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Justine Sacco Apologizes for Africa AIDS Tweet
Justine Sacco, the fired public relations executive, released a statement apologizing for her racially insensitive tweet that touched off a maelstrom in the world of social media, ABC News reports. In the statement, Sacco says she is a native of South Africa. Until recently, she worked for InterActive Corp., which owns websites like Match.com, Dictionary.com…
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Chicago Boy Killed en Route to Get Christmas Haircut
An 11-year-old South Side Chicago boy was killed Saturday when a carjacker fleeing from police slammed into his family’s vehicle, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Donovan Anthony Turnage was headed to the barbershop with his father and older brother to get a Christmas haircut when the crash occurred about 12:30 p.m., the report shows. The incident…
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Quote of the Day: Bill T. Jones on Theater
You can find this quote in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Watch videos from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. 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 is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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Holder Determined to Challenge Voter-Suppression Laws
North Carolina went from being the model of a voter-friendly state to the poster child for voting restrictions, in one session of a Republican-dominated state legislature. Now, the battle over sweeping new laws passed this year is in the courts, with challenges from the Justice Department and civil rights groups, with crucial midterm elections on…
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Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Are Getting Married
Weddings! Dwyane Wade is officially engaged to his longtime girlfriend, actress Gabrielle Union. They both seem pretty happy about it, according to Twitter and Instagram. The couple took to their respective accounts on Saturday night to announce the engagement, and to show off Union’s ridiculously huge ring. (Internets: You may begin to employ Beyoncé’s “My…
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Obama Dishes on Dating Talks With Daughters
Barack Obama says he does not plan to hover over daughters Sasha and Malia when they begin dating, saying it’s intimidating enough for a young man to ask out the daughter of the president, Reuters reports. He told comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey during a television interview that aired on Friday that Malia,…
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Brain-Dead Teen to Remain on Life Support
A judge ruled Friday in favor of the family of a 13-year-old brain-dead California girl, saying that she could remain on life support, the Associated Press reports. California Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo ruled that Jahi McMath could stay on a ventilator, the report shows. The ruling came after Children’s Hospital Oakland decided to disconnect life support…
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PR Exec Lands in Africa, Greeted by Twitterstorm
Updated: Saturday, Dec. 21, 4:58 p.m. ET: Justine Sacco has been fired from her job as director of corporate communications at IAC, according to a statement released by the company. “The offensive comment does not reflect the views and values of IAC,” the email statement reads. “We take this issue very seriously, and we have…
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Suit: California Teachers Promoted Racial Bullying
The American Civil Liberties Union this week filed a lawsuit against Eureka City Schools in California on behalf of four teenagers, who said they were bullied by other students and subjected to discrimination by teachers, the Raw Story reports. The suit, filed in conjunction with the National Center for Youth Law, charges that racial slurs…
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President Obama Optimistic About 2014
During his annual year-end news conference on Friday, President Barack Obama said goodbye to a tumultuous year and expressed hope that the growing economy would continue to create new jobs and that his health care program would continue to improve, the Associated Press reports. He said 2014 would be “a breakthrough year for America.” Obama…
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