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The Senate Slavery Apology Disclaimer: Don't Even Think About Suing Us
From Ashton Lattimore at NewsOne: “This was a day that many of us have dreamed about for our entire lives,” said Russell Simmons. On June 18, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution apologizing to African-Americans for slavery, drawing effusive praise from high-profile figures like Simmons and President Barack Obama. But three little lines at the…
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Black College Wants to Save Black Boys
African-American boys are dropping out of school. African-American boys are killing each other. African-American boys are entertaining Americans with songs about sexing pubescent girls and there’s not one worthy ounce of outrage. [Yes, I’m still salty about Lil’ Wayne’s horrid display of manhood at the BET Awards]. But there’s hope in the Heartland. Kentucky State…
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What Are You Teaching Your Children About Money?
Depending on how long this recession lasts (and that timeframe seems to change as often as the days of the week), economists, historians, and psychologists all agree that the longer this downturn lingers, the more it will shape the Millennial generation, or Gen Y’s values and attitudes towards their finances. Financial experts argue that children…
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Israeli Navy Arrests Ex-Rep. Cynthia McKinney
From CNN: ” The Israeli navy took control of a boat that violated an Israeli blockade and crossed into Gazan waters Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said, while a Gaza group said the ship was carrying humanitarian aid, a former U.S. congresswoman and a Nobel laureate. The boat’s crew included former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney,…
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R.I.P., Vibe, 1993-2009
GALLERY—Losing the Vibe Vibe magazine is dead. Just like that. No wake, no second line, no funeral. Nothing. Vibe is gone like a pocket full of singles at an Atlanta strip club. Gone, but certainly not forgotten. I can remember the inaugural Vibe magazine cover like it was yesterday. Snoop Doggy Dogg—as he was known at the…
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Money Talks; We Should Listen
The Obama White House is evidence of the latest political strides of black Americans. Very recent history in the form of the mortgage crisis is evidence of just how far we have to go economically and financially. And the conversation about economic equality requires a fundamental change in the conversation. “Rights imply that somebody has…
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The Sarah Palin Saga: Desperate Housewives meets Northern Exposure?
Todd Purdum has written a blistering report in next month’s VANITY FAIR about Sarah Palin that draws on sniping from former John McCain aides, shrugging statements of disownment from acquaintances in Wasilla, and sorrowful head-shaking from the Republican intelligentsia. The wide-ranging “profile” of the woman who almost stood second in line to the presidency pre-empts…
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The Employment Cost of Health Care Reform
At a time when many congressional conservatives are worrying about the cost of proposed health reforms, their liberal colleagues seem surprisingly unconcerned about the human cost, the inevitable loss of ten of thousands of good jobs at good wages that the nation’s older cities are increasingly dependent on. Efforts to make American medicine more efficient…
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Losing the VIBE
In September 1993, VIBE Magazine, founded by music legend Quincy Jones one month prior, published its very first issue, which featured Snoop Dogg on the cover. Captions by Tabitha Peyton Wood In April 1995, VIBE ran an interview with rap legend Tupac Shakur, in which the artist famously anticipated his death before being killed the following…
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VIBE Magazine Folds
From Gawker: “Vibe Magazine—one of the biggest music magazines in America—is folding. The entire music magazine landscape is full of the dead and dying. Wikipedia sums up Vibe unexpectedly well: The magazine owes its success to having a broader range of interests than its closest competitors The Source and XXL which focus more narrowly on…
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