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Pistorius Case Highlights South Africa's Gun Culture
Olympian Oscar Pistorius’ defense, that he heard what he thought was an intruder, which caused him to shoot and kill his girlfriend, might sound crazy, but his case is highlighting the violent atmosphere in South Africa, reports CNN. In the past year, more than 50% of South Africans told the country’s police force that they’re afraid. The…
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Michelle Obama Talks Presidential Date Night
After her mom dance-a-thon skit with late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon, first lady Michelle Obama sat down on the show’s couch and admitted that date night in the White House isn’t as romantic as it was before her husband became the leader of the free world, according to the Huffington Post. Of course, it’s well…
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Oscar Predictions: Who's Going to Win?
As celebrities in Hollywood count the hours until they either win an Academy Award or are once again able to eat carbs, Grantland film critic Wesley Morris breaks down his predictions for Sunday night’s Oscars. BEST PICTURE Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Les Misérables, Silver Linings Playbook,…
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Kendrick Lamar and the Decline of the Black Blues Narrative
On the heels of Compton MC Kendrick Lamar’s new video for his single “Poetic Justice,” Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah writes in the Los Angeles Review of Books how the young artist channels the legacy of black storytelling that she says many people didn’t even realized we’d lost. A few months ago, when Kendrick Lamar released his…
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Reginald Hudlin on 'Django' Oscar Nod
As we gear up for the 2013 Academy Awards, airing Feb. 24, The Root is speaking with black Oscar winners and nominees — past and present — about the prestigious honor. (The Root) — There’s a chance that Django Unchained producer Reginald Hudlin could make Oscar history. His controversial Quentin Tarantino film, which premiered last Christmas, garnered five…
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Deciphering the Sequester
During the ever-evolving battle between President Obama and Republican John Boehner, New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow weighs in on the latest financial crisis, the sequester. But I’m not sure where all this you-are-the-father origination blame game gets us. The bill got bipartisan support in the House and at the time Boehner bragged: “When…
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Black Filmmakers Who Changed the Game
Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., a media scholar, is digital editor in chief at Grady Newsource and a faculty member of the Cox Institute of Journalism, Innovation, Management & Leadership at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. She is founder and editor in chief of the award-winning news blog…
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Black Filmmakers Who Changed the Game
(The Root) — Many will watch the 2013 Academy Awards to see if legendary actor Denzel Washington will make history by becoming the only African American to win a best actor Oscar twice with his nomination for Flight, and if Quvenzhané Wallis, the youngest best actress nominee in the history of the awards, will continue…
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Cleotha Staples of the Staples Singers Dies
Cleotha Staples of the soul group the Staples Singers passed away on Thursday at her home in Chicago, reports Billboard. She was 78. Staples, the eldest sister and member of the group her father Roebuck “Pops” Staples started in the 1940s, died Thursday at age 78. She was at her Chicago home and had been…
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Character Based on Chris Brown Killed on 'Law & Order: SVU'
On Wednesday, Chris Brown and Rihanna’s relationship will be on screen, but not in the way most might think. NBC’s crime drama Law & Order: SVU will depict the pop stars’ rocky romance and try to solve the murder of the character based on Brown, writes Shadow and Act. Next Wednesday’s episode of NBC’s Law…
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