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Video: American Sphinx? Obama Sees Self in Hieroglyph
We’ve known for a little while that the president’s G was out of this world, but out of this century? While studying pyramid walls, President Obama saw a hieroglyph that had a striking resemblance to the man himself, ears and all. Is Obama the American Sphynx? The CBC and Alpha Phi Alpha sure hope not.…
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Video: Kobe's Rape Accuser Kicks a Verse on YouTube?
We’d editorialize, but why? This couldn’t be her. Could it?
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First Lady Replaces Chief of Staff
The First Lady has replaced her chief of staff Jackie Norris with White House attorney Susan Sher. Obama met Norris during the Iowa caucuses—Norris having been in charge of arranging many of President Obama’s visits in the state—and got to know her in the course of their travels. The WASHINGTON POST is reporting that though…
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Jobless Rate at 9.4%! Yay?
The US jobless rate jumped to 9.4% in May, though the pace of job slashing has slowed. An underwhelming reduction in payroll jobs gives the Department of Labor the impression that the recession may be showing signs of loosening. Still, this little tid bit from USA TODAY is troubling: “If laid-off workers who have given…
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Journalist Thinks California Gays Need to Chill Out
Jasmyne Cannick of the LA. WATTS TIMES pretty much takes the white gay community in California to the woodshed in her latest piece titled “A White Gays Guide to Dealing with Black People.” Cannick, a lesbian herself, pretty much says the gay community needs to fall back while California deals with other issues—unemployment, health care,…
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Black Harvard Isn't Backing Chanequa Campbell's Play
Ashton Lattimore, NewsOne contributor (and Harvard alum) has written an exclusive piece on why Black Harvard, a historically vocal group, has remained silent in light of the university not allowing Chanequa Campbell to graduate. The reason range from questions about Campbell’s credibility to fear that their support will prevent them from being gainfully employed. The…
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No Hold(er)s Barred: AG Eric Holder Sits Down with Essence
Cynthia Gordy of ESSENCE sat down with Attorney General Eric Holder for an interview as the media-reluctant lawyer-in-chief discussed a few hot topics of the day. Regarding the criminal justice system and Black America’s expectation of a Black President and Attorney General, Holder recognized the need to manage expectations while remaining committed to making “substantive…
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Shelter from the Storm: Housing Plans Announced for Katrina Victims
The Washington Post is reporting that roughly 3,400 families living in Gulf Coast shelters will be given around 1800 mobile homes for virtually nothing. In addition, $50M will be available in rental vouchers “for income eligible trailer occupants that move to target housing projects.” The trailer program officially ended May 1 and FEMA began issuing…
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Rail Cop Admits Oakland Man Posed No Threat Before He was Shot
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Officer Anthony Pirone, Commanding Officer of the BART platform where Oscar Grant was killed on January 1, has testified that Grant posed no threat to officers when he was detained on the platform moments before being shot in the back by Officer Johannes Mehserle. Pirone’s testimony came…
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