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Romney's '47 Percent' Gaffe: No Knockout Punch
Devona Walker, writing at the Burton Wire, is not convinced that the leaked video of the GOP candidate means the end for him. Democrats shouldn’t forget about the issue of voter suppression, she warns. Many say Mitt Romney lost his bid for the White House yesterday, but I am not too sure. A videotape was leaked to Mother…
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Florida Loses $46K in Welfare Drug Testing
Required drug tests for welfare recipients in Florida ended up costing taxpayers more than it saved, identified few drug users, and failed to curb the number of applications to the program, according to a report in The New York Times. During the four months the tests were given — July through October of 2011 —…
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Police Handcuff Kindergartner After Tantrum
Atlanta — Just a month after a federal education department survey found racial disparities in school arrests, a debate is brewing over police handcuffing a 6-year-old Georgia girl after she threw a tantrum in her elementary school class. According to a police report obtained by WMAZ, the Macon, Ga., television station that first reported the story,…
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Graves Jr. Lambastes Conspicuous Consumption
Butch Graves wants more black Americans to learn this four-letter word: Save. Many in our community “still have yet to learn the harsh lessons that come with conspicuous consumption,” Graves, President and CEO of Black Enterprise said in his latest column, “Choose Wealth, Not Style.” In his piece, Graves — son of Black Enterprise founder…
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Does George Zimmerman's Ethnicity Matter?
Is George Zimmerman white? Hispanic? Latino? Should we care? In a piece for Colorlines, Monica Novoa asks an expert to put the significance of the racial identity of Trayvon Martin’s killer in context: As journalists, activists, pundits and everyday people weigh in on racial profiling and the glacial pace at which authorities have moved to…
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Pioneering Black Celebrity Enclave Gets Landmark Status
Dr. William McKinney was thrilled when he heard the news that his neighborhood, Addisleigh Park, would be officially recognized as a historic district. On the first day of Black History Month, the honor was bestowed by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on a community that was once home to some of the best…
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Your Turn: Give Parents More Power in Schools
The tale of Kelley Williams-Bolar, a Ohio mother sentenced to jail on Jan. 19 and fined $30,000 for enrolling her daughter in an out-of-district school, has taken on a life of its own. Her story has sparked rallies, petitions and a robust national dialogue about educational equity. But it is more than an illustration of…
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