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Cosby Show Executive Producer: ‘The Show Is Kinda Tarnished’
Since the accusations of drugging and rape that have surrounded Bill Cosby over the last year, many have questioned not only Cosby’s legacy but also the legacy of The Cosby Show. There’s no doubting that the series has been tarnished after over 40 women have accused the show’s creator of drugging and sexual assault. And…
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Media Coverage of Samuel Dubose Shooting Illustrates Why ‘Visuals Matter’
Were Media Really Out to Make Black People Look Bad? “If social media has proved one thing, it’s that visuals matter. A lot,” the Cincinnati Enquirer reported on Friday. “On Wednesday, national news outlets including NBC and CNN juxtaposed an image of murder suspect Ray Tensing in front of a flag with a police mugshot…
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#BlackMenLove: I’m Black, I’m a Minister and I’m Gay
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles that were shared in partnership with BMe Community’s #BlackMenLove to remind readers of who, what and how deeply black men love during this final weekend of Black Family Month. BMe is a growing network of all races and genders committed to building better communities across…
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Ohio Police Officer Ray Tensing’s Indictment for Killing Unarmed Black Man Dominates Prime-Time News
Body-Camera Footage Fuels Viewers’ Outrage Networks Show Video of Fatal Cincinnati Encounter Despite competing news from a heat wave and the discovery of possible debris from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared last year, the indictment of a University of Cincinnati police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black man commanded prime real estate on…
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National Enquirer Exposes Hulk Hogan’s Racist Rant
Hulk Hogan Fired After Reporters Expose Racist Rant Reporting by the National Enquirer — a supermarket tabloid long scorned by the mainstream media for its sensationalistic stories and questionable journalistic practices — was credited Friday with prompting World Wrestling Entertainment to terminate the contract of its star Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan. “Hulk…
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Sandra Bland’s Controversial Police Encounter and Death Led ABC, CBS, NBC Evening News Shows
Interaction in Police Stop, Past Suicide Attempt at Issue The ABC, CBS and NBC evening news programs led with new reports Wednesday about the death in jail of Sandra Bland after police released a video of her interaction with a Texas state trooper that prompted criticism that the officer had acted improperly. David Montgomery and Michael…
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Fox News MIA in Uproar Over Sandra Bland’s Jail Death?
Social Media Elevate Tragic Case of Sandra Bland A social media campaign demanding attention to the case of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail has borne fruit in the mainstream media, with pieces on Friday’s “CBS Evening News” (video) and “ABC World News,” but, according to Scott Eric Kaufman, writing Friday for Salon,…
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Were My Kin’s White Neighbors Descendants of My Ancestor’s Owners?
Julia Ann Scott (born about 1840, died in December 1893) was my maternal great-great-grandmother, a “mulatto” woman who lived in Lunenburg County, Va. According to her marriage record to Willis Rainey on Aug. 15, 1868, her mother was M. Kensey, but no father was listed. I have suspected for some time that her father was…
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Obama’s Cosby Remarks Suggest a Return to His Blunt Approach From 1st Term
No Timidity in President’s Condemnation of Rape April D. Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks broke through the flood of questions about the potentially historic Iran nuclear deal at President Obama’s news conference Wednesday and told Journal-isms that she was “shocked” by the president’s answer. Her question was about Bill Cosby. “Earlier this year, on…
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Black Twitter Defends Self From L.A. Times Columnist Who Says It’s Not as Progressive, United as It Seems
The premise of Dexter Thomas’ argument was fairly well-intentioned: Black Twitter shouldn’t be thought of as this monolithic group that comes down on the progressive side of issues all the time. The columnist penned an article at the Los Angeles Times arguing that black Twitter, “like white Twitter,” is made up of a diverse group…