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Why Black America Needs Obama's Voice on Gun Violence
Saying that black America needs the president’s leadership, Michael H. Cottman writes at BlackAmericaWeb that Obama is right to use his second term to help tackle the gang violence “as the black body count continues to rise in cities like Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis.” President Barack Obama is using his White House bully pulpit to…
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Pastor to Parents: Trade in Toy Guns, Stop the Violence
The Rev. Rodney Francis of St. Louis is urging parents to stop buying toy guns for their children in an effort to stanch the number of shooting deaths in the community and change the culture of violence. Michael H. Cottman, at BlackAmericaWeb.com, says that’s not such a bad idea, but parents need to help, especially…
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This Christian Couple Says a Sexless Marriage Is Holier
‘What is the point of marriage if you’re not having sex with your spouse? In a piece at BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman ponders a couple’s commitment to abstinence after wedlock. I thought the reasoning for marriage, in part, was to spend quality time with your soul mate, which also includes monogamous sexual intimacy. But Jon and…
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Black Pastors to Star in Reality TV Show
Black America Web‘s Michael H. Cottman asks in an insightful piece about an impending Oxygen Network reality show about black pastors: Should they sanctify the foolishness of reality TV? Would you really want your pastor – and your congregation – to star in a reality television show? I’m not knocking the six black pastors who…
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Obama Incorporates Race Into Inauguration
President Barack Obama subtly embraced the legacy of the civil rights movement simply through the selection of the two Bibles used during his swearing-in ceremony, Michael H. Cottman writes at BlackAmericaWeb. When Obama is publicly sworn-in on Monday as America’s 45th president, he will place his right hand on two weather-worn Bibles — one owned…
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How Black Viewers Are Saving OWN
Writing at BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman says it’s no coincidence that a show about an African-American family has boosted the ratings for Oprah’s cable network. Sweetie Pie’s is saving Oprah Winfrey’s television network. Actually, a more strategic effort to offer exclusive black programming is significantly boosting ratings for OWN, Winfrey’s struggling two-year-old network that has…
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The Fiscal Cliff Is Devastating to Blacks
BlackAmericaWeb‘s Michael H. Cottman says that when it comes to African Americans, discussion of the details of the looming deadline isn’t entertaining, but it’s important. The Obama administration released a report Thursday that explains how the so-called “fiscal cliff” impacts African Americans at a time when so many black families are struggling to make ends…
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Should Come Clean
In a scathing commentary at BlackAmericaWeb, Michael Cottman writes that following U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s extended absence from office and with an investigation looming, he owes his constituents something he hasn’t offered them lately: honesty. Speculation over Jackson’s health, the investigation involving alleged campaign finance misconduct and his whereabouts has reached a fever pitch…
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4 More Years of Racism Toward the President
The election did nothing to slow the racial hatred directed at President Obama, Micahel H. Cottman writes at BlackAmericaWeb. It was bad enough that conservative blowhard Ann Coulter called Obama a “retard,” but now that Obama has soundly thrashed Mitt Romney to re-claim the White House, angry bigots are coming out of the shadows. Take…
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Valerie Jarrett Ignores Polls, Stresses Voter Turnout
Valerie Jarrett isn’t paying much attention to media polls in the days leading up to Election Day because she is rightly more focused on voter turnout — and the momentum that is building in the African-American community, Michael H. Cottman writes at BlackAmericaWeb. Valerie Jarrett, a senior strategist for the Obama campaign, isn’t paying much…
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