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The N-Word: Lawsuit Exposes Double-Standard Myths
At MSNBC Adam Serwer says that the workplace will likely be the only place impacted by last week’s court ruling that use of the n-word is wrong, even among blacks. Like it or not, he says, the word has become a permanent fixture in America’s nomenclature, with all of its connotations. Earlier this week, a…
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Soaring Black Unemployment Rate: Time for GOP to Act
Arguing that people of color will remain a part of the American fabric long after President Barack Obama leaves office, Jonathan P. Hicks says at BET that it would be wise for Republican lawmakers to set aside their ideological differences with his administration and adopt long-term solutions to address the staggering black unemployment rate. It…
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Why 'Racism Talk Breeds Disunity' for Republicans
Writing at Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Ibram X. Kendi, assistant professor at University at Albany, SUNY, challenges an argument by Republicans that “racism talk breeds disunity,” which has been put forth in the weeks since George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. It is actually their dogma that is at the…
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White Dallas Man Shoots 8-Year-Old Black Boy Playing Tag
Donald Maiden Jr., who celebrated his 8th birthday on Sunday, is struggling to recover at a Texas hospital after a 46-year-old white man shot him in the face on Tuesday, as the child played a game of tag outside his apartment complex, according to the Raw Story. Police have not been able to determine a…
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Arsenio Hall on Return: 'If I Fail, I Will Tell America It Was Special'
Arsenio Hall will reboot his late night television career on Monday, and if he gets his way, some of his favorite guests from the past will return, according to MSNBC. One of the most memorable moments from his earlier days occurred when then-candidate Bill Clinton played his saxophone on the show in 1992 with Hillary…
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Florida University Probes Racist Social Media Post, Blacks Called 'Monkeys'
Race relations in Florida returned to the spotlight this week when outrage erupted on Florida State University’s campus in Tallahassee after a white student’s tweet referred to blacks as “monkeys,” according to Business Insider. The student claimed her Twitter account had been hacked, said authorities investigating the incident. Florida State University’s administration and police department…
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'Boardwalk Empire': Dressed to Impress
When the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire premieres on HBO this Sunday, Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. EDT, fans of the show will have another opportunity to glimpse a fictionalized account of power, politics and personal struggles in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, N.J. This season Jeffrey Wright joins the cast as Harlem gangster Dr. Valentin Narcisse,…
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'Boardwalk Empire': Dressed to Impress
When the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire premieres on HBO this Sunday, Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. EDT, fans of the show will have another opportunity to glimpse a fictionalized account of power, politics and personal struggles in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, N.J. This season Jeffrey Wright joins the cast as Harlem gangster Dr. Valentin Narcisse,…
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Quote of the Day: Booker T. Washington on Education
Read the quote in its full context here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute 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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Why Obama Should Rethink Syria Strike
The Atlantic‘s Ta-Nehisi Coates says it’s time for the Obama administration to re-evaluate its Syria strategy after a recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that an overwhelming number of Americans oppose a military strike. By a 48% to 29% margin, more Americans oppose than support conducting military air strikes against Syria in response…
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