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Pundits: Romney Sort of Endorsed Obama
President Obama was judged the winner of Monday night’s final debate of the campaign season, with challenger Mitt Romney leaving pundits debating why he now agreed with the president on so many foreign policy issues. “If this debate had gone on for 30 more minutes, Romney was going to endorse Obama,” Van Jones, the former…
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Black TV Watch: Prison Survival
(The Root) — This weekend’s shows taught many life lessons. Not only did we learn about jazz and Christmastime government corruption in New Orleans, but we were privy to impromptu, hood-rigged medicine in a zombie-filled prison. Vital skills, vital skills. The Walking Dead (Sunday, 9 p.m. ET; AMC) “There’s no government, no hospital, no police. It’s…
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Celebrating Diversity in Corporate America
(The Root) — As one of his first orders of business since being named the president and CEO of the Executive Leadership Council, Ronald C. Parker addressed a crowd of about 2,000 at his organization’s annual Recognition Gala Thursday night. At the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center outside of Washington, D.C., Parker, formerly a senior vice…
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What Makes Street Harassers Think Touching Is OK?
Clutch magazine‘s Danielle C. Belton says that men in New York have been testing her “friendliness” with physical contact that really crosses a line. … But when I really thought about it, how often had this happened where a guy grabbing me and pulling me in a direction I had no interest in going got…
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Couple Sues Doctors for Botched Baby Birth
In what can only be described as a parent’s worst nightmare, a Missouri couple are suing a team of doctors for separating their newborn son’s head from his neck during delivery — then trying to cover it up. Arteisha Betts and Travis Ammonette were advised that she should deliver via cesarian section by their OB-GYN,…
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Poor Minority Schools Lack Student Media
Overall, 33% Have Online Component, Study Finds High schools that don’t have their own student media “are largely poor and have high minority populations, often depriving the students of a vital educational opportunity,” the University of Kansas reported Wednesday. Moreover, “While the Internet has steadily become a larger part of media over the past decade-plus,…
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Polls: Debate Produced Surge for Romney
“In the five days since Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was declared by many the winner of the first presidential debate, political watchers have waited to see if polls would shift in response to his performance. And, they did,” NPR reported on Monday. “Not only has the Gallup tracking poll tightened to a tie —…
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MacArthur Fellows Take on the Black Experience
On Tuesday the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation unveiled 2012’s list of MacArthur fellows. Each of the 23 honorees, selected for their creativity and promise to contribute positively in the future, was awarded an unrestricted $500,000 grant to reward and encourage their work. For at least three of the recipients — Junot Díaz,…
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TJ Holmes: 'I Finally Made It'
BET launched “Don’t Sleep” Monday night, its news/talk show vehicle for longtime CNN newsman T.J. Holmes. “We are promoting this show on-air, in-market — we have a Don’t Sleep Tour bus that has been to nearly 20 cities including the RNC, DNC and CBC!” spokeswoman Jeanine D. Liburd told Journal-isms by email Monday, referring to…
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16 Blacks Who Added Flavor to Late Night
When former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes debuts his new talk show, Don’t Sleep! Oct. 1 at 11 p.m. ET on BET, he’ll be facing more than stiff competition from The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and late local news. Attracting an audience at night has been a challenge for even the most talented stars. Here…