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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Today in Collegiate Racism: The Univ. of Missouri
Cotton balls scattered outside of the University of Missouri’s Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center in an apparent act of vandalism. FULL STORY: Columbia Daily Tribune
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Oh, By the Way: Congress Renews Patriot Act
While we’ve been dishing over health care reform, Congress went ahead and renewed the Patriot Act without any new civil liberties protections Yesterday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to renew three expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, after the Senate abandoned the PATRIOT reform effort and approved the extension by a…
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Blog Noir: "The Unfireables"
G.D. of Post Bourgie discusses the state of New York public school tenure, which he finds “ridiculous” As I’ve blogged about before, education experts have come to see teacher quality as such an important factor to student achievement that it can override other factors. Clinging to this system of tenure and seniority (in New York…
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BREAKING: Desiree Rogers to Step Down
Desiree Rogers is stepping down as the White House social secretary. According to Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times: “As we turn the corner on the first year,” Rogers told me, “this is a good time for me to explore opportunities in the corporate world.” Rogers told me it has been “an honor and a…
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Win Your Own 'Faces of America'-Type Moment
There’s only a few more days to enter for a chance to win a free DNA kit, with the results personally delivered by editor-in-chief of The Root and “Faces of America” host Dr. Henry Lous Gates, Jr. Find more details and an online entry form on the Rooted For The Future sweepstakes page.
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Tavis Smiley Was Right
Tavis Smiley’s recent criticisms of the Obama administration’s failure to directly address the concerns of the black community has caused an uproar among black leaders. The Tavis haters are out in full force. It is so ironic because it seems that every time Tavis attempts to criticize and dialogue “out of love,” much of black…
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Sources Say David Paterson Will Not Seek Re-Election
Word on the street is David Paterson has put the kibosh on a re-election bid. From the New York Daily News Embattled Gov. Paterson has pulled the plug on his bid to seek reelection, a source close to the governor said Friday. Paterson will announce the decision later Friday. Paterson has been under fire for…
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Health Care and What It Means To Be President
Remember when being the president just meant that you were “the decider”? This was the golden age of George W. Bush, when it really seemed like anyone—anyone—could be president. If we’re honest, it is only the model of the George W. Bush presidency that enables so many people to imagine that Sarah Palin could run…
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Van Jones Sets the Record Straight
Tonight’s NAACP Image Awards telecast isn’t just about recognizing black Hollywood. The group is giving its President’s Award to Van Jones, the erstwhile national “green jobs czar” who was forced out of the Obama administration last year after he became a lightning rod for right-wing ire. Jones, 41, may be “the most misunderstood man in…