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Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?
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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The IRS Scandal: A Reality Check
(The Root) — For the Obama administration’s critics, Steven T. Miller, the ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service, might now serve as the face of the overreaching, politically intimidating and criminal behavior of big government under this president. That message is filtering from Republicans amid Miller’s testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee…
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IRS Scandal: Not So Black and White?
“The burgeoning ‘scandal’ over how the IRS chose for review 75 applicants for tax-exempt status puts on full display an unfortunate tendency in journalism — to quote people accurately without explaining the underlying context,” David Cay Johnston wrote Wednesday for Columbia Journalism Review. “Yes, it is as wrong for IRS employees to select groups to…
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Bill Maher Responds to White Guys. Why Not to Wayne Brady?
Morris W. O’Kelly writes at the Huffington Post that the talk-show host only picks fights that he thinks he can win. But with Wayne Brady, he lost badly. It’s about time Bill Maher responded to Wayne Brady. Not because he owes Brady any sort of explanation or apology for his previous jokes about Brady supposedly…
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There Must Be a Serious IRS Probe
Writing at the Washington Post, Jamelle Bouie predicts that reaction to the Internal Revenue Service’s reported targeting of conservative groups is more likely to result in a “scandal circus” than in a serious look at the 501(c)4 designation. Already, there are calls for investigations, resignations, and new legislation. At Slate, David Weigel reports that Ohio…
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How Lil Wayne and Rick Ross Lost: When Hip-Hop Polices Itself
Billboard breaks down the trend of hip-hop fans holding MCs accountable for inappropriate lyrics and ads, versus the days of C. Delores Tucker and gangsta rap when the accusations came from outside of the hip-hop community. The women who took Rick Ross down — for a lyric about drugging a girl and “enjoying” her —…
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Do Whites Have a Mental-Health Edge?
(The Root) — Lisa Nicole Carson, the former star of Ally McBeal and Jason’s Lyric, seemed poised to address rumors swirling about her alleged battles with mental illness during her mysterious, decade-long absence from Hollywood. When asked directly by Essence Magazine in 2009 about rumors that she battled either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, she replied,…
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The Onion on Chris Beating Rihanna: Offensive or Funny?
Here’s an excerpt from a story The Onion published with the headline “Heartbroken Chris Brown Always Thought Rihanna Was Woman He’d Beat to Death.” After revealing yesterday that he had recently split up with longtime girlfriend Rihanna, a heartbroken Chris Brown tearfully told reporters that he always thought the 25-year-old singer was going to be…
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Cleveland Rescuer a Viral Sensation
Interviews Produce “Internet Hero We’ve Been Waiting For” “He likes to grill out, eat McDonald’s and listen to salsa music. Charles Ramsey has also just become famous not only for his actions Monday in helping three Cleveland women escape from years of being held captive in a Cleveland house, but also for his interview he…
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TJ Holmes: I'm a Free Agent
T.J. Holmes Says He’s Officially a Free Agent Black Entertainment Television finally acknowledged Thursday that it will not bring back T.J. Holmes’ “Don’t Sleep!” late night news/talk show, eight months after its initial launch. Holmes told Journal-isms on Friday, “I’m a completely free agent.” Holmes left his job as a CNN weekend anchor in December 2011…