Tupac Associate Young Noble’s Death Illuminates Alarming Fact About Suicide Rates Among Black Men
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Recent Dissent Proves She’s Unafraid to Challenge Her Colleagues—Unlike Clarence Thomas
Black Internet is Not Trying to Hear About Skip Bayless’ ‘White Guilt’ Over ‘Sinners’
Black America Reacts To Elon Musk’s Plans to Start a Third Political Party
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Sunday Brunch: The Week in Review
MONDAY SFC: Six Members of Family Die in Murder-Suicide WP: Surprise, Surprise: Israeli Military Finds No Misconduct in Gaza War FOX: White House Not Super Into Auto Industry Plan, Says ‘Try Again’ NYT: Cholestrol Drug May Cut Risk of Clots; Not a License to Eat More Bacon DS: Dallas Cop Apologizes to Moats (That Should…
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The Secrets of Bobby Womack
Mention the phrase “soul man,” and a litany of names runs through your mind: Otis Redding, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Teddy Pendergrass and, of course, Sam Cooke. Even newbies like Anthony Hamilton and Jaheim are likely to make the cut, particularly for those who like their contemporary soul,…
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Nothin' But a G20 Thang
The condensed history of the Western world goes something like this: Achilles slays Hector, Charlemagne conquers Saxony, Anne Boleyn, Martin Luther, Waterloo, May Day, Versailles, The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, and Queen Elizabeth II hugs Michelle Obama. Can you say “road trip”? Halfway through their trip to the G20 summit, NATO and beyond, it’s safe…
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If We Ruled the (Literary) World
Natalie Hopkinson is a Washington, D.C.-based author whose current projects deal with the arts, gender and public life. She is the author of Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City. Follow her on Twitter. If I ruled the literary world, the African-American fiction section of bookstores would smell like cookies. Every time someone entered the…
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Malawi Judge Says No! to Madonna
So here’s the latest: Madonna had her eye on a three-year old Malawi girl to bring home. You know, so the little bloke David could have a playmate. [Why does this sound like activity at a slave auction]? Anyway, a Malawi judge thwrated Madonna’s gaze by saying “NO” to her request to adopt another child…
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Is Anything Black About the American West?
Reading obituaries about John Hope Franklin reminded me about a long-standing beef I have with a certain limited way of thinking about who African Americans are. For me, though, the telling biographical fact was where he was born—Oklahoma. In its obituary, the Raleigh News & Observer said the eminent historian “gave definition to the African-American…
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M. Nahadr's Eclectic Artistry
With her alabastrine skin and magnificent mane of dreadlocks, the performance artist M. Nahadr has a presence on stage that is hard to ignore and even harder to forget. Recently featured in Elle and Maxim magazines, the Maryland native combines music, poetry and theatre to create stage pieces such as MADWOMAN: A Contemporary Opera or…
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Baseball: A Season Preview
Baseball gets its 2009 season underway this weekend, and rather than break out a crystal ball about all 30 teams, let’s look at a few key flashpoints. There won’t be a “this year’s Rays.” Last season, the Tampa Bay Rays stunned the sports world by going from a perennial cellar dweller, 66-96 in 2007 for…
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Are We In For A "Double Dip Recession?"
The good news: If the stimulus plan works, there might be light at the end of tunnel and this evil recession (I don’t know about ya’ll, but I’ve made the recession my arch nemesis) will end soon. The bad news: The bulb on that light could go out quickly and we’ll have to deal with…