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Video: T-Pain has a 7.5 Lb., 197-Karat Necklace and You Don't
The Chain: 7 1/2 pounds. 197-karats. Valued at over $400,000. You say coonery, we say…well, we say the same thing actually.
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Is Jewish the New Black?
It’s been a bit of a mixed bag for blacks and Judaism lately. In the heartland city of Cincinnati this month, 45-year-old Ohio native Alysa Stanton became the first African-American female rabbi. Sadly, Charles Taylor, the former Liberian dictator awaiting trial for war crimes, made news, too, as a convert to Judaism. Party crasher. But…
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Leaded Fuel: Nigerian Oil Station Set on Fire
Fighters from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) set fire to Chevron’s Otunana station in Niger Delta late on Tuesday, according to AL JAZEERA. MEND, who declared all out war on Nigeria’s army after last month’s naval attack on fighters in the delta region, said in a statement: “As forewarned, a…
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*Sigh* 9-Year Old Boy Dies in Accidental Shooting
9-year old A-Darrious Finley of Mississippi is dead from a shotgun blast after a dispute with his brother regarding a video game. According to the ASSOCIATED PRESS, the 9-year old retrieved the gun from his father closet after being beaten at video games by his 11-year old brother, De-Andre. The older boy initially claimed he…
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Hollywood Black Film Festival – The New Wave of Filmmakers
So I just returned from the 10th Annual Hollywood Black Film Festival in Beverly Hills, California. The HBFF is Tanya Kersey’s grand attempt to bring African-American filmmakers together, educate them and expose them to the industry. It’s also her way of providing emerging filmmakers with the support and focus some may be lacking. I was…
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Did Newsweek Cross the Line?
Is the recent Newsweek cover featuring Oprah offensive? Claire Shipman of TRUE SLANT seems to think so: “First of all, whatever case the reporters were trying to make about Oprah, it would have helped them tremendously to have done it in a dignified manner. That photo was just in horribly bad taste. Picking a photo…
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Is Sotomayor Liberal Enough?
Ex-Republican Christopher Buckley writes in his satirical novel, Supreme Courtship, that “nothing raises the national temperature more than a VACANCY sign hanging from the colonnaded front of the Supreme Court.” This has certainly been true in the days since President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the highest legal office in the land. Much of…
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Forget Detroit—It’s Time to Bail Out Cali
Imagine a western country with a population of about 40 million people and an economy the size of Spain or Italy. After years of dysfunctional politics and amid a global recession, it teeters on the verge of bankruptcy—forced to choose between eliminating the most basic services for its citizens and defaulting on its massive debts.…
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Flip-Flops Are A Job Interview Don't
The bad news: It still seems like it may be easier to win the lottery than land a job in this increasingly tight job market. On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that were 5.4 job seekers for every employment opening in April. The bad news: It still seems like it may…
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Supremes Rule: Justice Can’t Be Bought
Caperton v. Massey is one of the 5-4 squeakers that the Supreme Court got right. It is a case that may not make the front page of many newspapers, but in its own way may be as crucial as the upcoming decisions in several Voting Rights Act and affirmative action cases. Caperton put before the…