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No Mrs. O: Washington Post's DNC Mishap
Neighbors Buttonholed Staffers Over Missing Coverage “My favorite caller of the week was an erudite, sharp-witted woman who said she had been a Post subscriber since 1962,” Ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton wrote Sunday to readers of the Washington Post print edition. “After going through her entire paper on Wednesday morning, she said, ‘I couldn’t believe…
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For-Profit Colleges: Good for Black Students?
While black students are between 10 and 13 percent of the students at two- and four-year public colleges, they’re 22 percent of for-profit colleges. What’s going on? Here’s what Tressie McMillan Cottom, a Ph.D. student in Emory University’s sociology department, told Colorlines: “We have unequal K through 12 schools that haven’t prepared everyone equally for…
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Minaj and Obama Sort Out Romney 'Endorsement'
It seems the loop is finally closed on the bizarre story of non-voting rapper Nicki Minaj’s apparent lyrical “endorsement” of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Her “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy b——es are f—-ing up the economy” had Twitter followers hoping for her death, and more serious commentators questioning the responsibility…
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How to Build a Black Relationship Bomb
Very Smart Brothas‘ Damon Young gives his comedic take on what happens when we idealize high-profile African-American couples. Step 1: Find a famous Black couple, and hold them and their relationships up as infallible paragons of everything right with Black love, Black dating, Black relationships, Black sex, and Black marriage It does not matter if…
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Minaj's Romney Endorsement Should Give Us Pause
Ebony‘s Michael Arceneaux says the artist’s use of creative license to make a political statement that her fans could take seriously was irresponsible. Speaking with MTV News in August, Minaj told the site, “That’s gon’ be real funny.” before adding, “I’m really excited for the kids to hear it.” We’ve now heard it and what…
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Nicki Minaj Opens Up About Childhood Abuse
Nicki Minaj, who recently “endorsed” GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in song lyrics (“I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney/You lazy b—ches is f—king up the economy”) made some revealing statements in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that sounded more sincere and will likely be taken much more seriously than her political views. “When…
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Nicki Minaj 'Endorses' Romney
Forget the parties’ platforms and the speeches made at their respective conventions. We know that Nicki Minaj’s take on the 2012 presidential race is the piece of data you’ve been waiting for while deciding how to cast your vote. And it’s official. She has made an “endorsement” (if song lyrics count as such) of GOP…
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Meet Paul Ryan's Black 'College Sweetheart'
When CNN reported that Mitt Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, had a past “college sweetheart” who was African American, The Root’s Keli Goff said she was somewhat surprised but ultimately concluded, “[I]f you want to know where a politician’s heart lies when it comes to a particular community, it may be best to look at…
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Michelle Obama Slave Image: Racist Art?
(The Root) — Slavery is bad. Hadn’t you heard? The vast majority of African Americans with Southern ancestry are the descendants of slaves. Didn’t you know? And Michelle Obama, the first lady of these United States, is no exception. Were you not familiar with that narrative? If not, the Spanish publication Magazine de Fuera de…
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Black Woman Arrested After Anti-White Rant
In a piece at Madame Noire, Brande Victorian weighs in on the case of a black woman who was arrested in London after she went on an anti-white rant on a public bus. The woman should have kept it to herself, Victorian argues, because now she’s in legal trouble. I doubt the black woman who…