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In New Survey, Blacks Say Race Relations are Same Old Same Old
Barack Obama has a 96% approval rating among Black Americans. The approval rating for race relations is a sight lower than that. According to a CNN/Essence magazine poll, 55% of African Americans surveyed feel racial discrimination is a serious problem. During the 2008 election, that figure was at 38%. From CNN: The poll was conducted…
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Spike Lee Speaks About 'Do the Right Thing' 20 Years later
Spike Lee, in a conversation with Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root’s Editor-in-Chief, calls out the critics who predicted violence at the release of his groundbreaking 1989 film and clarifies what the “right thing” really was. ALSO: To read Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s thoughts on the movie and the director; find out why the Obama’s rarely…
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What a Man Won't Do for the Mo' Betta…
What some guys won’t do… So apparently, Gov. Mark Sanford wasn’t hiking through Appalachian valleys, but was enjoying valleys carnal with his Argentine jump-off. He admitted as much today in a news conference in which he apologized to the wife and kids he stepped out on and the state he stepped out on. From CNN:…
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Martha's Vineyard: A Meeting of Cosby Clans
In a piece for the latest edition of New York Magazine, Toure delves into the world of Martha’s Vineyard, the assumed summer spot for the first family. The Vineyard is an odd collision of liberal political think and self-imposed segregation and is at the tricky intersection of what Black success means in America. An excerpt:…
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Canadian Magazine Cover FAIL
The cover of Toronto’s latest Fun Guide has a multiethnic family on it. Cool, right? Well, it’s not as cool when the mag’s editors make it multiethnic after the fact. From The National Post: The smiling, ethnically diverse family featured on the cover of Toronto’s latest edition of its summer Fun Guide was digitally altered…
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You’ll Never Eat Chicken McNuggets Again
After watching Food Inc., one of two things will most likely happen: You’ll seriously rethink your food choices and make a radical change to exclusively buying locally grown, organic food. (Or growing your own.) Or you’ll stick with your current eating habits. But you’ll never look at a Chicken McNugget the same way again. Or…
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BREAKING: Authorities Use Force to Beat Back Protesters in Tehran Square
This is a recent development in the on-going unrest in Iran. The information available right now is vague, but, according to CNN, it appears security forces in Iran have broken out clubs and firearms against election protesters in Tehran. Many updates are being received via Twitter: From @BreakingNews: – “You should stop this, you should…
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Official Sheds Light on Possible Obama Moves in Africa
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson is spilling some of the president’s beans regarding his African policies in the future. In Washington Monday, Carson told the African American Unity Caucus that Obama’s African policy would focus on four key issues. According to Voice of America, those issues are: 1.Promoting and strengthening democratic…
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Video: United We Serve
The First Family calls on Americans to lend a hand. Do you agree that “a summer of service initiative” helps to kickstart an economic recovery?
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