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HP Webcam Racially Profiles, Freezes in Fear
A new viral video claims Hewlett-Packard webcams can’t see dark-skinned people. From CNN: Can Hewlett-Packard’s motion-tracking webcams see black people? It’s a question posed on a now-viral YouTube video and the company says it’s looking into it. In the video, two co-workers take turns in front of the camera — the webcam appears to follow…
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The Best and Worst Christmas Stories
Making the Best of the Worst By Keith Joseph Adkins My best Christmas was also my worst. In 2006 my friend Alex and his wife, Elke, invited me to London for the holiday. And to add thrill to the frill, I was going to jump on the train in London and meet four friends in…
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T’was the Night Before Health Care…
The imminent passage of health care in the Senate comes at the same time that black Americans in Congress and elsewhere have expressed disappointment that President Obama has not been addressing the needs of communities of color. Black neighborhoods have been hit particularly hard by the foreclosure crisis and the ongoing job and credit crunch.…
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Quiet Goodnight for Boys Choir of Harlem
Sad news uptown. The Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem will be no more. From The New York Times: Last week, Terrance Wright, a 39-year-old choir alumnus, picked up a microphone in front of the altar of Metropolitan Community United Methodist Church in Harlem, the choir’s last home, and delivered news that surprised few people…
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Mexico City Legalizes Gay Marriage
Mexico City is electing to believe in civil rights. From The Guardian: The bill passed the capital’s local assembly 39-20 to the cheers of supporters who yelled: “Yes, we could! Yes, we could!” Leftist Mayor Marcelo Ebrard of the Democratic Revolution Party is widely expected to sign the measure into law. The bill calls for…
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When the Videotape Lies
Where I grew up in the East New York section of Brooklyn, one of the most violent neighborhoods in New York, there was an alley alongside the building where my family lived. The alley was a semi-public place: I played in that alley; guys and girls snuck moments to feel each other up in that…
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Ann Louise Nixon Cooper 1902-2009
“I think one reason I have lived so long is I am, basically, a happy person. I like to laugh. I like to enjoy life. And I like to stay busy. I think those things help you to keep better.” That reflection came from Ann Nixon Cooper, the voter President Obama mentioned in his victory…
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Facebooking is a Freedom Worth Defending!
A White House Press Release: Cybersecurity matters to all of us. Protecting the internet is critical to our national security, public safety and our personal privacy and civil liberties. It’s also vital to President Obama’s efforts to strengthen our country, from the modernization of our health care system to the high-tech job creation central to…
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Obama: "Danny Glover Who?"
Barack Obama doesn’t really care what Danny Glover has to say about his attention—or lack thereof—to the needs of Black America. From Politico: President Barack Obama deflected criticism Monday that he has not been attentive enough to the African-American community, telling American Urban Radio Networks that he was unconcerned to see that kind of message…
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NEWS STAND: France's New Black Star, U.S. Justice Toughens Stand on Hate Crimes …
A Black Politician Rises In France The most popular politician in French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government is Rama Yade, the minister of sports, according to the latest survey. She is also the most visible black politician in a country where few minorities play prominent roles outside of sports and entertainment. Yade, 32, a native of…