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Tarzan and His Sex Appeal On Exhibit in Paris
Tarzan is on exhibit at the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris through September. The museum is well-respected for its exhibitions that explore African, Asian and Pacific art and culture. However, the museum’s curator, Stephanie Martin, says the exploration of Tarzan will focus on the sensuality created from a white man living among a continent…
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Not My Newports! Tobacco Bill Focuses on Menthol Cigarettes
Maybe President Obama is a turncoat after all. A man known to in a sqaure from time to time, he is expected to sign a bill giving the FDA the power to regulate tobacco products this week. According to Reuters, the bill which will outlaw flavored cigarettes such as strawberry, clove and chocolate but did…
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Colin Powell: Minority Dropout Rate is a 'Catastrophe'
52 percent. That is the average rate of 4-year graduation among Black and Hispanic high school students in the United States, according to a study. The national average is 70 percent. Both these statistics are troubling, particularly the latter, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell hopes to bring both up. Through America’s Promise Alliance,…
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A Road Trip Worth Taking
Away We Go is your classic road movie; the two protagonists—in this case, a mostly happily unmarried couple—use all manner of methods, from planes to trains to automobiles, to get to where it is that they happen to be going. And like all road movies, the true journey is really an internal one; in this…
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Is Black Music Worth Celebrating?
Imagine a music world without Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Billie Holliday. It’s a scary thought. Now turn on the radio. Hurts, doesn’t it? Thirty years ago, when President Jimmy Carter first designated June “Black Music Month,” it was intended for all Americans to appreciate black music and its place in the nation’s blended musical landscape.…
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Rasslin' Your Way To Happiness
Once you’ve been released from your day-to-day work schedule, do you have to spend hour after hour looking for a job that places you right back on a grind you probably hated anyway? Not necessarily. The Washington Post published a story about laid off blue collar workers taking their newfound free time to pursue their…
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Usher: Still Father of The Year?
News of singer Usher Raymond’s filing of divorce papers lit the Internets ablaze, but I could help but wonder how this affects all those people who thought Usher was Father of The Year not quite two years ago. I’m happy he’s going in for full joint custody — it’s the only way to fly —…
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Jada Hits Primetime
The hospital drama is a staple in the pantry of prime-time television, and recent events in Washington to restructure the nation’s health care system could prolong the subgenre’s shelf life. The latest entry, Hawthorne, which debuted this week on TNT, begins in the midst of real-life health emergency, as President Obama advances a plan to…
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A Father's Right to Choose
Dr. Eric Wallace of FJM Blog asks a question often overlooked on the reproductive rights’ landscape: What rights and say does a father have in the life or death of his unborn child? Wallace writes: “In many ways, the parental rights of expectant fathers are blatantly ignored and fathers are, in a court of law,…
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Video: "You Can't Bring a Flaming Bag of Poop to the Table"
In this segment, Dayo and Matt riff on health care. You can check out the entire conversation here.