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CNN: Can't Find Anyone of Color Qualified
CNN’s top executive has all but said that the on-air journalists of color it employs are not ready for prime time, and deployed Mark Whitaker, the former Newsweek editor who recently became a CNN news executive, to talk with the National Association of Black Journalists about finding more suitable ones. In a statement protesting CNN’s…
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Haitian-American Politicos to Watch
Most Americans, if they were aware of Haitian Americans at all, associated them with a long list of negative images — as poor refugees and non-English speakers, or simply as illegal immigrants — long before the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake put Haiti in the international spotlight. There are, of course, Haitian Americans who face many…
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DSK, the Chambermaid and Justice
It was like Tawana Brawley all over again. That was my first thought upon hearing late last week that the Guinean hotel chambermaid who had accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, of rape “had credibility problems.” She had ties to a drug gang. She had lied on her asylum application.…
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Media 'U-Turn' on Strauss-Kahn Hotel Maid
West African Accuser Loses Sympathetic Status The hotel maid who accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of forcing her into a sexual encounter has lost her status as a sympathetic figure in the American media as reporters and prosecutors say they have uncovered inconsistent statements and lies about her past. ” ‘Until today, it was white versus black,…
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Hazing Lawsuit: And the Deaths Keep Coming
Another promising life ended, another senseless death in the name of brotherhood. The latest victim making headlines is Cornell University sophomore George Desdunes, a 19-year-old Haitian immigrant, who died on Feb. 25 from alcohol poisoning while pledging Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The aspiring doctor allegedly had his hands bound with zip ties and duct tape and…
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Black Voices Gets Redesign, New Top Editor
HuffPost Picks Editors for Black, Latino Sites Two to Be Integrated Into Huffington Post “Platform” New top editors have been named for Black Voices and AOL Latino, and the two sites – now under the direction of the Huffington Post – will migrate from AOL to the Huffington site, or “platform,” according to Mario Ruiz,…
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Gannett Wanted No Group 'Adversely Impacted' by Layoffs
“We have maintained our percentage of female and minority employees over the last few years despite reductions and we work very hard to make sure it’s a fair process for all employees.” The National Association of Black Journalists said in a statement Wednesday that it had “received reports that there are fewer or no people…
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Juan Williams Praises Obama as First Daddy
“Last week the First Husband and First Daddy, better known as President Obama, was asked if losing next year’s election would devastate him,” Juan Williams wrote on Father’s Day for the Fox News website. ‘I’m sure there are days when I say one term is enough,’ he told ‘The Today Show’. ‘Michelle and the kids…
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What's Michelle Obama Doing in Africa?
Whether speaking to students in Mexico, Brazil, the U.K. or Washington, D.C., first lady Michelle Obama has always focused on leadership, encouraging young people to excel academically, serve their communities and know that they control their destinies. Reflecting her own personal story, it’s an inspirational and sometimes emotional message that Mrs. Obama will revisit this…
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2012 Campaign: Who Is Katherine Archuleta?
I’ll admit: Last week when the Obama 2012 re-election campaign announced its new political director, I thought: “Who?” But even if the president’s pick, Katherine Archuleta, doesn’t yet have national name recognition, she’s certainly a strong political operative: 1. She’s the chief of staff to Secretary Hilda Solis in the U.S. Department of Labor. 2.…