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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…
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A Saint Goes Marching In
From CNN: Drumsticks in hand, Derrick Tabb has found a way to transform New Orleans children from troublemakers to tuba players. Tabb, wearing a gold chain and a baseball cap, doesn’t look the part of a typical band teacher. But every weekday evening in the French Quarter, he beats out the rhythm on his music…
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VIDEO: GOP to Heather Blish: Stop Snitchin'
From Think Progress: Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI) faced a “heated” discussion about health care at a town hall meeting yesterday, with people in the crowd who were heckling, interrupting, and filibustering him. One vocal attendee was a woman named Heather Blish, who identified herself as “just a mom from a few blocks away” and “not…
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Ferris Bueller Director: A Mixed Bag Legacy
John Hughes has died. The 59 year-old writer/director who introduced my life to classics like Weird Science, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, died of a heart attack while taking a morning walk in NYC. When I first heard the news I didn’t know what to feel. Or should I say, admit what…
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Jobless Rate Falls from 9.5 to 9.4%
From CNN: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Employers cut far fewer jobs from payrolls in July, according to a report from the government Friday, and the unemployment rate fell for the first time in more than a year. The Labor Department reported a net loss of 247,000 jobs in July, the fewest job losses since August…
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Finding Satchel
Baseball great Satchel Paige may be one of the most underrated black athletes of the 20th century. For many, he is known mostly for his longevity—in 1965, at the age of 59, plus or minus, he pitched in the major leagues. But at the top of his game, he was equal to any ballplayer who…
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Leave the AKA’s Alone!
In the past two weeks, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. has been the subject of intense media scrutiny as a result of a damaging civil lawsuit that was filed by some members who call themselves “Friends of the Weeping Ivy.” The news was picked up by the mass media and all hell has rained down…
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Don't Ask, and For Sure Don't Tell
Sometimes it’s rudeness, sometimes it’s a cultural misunderstanding. Whatever. There are questions you shouldn’t be asked that you probably will be anyway. Herewith some answers that could be helpful: Q: How much do you make? How much did your car/house/necklace cost? Y: My mother raised me not to talk about money outside the immediate family.…
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Sotomayor: A High-Tech Cinching
The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court, and it’s first Latina Justice by a vote of 68-31. Nine Republicans broke ranks and voted with 59 Democrats to confirm. The other 31 Republicans, whether intentionally or not, wound up ratifying the ugly, disingenuous attacks against Sotomayor that…
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Sotomayor Wins Confirmation
The Senate, in a vote laden with history and partisanship, confirmed Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday as the 111th justice and the first Hispanic to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. The confirmation of President Obama’s first high court nominee was a milestone for his presidency. But the Senate’s nearly 20 hours of debate over Sotomayor…