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Orlando Sentinel Editor Ousted in Restructuring
Mark Russell, whose nearly three years as editor of the Orlando Sentinel were marked by coverage of the Trayvon Martin case and the hazing death of a marching band member at Florida A&M University, was ousted Wednesday in a reorganization that eliminated his job. Russell was replaced by Avido Khahaifa [pdf], a corporate manager who is…
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At-Risk Youths: What Can Obama Really Do?
(The Root) — The teen years. It’s that time we spend becoming the adults we are today. Days are supposed to be filled with school, dating, friends, SATs and growing up. But that idyllic scenario doesn’t ring true for all. Not for one group between the ages of 15 and 19, who may not make…
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George Zimmerman and the Price of Infamy
(The Root) — Last week George Zimmerman — found innocent of murder, but still the killer of teen Trayvon Martin — was pulled over by a police officer in Forney, Texas, east of Dallas. Nothing happened. In fact, the only detail of note was that Zimmerman was packing heat in the glove compartment (which he…
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Strong Black Women Do Cry
Danielle C. Belton, writing at Clutch magazine, details her own emotional history in a fresh and revealing piece about, well, crying. She argues that it’s not just for white girls or something that black women do out of anger. Black women deal with a lot of “expectations” about our behavior and what we should or should…
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Armstrong Williams to Buy TV Station?
Commentator and entrepreneur Armstrong Williams said Monday that there is “no doubt” that he plans to buy WMMP-TV in Charleston, S.C., his home state, from Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Allbritton Communications announced Monday it has agreed to sell its seven television stations to Sinclair for $985 million. Williams’ good relations with Sinclair are paying off.…
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Connects Zimmerman With Stop and Frisk
William C. Thompson Jr. is the only black candidate in the New York City mayoral race. He has never spoken out explicitly against Gotham City’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy. But in a New York Times article, Thompson not only came out against stop and frisk but also drew a correlation between the policy and George Zimmerman’s…
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Why Assimilation Is a 'Dirty Word'
Assimilation is a “dirty word” because the term is conflicted, Danielle C. Belton writes at Clutch magazine, especially now, when race and racism have been pushed to the fore as topics of discussion in America. Assimilate is a dirty word for me because in reference to black people surviving in America it’s both necessary and…
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Trayvon's Parents to Join Black Journos
The National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday provided more details of its plans to discuss the George Zimmerman trial at its convention next week in Kissimmee, Fla., near Orlando, as talk of a boycott of the state over the not-guilty verdict seemed overshadowed by conflicting reports. “The conference will open with a dynamic plenary session,…
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Native American Journalists on Trayvon Martin
The fallout from the George Zimmerman trial was in the air Friday, as President Obama made a surprise speech about the verdict in the White House press briefing room. But at the National Native Media Conference in Tempe, Ariz., where the Native American Journalists Association was meeting, other topics ruled the day. The words “George…
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The 4th Annual Tin Cup Awards
(The Root) — The Washington Government Relations Group, the oldest organization for African-American government-relations professionals, is holding its Fourth Annual Tin Cup Awards Dinner on Wednesday, July 24, at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. The dinner honors individuals for their continued “commitment to the enrichment of African-American government relations professionals.” This year’s awards recipients…