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FBI Kept Tabs on John Hope Franklin
The Feds were keeping tabs on John Hope Franklin in the 1960s, keeping a file on him for his beef with the House Committee on Un-American Activities and for his support of W.E.B. DuBois. From TPM: The celebrated historian John Hope Franklin was scrutinized by the FBI in the 1960s for supposed links to communists,…
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Search Expanding for Missing Boy
The search for Marc Bookal, a four-year-old who disappeared while his mother’s boyfriend was supposed to be watching him. From The Mid-Hudson News: Police Chief Eric Paolilli said the search, which has included bloodhounds from the Westchester Department of Public Safety, had concentrated for the last two days in the area of 11 Benkard Avenue,…
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Listen Up: Critics of Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill Silenced
Critics of Uganda’s anti-gay measures are kept largely silent within a society which seems supportive of the initiative. From NPR
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Bill Prospects Improve as Dems Bend to Lieberman
So, Joe Lieberman’s current whim signals improved prospects for a health care bill. From Washington Post: Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), once a critic of the legislation, appeared to be warming to the $848 billion package after Senate leaders said they were ready to jettison a plan to extend Medicare coverage to uninsured people as…
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Iran Successfully Tests Long-Range Missiles
Iran’s latest missile upgrade is sure to ruffle a few feathers. From CNN: Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said on Press-TV that the solid-fuel, high-speed Sajil-2 missile has “great maneuverability” and can access targets more than 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) away, making Israel and U.S. military bases in the Gulf reachable. Vahidi said the…
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‘Invictus:’ Just Short of Its Goal
This is a movie that should have worked. After all, it’s got all those crowd-pleasing, made-for-the-Oscars ingredients: Uplifting sports biopic showcasing a little known—and fascinating—piece of recent history. Clint Eastwood directing. Morgan Freeman trilling his Rs and channeling Nelson Mandela. Matt Damon trilling his Rs and running around in shorts—and a prosthetic nose. But seeing…
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DC Council Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill
The latest out of DC on the same-sex marriage front. From The Washington Post: The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, setting off a wave of excitement in the gay community even as opponents vow to continue the fight on Capitol Hill. The bill, approved by a vote…
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Judith Jamison: Exiting Ailey
A legend makes her exit. From Black Voices: All good things must come to an end, but for Judith Jamison, stepping down as as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s artistic director doesn’t mean she’s completely severing ties. The 2009-2010 season, which kicked off Dec. 2 at New York’s City Center, celebrates Jamison’s 20th year at…
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Check It Out: Joe on Joe
Joe Biden thinks Joe Lieberman is in the wrong on health care, but doesn’t think the senator needs cement shoes just yet.
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The Root's 12 Days of Christmas
Poet DJ Renegade breaks it down about those 12 days and what his true love really gave to him. On the black nationalist, spoken word, power-to-the-people, incense-burning tip.
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