The Very Short List of Black Celebs Speaking Out Against Trump’s ICE Raids
White George Floyd Advocate and Husband ‘Target of Political Assasination’ but It Gets Worse
Fans Get Too Close to Rumi Carter at the ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’ Until They See …Jay-Z
Behind Florida’s Sheriff’s ‘We Will Kill You’ to Anti-Trump Protesters
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Single-Minded: When Every Man Seems ‘Suspect’
A friend of mine thinks lesbian sex involves the exchanging of blood. Speaking as the daughter of a lesbian and an L-Word fan, I tried to provide expert testimony to the contrary over pepperoni pizza. Then she goes, “Uh-uh, that’s not how” and continued to extrapolate on a homoerotic hemoglobin theory that would have been…
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A Bigger Blunder Than Jim Bunning's Filibuster
We just saw a big man take a big stance in Congress on the issue of spending—so big that for days he was willing to single-handedly delay a vote to extend health and unemployment benefits for thousands of jobless Americans. Republican Sen. Jim Bunning’s position that Congress should find other ways to pay for extending…
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Time Will Tell If David Paterson Resigns, But Not Yet
When asked on Thursday afternoon if he would still be leading New York on Friday, embattled Governor David Paterson told a group of reporters, “Yes.” He did not answer a follow-up question as to whether he would be governor next week. See the video from NBC New York below: Meanwhile, a group of black leaders…
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At the Gym, Proper Coverage is Everything
At my gym, every now and then a woman will shuffle from the showers to the lockers naked, giving new meaning to the term “indecent exposure.” Bags, sags or stretch marks, no matter. I’m guessing these ladies have high self-esteem. Me, I dress and undress in one of the changing rooms. I can’t imagine ever…
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Dramatics Lead Singer Passes Away at 58
Sad news out of Detroit Ron Banks, whose silky falsetto helped give the Dramatics one of the most enduring careers in R&B, has died at home in Detroit. He was 58. Banks died at about noon today, possibly of a massive heart attack, said Billy Wilson, president of the Motown Alumni Association. The Northern High…
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BREAKING: Paterson Convenes Emergency Staff Meeting
David Paterson may hear the bell tolling With the fate of New York Gov. David A. Paterson’s political career in the balance, his top aide is convening an emergency meeting of the administration’s entire staff Thursday afternoon, according to a senior administration aide. Larry Schwartz, the governor’s chief of staff, alerted the staff about the…
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Black Leaders to Hold Paterson Referendum in NYC
Tonight, the city’s Black leaders will gather and discuss whether or not David Paterson should resign. A group of prominent black leaders will meet Thursday night in Harlem to discuss whether scandal-plagued Gov. Paterson should resign, a source told the Daily News. “There are a lot of things that people now see as indefensible,” the…
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Jay-Z Gets to White House Before Tavis Smiley
Jay-Z dropped by 1600 Pennsylvania Ave before a concert last night During the final moments of his performance at Verizon Center Wednesday night, Jay-Z casually dropped a gigantic boast: “I just came from the White House.” White House officials were button-lipped about the visit Wednesday, but confirmed on Thursday morning that, yes, Jay-Z did indeed…
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Three LA Teachers Suspended for Being Rascals
Three LA teachers thought OJ, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul would be good Black heroes to display in a elementary school parade. The school district disagreed. Children from other classes at the school displayed photos of more appropriate black role models, such as Nelson Mandela, Harriet Tubman and President Barack Obama, Los Angeles Unified School District…