Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
Proof The ‘Absent Black Father’ Was a Big Lie
Jay-Z’s Daughter Rumi Carter Throws Up the Roc Nation Sign On Stage, Sparking Insane Illuminati Theories
Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement
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Going My Way?
Car hunting? Soon you’ll go farther for every dollar you spend on gasoline. President Barack Obama announced new, more stringent fuel efficiency standards Tuesday that would raise the mileage of each American-made car to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. The new law will affect cars beginning in model year 2012, and, environmentally, could make…
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Steele Trippin'
What is Michael Steele doing? In his latest speech declaring a new day for the GOP, the Republican Party chairman offered up yet another rough and tumble takedown of the Democrats, filled with biting rhetoric and at times lackluster, backward-looking policy initiatives. Among many terse one-liners came a declaration “that the era of the GOP…
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End Racism, End The Recession?
According to ACORN every 13 seconds a family loses its home. As it’s been made painfully clear a portion of those families are ones of color. Survey a number of Black neighborhoods and you may find them riddled in a sea of for sale signs. Last year conservatives placed the blame of the mortgage crisis…
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A New Way to See the Old Congo
Leopold II, king of Belgium, held Congo Free State as a personal colony from 1885 to 1908, when he was forced to turn over control of the vast central African territory to the Belgian state after an international human rights outcry. Leopold himself never stepped foot in the Congo. History begs us to ask: Is…
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Photo of the Day—Tiny Tot Inspects Presidential 'Do
The White House Flickr feed is really something to behold. Here’s the president getting his caesar ‘do inspected by a tiny hair afficionado. The caption? “The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own.” Sho’ does! Be sure to check out our take on Five Obama Hair Dont’s, and THE ROOT’s…
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Your Invitation Got Lost in the Mail?
Dear CC: The daughter of good friends (or so we thought) is getting married. We know both the daughter and the young man she’s marrying as well, and the young manlooks up to my husband as a role model, we’ve been told.Having said that, we weren’t invited to the wedding, nor to a shower thatseems…
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Harrison Flips off Obama
Pittsburgh Steeler James Harrison is skipping out on his Super Bowl-winning teams RSVP to the White House. It’s weird to me, because it’s almost like he’s trying to stand on a principle — that the president should want to see you whether you win or lose — without understanding that a personal audience with the…
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President Obama Bows Down Yet Again
*According to the Associated Press, Martin Luther King’s family has become temporarily functional enough to authorize the use of the good doctor’s intellectual property for the purpose of making a feature-length biopic. Steven Spielberg is attached to produce, hopefully having shook off the bad juju from that Indiana Jones debacle. *Having mastered playing blind Black piano virtuosos,…
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Sherri Sheperd Brings Laughs to Lifetime
Comedian and talk show host Sherri Sheperd will star in a new Lifetime sitcom aptly called Sherri. The series will draw laughs from Sherri’s real life. In fact, the pilot episode will put light on how her ex-husband and his illegit daughter move in with the actress. Twelve episodes have been ordered for the woman…
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Is the Coretta Scott King Book Award Racist?
There’s talk in the literary blogosphere surrounding the Coretta Scott King Book Award. The reason for the debate: some folk think it’s racist. My first reaction: are they serious? Unfortunately, they are. A little background: The CSK was founded by two school librarians and is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year. In 1982, the American…