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Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Sustaining Life Is Going Green
When we think of the green movement, using hip-hop theater as a community-organizing tool may be the last thing to come to mind. But after the EPA struck down a California law raising statewide emissions standards in 2007, Bay Area performer, director and educator Marc Bamuthi Joseph was moved to action. Frustrated by the lack…
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Tom Burlington and the N-Word Game
Tom Burlington, a white, Philadelphia Fox 29 news anchor, is the latest in a line of n-word ramblers, including Michael Richards (Seinfeld’s Kramer) and Dr. Laura Schlessinger. Here’s the twist: While Richards and Schlessinger were tried in the court of public opinion, Burlington is actually going to court on Jan. 18. In fact, Burlington is…
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James Barnor: Snapshots of Emerging Africa
James Barnor’s archive was produced during a career spanning more than 60 years. It covers a remarkable period in history, bridging continents and photographic genres, as it creates a transatlantic narrative marked by the artist’s passionate interest in people and cultures. A major solo exhibition of Barnor’s photographs was presented by Autograph ABP at Rivington…
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Black SNL Cast Members Through the Years
2010-present In his debut episode of SNL, Jared “Jay Pharoah” Farrow showed that he can nail the kind of celebrity impressions that are a staple of every cast member’s repertoire, including a credible sendup of box-office king Will Smith. Time will tell if the young comedian enjoys the kind of meteoric success had by Eddie…
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Who Won the Recession?
Now that the recession is most likely over, it’s time to start looking at which companies, institutions, and individuals thrived during this grim period. In the harsh downturn that began in December 2007, success was redefined—flat became the new up, and muddling through became a triumph. In a recession that hit all rungs of the…
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A Deadly Washington Train Wreck
On Monday afternoon, two trains that were headed in the same direction, collided in NE Washington when one rear-ended the other. The driver of the trailing train is among those who died in the crash. Emergency rescue workers arrived on the scene shortly after the accident. They helped commuters off the train, taking many of…
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Happy Father's Day!
Bill Cosby peddled his tough-love parenting style as Cliff Huxtable on the hit TV series The Cosby Show. Cliff, for a time the most famous father in America, was meted out compassion and contempt in equal measure: “I brought you into this world. I can take you out!” Jesse Jackson is always doling out the…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
