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Former Ambassador Defends Obama’s NSA Spying Program
A month after then-President Bill Clinton appointed Charles R. Stith as his new ambassador to Tanzania, the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam was bombed by Al Qaeda. It happened pre-9/11, in August 1998, and Stith was tasked with restoring the embassy while “promoting American trade and investment in Africa.” Today, Stith is director of the…
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Who Were the Harlem Hellfighters?
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. 54:…
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Miami Herald Reporter Freed in Venezuela
U.S. of “Enormous Assistance” Despite Frosty Relations Venezuela released Miami Herald reporter Jim Wyss after nearly 48 hours in custody, the Miami Herald reported. World Editor John Yearwood, who went to Venezuela to help secure Wyss’ release, messaged Journal-isms from Caracas, “There’s no question that the release would not have happened this quickly without the…
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Don Lemon Explains His Position on Stop-and-Frisk
Don Lemon Protests, “I Am Not Supporting Stop-and-Frisk” CNN Anchor Reviled for Commentary on Joyner Radio Show CNN anchor Don Lemon, reviled on social media for a commentary headlined, “STOP and FRISK: Would You Rather Be Politically Correct or Safe and Alive?” told Journal-isms categorically Wednesday, “I am not supporting stop-and-frisk” and said his remarks…
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Tear Down Monuments of Confederate Generals and Slavers?
Newspapers Won’t Rock Boat on Tributes to “Lost Cause” The new movie “12 Years a Slave,” based on a true story, establishes beyond doubt that American slavery was the very definition of evil. So why do monuments to those who fought to perpetuate the evil still dot the landscape of Southern states? And what are…
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‘Ask a Slave’: How Did You Get to Be a House Maid?
(The Root) — Born out of her experience playing the slave maid of George Washington at his Mount Vernon estate, actress Azie Mira Dungey’s acclaimed Web series, Ask a Slave, is a tragicomic homage to the questions she encountered there. Dungey plays the slave Lizzie Mae in the series, which begins its second season on…
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Which Black Governor Was Almost a Senator?
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. (The Root) — Amazing Fact About the…
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Obama Hosts Meetings With Columnists
Obama Likes “Bull Sessions” With Columnists Handful of Black Journalists Have Participated Even as the Obama administration is being criticized as the “most closed, control freak administration I’ve ever covered,” in the words of David E. Sanger of the New York Times, President Obama himself is increasingly talking at length in off-the-record sessions with small…
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From Which Port Was Slave Ancestor Sold?
(The Root) — “I’ve completed the African Ancestry paternal lineage test and it says that I have Angolan heritage. I would like to find information about the ports that people from Angola were sold from to the United States — and where they landed —- in hopes of pinpointing where my Angolan ancestors came from. My…
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Beyoncé, Skilled Photobomber
(The Root) — If Beyoncé is going to be perfect, she could at least be bad at taking photos. Geez. At a concert in Australia, Beyoncé descended from her throne onstage to sing with her fans in the audience. A smart teenage girl moved quickly to capture the moment with her phone, and she ended…