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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Going on the Offensive
Choe Sang-Hun of The New York Times recently reported on how South Korea is dealing with race in the wake of a growing migrant community. Anti-discrimination legislation in the country has been met with opposition from critics citing a difficulty “to define what was racially or culturally offensive.” Here in the U.S. we’re all scrambling for the same sense…
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Good News for Detroit: Ford Racks Up $997M in Profit
Detroit gets a bit of good news for a change. Ford, in it’s first nine months of the year has posted $1.8-billion profit, a $10.6-million dollar improvement from the 12 months previous. From the Detroit Free Press: Even the company’s long-struggling North American division reported a pretax operating profit of $357 million — its first…
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The Fourth Horseman: TwitterPeek
It’s not a phone, smart or otherwise. TwitterPeek is essentially a Kindle for Twitter. That’s it. It’s a device for tweeting more efficiently, which is abundantly hilarious and even more tragic because it doesn’t seem horribly unreasonable. Got the scoop from Marcus Troy Are they for real? TwitterPeek Mobile Tweeting Device with Lifetime Service Included…
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Amazon and Wal-Mart Price War: Good or Bad For Book Consumers?
For the last couple of weeks, Amazon and Wal-Mart have been at war online. The megastores are heavily discounting highly anticipated book releases and causing a windstorm among publishers and other opponents who see the business tactics as disastrous on an already fragile industry. Currently, Wal-Mart has priced its “Top 50 Preorders” of titles like…
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The Bank Tried to Take My Home!
On June 8, Archer Mapp’s mortgage payment doubled. Wachovia, his bank, took twice what they had regularly debited from his bank account. It wasn’t because his adjustable-rate mortgage reset. Mapp, who lives in Washington, has steady, full-time employment. For 13 years, he and his family have lived in a Capitol Hill row house. Before June,…
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Keflezighi, Tulu Take New York City Marathon
Born in Eritrea, runs as American. Such is the story of Meb Keflezighi, the runner who took the mens’ New York City Marathon title yesterday. His victory signals a resurgence of American distance runners, but for Keflezighi the victory was bittersweet. From ESPN Keflezighi was back Sunday, wiping away tears after the New York City…
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Some of My Best Friends are Uncle Toms
It’s hard being a black Republican these days. That’s one reason why I admire Sophia Nelson. She reps a small-government, Jack Kemp-inspired brand of Republicanism that emphasizes the imperative of fostering entrepreneurship in communities of color. If you’ve ever caught her appearances on CNN or MSNBC, you know she’s a far more credible spokesperson for…
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The Root Rewrites the Western Canon
Enough of Paradise Lost and The Canterbury Tales at school! Check our list of understudied books that students of all ages can and should be reading. Captions and selections by Dayo Olopade. When constructing a syllabus of powerful books on black themes, Things Fall Apart is a natural place to start. The 1958 classic vaulted…
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Check It Out: Lawyer Wants South Africans Who Fought in Gaza
According to Al Jazeera, those who may have committed war crimes in the Gaza War may be brought to justice. A lawyer in South Africa has identified 75 South African nationals who he says were fighting with the Israeli army in the war earlier this year. Feroze Boda, based in Johannesburg and working on behalf…
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Check It Out: Karzai Declared Afghan Prez, Again
So much for the democratic process. In a surprise move, the Afghan Election Committee has cancelled the November 7th run-off between challenger Abdullah Abdullah and the incumbent Hamid Karzai. CBS News has more of the scoop below.