A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion
In Minnesota Assassination Attempt, Wife’s Split-Second Decision is a Testament to a Mother’s Love
KWN, ‘The Female Version of Chris Brown’ Got Black Men Worried And For Good Reason
Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
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Top Ten Cover Stories Sanford Should Have Used
You look at South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s situation, and it’s hard to know where to start. For a politician, Sanford is the worst liar ever. Six-year-olds make up better stories about missing cookies — dude really should have hired someone to write him a cover story. His staff unraveled a tale Ripley wouldn’t believe.…
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We Still Need the Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the monumental achievements of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, was designed to not only eliminate voting barriers for African Americans, but also to monitor attempts to restrict their access to the ballot box. The act is perhaps the most important civil rights legislation of the 20th century,…
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What a Man Won't Do for the Mo' Betta…
What some guys won’t do… So apparently, Gov. Mark Sanford wasn’t hiking through Appalachian valleys, but was enjoying valleys carnal with his Argentine jump-off. He admitted as much today in a news conference in which he apologized to the wife and kids he stepped out on and the state he stepped out on. From CNN:…
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Martha's Vineyard: A Meeting of Cosby Clans
In a piece for the latest edition of New York Magazine, Toure delves into the world of Martha’s Vineyard, the assumed summer spot for the first family. The Vineyard is an odd collision of liberal political think and self-imposed segregation and is at the tricky intersection of what Black success means in America. An excerpt:…
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Canadian Magazine Cover FAIL
The cover of Toronto’s latest Fun Guide has a multiethnic family on it. Cool, right? Well, it’s not as cool when the mag’s editors make it multiethnic after the fact. From The National Post: The smiling, ethnically diverse family featured on the cover of Toronto’s latest edition of its summer Fun Guide was digitally altered…
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You’ll Never Eat Chicken McNuggets Again
After watching Food Inc., one of two things will most likely happen: You’ll seriously rethink your food choices and make a radical change to exclusively buying locally grown, organic food. (Or growing your own.) Or you’ll stick with your current eating habits. But you’ll never look at a Chicken McNugget the same way again. Or…
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Martin Lawrence Makes a TV Comeback
Martin Lawrence may be the saving grace of black TV, or not. Yeah, I said “or not”. Lawrence is in development with three projects for TV. The first is an animated comedy loosely based on Lawrence’s pubescent years in D.C. The other is a comedy based on the life of comedian Gary Owen. It will…
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BREAKING: Authorities Use Force to Beat Back Protesters in Tehran Square
This is a recent development in the on-going unrest in Iran. The information available right now is vague, but, according to CNN, it appears security forces in Iran have broken out clubs and firearms against election protesters in Tehran. Many updates are being received via Twitter: From @BreakingNews: – “You should stop this, you should…
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Conversations with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
A CONVERSATION WITH RUBY DEE: Looking back at 50 years of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ BUSH, THE LINCOLN BEDROOM AND ME: A White House tour from former President Bush; how his presidency compared to Lincoln’s. LOOKING FOR LINCOLN: How “The Great Emancipator” used his political instincts and powerful oratory to co-opt his rivals TOUR OF ECHOES: Recalling the…
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Where There's Smoke…
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