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Cherry Pickin'
USA Today: Say what you will, but the man does not waste time. The New York Times: It’s no Purple City Byrd Gang, but it will do. The LA Times: The truth? You can’t handle the truth! The Chicago Tribune: The last name Burris is having a rough couple of months. Check out our take…
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Stimuli '09
The Wall Street Journal: There hasn’t been enough time for the Street to be salty, but give it ten minutes. The Huffington Post: This started dropping before the President had even put his pen down. USA Today: The Buzz’s guess: Very slowly. Black America Web: Derivative and possibly premature, but worth a gander nonetheless. Politico: A…
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Forming a Q
If there is a list of complicated and polarizing men in Black America, this gentleman has to be in the top five. Some say he is an entrepeneur and business man who created an opportunity for himself—and others—when none was afforded to him; that he carved out a loyal fan base through telling relatable and…
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Fielder's Choice
This hilarity was passed on by a friend. In The Buzz’s less-than-humble opinion, the key to truly great satire is an element of life that is entirely absurd while being utterly plausible. Don’t believe it? consider said friend’s response: “Okay…maybe I’m tripping. But it’s trueeeeee. I swear I’ve gotten the head nod on my morning…
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Cherry Pickin'
The New York Times: A possible way out of the quagmire?! Get to da choppa! The Los Angeles Times: But will he go toe-to-toe with BHO? The Chicago Tribune: They don’t teach “look both ways” just because it sounds clever. The Boston Globe: I suppose that’s one way to end homelessness, Duval. Fox News: Connecticut…
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Who Will Be Michelle's Michelle?
At a time when many a career has been toppled by any whiff of Obama Hate, The Buzz has to give culture critic Robin Givhan credit for daring to ask the question of who will deflate the myth around Michelle Obama, in the way the First Lady did for her husband during the campaign. Speaking…
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Black Santa's Blago Blues
Sen. Roland “I am the junior senator from Illinois” Burris recently disclosed that he had multiple conversations with the office of impeached former Gov. Rod “Gracias por su apoyo” Blagojevich about the senate seat to which Burris was appointed in January. The Chicago Tribune reports that Burris amended his January 8th testimony to the Illinois…
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More Than a Day Off?
Living in America – eye to eye, station to station Living in America – hand to hand, across the nation Living in America – got to have a celebration… You might not be looking for the promised land, but you might find it anyway. —James Brown, “Living in America” Black patriotism has always been a…
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(Black) Presidents Day
Presidents Day at the museum has a whole new meaning, now that there’s a brother on the wall. Read the related article by Teresa Wiltz.
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Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
