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Racist Rants About Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman
Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman woke up this morning to an avalanche of racist attacks on social media after the biggest game of his NFL career. Sherman is arguably the best defensive back in the NFL. He’s also a man with a communications degree from Stanford University who is working on his master’s. Last night, after…
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Quote of the Day: Cornelius Eady on Music
You can read this text from Cornelius Eady’s poem “Paradiso” in the book You Don’t Miss Your Water (1995) and in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read the quote in its full context here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He…
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Nelson Mandela and the 1st MLK Day
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 64: How were Martin Luther King…
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On MLK Day, Remember: Workers’ Rights Are Civil Rights
Half a century ago, thousands upon thousands of people from all across this country gathered in Washington, D.C. We all know this story—it was the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uttered his famous words, “I have a dream.” That speech and that march fundamentally…
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Obama Was Not Only Target of Former US District Judge Who Sent Racist Email
A former Montana judge who came under fire for sending a racist email involving President Barack Obama reportedly sent hundreds of other inappropriate messages from his federal email account, according to the findings of a judicial review panel released Friday, the Associated Press reports. Former U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull sent emails to personal and…
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Serena Williams Defeated in Australian Open Upset
Serena Williams’ long winning streak came to an end Sunday in an upset loss to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round of the Australian Open, the Associated Press reports. Williams had not lost a match since August, one of only four defeats in 2013, and entered the fourth round with 25 straight wins, the AP…
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Target Institutional Racism
Wisconsin leads the nation in the percentage of incarcerated African Americans, according to a report released this week by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy. While African-American men made up 4.8 percent of the total adult male population in Dane County, whose county seat is Madison, Wis., which is also the state capital, they accounted for more than…
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Dennis Rodman Seeks Treatment for Longtime Struggle With Alcoholism
After confessing that he was drunk when he made controversial comments in North Korea about a detained American missionary, former NBA superstar Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed rehabilitation center, his agent told the New York Post on Saturday. The agent, Darren Prince, declined to say which facility will treat Rodman or how long…
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Jamaican Bobsled Team Needs $80,000 After Qualifying for Sochi Olympics
The Jamaican bobsled team may be headed to another Olympics, the Associated Press reports. But before they can hit the ice to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the two-man team needs to raise at least $80,000 to pay for travel and equipment, the article says. “Right now,” sled driver Winston Watts told the…
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Obama Will Keep Spying Because That's What Presidents Do
Early reviews are in, and the consensus seems pretty clear: President Barack Obama isn’t going to fundamentally alter the NSA’s spying regime. As the National Journal’s James Oliphant wrote following the president’s speech Friday, new reforms “will have little operational effect” on how the National Security Agency operates going forward. And, if you ask me,…
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