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Black Commentators: Clinton’s ‘Deplorables’ Comment Is True
“On Friday, offering remarks at a fundraiser in Manhattan, Hillary Clinton gave her view of Donald Trump’s supporters and caused a scandal by telling the truth,” Jamelle Bouie wrote Sunday for Slate. His views were shared by a remarkable number of commentators of color — Ta-Nehisi Coates of the Atlantic, Jonathan Capehart of the Washington…
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Watch: Steve Harvey Faces His ‘Twin’ on Family Feud
How does it feel to stand in front of someone who looks just like you (no relation)? Well, Steve Harvey knows all about that. The cold part is that it might sting just a little bit when, as the Family Feud host noted, your twinsie “looks a little better than you” do.
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ASNE Ends Disclosures of Diversity at Individual News Outlets
The American Society of News Editors has ended its longstanding practice of listing the number of journalists of color at individual news organizations, a tool in measuring each news outlet’s progress on diversity, Adam Maksl, who has directed ASNE’s annual diversity survey for the past four years, told Journal-isms Friday night. “We will be posting…
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The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Simone Biles
Simone Biles is a shining star. Her light shines brightly on and off the gymnastics floor. The 19-year-old has amassed many accolades, including 10 world championships—and most notably, Biles won four gold medals in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. If that’s not enough, the champion gymnast has a forthcoming autobiography to be…
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Big US Networks Ignored Epic Native Protest Over Pipeline
After all but ignoring for months a Native American demonstration that led Saturday to dogs being sicced on the demonstrators, one of the big three U.S. broadcast networks reported Thursday from the scene in North Dakota. Mark Albert’s report for the “CBS Evening News” followed virtual silence from the big three U.S. television networks.” “The…
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Watch: Meet the Designer Who Lets Your Smartphone Talk to Your Clothes
You may not have heard the name Christopher Bevans, but you have, no doubt, seen his work. From his tenure with Head Tennis and Nike to styling Jay Z and LeBron James, Bevans has his finger on the pulse of the fashion industry and its trendsetters. Today he is breaking new ground with his brand-new…
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Did Fear of Trump Prevent a Hispanic Debate Moderator?
“NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt has been chosen to moderate the first of four presidential debates, and Elaine Quijano, a CBS News correspondent, will moderate the vice presidential matchup, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Friday. The choices — which also include Martha Raddatz of ABC News, Anderson Cooper of CNN and Chris…
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Trump Leaves Media Scrambling With Mexico Trip
“Donald Trump went to Mexico City without his press corps on Wednesday, leaving media organizations scrambling to get reporters on the ground to cover his joint press conference with the Mexican president,” Dylan Byers reported Wednesday for CNN Money. “And then Trump took just two questions from the press. “Following a toned-down statement in which…
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Green Party VP Hopeful: Obama’s a ‘Tom’
Ajamu Baraka, the African American vice presidential candidate of the Green Party, has declared President Obama an “Uncle Tom,” and the party’s presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein told the Washington Post editorial board that she would not ask him to apologize. Her explanation of why she will not makes her view of African Americans no…
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Watch: George Clinton Says, ‘We’ve Always Been Afropunk’
George Clinton is not one to funk with. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has spent most of his life performing. First inspired by Frankie Lymon, Clinton got his start in the 1950s. And his iconic band, Parliament Funkadelic, came to prominence nearly two decades later. At the time, Clinton created his own…