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Beyoncé's 'Bow Down': A Pro-Woman Anthem?
(The Root) — Full disclosure: I’m a Beyoncé devotee. But I surely didn’t break my neck nodding furiously when I first heard her new hip-hopped, Houston-soaked song, “Bow Down/I Been On.” The track is just OK. I prefer my Bey full-voiced, belting love songs or pop anthems while moving in a manner that has little…
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Watch This: 'What the F–k He Ain't … Did' Interrupts Mayor's Speech
We don’t think this is what they mean when they say all citizens should have a voice in politics. This morning, as Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James delivered his State of the City address, an unidentified man stormed the stage, took over the podium and managed to say, “This man had just gotten through…
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Chaka Khan: From Grammy Winner to Serial Entrepreneur
Celebrating her sixtieth birthday on March 23 with soirees in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, the 10-time Grammy winner is not only preparing to mark another milestone, she’s celebrating a new chapter in her 40-year career: one that includes the expansion of her entrepreneurial empire with scented candles, a fragrance, and gourmet chocolates. Learn…
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KKK in the Classroom: This Could Go Really Wrong or Really Right
The Washington Times reports that members of hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Westboro Baptist Church are being integrated into the lesson plans — and invited to the actual classrooms — of teachers around the country. No, these aren’t white-pride types, and it’s not backlash by those who think ethnic-studies programs could rip…
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Will Obama's Bracket Beat the 63rd Percentile This Year?
Last year President’s Obama’s men’s March Madness bracket ranked 2,347,421 out of 6.45 million entries, placing him in the 63.6th percentile. Not a bad number, but can he do any better this time around, in his fifth straight year sharing his picks with ESPN? He has picked Florida, Indiana, Louisville and Ohio State to reach…
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'Stereo Types': What's It Like to be Black in Paris?
Stereo Types host Ryan Hall hits the streets of Paris to find out what it’s like to be black in Paris. He finds out a lot more than that in the process. Do blacks in Paris face the same stereotypes as blacks in the United States? The Burton Wire has the story. (Editor’s warning: NSFW)…
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Criminal Case Against Kenya's President-Elect Still On
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is continuing the case against Kenya’s president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta relating to his alleged role in post-election violence in 2007, despite dropping charges against his co-conspirator. What does this mean for Kenyatta and how will this impact Kenya? The Burton Wire has the story. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/15/politics/icc-case-against-kenyas-president-elect-still-on/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere…
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Dominican Republic Wins World Baseball Classic
The Dominican Republic finished its perfect run through the World Baseball Classic with a 3-0 victory over Puerto Rico in the championship game on Tuesday. The island nation of 10 million produces more major-league players per capita than any other country in the world. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/20/culture/dominican-republic-wins-world-baseball-classic/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news,…
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Race Didn't Actually Cost Abigail Fisher Her Spot at UT
Writing at ProPublica, Nikole Hannah-Jones explains what she says the Supreme Court affirmative action case is really about. … Publicly, Fisher and her supporters, chief among them the conservative activist who conceived of the case, have worked to make Fisher the symbol of racial victimization in modern America. As their narratives goes, she did everything…
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