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Kevin Hart Is Ready to Act a Fool
(The Root) — BET is keeping it not really real with its new, semiscripted reality spoof, The Real Husbands of Hollywood. The show, which premieres on Jan. 15, stars Kevin Hart, Boris Kodjoe, Duane Martin, J.B. Smoove, Robin Thicke and Nick Cannon as buddies who often dis one another but don’t take it to the…
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How Black Viewers Are Saving OWN
Writing at BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman says it’s no coincidence that a show about an African-American family has boosted the ratings for Oprah’s cable network. Sweetie Pie’s is saving Oprah Winfrey’s television network. Actually, a more strategic effort to offer exclusive black programming is significantly boosting ratings for OWN, Winfrey’s struggling two-year-old network that has…
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100 Years of Sisterhood, Captured in a Night
(The Root) — I wasn’t entirely sure it would be worth all the fuss. It was a half hour before midnight on Sunday, and a surprise fog had dimmed the neighborhood’s streetlights to spooky. Recovering on the couch after a hard day of being out seemed like the smart thing to do. Did we really…
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Mammy Candlestick, Brought to You by Anthropologie
Mammy candlestick, brought to you by Anthropologie: The retailer has issued an apology and pulled its handmade, no-two-are-alike, $289 “Trinket and Treasure Candlesticks” after stereotypical African-American and Asian figures included in some versions by the “independent artisan” who designed them caused an outrage. The “mammy” doll is marked with the text “souvenir of Washington, D.C.”…
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Really? Guns Would Have Prevented Slavery?
Gun advocates should be able to speak out about their cause all they want. But having already scheduled Gun Appreciation Day right on top of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we think the least they could do is to keep the civil rights giant’s name out of the conversation — and especially out of…
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Robin Roberts: I'm Coming Back to 'GMA'
Great news from Robin Roberts, the charismatic Good Morning America anchor who’s been providing fans with regular updates about her recovery since she took medical leave from the program in September to undergo a bone marrow transplant. The Huffington Post reports that she’ll be returning within weeks. In her announcement, she also explained how she’ll…
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Crazy Talk: Obama 'Witch Doctor' Tee a Tea Party Hit
The Tea Party might be losing some of its numbers (a recent poll found membership in group among likely voters at a mere 8 percent, a drop from 24 percent in 2010). But no matter how few its supporters or how weak its influence, we’re pretty sure we’ll always be able to count on those…
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Powell Calls Out GOP on Race — Now What?
(The Root) — As President Obama grapples with criticism that his Republican predecessor’s cabinet better reflected the diversity of our country than the first black president’s, one of President George W. Bush’s most high-profile black cabinet members is harshly criticizing the GOP for racial insensitivity. In an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Powell declared himself…
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Powell on GOP 'Dark Vein of Intolerance'
First of all, this is coming from someone who’s still a card-carrying member of the GOP. “I’m a moderate, but I’m still a Republican,” Colin Powell, who was the first African American to serve as secretary of state, was quick to point out in an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press this weekend. But he…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 14: Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Updated, Mon. 12:17 p.m. ET: Later this morning, the President will hold a…
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