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When Health Care Gets Ugly
I know how the “tea party” people feel, the anger, venom and bile that many of them showed during the recent House vote on health-care reform. I know because I want to spit on them, take one of their “Obama Plan White Slavery” signs and knock every racist and homophobic tooth out of their Cro-Magnon…
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Self-Esteem 2.0: The Awake Version
It’s not that I have that big of a problem buying things for myself, if buying things for the home counts. While Tanza acknowledges my home is an extension of me, she says it’s not the same. I’m not so sure I agree with that. I do love to shop, though, and I’m happiest when…
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Trailer: Gabourey Sidibe in 'The Big C'
She’s only in this clip for a few seconds, but Gabourey Sidibe will appear in Showtime’s The Big C, which debuts in August. After the success of Precious, Sidibe was upped from a guest star to a more permanent spot on the show. Yes, she’s playing another student, but she seems to be playing a…
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Jamie Foxx Writing Laverne and Shirley Movie
Now, he does have some writing credits to his name, but talk about odd news. How did the man who starred on In Living Color, one of the blackest shows on television, end up writing a big-screen version for one of the whitest? Maybe Foxx has some ideas on how to bring a little diversity into…
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The Caucus Member Who Said No to Health Care Reform
While 41 of the 42 Congressional Black Caucus members voted for President Obama’s historic health-care reform bill, one member with an eye on Alabama’s governorship, voted against it. It has caused some flak. The Washington Post reports: Rep. Artur Davis, long regarded as one of the most promising of a younger generation of black politicians…
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Great Cast for 'Colored Girls'
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no Tyler Perry fan. When I first heard that Mr. Madea would be adapting For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, I stomped around the office, gnashing my teeth and muttered, “Tyler Perry must be stopped!” News that he wanted to cast Beyoncé…
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Lee Daniels Recruits Cedric the Entertainer, Liam Neeson for 'Selma'
Oscar buzz certainly has its perks. Although Lee Daniels didn’t win for best director earlier this month, what he gained in star power more than made up for it. Case in point is his next project, ‘Selma.’ Daniels recently announced that he cast Cedric the Entertainer and Liam Neeson to play major roles in his civil rights drama, which is due out…
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It's Not What You Say, It's Where You Say It
You probably heard that a little differently when you were younger—that it’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it. And that’s often true—depending on the tone, a phrase like “you knucklehead” can sound like a scold, a frustrated endearment or a dismissal. So yes, your mother was right—how you say what you…
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Morehouse Celebrates Gay Pride in Silence
It’s Gay Pride Week at Morehouse College, but it seems school officials aren’t ready for the festivities to be out and in the open. Apparently, there’s no information about the celebration — a first for the historically black all-male institution — anywhere on campus or on the college’s Website. Given the taboos and often-caustic perspectives towards LGBT brothers…
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New York Times Admits Errors in ACORN Coverage
The “paper of record” got it wrong — somewhat. After publishing several stories that “imprecisely” referred to a conservative activist being dressed as a pimp during a videotaped undercover sting, its editors did a mea culpa on Tuesday. Kind of. The New York Times today ran several corrections relating to its coverage of conservative activist James…