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Kermit Gosnell: Crime, Class and Race
Two years ago, a headline writer wrote this over a story by Lynette Holloway for The Root: “Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has been charged with eight counts of murder. Both sides of the abortion debate are having a field day with this case. But what happens to poor women of color facing unwanted pregnancies?” Holloway…
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B Corporations, An Alternative for Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs who wish to start a corporation that is strictly for profit may register either a C. Corp or an S. Corp. Should they choose not to register as a corporation they have the option to function as a partnership or limited liability company. Until recently, companies that wished to operate for a public benefit…
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Rand Paul Must Think Blacks Have Amnesia
(The Root) — So now we know the basis of Kentucky’s libertarian Sen. Rand Paul’s strategy for expanding the Republican Party’s appeal to African Americans: amnesia. That’s the only conclusion I can reach after watching the C-SPAN broadcast of Paul’s 52-minute appearance today at Howard University. He deserves credit for appearing before a potentially hostile…
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On the Scene at the '42' Premiere
(The Root) — The stars of 42 mixed it up with baseball Hall of Famers and other celebrities at Tuesday night’s premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Many of the attendees reflected on the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the Hall of Fame baseball player who wore the No. 42 for…
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Capital Chicken & Waffles Brings a West Coast Favorite to Washington D.C.
When thinking of D.C. area cuisine either Maryland crabs or hometown staple Mumbo sauce may come to mind, but young entrepreneur Sharisse Barksdale is determined to bring her southern roots and west coast favorite dish of chicken and waffles to the nation’s capital. Barksdale is the owner of Capital Chicken & Waffles (CCW) food truck,…
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Was Jackie Robinson Court-Martialed?
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…
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How Ebert Championed Diversity in Film
Among the tributes to the likability, insight and journalistic skill of America’s most well-known film critic, Roger Ebert, was praise for the way Ebert expressed his appreciation for diversity in his professional and personal lives. Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times critic who became more broadly well-known as half of the television team of Siskel and Ebert, died…
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Layoffs Sting More for Blacks, Latinos
The contraction of the news industry and the recent recession hit black and Latino journalists harder than whites, the American Society of News Editors has established, and a new study suggests that those journalists might have been less financially equipped to withstand the layoffs than their white counterparts. The Pew Charitable Trusts’ “Hard Choices: Navigating…
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Roland Martin: Black Journo of the Year
The National Association of Black Journalists has named Roland Martin its Journalist of the Year for 2013, the organization announced Wednesday, lining up behind the journalist and commentator after CNN refused to renew Martin’s contract. In another development, Soledad O’Brien, another journalist of color whose role at CNN is being diminished, included Martin on her…
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The Blackest White Folks We Know 2.0
Some of these white men and women stand with us in solidarity, and the others do when it’s convenient. Either way, this list is full of black allies and black imitators, as well as those who relish the title but are also really happy to go to sleep at night knowing that it’s not actually…