Florida Karen Arrested After This Alleged Atrocious Act Toward Two Black Kids Blowing Bubbles
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The Confusing Lives of Marion Barry
“How the hell did Marion Barry get his job back? Smoked crack and got his job back. How the hell did that happen? I mean, if you get caught smoking crack at McDonald’s, you can’t get your job back. … Marion Barry! Come on, how you gonna tell little kids not to get high when…
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Vacation Misers
Dear Come Correct: Our business has definitely been affected by the recession. Some people were laid off. To prevent even more from being fired, we have had no raises this year, the annual company picnic was cancelled and so were paid holidays. If you want to take Thanksgiving off this year, you’ll have to use…
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Bring Your Thirst, Not Your Computer
About a week ago, I came home to find that my depressed cable modem decided to go and commit suicide. With work left to do, I scrambled to try and find a wireless connection I could “borrow” so that everything that needed to be published was done so by morning. Unfortunately, my neighbors all had…
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Victor LaValle's Big Machine
Acclaimed, yet underappreciated author Victor LaValle has returned with his third book “Big Machine.” The novel, unlike anything I’ve read before, is a tour de force that’s really about redemption. In signature LaValle style, it’s also laced with his comedic wit and knack for creating narrators whose journeys you enjoy following. Books on the Root…
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40 Inmates Hospitalized in CA Prison Riot
From CNN: Forty prison inmates were sent to hospitals, four of them airlifted, after a riot erupted at the California Institution for Men in Chino, a spokesman said. The melee broke out at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Reception Center West facility, said Lt. Mark Hargrove, prison spokesman. The situation was under control as…
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Supreme Court Justice And Wise Latina?
Whenever I read Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s now-famous 2001 lecture, “A Latina Judge’s Voice,” I think of my maternal grandmother’s words at the kitchen table: “¡Ay nena, no tienes que decir que eres negra!” Yes, my Mama Cristina had a thing about my choosing to say I was black. My mother is a white woman born…
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John Hughes' Legacy
Writer/ director John Hughes’ legacy is complicated. He was, in a lot of ways, kind of a white trash Spike Lee, maybe a little more skillful at browbeating the masses with his message than Lee is. He spent a lot of time railing against elitism, often at the risk of telling better stories. No one…
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Unemployment Down, But Are Your Spirits Up?
The good news is there are signs the recession may be on its last leg. According to just released figures from the Labor Department, employers shed 247,000 jobs last month. That’s the smallest monthly toll since last August. That means the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent from 9.5 percent, defying expectations of an increase.…
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It is Okay to Put a Black Face on a Book Cover! Publisher Changes Its Mind
The internet recently erupted over the controversy surrounding the cover choice for the forthcoming young adult novel, “Liar” by Justine Larbalestier. Read all about it here. In a nutshell, the book donned a cover featuring a young white girl, even though the main character is black. After seeing how disgusted people were—including the author—Bloomsbury, the…