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The Blackest White Folks We Know 2.0
Some of these white men and women stand with us in solidarity, and the others do when it’s convenient. Either way, this list is full of black allies and black imitators, as well as those who relish the title but are also really happy to go to sleep at night knowing that it’s not actually…
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The Blackest White Folks We Know 2.0
Some of these white men and women stand with us in solidarity, and the others do when it’s convenient. Either way, this list is full of black allies and black imitators, as well as those who relish the title but are also really happy to go to sleep at night knowing that it’s not actually…
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Stop Trying to Defend Fox News
The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf responds to Jonathan Tobin’s defense of Fox News, in which he wrote that the network is not uniquely biased or full of right-wing propaganda. Friedersdorf concedes that cable news overall leaves much to be desired, but when it comes to quality programming, “an hour of opinion broadcasting from the excellent Chris Hayes…
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5 Things That Really Matter in the Grand Scheme of Things
When you’re young and just starting on your career path, there are mistakes made and triumphs celebrated. But what if you could avoid a few of the bumps on the road altogether? At Black Enterprise: a few key things writer Karen Vitale would tell her younger self, that you can learn from. Read More: http://www.blackenterprise.com/career/tips-success-young-professionals-workplace-advancement/…
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Beyonce Has To Tell B-tches To Bow Down. Lebron Doesn't
Damon Young at Very Smart Brothas writes: There is a sizable percentage of sports fans who steadfastly believe that Lebron James will never be as good as or better at basketball than Michael Jordan was. Note, I didn’t say “believe that Lebron James is currently as good as or better than Michael Jordan.” No, these people believe that Lebron…
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Rick Ross Raps About Raping Woman
On Rick Ross’ latest song, titled “U.O.E.N.O.,” he raps, “Put molly all in her champagne/She ain’t even know it/I took her home and I enjoyed that/She ain’t even know it.” Yep. No metaphors, no guesswork and no subtlety here. Ross recorded bars about drugging a woman and then raping her. And he’s getting his fair…
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Confessions: Tichina Arnold Has Them
Not many fortysomething actresses can boast a career spanning four decades. Thanks to appearances in early ‘80s films and starring roles on the now classic Martin and Everybody Hates Chris, Tichina Arnold holds that distinction. And she’s still at it as Fran Drescher’s best gal pal on TV Land’s Happily Divorced. On Uptown, the 43-year-old New York born singer lets loose…
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UPTOWN: March Radar
After a long day of travel, rest your head at any one of these luxury hotels… Read More: http://uptownmagazine.com/2013/03/uptown-radar/ UPTOWNmagazine.com is the hub for conversation about luxury lifestyle, entertainment, and pop culture for African-Americans.
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$338M Powerball Winner to 'Help a Lot of People'
What would you do with $338 million? Powerball winner Pedro Quezada of Passaic, N.J., who won the fourth-biggest prize in the lottery’s history, said “I’m going to help a lot of people, whatever they need,” according to the Daily News. According to a New York Post account, Quezada’s windfall will help a lot closer to home,…
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Is There Only 1 Black Riverkeeper?
Fred Tutman, Maryland’s Patuxent River protector, is one of 200 black riverkeepers in the world — a stat that speaks volumes about diversity within mainstream environmentalist groups. Minorities who belong to large environmental organizations said in interviews that they feel these groups have much in common with the GOP when it comes to diversity problems, despite…
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