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NEWS STAND:Is Obama Too Bourgie, Is Harold Ford Sowing Confusion, Does Guinea Have Hope?
IS OBAMA TOO BOURGIE FOR AMERICA?President Obama is from a solid middle-class background but tell that to disgruntled Americans. Two-thirds of Americans believe his economic policies have hurt the country or made no difference, and half think he does not understand their problems, according to the Washington Post. Many Americans say the president is disconnected from…
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Toyota and Runaway Auto Technology
The sun was high, the road was dry, and I was cruising at 75 miles per hour on I-94 and slowly gaining on the car ahead of me. I tapped on the brake pedal to cut off the cruise command and slow the car. But it did not slow down. Instead, the accelerator pedal suddenly…
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Don’t Ask, But Don’t Tell Black Folks?
The Defense Department has announced a plan to end discrimination against gay American service members. On the heels of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union pledge to repeal former President Bill Clinton’s policy of requiring gays to stay in the closet while on active duty, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, the…
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Who Will Win an Oscar?
‘Tis the season of hubris and feigned humility, of covert campaigning and overt obfuscating—Really-it’s-just-an-honor-to-be-nominated—of borrowed bling and $10,000 couture gowns that no one paid for. It’s a time of handicapping odds and making prognostications. Now that the Oscar nominations are in, the speculation begins. There is drama: Which ex will snatch Best Picture from his/her…
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Read/React: An Interview with Sheryll Cashin
Found this interview with Sheryll Cashin over on The Urbanite Magazine. Below is an excerpt Q Why was there this “failure of integration” once we broke the back of segregation? A I want to underscore that we did have a chief victory with the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement transformed this country seemingly…
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BREAKING: Top US Military Officer Endorses Repealing DADT
Sec Def Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen of the Joint Chiefs are down with repealing the DADT law, from The New York Times “No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about…
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Twit Bits: Colson Whitehead
Esteemed author Colson Whitehead wanted a little synopsis on ‘The Blind Side.’ “Is The Blind Side one of those movies where a white person shows a black person how to use a fork & stuff?” Follow Colson Whitehead on Twitter at @colsonwhitehead
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Check It Out: "The Old Negro Space Program"
Maybe this one got left on Ken Burns’ cutting room floor. “The Old Negro Space Program” is a hilarious take on the oft-forgotten Negro space program. And just because it’s Black History Month doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate a little parody, right? Because the language can be a bit dicey and we’re at classy outfit…
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Blog Noir: "Black Oscar History: Head-to-Head Matchups and More"
Thembisa Mshaka has a nice rundown and history lesson on the Oscars over on her website. I marvel at the velocity with which Black actors are being nominated and winning in the late 20th and throughout the 21st Century thus far. For example: Hattie McDaniel was the first Black actor male or female to win…