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Bill O’Reilly Casts Himself as the Spokesman for Whites
“Fox News host Bill O’Reilly went on a white supremacism-laden rant Tuesday night, saying that the effort to abolish the Electoral College is an attempt by ‘the left’ to take away power from the ‘white establishment,‘ ” Emily C. Singer reported Wednesday for aol.com. “O’Reilly went on to denounce Democrats for being ‘reliant on the…
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LeBron James Wants to Own an NBA Team After Retirement
LeBron James has big goals after he retires from basketball, and one of them is to follow in the footsteps of Michael Jordan. In a new podcast hosted by Jesse Williams (yes, that Jesse Williams—is there anything this man can’t do?) and Stefan Marolachakis, James spoke of his postretirement goals. The hosts of Open Run…
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Media Call Out Republican Maya Angelou Haters in Congress
“Maya Angelou died two years ago but still she lives, a mighty spirit against the small minds of negativity,” began an editorial in the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal on Sunday. “She lives through her written words, including her signature poem that smacks back hard against some Washington small minds who tried to belittle her last week.…
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Terrence Southern Wants to Fill the World With Black Scientists
What will it take for African Americans to close the achievement gap in science, technology, engineering and math? It’s a complex issue that experts say involves, among other factors, the public education system, poverty and teachers’ unconscious racial bias. So far, the solutions have been elusive. But there’s a consensus that mentorship is a key.…
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Civil Rights Leaders Confront Sony Over Racially Insensitive Emails
Pullback of Movie Demonstrates “All Films Are Political” “Black leaders, angered by racially insensitive emails sent by Amy Pascal, the movie chief at Sony Pictures Entertainment, emerged from a meeting with her on Thursday saying they had reached an understanding about how to move forward,” Brooks Barnes reported for the New York Times. “Ms. Pascal,…
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Even Conservative Media Question Justice of Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision
Lack of Indictment in Garner Case Faulted Across Spectrum “The media can’t breathe,” David Uberti wrote Thursday for Columbia Journalism Review. “That was the reaction of many journalists to news yesterday that New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo wouldn’t be indicted for killing Eric Garner — and it echoed the black Staten Island man’s…
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Memphis Departure Highlights Decline in Black Columnists
Wendi C. Thomas Leaves Commercial Appeal Wendi C. Thomas, who was reassigned in June from the columnist’s job she held for 10 years, resigned from the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, effective immediately. She was the newspaper’s only columnist of color and only female columnist. Thomas’ departure continues a depressing trend. Since 2008,…
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Would a Black Editor Have Caught the ‘No Angel’ Line About Michael Brown?
How Did “No Angel” Line About Ferguson Victim Get Through? Writer Says Having More Black Editors Might Help In many ways, the reaction last week to a New York Times writer’s profile of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old whose death at the hands of a Ferguson, Mo., policeman prompted national outrage, was a black journalist’s nightmare.…
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Final Print Issue of Jet Never Reached Some Magazine Stands
Final Jet Magazine Never Reached Some Shelves Distributor Shuts Down, Frustrating Many on East Coast Souvenir hunters looking for the last print edition of Jet magazine have found it hard to come by on parts of the East Coast — and maybe elsewhere — because the nation’s second largest magazine distributor suddenly went out of…
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Winning Big Again: Pro Athletes Turned Entrepreneurs
For many professional athletes, the winning doesn’t stop once they leave sports. From George Foreman’s popular grills to Magic Johnson’s chain of movie theaters, professional athletes are making moves beyond the boxing ring, court and field. 1. Junior Bridgeman This former NBA player owns Bridgeman Foods Inc., which operates more than 160 Wendy’s and more than…