Should Black Americans Care That Trump Is Targeting African Nations For Deportation After Years of Africans Being So Damn Disrespectful To Us?
This Alabama City’s First-Ever Black Councilwoman Receives Letter Calling Her N-Word, and That’s Not All
New Development for White Michigan Karen Who Lied and Said Two Black Men Assaulted Her
Arkansas Deputy Gets His Karma After Racist Video Spreads Online
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Kadaffi Fails in Second Attempt to Chair African Union
Libyan leader Moammar el Kaddafi wasn’t exactly a lion for African unity in his time as African Union chair and his colleagues let him know as much when they told him to go take a hike after attempting to chair a second term. From All Africa He flounced out of the AU summit in Addis…
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Nothing Special for the Black Jobless
President Barack Obama did something Wednesday he hasn’t done until now in his first year in office; he had an exclusive meeting with civil rights leaders. The first African-American president of the U.S. met with the Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network; Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, and Benjamin Jealous,…
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Somalia and Yemen: Al-Qaida's Next Hot Spots?
The Obama administration understands the strategic importance of the Gulf of Aden. The warm waters between Somalia, Yemen and Djibouti are the gateway to the Suez Canal, which carries the heaviest shipping between Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The administration does not need a terrorist attack on shipping through the gulf similar to…
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President Obama Meets With Black Leaders to Talk Black Jobs
NAACP president Ben Jealous, president of the National Urban League and former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, and National Action Network head Al Sharpton headed to a snowed-over White House to discuss the disappointing job situation for black Americans. In advance of the meeting, Jealous told The Root that he planned “to talk about jobs…
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Bob Dylan's Black History
The White House commemoration of Black History Month continued with a star-studded event hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House Tuesday evening. The 90-minute concert marked the fifth in a series of inclusive celebrations of music and the arts, including a summer spoken-word event…
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John Mayer Makes Fewer Black Friends After Playboy Interview
The Black Snob has a nice Cliff’s Notes version of John Mayer’s most recent Playboy interview. You definitely should read the article in full before spazzing out one way or the other, but here’s an abridged version of the chit chat that has the Twitternets going nuts. On having a “hood pass:” Someone asked me…
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Ali Met with Klan Before Thrilla in Manila
Shortly before his third and final fight with Joe Frazier, Muhammed Ali met with members of the KKK, apparently at the behest of the Nation of Islam Before his third fight with Frazier, Ali was at his most elevated, symbolically as well as in the ring. Hard to imagine when these days he elicits universal…
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How to Survive Snowmageddon
OK, if you live in the Eastern half of the United States, you’re probably stuck home in the snow. But since you’re reading this, you have your Internet connection. You want to make good use of your time, but the TV is dominated by game shows, talk shows and soaps at this time of day—and…
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Chicago Experiences Minor Earthquake
A minor earthquake rumbled just outside of Chicago early this morning The 3.8-magnitude quake could be felt as far away as Ohio and Missouri, said Julie Dutton, a geophysicist with the agency. No damage or injuries were reported, she said, although the USGS did receive 10,000 reports from people who felt the quake. The agency…
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Harlem Globetrotters on Ice
The Washington Generals got mollywhopped on ice by the Harlem Globetrotters. They should probably consider quitting. Players wore ice cleats over their shoes, headbands outside their hockey helmets, and no one on either team took off his warmups, even though it was warm and sunny by February-in-New-York standards. Perhaps disappointingly, no one commandeered a Zamboni.…