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In Penn State Uproar, Pitfalls for Journalists
A day before the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal forced the retirement of legendary coach Joe Paterno, the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News devoted its entire front page to an editorial calling on Penn State University President Graham Spanier to step down. The university’s board of trustees did the paper one better. On Wednesday night, the board…
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Audie Cornish Replaces Michele Norris on NPR
Year’s Posting Keeps Diversity Among Drive-Time Co-Hosts Audie Cornish, who began hosting NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” just two months ago, will replace Michele Norris as co-host of “All Things Considered” while Norris takes a one-year leave from her hosting role, NPR announced on Wednesday. The move keeps an African American woman in the co-host slot.…
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The High Cost of Being an EPA Whistleblower
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo vividly recalls a meeting during her early days at the Environmental Protection Agency. It was 1992, and the MIT-trained African-development expert was one of two black employees in the mostly white, mostly male senior ranks. “Come on in, Marsha,” her supervisor beckoned as she arrived at the conference room. “We’ll make you an…
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A Rapper's Blueprint to Megastardom
Like many rappers, Common has a lot of irons in the fire. He’s been promoting his new memoir, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, which recently landed on the New York Times best-seller list. He’s set to star as a freed slave in AMC’s new Western drama, Hell on Wheels, which begins Nov. 6. He’s…
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Survey Links 'Occupy' Coverage and Support
60 Percent of Those Who Follow News of Protests Favor Them The news media were initially accused of ignoring the Occupy Wall Street protests that have since spread across the country, and a new survey from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Washington Post finds a link between coverage…
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Pat Buchanan's White-Power Obsession
Not only is Patrick Buchanan predicting the death of America as a superpower, but he is blaming it singularly on a “[President Barack] Obama rainbow coalition of peoples of color.” The ascendance of the First Black Family to the White House has driven race-crazed Buchanan over the edge. It was not much of a trip.…
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Yes, There Are Black TV and Film Directors
The near whiteout at the recent Emmys prompted The Root’s recent look at why few minority or women television directors get hired. But don’t think that means that talented and experienced black directors are not available. This gallery showcases some of those men and women. To learn more about black directors, visit the African American…
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Harry Belafonte Looks Back in Memoir
Crooner, Hollywood icon and activist Harry Belafonte looks back at his tumultuous, wildly successful life in his latest memoir, My Song. Belafonte rose from a poverty-ridden childhood to become one of entertainment’s most revered figures while also breaking down racial barriers. More than merely focusing on Belafonte’s exceptional career, My Song delves into the actor-singer’s…
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96-Year-Old Chattanooga Resident Denied Voting ID
With an increasing number of state governments creating new barriers to voting, now comes this story by Ansley Haman at the Chattanooga Times Free Press about Dorothy Cooper. The 96-year-old retired domestic worker — who can recall only one election she was eligible to vote in but didn’t — was recently denied a free voter…
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Kanye Defends Clothing Line
Kanye defends clothing line: “This is my first collection. Please be easy. Please give me a chance to grow. This is not some celebrity sh-t. I don’t f—k with celebrities. I f—k with the creatives in this room, the amazing people who spend every day of their life trying to make the world a more beautiful…