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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…
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Erykah Badu Charged Over Video Nudity
At least one bystander didn’t appreciate having a “Window Seat” to Erykah Badu’s nakedness at the spot where a president was assassinated, and now it may cost her. Neosoul singer Erykah Badu faces a disorderly conduct charge for her nude music video shoot in downtown Dallas’ Dealey Plaza, officials announced Friday. Badu, a Dallas native,…
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Alicia Keys, Unleashed
Remember Alicia Keys? The first version. Nine years ago the classically trained pianist and vocalist burst on to the music scene. In 2001 when the New York native dropped her debut album, Songs in A Minor, she was a cornrowed, oversized fedora wearing, nearly androgynous stick battling acne. Talent-wise, she came bearing gifts. “Fallin’,” her…
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What's Behind the Health Care Rage? Real Americans Who Love Freedom!
The Buzz, like all good Americans, wants our country back. Nsenga Burton, leftist that she is, does not seem to understand this and explains it at length below Is it me or does what’s unfolding in response to the health care reform legislation vaguely resemble protests of the 1960s, when people were fighting for and…