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Don't Book Your Travel to Cuba Just Yet
The Committee on Agriculture in the U.S. House passed legislation on Wednesday that suggests a possible lifting of the travel ban to Cuba, but Americans shouldn’t make plans just yet. For starters, while H.R. 4645, aka the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act, is a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by 62 members of Congress and…
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That's My Jam! The #9 Hip Hop Video With Black Greeks
#9: Montell Jordan: This Is How We Do It (Spring Remix) You know how a song transcends your age group when your momma and dem start singing it, and your preacher crafts a Sunday sermon based on the hook? That was Montell Jordan’s 1995 classic, This Is How We Do It. Although this is more…
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President Obama's New Health Care for Uninsured May Be High
The uninsured with pre-existing conditions will have an opportunity to get health insurance under President Obama’s new health care plan, but at what cost? it seems that the premiums for health coverage for those with pre-existing conditions can be high, depending on the state. Premiums will range from $140 to $900 per month. The range…
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Michael Vick in Hot Water Again
Lemony Snicket called and wants his title back. Dogfighting posterboy Michael Vick is in hot water again. Police say the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has not been ruled out as a suspect or person of interest in a shooting investigation. Who got shot? Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant in the dogfighting case that sent Vick to federal…
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Tears of a Clown: Chris Brown's MJ Tribute Tears Questioned
Just when all the drama surrounding Chris Brown’s appearance on the 2010 BET Awards seemed to be over, a witness has come forth, claiming that Breezy’s tears weren’t real. The witness claims Brown applied “tear-enducing eye drops” before the Michael Jackson tribute at the BET Awards. Brown’s rep denies the allegations. Best-case scenario: Chris Brown…
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Mel Gibson's Mouth: A Lethal Weapon
It seems that America’s former favorite heartthrob and actor just can’t keep his demons to himself. You may remember when he got pulled over for drunk driving some years back, he made anti-Semitic remarks to the highway patrol officer. It seems this time, the mother of his eighth child, Oksana Grigorieva, is the object of…
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An Evening for the Young and Fabulous in NYC
Among the women who came out to our Young, Fabulous and Female evening of moderated discussion and networking over cocktails were (from left) model and fashion designer Lois Samuels; author and columnist Harriette Cole; The DL Hughley Morning Show co-host Jacque Reid; The Root publisher Donna Byrd; and deputy editor of The Root Sheryl Huggins Salomon. Moderator Jacque…
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Top Chef: Washington, D.C., and a Look Back
Timothy Dean, 39, is taking on 16 fellow chefs in a kitchen throwdown. The executive chef and owner of Prime Steakhouse in Baltimore, he has years of experience working alongside some of the world’s best. These include the late master chef Jean-Louis Palladin (at his restaurants Jean-Louis and Palladin), Alain Ducasse, and the late Patrick Clark,…
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Par for the Course: Black Professors Discriminated Against in the Tenure Process
The black tax is at it again. This time in academia, where Dr. Boyce Watkins highlights the drama associated with black scholars getting tenure at mainstream universities. He examines the case of Emerson College, which allowed an independent panel to evaluate its tenure and promotion practices. The evaluation found that almost every single black person…
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Cuba Travel Ban Lifted
On the heels of the Elian Gonzalez’s comments about international custody war that broke out between the U.S. and Cuba, a congressional panel has voted to lift a decades-old ban on travel to Cuba and remove other obstacles to food sales to the Caribbean island. The 25-20 vote in the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee…