Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
Proof The ‘Absent Black Father’ Was a Big Lie
Jay-Z’s Daughter Rumi Carter Throws Up the Roc Nation Sign On Stage, Sparking Insane Illuminati Theories
Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement
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The Danger in the Extremist Rhetoric of the Tea Party
As a youthful admirer of leftist protest movements during the 1960s, I became a connoisseur of violent political rhetoric. Which is to say that I‘m acquainted with the power of angry words to fuel explosive action. And how, like mystics chanting a mantra to enter a mindless trance, extremist activists, on both the left and…
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Eggs Roll on the White House Lawn
Thirty-thousand kids and parents attended the Obama White House’s second annual Easter Egg Roll during a beautiful spring day in Washington Monday. The president and first lady, along with their daughters, Malia and Sasha, and first grandmother, Marian Robinson, greeted the crowds from the south portico of the White House, overlooking a stretch of lawn…
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Leftovers: Second Verse, Same as the First
It’s Easter Monday, the day of resurrection – of last night’s dinner. In my ’fridge is evidence of yesterday’s excesses: Quite a bit of leftover ham and the orange marmalade glaze that goes with it; enough potato salad to feed my house and another’s; green beans; homemade dinner rolls and two cheesecakes – one with…
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Obama Checks 'African-American' on Census, Sets Back Postracial Movement 400 Years
With one stroke of the pen, President Obama set the postracial dream back 400 years. He’s African-American, or so he said on the Census anyway The White House confirmed on Friday that Obama did not check multiple boxes on his U.S. Census form, or choose the option that allows him to elaborate on his racial…
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Unemployment Begins Running Out for Some Today
Long-term unemployment benefits begin running out today for as many as 400,000 as Congress failed to pass an extension of the program before going on Spring Break. The usual suspects opposed the extension, believing the money needed to be raised, but should be paid for but not added on to the deficit. This adds up…
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He Did It: Mom Admits Son Killed South African White Supremacist
A South African farmer and white supremacist leader was killed after an alleged refusal to pay two workers. The mother of one of the suspects says her son has admitted to the slaying “My son admitted that they did the killing,” the mother said in an exclusive interview conducted in the Tswana language from her…
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Cue Steve Jobs in His B-Boy Stance: iPad Sales Likely Beat Estimates
It’s early, but things are looking up for Apple since Saturday’s release of the much-anticipated iPad. The iPad’s initial sales may have reached 700,000 units, Piper Jaffray & Co.’s Gene Munster said in an interview yesterday. The Minneapolis-based analyst had predicted sales of 200,000 to 300,000, while Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.’s Toni Sacconaghi had…
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Eagles' McNabb Traded to Washington
In a surprise move, the Philadelphia Eagles have traded franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins for draft picks. From ESPN The Eagles will receive a second-round pick (37th overall) in this month’s NFL draft and either a third- or fourth-round pick next year. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter was the first to report…