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  • Spike Lee Should Know Better

    In a piece for BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman chastises the film director for retweeting an incorrect address for George Zimmerman to his followers. Spike Lee should know better. The outspoken film director was sloppy with facts and showed that he is also vulnerable to irresponsible actions through social media when he retweeted what he thought…

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  • Memo to Southern Racists: Obama Is Christian

    Racism is why white conservative voters in the Deep South continue to raise questions about the religious leanings of America’s first black president, author Michael H. Cottman writes at BlackAmericaWeb. He asks what it will take for some Americans to realize that President Barack Obama is not Muslim. Steadfast in his faith, President Barack Obama…

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  • Joking Montana Judge a Disgrace to the Bench

    Calling him a disgrace to the bench, BlackAmericaWeb blogger and author Michael H. Cottman lambastes the Montana federal judge accused of sending racially incendiary emails about the president. Cottman says he is not judge material. So it’s come to this: Even federal judges are now joining the racists in their public contempt for President Barack…

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  • Will Police Racial Harassment Ever End?

    After examining racial disparities among the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk victims in 2011, BlackAmericaWeb blogger Michael H. Cottman says it time for the contemptible practice to stop. … Years earlier, my father had warned me about a special Detroit police unit called STRESS, for Stop the Robberies and Enjoy Safe Streets, an all-white division…

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  • GOP Hopefuls More Cowards Than Christians

    In a blog entry at BlackAmericaWeb, author Michael H. Cottman admonishes GOP presidential candidates for failing to condemn white supremacists who attended last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. It sends a clear message to minorities that they are not welcome in the Republican Party, he says. What were white supremacists doing at…

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  • Michelle Obama Needs Another 4 Years, Too

    In a blog entry at BlackAmericaWeb, author Michael H. Cottman says that Michelle Obama has earned a second term as first lady because she has served as an awesome role model for children and adults alike through her healthy-eating campaign. First Lady Michelle Obama hits the road this week for a three-day nationwide tour to…

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  • Obama Targeting Black Glitterati

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  • Black Outreach Is Key to Obama's Re-Election

    In a blog entry at BlackAmericaWeb.com, author Michael H. Cottman writes that it is imperative for President Barack Obama to court black voters in certain states in order to win re-election this year. He apparently is doing just that. … Obama traveled to Cleveland, Ohio this week and stopped by the home of William and…

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