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Serena Williams Wins US Open
On the heels of winning gold medals with her sister Venus at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Serena Williams won the U.S. Open on Sunday. The Compton, Calif., native surprised herself with the win, which is her fourth at Arthur Ashe Stadium, reports the New York Times. “I was preparing my runners-up speech,” Williams said. She…
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Black Fashion Hits and Misses at the VMAs
At this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, held last night at Los Angeles’ Staples Center and hosted by comedian Kevin Hart, One Direction was the night’s big winner with three awards, and Chris Brown and M.I.A. followed with two wins each. Rihanna took home Video of the Year, and Frank Ocean gave a captivating performance.…
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RNC 2012: Expect the Usual Sound and Fury
(The Root) — When the Grand Old Party gathers this week in Tampa, Fla., during the peak of hurricane season, the politicians’ sound and the fury on the inside of the Convention Center may well match the wind and the fury of tropical storm Isaac on the outside. For three days, one blowhard Republican after…
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Artur Davis: Ex-Obama Ally on Switch to GOP
(The Root) — Next to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the most widely touted African-American speaker at this week’s Republican National Convention is a man best known on the national stage for his passionate support of President Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. What a different four years can make. In 2008, then-congressman…
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Gabby Douglas, Racism and NBC
With so many different cultures working together during the 2012 Olympics, it’s only a little surprising that NBC would stumble over race. According to Racialicious contributor Kendra James, these faux pas weren’t limited to ill-timed monkey-cum-gymnast commercials leading into a segment about Gabby Douglas, but rather spread across the events like butter on toast. Despite…
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Racist Code Words or Truth Telling?
How serious was Joe Biden’s mistake in saying to a black audience in Danville, Va., last week that Republicans are “going to put y’all back in chains?” How about Touré, the writer turned MSNBC commentator, who apologized for his language after saying last week that Mitt Romney’s campaign was sending coded racial messages? “I know…
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African Olympians Seek Asylum in UK
African Olympians seek asylum in UK: Athletes who competed in the London Olympics are allowed to stay in the United Kingdom through November, but at least one has already announced that he plans to seek political asylum and remain there indefinitely. There’s speculation that competitors from Cameroon, Eritrea, Guinea and the Ivory Coast who “disappeared”…
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Watch This: Gabby Hosts 'America's Got Talent'
After the intense competition that surrounded her gold medals in both the team and individual competitions in the Olympics’ women’s gymnastics, it’s no surprise that doing the television rounds seems to be a breeze for Gabby Douglas. Her most recent stop: the set of America’s Got Talent. From the Huffington Post: The 16-year old has…
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Honey Boo Boo? Honey, Please
(The Root) — If a minstrel show airs on prime time, will anyone notice? That’s the existential question I asked myself before sitting down to watch TLC’s new show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, a reality show about a white 6-year-old from Georgia named Alana Thompson. She is nicknamed Honey Boo Boo Child because of…