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Top Athletes With Winning Careers Beyond The Game
As Charles Barkley continues to expand his ESPN career, and other former athletes such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Michael Strahan expand their brands with hosting gigs, shoe releases and network TV deals, it’s important to note that there are many athletes who work to make a name for themselves outside the game. From…
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NFL's Israel Idonije Breaks Bread
The calling came with a blessing. They’d have gone anywhere in the world, but Otterburne Theological Seminary in Niverville, Manitoba (now Providence College and Theological Seminary) worked for Henry and Choice Idonije because it sponsored missionaries and their families. Henry preached, read and studied his way to his Masters in Theology and, before long, theirs…
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How I Fell In Love With A White Woman
At Very Smart Brothas, Damon Young writes: I never quite got what it meant until finally meeting someone who hit me with so many reasons why I needed to be with her that I just couldn’t fight it anymore. I was too fatigued by reason. Too exhausted by realization. Too beat to continue to deny that I’d…
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From Filmmaker Byron Hurt, Courage to Tackle 'Hazing'
Sometimes documentary filmmakers are inspired to embark on their projects. Others are compelled. But in the case of the documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt, inspiration, a strong moral compass and increased confidence in himself as a filmmaker and moderator of some of the weightiest topics in American culture, has introduced his audience to Hazing: How Badly…
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Malian Musician Baba Salah Calls for War in Song
Known for love songs, Malian musician Baba Salah calls for war against Islamist rebels who banned music in the northern region of Mali, celebrated worldwide for its music. Find out why at The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/26/politics/mali-musician-baba-salah-calls-for-war-in-song-dangay/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including…
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Crazy Talk: Black Rep's Rant About White Constituent's 'Kin'
In an exchange about gun control legislation gone all wrong, African-American Alabama state Rep. Joe Mitchell reportedly sent a white pro-gun constituent a hateful rant about his “snaggle-toothed, backward-assed, [inbred]” kinfolk. The email, from the Huffington Post: Hey man. You have used the word ‘except’ when I think you mean somethin’ else. Hey man. Your…
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'Very Humble' Powerball Winner Owes $29,000 in Child Support
Remind us always to wait five to seven days before being overly touched by a heartwarming headline. Pedro Quezada, the 44-year-old bodega owner who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot on Tuesday, seemed like exactly the type of person you hope catches a break — a hardworking native of the Dominican Republic who declared, “My…
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Are Parents to Blame for a Child's Racism?
(The Root) — At some point every child does something to disappoint a parent. It may be a poor grade, a questionable romantic choice or, in some cases, getting into legal trouble. But for some parents such deeds pale in comparison to the shame and embarrassment a child may bring upon the family through his…
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Racism's Health Risks Flow From Parent to Child
Writing at the Huffington Post, Jason Silverstein follows up on a piece explaining the harmful physical effects of racial discrimination. Recently, I wrote a piece for The Atlantic on how racism is bad for the body. For the bulk of the essay, I discuss how racism harms a single person’s health directly — and I…
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Blacks Were Christians Before Slavery and Before White-Jesus Pieces
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, writing at Ebony, breaks down the relationship between more than 78 percent of African Americans and their religion. This Easter, over two billion Christians around the world will celebrate “the Resurrection of Christ,” and a large percentage of them will be Black. According to a 2007 Pew Report, 78% of Blacks in America identify…
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