Texas Mother’s Reasoning for Allegedly Boiling Her Baby Will Make You Cry
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
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Slavery 2010
“I freed a thousand slaves,” Harriet Tubman famously said. “I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” With a black man occupying the White House, and the nation grappling with a wrenching recession, and celebrating the contributions of African Americans to this nation’s history, this seems an opportune moment…
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Bush "Miss Me Yet?" Billboard No Hoax
Somebody in Minnesota have had enough of Washington and decided to express their frustrations via billboard. Internet chatter had led to speculation that it might be an urban myth — nothing more than clever digital trickery spreading via the Web. But our friend Bob Collins at Minnesota Public Radio assures us he’s seen it with…
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Bloggingheads: Dayo Olopade and Dave Weigel
Bloggingheads.tv catches up with Dayo and Dave post-Super Bowl.
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Quick Hits: Michael Steele's Confused
From the mouth of Steele: “I don’t see stories about the internal operations of the DNC that I see about this operation. Why? Is it because Michael Steele is the chairman, or is it because a black man is chairman?” Uh, after consulting our records…we’re gonna take the former.
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Vancouver 2010: Soul on Ice
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. USA Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 185 lbs Event: Speed skating 500 meters, 1000m, 1500m 5000m, 10,000m The native Chicagoan may be the world’s fastest man on two skates. In 2006, he won the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics gold medal in the men’s…
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Finding My Fitness Plan
I went to my branch office to check out some diet books and ended up in the land of Oz. My “branch office” is, alternatively, Borders or Barnes & Noble, depending on my mood. Last Wednesday, I was after some diet guidance because that was also the first “official” day of my weight-loss quest. I’d…
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Quick Hits: Republicans Only Publicly Hate Stimulus
Some in the GOP get caught talking out both sides of their mouth by The Washington Times with regards to the job stimulus bill. DailyKos does a nice job of outlining the skullduggery And here’s even more quotes uncovered by the Washington Times in private letters written by Republican lawmakers seeking stimulus funds from the…
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Read/React: "Religious Practices on Trial in AZ"
Found this article via one of our Twitter faves @matttbastard. Johnny Flynn of Religion Dispatches discusses the problem with outside experts in cultural matters. Below is an excerpt New Age guru and erstwhile sweat lodge expert James Arthur Ray was arrested and booked on three charges of manslaughter on February 3, 2010 in Prescott, Arizona.…
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So About the Devil, Pat…
You can’t make this stuff up. Pat Robertson allegedly lobbied on behalf of Liberia’s Charles Taylor in exchange for a gold mining contract. Taylor is currently standing trial for human rights violations. Robertson made widely publicized public statements in support of Charles Taylor in 2003. However, Chris Roslan, a spokesman for Robertson, denied to ABC…
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Toyota Recalls Hybrids Worldwide
Toyotas aren’t stopping like they should and they need a bit of rehab before they hit the streets again. From The Washington Post Toyota President Akio Toyoda used extraordinary language at a press conference here to apologize for quality and safety issues that have led to the recall of more than 7 million vehicles in…