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Dorothy Height's Legacy in Print
Some Wednesday newspapers had a photo of Dorothy Height on the front page, or more likely, relegated her death to an inside page. But in the Washington Post, the image of civil rights leader dominated the paper. A photo of the longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women, who died in Washington on…
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President Obama May Not Get What He Wants on the Supreme Court
They don’t always get what they want, but I’m hoping that President Barack Obama sticks to his values as he nominates a new justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. That appointee would replace Justice John Paul Stevens, who has announced that he is retiring in June. Here are a few examples of surprises to presidents…
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Daryl Gates, Controversial LAPD Chief, Dies at 83
Daryl Gates, former LAPD chief, dies at 83 Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep pace with a city undergoing dramatic racial and ethnic changes, has died,…
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Former Cheetah Girl's "Spectacular" Video Grade: F-
Below is one of the better critiques (read: dirt naps) handed out regarding Kiely Williams’ racy new single “Spectacular.” AJ Plaid of Racialicious provides the commentary Where some folks go from finger-wagging to full-on outrage is the consensuality: was it there if Williams was already drunk and getting drunker by her one-night partner? Statistics say…
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Opinion: Virginia's Move to Bar Ex-Cons from Voting Is Disgraceful
Below is an editorial from the Washington Post staff regarding Virginia’s efforts to bar ex-felons from voting AS A CANDIDATE last fall, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell earned praise and reinforced his carefully nurtured image as a moderate by pledging to streamline the cumbersome process by which nonviolent former felons may regain their voting rights…
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Two Black Editors Celebrate Pulitzer Day
Michael Days, Greg Moore See Staffers Win Honors “The newsroom was quiet this afternoon, save for the sound of a nervous editor repeatedly clicking his mouse while staring at a computer screen,” David Gambacorta wrote Monday for the Philadelphia Daily News. “Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. “Finally, at 3 o’clock, the silence was pierced by a euphoric…
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NEWS STAND: Virginia Apologies, Smoking on Planes, Tiki Barber Splits, Tax-Free Americans, and more..
Southern Discomfort: Virginia Governor Apologizes for Slavery Omission in Confederate History Month Proclamation http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/07/2260440.aspx Gee, thanks. That takes the sting out of a month commemorating the oppression of black folks. Like the good ol’ boy that he is, Republican Gov. Robert F. McDonnell apologized for omitting slavery in his Confederate History Month proclamation. An oversight…
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Sky Marshals Not Known for Their Sense of Humor
Qatari diplomat Mohammed al Modadi is a rascal. Seems like he was smoking a cig in the plane lavatory and when the marshals came to investigate, he responded “I’m lighting my shoes on fire.” They responded by folding him up. Authorities say the diplomat was wrestled to the ground and two F-16 fighter jets were…
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Your Take: Why We Need Anti-Bullying Legislation
Last week, Northwestern Massachusetts District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel took action to reverse a terrible trend plaguing families and schools across the country: the rise of “bullicide.” Scheibel filed charges against nine high school students at South Hadley High School as a result of the death of Phoebe Prince. Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant, hanged herself…
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The Audacity of Erykah Badu
Because by this time next week the world will have moved on from the Erykah Badu controversy, let me say a little sumthin’ sumthin’ about Ms. Badu’s striptease in Dealey Plaza, where John F. Kennedy bought it 47 years ago. Let me make it clear from the jump. I am not a prude, puritan or…