failed to make the cut.Along with a nod for…
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BREAKING: Bengals Receiver Dies After Fall from Truck
Chris Henry has died from injuries sustained after falling from a truck bed during a domestic dispute with his fiancee. From ESPN: Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died Thursday, one day after suffering injures in a fall from the back of a pickup truck, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. He was 26. Police on Wednesday described the…
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US Commits 100 Billi to Poor Nations for Climate Change
The US is putting a 100 billion on climate change initiatives for poor nations. China doubts this will help, but thinks the attempt is adorable. From The Washington Post: The United States on Thursday announced it would help build a $100 billion annual fund by 2020 to help poor countries cope with climate change, but…
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Bengals Receiver Seriously Injured After Domestic Dispute
Bengals wideout Chris Henry is fighting for his life in North Carolina after falling out the back of a pickup truck during a domestic dispute with his fiance. From ESPN: Henry was found in the road in Charlotte “apparently suffering life-threatening injuries,” according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Henry was transported to Carolinas Medical Center, the local…
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Tiger and Obama: Fallen Black Role Models?
Lisa Warren thinks Tiger Woods and Barack Obama are two Black role models who’ve been toppled by their hubris. Yep. From The Huffington Post: In the past few weeks, the two most famous and arguably most successful black men in America have taken a huge fall. It has become clear that both pro golfer Tiger…
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