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Why Am I Stepping Off the Sidewalk for White People in 2014?
When I’m walking on a sidewalk and white folks are approaching, do I step aside and hit the grass, or keep moving straight forward and make them move? Usually I’m the one who gives them the path, especially if it is a woman. But either way, I feel like I’m offending my ancestors or something…
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Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall Was the Perfect Pop Record
What is Michael Jackson’s greatest album? The answer helps establish whether you were introduced to Jackson via Thriller, the crown jewel of his commercial legacy, or whether you were riding with him long before he donned the sequined glove—since Off the Wall, the classic album released 35 years ago this week, that represents Jackson at his…
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Honoring Excellence and Diversity on K Street
The Washington Government Relations Group, the nation’s oldest organization for African-American government-relations professionals, honored leaders in the government-affairs community at its fifth annual Tin Cup Awards Dinner at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on July 30. Award recipients included Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), the Congressional Black Caucus, Roland Martin of…
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Kevin Costner on the Challenges of Getting New Film Black and White Made
Sometimes, when you want something done, you have to do it yourself. So that’s exactly what Kevin Costner did. “A lot of movies I have made in my life have been a struggle for me to make—Dances With Wolves, Field of Dream, Bull Durham … and in this instance, Black and White,” the actor candidly…
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Ala. GOP Leader Slams Dem ‘War on Whites’
Just as the Republican Party is trying to fine-tune its image amid the escalating immigration battle, a prominent Alabama Republican has come out swinging against Democrats, accusing leaders of waging a “war on whites,” The Hill reports. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks made the assertion Monday on the air with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. He…
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Watch: Woman Who Claims Jay Z Hit on Her Says, ‘Sorry, Mrs. Carter’
The Beygency will have snatched another wig before the night is over. Rapper and model Liv claims that Jay Z hit on her and she turned him down, according to Clutch magazine. Now the Miami rapper has released a new track in which she states, “Ya man likes model chicks. He likes all naturally flawless…
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3 Takeaways From Day 1 of the US-Africa Leaders Summit
The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit commenced Monday in Washington, D.C., with close to 50 African heads of state and other dignitaries in town to discuss a host of issues, including security, health, the environment and political corruption, Voice of America reports. Top U.S. officials were optimistic about the summit’s potential for deepening U.S.-Africa relations and economic…
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Eric Garner Videographer Claims NYPD Harassment
Ever since filming a New York City Police Department officer placing 43-year-old Eric Garner in a fatal choke hold last month in Staten Island, N.Y., Ramsey Orta’s life has been a living hell, he told a judge Monday. Orta, 22, was arrested late Saturday on a weapons possession charge after police observed him exiting a…
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University President Takes $90,000 Pay Cut for Good Cause
The interim president of Kentucky State University, Raymond Burse, has taken a significant pay cut to raise the wages of minimum wage employees on campus. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Burse slashed his $349,869 annual salary by $90,000 to provide funds for the raises. The higher pay rate for current employees, which goes into effect…
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Michael Strahan ‘Blindsided’ by Timing of Nicole Murphy Split
On the football field, Michael Strahan was known for hitting quarterbacks on their blind side, the Daily Mail writes. But last weekend the gridiron star was the one who was blindsided when word leaked that he and his longtime fiancee, Nicole Murphy, were calling it quits a day before he was slated to be inducted…
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