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Report: Americans 12 Times More Interested in Miley Than in Syria
After Miley Cyrus’ controversial performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, New York magazine explored data to determine what American were most interested in reading about. The results? They were 12 times more curious about twerk-gate than about the conflict in Syria, Mediaite reports. Mocking the priorities of the average American news consumer is the…
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Stop Shaming Men Who Date Transgender Women
Transgender writer and activist Janet Mock lambastes critics who shame men for dating transgender women in a piece at her eponymous blog. “Trans women are women,” she writes in light of the recent so-called sex scandal involving popular hip-hop DJ Mister Cee, who on Thursday acknowledged receiving oral sex from a transgender woman — and…
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It's Time for a Black Feminist to Lead the NAACP
Writing at RH Reality Check, Imani Gandy says that the NAACP should choose a black woman well-versed in feminism (or womanism) and reproductive-justice advocacy to replace outgoing President and CEO Ben Jealous. A black feminist could help raise gender consciousness in the organization and in the black community, she argues, and address the gulf between…
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Instagram Baby Pic Gets Woman Charged With Neglect
Sure, Michael Jackson got away with it, but Michael Jackson, she is not. Tampa, Fla., resident Aisha Jean Clark was arrested after allegedly posting a shocking picture on Instagram. Her account is private, but according to the Daily Mail, her friends saw it and contacted authorities. The picture apparently showed Clark, age 25, dangling her…
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New Leadership for Obama's HBCU Initiative
(The Root) — Ivory Toldson, who was named deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Thursday, will, along with new Director George Cooper, serve as a liaison between the executive branch and HBCUs across the country, as well as the voice of the HBCU community at the U.S.…
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Why Bill de Blasio's Campaign Was Not Racist
In an insightful piece in Time magazine, John McWhorter admonishes New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for calling Democratic mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio’s campaign racist for drawing attention to his interracial family. He says it underscores Bloomberg’s “tragically tin ear” on race relations. Of course, to Mayor Bloomberg, de Blasio’s calling attention to his black wife,…
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Man Arrested for Walking Files Lawsuit
A black Florida man, Bobby Wingate, is suing the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office after a deputy cited him for “walking down the wrong side of the road” during stop, then punched him in the face last December, according to the Raw Story. The deputy was unable to defend the citation when the case appeared in court.…
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Iowa Interracial Couple's Home Set Ablaze in Racist Attack
Authorities in Council Bluffs, Iowa, are investigating a possible hate crime after the home of an interracial couple was set ablaze and the n-word was scrawled on their walls, the Raw Story reports. Shelly Owens told KETV that firefighters were called to her Council Bluffs home at around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. “I’m very angry,” she said.…
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Black Political Operatives on 'Scandal'
When ABC’s Scandal returns Oct. 3, political operative and crisis manager Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) will undoubtedly wrestle with a whole new slate of clients and political controversies. But this season she will do it while at the center of her very own scandal. Her ongoing affair with the president has been exposed. The Root reached…
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Time to Publicly Shame Fashion Designers
(The Root) — It’s Fashion Week in New York, where fashion designers are presenting their 2014 spring and summer collections. There’s excitement in the air and a lot of money on the line. And while insiders and laypeople alike have plenty of thoughts about next year’s styles, very few are thinking about activism — in…
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