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In Haiti, UN Has Done More to Harm Than to Help
Writing at Ebony, France François says that the organization’s “occupation in the time of cholera” is “despicable” and has harmed residents. Despicable: United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal infected a quake-stricken Haiti with cholera by polluting the Artibonite River with fecal matter from a faulty septic tank in 2010. To date, the cholera epidemic has killed…
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Is the Porn Industry Racist?
(The Root) — Porn star Aurora Snow surprised many with her candid confession to the Daily Beast regarding one of the last remaining taboos in the adult entertainment industry. According to Snow, while few sex acts are considered off the table today, sex acts with certain individuals can be. Snow spoke specifically of the fact…
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What '42' Might Forget About Jackie Robinson
The Nation‘s Dave Zirin says that he’ll watch the Jackie Robinson film with an open mind, but he worries about the aspects of the legendary black baseball player’s life that might have been left on the cutting-room floor: … However, here in advance are five aspects of Jackie Robinson’s tumultuous, politically complicated life story I…
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Moynihan Revisited and the Ongoing Black-Poverty Debate
African Americans are still impoverished nearly 30 years after a controversial report inspired the phrase “blaming the victim,” Kenneth Braswell writes at Ebony. A few weeks ago, Fathers Incorporated, Open Society Foundations Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Urban Institute held a research forum to reexamine a controversial report by the Department of Labor’s…
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White Man to Sisters: Bring Back the 'Fro!
(The Root) — Ladies, I know we haven’t had this conversation, but it’s time. We really need to talk about this. We really don’t talk about it as much as we should. We no longer have to conform to European standards of beauty. We don’t have to shellac wads of chemical straightening cream on our…
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On Karen Finney and Why We Don't Take Race Polls on Twitter
(The Root) — Welcome to America, where we have a long and complicated history with race, racial mixing, racism and racial identity. Here, we understand that race is a social construct without a biological basis. But we also understand that that social construct has real-life relevance, and we let people make their own decisions about…
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First Lady on '42': Robinson's Wife Paved the Way for Me
(The Root) — At the White House today, Michelle Obama, students and the cast and crew gathered to discuss the film about the black baseball trailblazer. Dozens of students from the Washington, D.C., area attended a discussion with Michelle Obama, Harrison Ford and other members of the cast and crew of 42, the soon-to-be-released movie…
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The Business of Reality TV: One-on-One with Mona Scott-Young
Since her resurgence in 2010 with VH1’s hit “Love & Hip Hop,” Mona Scott-Young has reigned as an entrepreneur and hip hop mogul. The show, which featured emotionally unpredictable and unstable cast members wandering through New York’s hip hop scene, sought to shed light on an industry that was unfamiliar to the masses. The weekly series has…
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Need More Time? How to File an Extension on Your Taxes
So you’re trying to get your spring cleaning tasks complete while catching up on the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Mad Men and the NCAA Tournament. Things have been crazy at work and you’re trying to balance time with family and friends. And then there’s the matter of your summer body. You’ve had zero time…
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5 Business Tips From 'The Gossip Game's' First Episode
Last night (April 1) marked the beginning of VH1’s latest reality show, The Gossip Game, which follows the lives of seven women behind the chatter of some of hip-hop’s biggest names. From Power 105.1’s Breakfast Club morning show host Angela Yee to broadcast journalist Sharon Carpenter, America’s favorite reality network has found a new way…
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