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Video: Kobe's Rape Accuser Kicks a Verse on YouTube?
We’d editorialize, but why? This couldn’t be her. Could it?
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The American Sphinx
This week, President Obama delivered his long promised speech on outreach to the Muslim world. And then he turned into a tourist. Is this guy cool or what? Write your own captions in the comment space.
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First Lady Replaces Chief of Staff
The First Lady has replaced her chief of staff Jackie Norris with White House attorney Susan Sher. Obama met Norris during the Iowa caucuses—Norris having been in charge of arranging many of President Obama’s visits in the state—and got to know her in the course of their travels. The WASHINGTON POST is reporting that though…
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Jobless Rate at 9.4%! Yay?
The US jobless rate jumped to 9.4% in May, though the pace of job slashing has slowed. An underwhelming reduction in payroll jobs gives the Department of Labor the impression that the recession may be showing signs of loosening. Still, this little tid bit from USA TODAY is troubling: “If laid-off workers who have given…
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The WNBA Sells Itself or Its Soul?
The WNBA doesn’t begin play until Saturday when the defending champions, the Detroit Shock, and the perennial powerhouse Los Angeles Sparks tip off in a nationally televised game that promises a full slate of action. But earlier this week, the league started its season with a bang. At a press conference in New York City…
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It’s Only One Game. Yeah, Right!
“It’s only one game.” The announcers said it early and often after Game 1 of the NBA finals, a 100-75 thumping by the favored Los Angeles Lakers over the Orlando Magic. The analysts said it after the game, and for all I know the prehistoric monsters in those ubiquitous promos for the Will Ferrell movie,…
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Going Brown For More Green
Don’t let those McDonald’s ads starring Dwele fool you: Sure, people still want the Black community’s money, but these days advertisers aren’t thinking about their marketing strategy merely in terms of Black or white. No, they’re beginning to look to other groups to make money in a downtrodden economy. It seems that along with free…
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The Obamas Have a Real Marriage?
Media is buzzing about the new book “Renegade: The Making of a President” by MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe. Here’s an excerpt from the book’s synopsis: Renegade provides not only an account of Obama’s triumphs, but also examines his many personal and political trials. We see Obama wrestling with race and politics, as well as…
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Journalist Thinks California Gays Need to Chill Out
Jasmyne Cannick of the LA. WATTS TIMES pretty much takes the white gay community in California to the woodshed in her latest piece titled “A White Gays Guide to Dealing with Black People.” Cannick, a lesbian herself, pretty much says the gay community needs to fall back while California deals with other issues—unemployment, health care,…