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Black Harvard Isn't Backing Chanequa Campbell's Play
Ashton Lattimore, NewsOne contributor (and Harvard alum) has written an exclusive piece on why Black Harvard, a historically vocal group, has remained silent in light of the university not allowing Chanequa Campbell to graduate. The reason range from questions about Campbell’s credibility to fear that their support will prevent them from being gainfully employed. The…
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No Hold(er)s Barred: AG Eric Holder Sits Down with Essence
Cynthia Gordy of ESSENCE sat down with Attorney General Eric Holder for an interview as the media-reluctant lawyer-in-chief discussed a few hot topics of the day. Regarding the criminal justice system and Black America’s expectation of a Black President and Attorney General, Holder recognized the need to manage expectations while remaining committed to making “substantive…
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Obama Gets "We Love You"s in Cairo
Barack Hussein Obama opened his much-anticipated speech to Muslims world-wide with greetings of gratitude and peace — “Shukran” and “As-Salaam-Alaikum.” From there, the President set out to build a bridge between the United States, which was born out of revolution in the 1700s, and the Arab world, which was born out of revelation and faith…
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Going To The Chapel of Love (Not)
There’s a new reality show on the CW, Hitched or Ditched, that gives a couple one week to make plans for an all-expenses-paid wedding. A week too short to make a commitment that could last for a lifetime? That’s the catch. And the tension, the drama, comes at the actual ceremony, when in a paid-for…
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Shelter from the Storm: Housing Plans Announced for Katrina Victims
The Washington Post is reporting that roughly 3,400 families living in Gulf Coast shelters will be given around 1800 mobile homes for virtually nothing. In addition, $50M will be available in rental vouchers “for income eligible trailer occupants that move to target housing projects.” The trailer program officially ended May 1 and FEMA began issuing…
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Rail Cop Admits Oakland Man Posed No Threat Before He was Shot
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Officer Anthony Pirone, Commanding Officer of the BART platform where Oscar Grant was killed on January 1, has testified that Grant posed no threat to officers when he was detained on the platform moments before being shot in the back by Officer Johannes Mehserle. Pirone’s testimony came…
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Connecticut Apologizes for Enslaving Blacks
Connecticut has jumped on the so-sorry-slaves bandwagon. The state joins Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, New Jersey, Florida and Maryland in the need to apologize for economic and human exploitation. Connecticut Senator Toni Harp feels the apology is a step forward in elevating American consciousness, but she advises: there will be no reparations. Interpretation: don’t get…
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Koko Taylor, Blues Legend, Dead at 80
CNN is reporting that Koko Taylor, Chicago Blues legend, has died at age 80. Born Cora Walton in West Tennessee, Taylor left home at 24 with her future husband to pursue her Blues dreams in Chicago. By day, she worked as a cleaning woman and in the evening hours, she hopped from club to club,…
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Why We Need a Human Rights Commission
When political leaders face urgent problems and a polarized public, a commission that honestly gathers facts and encourages a consensus is needed. Yet at a time when Americans are struggling to address torture, hate crimes, marriage inequality, police misconduct and racial profiling, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is either silent or on the wrong side of…
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Obama Delivers "Real Talk" on Islam at Cairo University
President Barack Obama’s major speech in Cairo, Egypt lived up to the hype; not that, as the president said at the city’s Al-Azhar University, “a single speech can eradicate years of mistrust,” but that Obama is uniquely comfortable speaking plainly in the most uncomfortable of situations. And here—in a Muslim country not yet fully democratic,…