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Boo Birds Greet O'Reilly at Sharpton Convention
Strange as it may seem, Bill O’Reilly did not find lots of supporters at Rev. Al Sharpton National Action Network convention. Dr. Boyce Watkins reports: While I have found forgiveness for O’Reilly, the strong members of the National Action Network have not. O’Reilly came into the convention and received polite applause after being introduced by…
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Daryl Gates, Controversial LAPD Chief, Dies at 83
Daryl Gates, former LAPD chief, dies at 83 Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep pace with a city undergoing dramatic racial and ethnic changes, has died,…
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NCAA Won't Let Players Be Great!
The NCAA likes its rules Beginning in 2011, live-ball penalties will be assessed from the spot of the foul and eliminate the score. Examples include players finishing touchdown runs by high-stepping into the end zone or pointing the ball toward an opponent. Celebration penalties following a score will continue to be assessed on conversion attempts…
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Listen Up! "Obama: Hospitals Must Grant Same-Sex Visitation"
President Obama issued a memorandum Thursday to the Department of Health and Human Services, ordering hospitals to give same-sex couples the right to be with a partner who is sick or dying.
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NEWS STAND: Tiger's Choice, Tea Party Makeover, Obama's Earnings and more..
Elin Woods to Tiger: It’s Me or The Club http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles%2Fnews%2Fmoving_america_news%2F17906 It is being reported that Elin Woods is leaving Tiger officially because he refuses to give up golf. Golf? We thought that unprotected sex with porn stars, cocktail waitresses, and a bevy of busted chicks would be enough for her to leave. Infidelity and public…
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Single-Minded: Changing My Brand
For a long time I thought brands were for chattel and corporations: an idea that occupies the ephemeral space between the untouchable and fully recognizable. According to “the father of advertising,” David Ogilvy, a brand is “the intangible sum of a product’s attributes: its name, packaging, and price, its history, its reputation, and the way…
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Freaknic's Wild Ride
Freaknic. Mention the name of the famous-some would say infamous-Atlanta spring break festival to those who attended, and you get a myriad of responses. Some remember the early years of the 1980s, when students from HBCUs from throughout the Southeast could meet and fellowship during a four-day picnic. Others remember the ugliness that plagued the…
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NAACP Leader Benjamin Hooks Dies
Sheryl Huggins Salomon is senior editor-at-large of The Root and a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based editorial consultant. Follow her on Twitter.
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Legally Green: Mandating a Cleaner Environment
Thirteen states from California to Rhode Island would like to impose strict emissions standards on new cars. Another 23 state legislatures would like to do away with the ubiquitous plastic grocery bags. Oregon has kicked a flame retardant out of children’s pajamas; Wisconsin has banned another compound from toys for tots. Washington is taking copper…
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Obama Weighs in on Hooks
Here’s what President Barack Obama had to say about the death of the NAACP’s former executive director: Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks. As I was running for this office, I had the honor of spending some time with Dr. Hooks, and hearing about his extraordinary…