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'Jungle Fever' Cast: Then and Now
“I have to admit, I’ve always been curious about Caucasian women … That doesn’t mean to say that because a brother is with a white girl that he’s less progressive. I’m still very pro-black,” said Flipper Purify, Snipes’ character in Jungle Fever. He was happily married, with a beautiful child and a good career. But…
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First Black Digital Storybook Available in the AppStore
On June 1 the first African-American digital storybook hit the AppStore. A Song for Miles is written, illustrated, scored, narrated and developed by African Americans. From BlackNews.com: “Music has a way of uniting people and can teach important lessons,” says Dr. Tiffany S. Russell. “I have a 3-year old son who will come of age…
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VIDEO: Worst Commencement Address Ever Goes to … Richard T. Jones
We’ve laughed at him on The Wood, wanted to slap him on Why Did I Get Married? and might even remember him as Ike Turner Jr. on What’s Love Got to Do With It? All of these are good memories of actor Richard T. Jones. But after watching the video below, we don’t know what…
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Clarence Thomas Dumps Financial Records Just Before Long Weekend
Clarence Thomas was called out on Twitter Friday afternoon for releasing financial-disclosure documents at the last minute. Right before Memorial Day weekend. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was awaiting Justice Thomas’ disclosures at 4:30 p.m. He tweets: “Pretty crazy that the Scotus does a pre-memorial day friday dumping of its financial forms.” The forms disclosed information…
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Only 50 Black Professors in U.K. Universities
Out of more than 14,000 professors at U.K. universities, only 50 are black. Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency says black professors make up only 0.4 percent of all British professors. And of the 50 black professors, only 10 are women. From the Guardian: Heidi Mirza, an emeritus professor at the Institute of Education,…
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Venus Williams Pulls Out of French Open
Venus Williams has not recovered from an abdominal injury, so she will not compete in the French Open. This year’s French Open will be the first grand slam event since 2003 that neither of the Williams sisters will compete in. Serena Williams is recovering from a pulmonary embolism and a foot injury. The French Open…
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Shirley Sherrod to Return to the USDA
Shirley Sherrod will soon begin working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture again. She will run the Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education, which she co-founded. The program, Justin Dejong, USDA deputy director of communications, says, “is considered among the best southeastern regional organizations focused on the issues and populations affected by this assessment and…
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Luther Campbell and Other Miami Mayoral Candidates Excluded From Spanish-Language Forum
A Univision radio station in Miami held a Spanish-language forum on Wednesday to talk about the city’s issues. But the majority of the candidates were not invited. The seven mayoral candidates who were not invited are not Hispanic. Luther Campbell — yes, Uncle Luke — expressed his grievances in his weekly column at the Miami…
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Chicago Fire Department Must Hire 111 Black Firefighters
The Chicago Fire Department must hire 111 black firefighters, who passed the department’s entrance exam in 1995 but were told that the city had established a cutoff score and would only randomly hire the most qualified candidates. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has also rewarded “tens of millions of dollars” to 6,000 other applicants…
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D.C. Church to Be Powered by Solar Energy
Florida Avenue Baptist Church, a 99-year-old church in Washington, D.C., is getting an efficient-energy face-lift. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson celebrated the installation of 44 solar-energy panels. The panels will reduce the church’s energy bill by 15 percent, up to $450 a month. From the Washington Post: “This is…
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