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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…
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Black Women and the White Men They Love
The Somali supermodel and businesswoman was set up with British rock royalty David Bowie by their shared hairdresser. “It was nerve-racking at the beginning, the first five minutes, but we got along very famously, and we have been together since then,” she said in an interview. The power couple walked down the aisle in 1992…
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Chappelle TV Rumors 'Absolutely Untrue'
Entertainment Weekly reports that Dave Chappelle is not planning a return to television, despite rumors that started last month when he made reference to planning a comeback at a stand-up show in San Francisco. Online paper the Daily wrote that the former Comedy Central star was plotting to reboot his TV career by making a…
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Odd Future: 213 Uses of 'F—-t' Not Homophobic
In today’s addition to the “I didn’t mean it that way, so it’s impossible for me to consider that you might have taken it that way” file, Odd Future’s Tyler, the Creator has shrugged off criticism of his liberal use of homophobic language (he uses the word “faggot” 213 times on one album) after attracting…
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Samuel Jackson Reads 'Go the F— to Sleep,' and More
Samuel Jackson reads Go the F—- to Sleep: When novelist and author Adam Mansbach was dealing with his daughter’s countless sleepless nights, he took to writing down his feelings on the fairly frustrating matter. What resulted was Go the F—- To Sleep, a picture book expressing many parents’ most frustrated bedtime sentiments. Now you can…
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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.…
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Miami Police Accused of Destroying Evidence of Memorial Day Shooting
In a new development in the racially charged controversy surrounding the deadly shootings by police officers at Miami’s Annual Memorial Day Urban Beach Week Festival, the Miami Herald reports that a couple who filmed the incident has accused officers of intimidation, destroying evidence and twisting the facts. Narces Benoit and his girlfriend, Ericka Davis, told…
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Black AIDS Institute and NAACP Grade U.S. Presidents' Responses to AIDS
During the 30-year fight against AIDS, several U.S. presidents have been faced with tackling the country’s HIV/AIDS epidemic — and according to the Black AIDS Institute and the NAACP, not all have risen to the occasion. In the report 30 Years Is Enuf! the two organizations graded five presidents from the last three decades —…