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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Fort Hood Shooter Charged with Premeditated Murder
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, has been charged with 32 counts of premeditated murder for his shooting spree. From The Associated Press: “An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of…
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Ohio Serial Killer Says: I'm Nuts
Anthony Sowell’s going the insanity route. From CNN: “A man charged with murder in the deaths of 11 women pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Thursday, said Ryan Miday, a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, prosecutor. A grand jury has indicted Anthony Sowell on 85 counts, following the discovery of 11 sets of…
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Will Escalation Make a Difference?
We know Obama’s throwing 34,000 on it. Will it help? From NPR: “In his new Afghanistan strategy, President Obama is counting on an accelerated 18-month surge to reverse the Taliban’s momentum and make a dent in the spiraling violence. The most visible portion of the new effort will be the 30,000 additional U.S. troops that…
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10 Grammy Nods for Beyonce, Swift Likely to Win Everything
The nominations are in and yes Taylor Swift was nominated and yes she’ll win due, in some part, to Kanye being mean to her. Oh, and Beyonce got ten Grammy nods. From The Associated Press: “Swift’s haul of eight nods was only second to another blonde superstar – Beyonce, who got 10. The multi-hyphenate diva,…
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Desiree Rogers' Teachable Moment
One of the Teachable Moments that emerged from last week’s Crashergate scandal might be this: when you sign on to make your employer shine, your own light will have to be dimmed a little. Especially if you were a star to begin with. Desiree Rogers became White House Social Secretary and Special Assistant to the…
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BOMB THE ROOT: The Kerry James Marshall Interview
Kerry James Marshall is one of the most decorated contemporary African-American artists working today. His flat—almost two-dimensional—eerily utopian paintings have earned him entry into the Whitney Biennial, Documenta and the Venice Biennale; a solo exhibition at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago; and most notably, a MacArthur “genius grant,” and yet relatively little…
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THE GRAND SET UP(?)
One line in that rather somber, passion-lacking dose of realism from the President at West Point carries with it a funky dose of irony: “That is why our troop commitment in Afghanistan cannot be open-ended – because the nation that I am most interested in building is our own.” The funkiness comes with the chalkboard…
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Desiree Rogers, You Might Be In Hot Water
The Secret Service is a lot more general than the name Desiree Rogers and thus, she’s likely to have a shoe put in her for the crashing of the State dinner. The Washington Post: “Virginia socialites Michaele and Tareq Salahi managed to get past Secret Service, proceed into the dinner — uninvited, the White House…
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New York Senate Puts Kibosh on Gay Marriage
Lame news out of New York. From The New York Times: “The State Senate defeated a bill on Wednesday that would legalize same-sex marriage, after an emotional debate that touched on civil rights, family and history. The vote means that the bill, pushed by Gov. David A. Paterson, is effectively dead for the year and…
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To All the Kids Out There Dying To Be Rich and Famous
To all you little boys and girls out there who want to be famous, today’s lesson is about a great man named Tiger Woods who once had to apologize to the world for his “transgressions.” OK, so no one is perfect, and the best thing to do when admitting misbehavior is to confront it honestly…