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In Georgia’s Midterms, the Cold War Against Black Voters Gets Hot
There are plenty of clichéd metaphors we apply to elections and warfare. Getting out the vote is the “ground war,” hotly contested states are “battleground states” and any campaign commercial in which candidates aren’t hugging each other is an “attack ad.” And there’s another cliché to add to the mix that’s never been more apparent…
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VSB Contributor Tunde Akinyeke Named On List Of Black Dudes In STEM And Shit
You might remember Kyla McMullen’s original list of 73 sexy sistas in science, which won points for alliteration and for exposing us to so many Black women in labcoats, a strange fetish of Damon’s. This follow up lists 105 men, including VSB contributor Tunde Akinyeke (with the fresh line up) and friends of VSB Berook Alemayehu and Clarence…
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Which Black Man Was Responsible for Burying Bodies at Gettysburg?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 94: How did the war…
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Education Department Seeks to Level Public-Education Playing Field
The U.S. Education Department is taking the first steps to further ensure educational equity for disadvantaged students, including students of color and low-income students, by announcing a new guidance for states, school districts and schools. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday announced the guidance, which came in the form of a “Dear Colleague” letter (pdf), at the…
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NYC Man Helps Wife Regain Memory
Just weeks after their marriage, these Queens, N.Y., newlyweds faced a heartbreaking dilemma. CBS New York reports that Raleigh and Tunicia Hall were married on June 28. On July 30 Tunicia suffered a brain hemorrhage that erased her short-term memory. “She didn’t know what year she was in. After two days, I said, ‘I gotta…
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Tech- and Gadget-Savvy Journo Group Sees Increased Diversity at Convention
Online News Assn. Conference Makes Strides in Diversity When the Online News Association ended its three-day convention in Chicago on Saturday, 35 percent of the presenters had been people of color, and half were women, according to its organizers. That’s the most diversity the ONA — founded in 1999 and the newest kid on the…
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Attorney General: Who’s Got Next?
Let the appointment games begin. It may not be the kitchen-table topic of choice, but President Barack Obama’s replacement choice for outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder will be one of the more significant decisions of his presidency. The list is long, but the politics are just getting started for what could be a noisy confirmation…
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Gone With the Wind and Its Pernicious Place in History
Well, fiddledeedee, as Scarlett O’Hara might exclaim: Gone With the Wind, the epic film of love and war set against the backdrop of a doomed Southern slavocracy, is turning 75, with special screenings in movie theaters around the nation and an airing on TV, too. While black film buffs and thrill seekers will be in…
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Eric Holder’s Resignation Brings Shock, Disappointment
The mood was one of disappointment on the second day of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference when news hit that Attorney General Eric Holder was stepping down after six years in the position. Little is yet known as to why Holder is stepping down, but several CBCF conference attendees expressed sadness for…