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The Real Guide for Black College Freshmen
It’s August, and thousands of black kids are either headed off to college for the first time or are returning to school for the second, fifth or 15th year. Hey, man, I don’t judge. But it’s also time for those kids to be bombarded with “Prepping for College” articles, and I have to say that…
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Russell Simmons Supports Mosque at the Center of Controversy
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has made his opinion about the controversial mosque being built two blocks from Ground Zero abundantly clear. He believes in religious freedom and is using his apartment overlooking the site to express it. The nine windows on the top story of the Liberty Street building have been taken up by large signs.…
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The Changing Face of Political Power in New Orleans
The era of black power in New Orleans begins with the rising of a Moon and ends with the setting of a son. Maurice “Moon” Landrieu, who is white, is widely credited as the elected official responsible for not only helping usher in desegregation in Louisiana but also finally opening New Orleans’ city hall to…
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg Endorses D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has been endorsed by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who says the District is “more accountable, more transparent and more effective” under the young mayor. Fenty said the endorsement “brings my political career full circle.” He said he turned to Bloomberg and New York for inspiration for the District’s…
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Could More Blacks in Banking Have Prevented the Meltdown?
Last month Politico reported on a “little-noticed” section of the Wall Street reform bill. It gives the feds power to kill contracts with firms that fail to initiate workplace diversity. The law requires “fair inclusion” of women and minorities and “goes further than previous attempts by regulators to promote diversity in the financial sector.” The…
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Study: ‘Soul Food’ Kills
OK, that’s a little dramatic. Nonetheless, my alma mater has delivered, on a scarlet-and-gray platter, the latest nail in the coffin of African-American eating habits. (Emphases and edits, mine): Researchers looking for differences in eating habits of African Americans based on whether or not they had Type 2 diabetes uncovered an unexpected result: No matter…
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Black Conservatives Bar Press from National Gathering
A throng of black conservatives is meeting at the National Press Club today and, somewhat ironically, barring the press from their proceedings. More than a dozen right-wing African American leaders—some of them more infamous than famous—are set to speak at the event, including Alan Keyes, Star Parker, Timothy F. Johnson of the Frederick Douglass Foundation,…
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Nike Waxes Poetic About Big Butts in Ad
Nike releases a print ad affirming the beauty of a big butt. Pump your brakes, because it’s not all benevolent. The company is also trying to sell a new butt-enhancing shoe. Through poetry, the athletic giant celebrates the beauty of a round butt, even though the model in the ad is scantily clad and racially…
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Steele Cancels Appearance Before Black Journalists
GOP Chairman Was Sure to Be Questioned About Breitbart The advance team for Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told the National Association of Black Journalists on Friday that Steele was canceling the panel discussion scheduled later in the day at its convention in San Diego because of food poisoning, NABJ announced. An RNC statement…
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Hugh Hefner: Civil Rights Activist?
With NBC’s new series The Playboy Club premiering Sept. 19, 2011, The Root’s editorial staff decided to revisit another side of the original Playboy Club nightclub-chain founder. Hugh Hefner isn’t one of the names you usually think of when you hear the words “civil rights pioneer.” So I was more than a little dubious when…