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Video: The Oakland Dummy Chronicles
It’s times like these when the collective conscience is a reeeeaaal drag.
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Black and Tan: African-American Novel Wins Irish Literature Prize
“Man Gone Down”, the story of one Black man’s difficulty to achieve the American dream, has won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize. Written by Michael Thomas, the novel triumphed over 145 other novels nominated by libraries from 41 different countries. Along with the prize came a $140,000 winner’s purse. Concerning the novel, Thomas had this…
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Key Figure in Burris Scandal Dies in Suspicious Car Crash
John Ruff, a political consultant connected to both Sen. Roland Burris and former governor Rod Blagojevich, died in a single-car automobile accident Monday afternoon. According to the Associated Press, alcohol was not a factor and authorities are not sure why his BMW swerved off the road and struck a tree. Connected to both men through…
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The Heir Apparents: The Next Generation of Black Political Leaders
Barack Obama can only be president for eight years (unless he pulls a Mike Bloomberg, and we doubt even he’s got juice like that). So what names will we hear on the political landscape in the coming years? Over on The Daily Beast is a nice medley of future leaders including Newark’s Cory Booker and…
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Video: Michael Eric Dyson Does Not Impress Some People
Michael Eric Dyson is apparently salty with Barack Obama and has taken the time to express that fact. The Black intellectual, known for his well-rehearsed hip-hop double speak that the academy just eats up because it’s so darn edgy and refreshing (despite the fact that the ideas therein aren’t terribly edgy or refreshing. But whatever)…
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Video: The Sotomayor Tapes
The judge over the years. How do you think these will be used by her GOP detractors?
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Rushmore Drive to Drive No More
According to the Associated Press, RushmoreDrive.com will be shutting down. The year-old search engine, which focused on Black-related search results, and its parent company Black Web Enterprises will also close. Launched by IAC/InterActiveCorp last year as a first-of-its-kind web search engine, Rushmore Drive was unable to gain traction among its target audience. This move was…
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Back to Basics: Obama Rallying Grass Roots on Health Care Reform
First, some scary statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services: * 48% of all African-American adults suffer from a chronic disease, compared to 39% of the general population. *Development of diabetes: 18% of American Indians; 15% of African Americans; 14% of Hispanics; 8% of white Americans * African Americans are 15% more likely…
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Video: Forget Guantanamo
Ter-ror-ism – Noun 1. The use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes. 2. The state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization. 3. A terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government. So, how should we deal with James von Brunn?
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Two Shot at D.C. Holocaust Museum
CNN is reporting that a gunman opened fire in the entrance of Washington’s holocaust museum at approximately 12:50pm today. Security personnel returned fire, wounding the gunman who had shot a security officer at his checkpoint. It is not known whether the gunman, whose name has not been released, began shooting before or after passing through…
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