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Michelle Obama Speaks at NAACP's 101st Annual Convention
First lady Michelle Obama spoke at the 101st NAACP Convention in Kansas City, Mo. She discussed the future of the NAACP and the African-American community, as well her key issue: childhood obesity. The first lady encouraged personal accountability to create change that starts at the individual level, expands into communities and, ultimately, results in a…
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Vaseline Launches Facebook App for Skin Whitening
Fresh from the “We can’t make this up” file, Vaseline has launched a skin-lightening application for Facebook in India, which enables users to lighten their skin on their Facebook profile pictures. The download is designed to promote Vaseline’s range of skin-lightening products for men, a huge and fast-growing market driven by fashion and a cultural…
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Prisoner Sneaks Camera Into Prison to Expose Abuse
Set to air on HBO July 14, An Omar Broadway Film documents the use of excessive force and corruption in the prison system. Broadway, an incarcerated gang member serving time for a car jacking and other related offenses, sneaked a camera into prison (with the help of two guards) and taped what was happening over…
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Fed Up With the Negative: Good News in Haiti
If you’re fed up with hearing countless negative news stories about Haiti, a reporter has highlighted the good things taking place. Some of the positives include no riots and the “Cash-for-Work Program,” which has employed 116,140 people since January. According to the article, one of the most promising outcomes of the earthquake was the international…
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30 in 30: Protests Against Arizona Immigration Law Surge
Activists nationwide are stepping up their protests against SB 1070 as lawmakers step up their plan to enforce the bill that will become a law. A campaign titled, “30 Days, 30 Events for Human Rights,” has been planned, which will lead up to July 28, the day before the bill is set to become a…
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Cavs Owner Responds to Jesse Jackson; Fined by NBA Commissioner Stern
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is cooling off. It may have something to do with being fined $100,000 by NBA commissioner David Stern for his open letter to embattled former player LeBron James. James announced that he was leaving Cleveland for the Miami Heat during a prime-time special on ESPN. We’re not sure if it…
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Whoopi Goldberg: Mel Gibson Is Not Racist
What is the world coming to when mental lightweights like Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd are the voice of reason on The View? On Monday’s episode of The View, Whoopi Goldberg defended Mel Gibson, saying that “he is not a racist.” What we heard sounded like racism. Getting “raped by a pack of N@#%^%” sounds…
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Plantation Fantasy II: Bachmann Says Obama Is Creating a 'Nation of Slaves'
Oh, to be a pretty white woman in America, because you can say anything. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) believes that President Barack Obama is turning the United States into a “nation of slaves.” Really. Her basis for this is that the legislation that the Democrats in the White House and Congress have put forth amounts…
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Prince Pines for Paris; Plays Guitar With Stevie Wonder
You may be familiar with the controversy, but Prince has said in recent weeks that the Internet is over. Tired of not being able to get advances from iTunes, he is distributing his new album 20Ten via European newspapers. The album will be a free insert. This isn’t a first for Prince but is becoming…
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BP Tests Cap That Might Stop Gushing Crude
It looks like BP may have found a cure for the cancer that is the BP oil spill, the worst oil disaster in the history of the nation. BP is using deep-sea robots to place a tighter fitting cap on the gushing crude in an effort to finally get it to stop. The 18-foot-high, 150,000-pound…
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