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'Scandal' Fans: Guilty by Association?
(The Root) — I love Scandal. The storylines are incredibly addictive; the show has a great blend of humor and drama; and the chemistry between Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope and Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant (Tony Goldwyn), the married love of Olivia’s life — and president of the United States — is crazy. However, since the ABC…
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Black Writers' Varying Views of 'Django'
“Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ has become embroiled in the second major controversy of awards season,” Steve Pond wrote Wednesday for the Wrap. “The director’s liberal use of the N-word, and his temerity in tackling the issue of slavery, has drawn fire from some prominent African-Americans and impassioned defenses from others. “Like the turmoil stirred up…
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Were Rob Parker's Racial Comments Right?
(The Root) — Though the Washington Redskins captured the NFC East title for the first time since 1999 after defeating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, it’s still hard to forget the recent media firestorm centered on the winning team’s star African-American rookie quarterback, Robert Griffin III. During a December broadcast of ESPN’s First Take,…
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NRA: Inspired by Black Panthers?
The National Rifle Association was inspired by the Black Panthers? Yes, according to Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at UCLA School of Law and author of “Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America.” Winkler said over the weekend on NPR’s “On the Media”: “One of the surprising things I…
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ESPN Suspends Rob Parker for 30 Days
Others Disciplined, “Oversight” of “First Take” Pledged ESPN announced Thursday that it is suspending commentator Rob Parker for 30 days over his on-air remarks about Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, tightening editorial oversight of the “First Take” show and taking “appropriate disciplinary measures” against employees who played a role in allowing Parker’s remarks on…
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Tim Scott Doesn't Represent Black Progress
Adolph L. Reed Jr. argues at the New York Times that excitement over South Carolina’s newest senator doesn’t change the fact that modern black Republicans tend to be tokens rather than signs of real progress. WHEN Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina announced on Monday that she would name Representative Tim Scott to the Senate,…
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Newtown: Intersection of Thorny Issues
“There’s been a lot of talk about media in the wake of the horrific shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., as the world struggles to understand something that may be beyond rational thought,” media critic Eric Deggans wrote Monday in the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times. “Big picture-wise, I think America is experiencing…
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Gabourey Sidibe: Not Just 'Precious,' Part 2
The Root) — Gabourey Sidibe, who scored an Oscar nomination for her starring role in Precious two years ago, was happy to take on another role portraying a troubled teen in Yelling to the Sky. But she had one big problem with writer and first-time feature-film director Victoria Mahoney’s script. She wasn’t really keen on…
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Pulitzer Winner Robin Givhan Laid Off
Fashion Journalist Leaving Newsweek/Daily Beast Robin Givhan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion journalist, is among those laid off from Newsweek and the Daily Beast, according to Joe Coscarelli, writing Friday for the Daily Intel column of New York magazine. ” ‘I plan to work on my book about the 1973 Versailles fashion show and look for…
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Jovan Belcher Coverage Praised, Panned
News outlets were praised and criticized for their coverage of the murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher, the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker who killed his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself Saturday. Not only did commentators evaluate coverage of the tragedy by CBS, ESPN and the NFL Network as a news event, but they also…