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What Apple's Win Against Samsung Means
When Apple’s lawyers accused Samsung of patent infringement last year, many technology experts mused on what it would mean for Silicon Valley if the iPhone maker won. On Friday a federal judge declared that Samsung Electronic Co. stole Apple’s technology to make and market smartphones, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Barring the Korean company’s right…
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Newsweek Cover Hits President Obama
Remember how conservatives howled when Newsweek ran a cover story declaring President Barack Obama “the first gay president” and showcased an image of him glowing beneath a rainbow halo? They will likely be happier with the latest Newsweek cover, which shows the president looking over his shoulder and bears this copy: “Hit the Road, Barack:…
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Meet Ebony's HBCU Campus Queens
More than 1.8 million readers weighed in to choose the winners of this year’s Ebony HBCU Campus Queens contest. The 10 high-achievers who made it to the top of the list were chosen for being “conscious of their communities, resolute in their beliefs, dedicated to their goals and committed to the importance of education.” They…
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Black Woman AT&T's 1st With 100 Patents
Marian Croak, a vice president at AT&T Labs, is the first woman at the company to receive 100 patents, which she earned for her work in integrated voice and data communications. The company announced her accomplishment in a profile of her work and background published on its consumer blog yesterday, calling her an “inspiration to…
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Diversity Aids Coverage of Sikh Killings
A diverse newsroom leadership team helped deepen the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s coverage of Sunday’s killings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Martin Kaiser, senior vice president and editor, told Journal-isms on Monday. Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old Army veteran with white supremacist ties, opened fire before worship services in nearby Oak Creek, Wis., and killed…
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Gabby Douglas on Hair Hate: 'It Doesn't Matter'
Gabby Douglas on hair hate: “It doesn’t matter”: We couldn’t agree more with Olympic medalist Gabby Douglas’ first response to the fact that her hairstyle — nothing crazy, just a simple ponytail or bun — was under scrutiny. “I don’t know where this is coming from,” she said in a statement to the Associated Press.…
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Black Fiction and Black History Are Separate
In fiction writer Octavia Butler’s story “Bloodchild,” humans have left Earth and must share a neighboring planet with aliens. There, the men must be impregnated and give birth; if they don’t, their lives and those of their families and friends are at risk. Andre Seewood writes in Shadow and Act about how the story’s plot…
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Latest Suicide Keeps Football Under Scrutiny
(The Root) — We don’t know why O.J. Murdock took his life Monday. We don’t know the problems he faced and considered unmanageable. We don’t know the emotions he felt and considered unbearable. But we do know that Murdock, 25, was an NFL player. And that alone is reason for concern, considering the recent string…
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Could a Black Girl Be the Next Steve Jobs?
When it comes to black, Latina and Native American women earning computer science degrees, the numbers aren’t looking too good: In 2009 they were roughly 5 percent of new graduates. These days, just 1-in-10 people working in science and tech fields are women of color, ColorLines reports. Add to that the fact that students of color…
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Improving Black Education by Executive Order
(The Root) — In an action certainly aimed at energizing his Democratic base, President Obama will announce today that he is signing an executive order specifically intended to improve educational opportunities for African-American students. The president will announce the order Wednesday evening at the National Urban League Conference in New Orleans. (Watch the live webcast…