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First Stations Pull Limbaugh Show
Ad Boycott Called “Uncomfortable but Not Crippling” “The nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh radio show has been pulled from Hilo radio station KPUA-AM 670 in the aftermath of his offensive remarks about a woman who spoke in favor of health plan coverage for contraception,” Erika Engle wrote Monday in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, using material from the…
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Vickie Burns Leaving NBC in LA
Vickie Burns, who came to NBC’s Los Angeles station as vice president/news after holding vice president positions at NBC stations in New York and Los Angeles, is stepping down at KNBC and leaving NBC, she said Friday. “Vickie is pursuing other opportunities — in and out of the company; her last day at the station,…
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Watch This: Obama's New 'Hipster Fedora'
The economy is looking up, so it’s harder to make the old “bad leader” argument. It’s not surprising, then, that Republicans are back to the “he’s stuck up”-themed criticism of President Obama. And they’re still doing it with a straight face. Last week Obama was a “snob” for wanting all Americans to have the opportunity…
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Julianne Malveaux Quits as College Pres
After 5 Years, Pundit Says It’s Longest She’s Held a Job Julianne Malveaux, the politically progressive economist and commentator, has resigned as president of Bennett College for Women “to pursue other challenges” [PDF], the college announced on Tuesday. Malveaux , 58, has been president of the small historically black school in Greensboro, N.C., since 2007.…
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NPR Names Heads of News Operation
NPR Friday named Kinsey Wilson and Margaret Low Smith as top executives in the NPR News chain of command, apparently without considering any people of color for the positions. In January, Alex P. Kellogg, one of NPR’s two black male on-air journalists, left the network after 14 months on the job, reaffirming that the network’s…
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DC News Director Quits, Citing Ethics
Jim Asendio, likely the highest-ranking African American news director at a top-tier NPR affiliate, resigned at WAMU-FM in the nation’s capital on Tuesday “because I did not agree with an upper management decision to have working journalists attend a donor-only, station-sponsored event,” he said. “I do not believe that reporters should be exposed to the…
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Watch This: Obamas at Black Museum Groundbreaking
At today’s groundbreaking ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, speakers included President Obama, the museum’s director, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and former first lady Laura Bush. In comments about the impact he hopes the museum will have, President Obama said, “At moments like this,…
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4 Questions With Beverly Johnson
Since she was 17, supermodel Beverly Johnson has been recognized primarily for her classic beauty. This seems appropriate, considering that Johnson, who turns 60 in October, has graced more than 500 magazine covers, including her historic shoot as American Vogue’s first black cover girl in 1976. Yes, Johnson may be gorgeous, but don’t sleep on…
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Crazy Talk: Model Stands Behind Racism
The only thing more disturbing than Australian model Ellen Musk’s recent Facebook posts calling indigenous Australians “c—ns” and “n—gers” is her clueless reaction to the backlash against them. The 18-year-old told the Northern Territory News newspaper, “People think that I am a horrible racist person, but everybody is racist in some way or another.” She…
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Lawsuit in FAMU Death Reveals Details of Hazing
The Associated Press is reporting that the parents of the Florida A&M band member who died after being hazed have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the owner and driver of the charter bus where the ritual took place. They have also released details about what might have happened the night Robert Champion died. The suit…