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Have I Wasted the Civil Rights Legacy?
(The Root) — I have a friend, a good friend, with whom I share an affliction. He, too, comes from a good family that has done many great things in the face of dire situations, which he and I would learn about only in books. We read about the “Whites Only” bathrooms, lunch counters, the…
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Networks 'Never Seem to Find That Person of Color'
“PBS and Al Jazeera America are shaking up the status quo by hiring a diverse group of journalists for key on-air positions. The moves reflect the networks’ conscious effort to become more multicultural in their approach, executives tell TheWrap,” Sara Morrison wrote Sunday for The Wrap. “When Gwen Ifill. . . and Judy Woodruff were named the co-anchors of PBS…
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Some of My Best Friends Are White
(The Root) — When the Lena Dunham-created show Girls became a hit for HBO, one of the complaints was the show’s lack of diversity despite being set in ethnically diverse New York City. Well, as it turned out, Dunham admitted (in a more eloquent way than I’m about to put it) that she didn’t write…
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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…