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Chris Brown: Gay-Slur Allegations Are 'Totally Fictitious'
Chris Brown may have used gay slurs before, but not this time, he says. A day after Star magazine reported that Brown spewed homophobic remarks at opposing players during a pickup basketball game, the singer’s rep says not only are the accusations false, but Brown wasn’t even playing basketball on the day the magazine claims.…
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Why Does America Romanticize Slavery?
“This historic treasure, built in 1817, is a phenomenal estate that has very rich history. The historic mansion was designed by Henry Latrobe, designer of the U.S. Capitol building and the finest antebellum architecture. This historical landmark, on 70 acres, is complete with four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, a pool, cabana, tennis courts, chicken barns,…
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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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For My Brother, It Was Rocket Science
The final space shuttle launch this week takes me back to a time when my brother Charles turned our attic into a spaceship where the neighborhood kids would play astronaut. The captain would sit at an old school desk, steering a course through the front window, a portal to outer space and endless adventure. The…
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Shuttle Stars: America's Black Astronauts
From Chicago, Lawrence was selected by the Air Force for astronaut training in 1967. He died a short time later in the crash of an F-104 fighter jet while instructing a student pilot at the controls. Lawrence, who held a Ph.D. in chemistry from Ohio State University, never got to fulfill his dream, but he…
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Obama's Health Care Law Clears Federal Hurdle
The Associated Press is reporting that President Obama’s health care law has cleared a federal appeals hurdle. In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati affirmed Wednesday that Congress can require Americans to have minimum insurance coverage. A conservative law center had challenged the…
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What the Harlem Renaissance Teaches About Gay Rights
One more thought on the idea of homosexuality as wrong, in light of New York state’s legalization of gay marriage last week. The historical perspective is useful in two ways. One is to show how things used to be. The other is to get a sense of how today is going to look when it…
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Gay Black Men and the Women Who Love Them
In recent news, high-profile African-American men have come out of the closet. The latest to announce that they are gay are CNN News anchor Don Lemon and Georgia State Rep. Rashad Taylor, both of whom named homophobia in the black community as one of their reasons for previously staying quiet about the matter. When I…
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John Legend Surprises Church, Michelle Travels in Style and More
Michelle Obama travels in style: The first lady gets attention for her fashion choices wherever she goes. Check out the Washington Post’s gallery of images from her trip to Africa. Russell Simmons’ prepaid card investigated: hidden fees? Simmons’ prepaid Visa card is facing scrutiny from the Florida Attorney General’s Office, which claims that the card…
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Blacks: Having the Most Homophobic Month Ever
This time of the year should be celebratory for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. It’s LGBT Pride Month, which was made official by President Barack Obama in 2010. New York City’s Pride events kick off this week, and in a matter of days, New York may become the most populous state in…