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PHOTO ESSAY: The Evolution of Bed-Stuy
Do The Right Thing was shot on one block of Stuyvesant Ave. between Quincy and Lexington St. During the filming set designers painted the brownstones bright shades of red, orange, and yellow in order to reinforce the sense of blistering summer heat. One of New York’s oldest black neighborhoods, in the past, Bedford-Stuyvesant was known…
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Stress Wins Out Over Health on Blacks' List of Concerns
Who cares about blood pressure when you’re trying to make the rent? According to a new study, not Black folks. Nearly two-thirds of study participants suffering from high blood pressure said that fact concerned them much less than the stress of daily life—job, financial stability, home concerns—BET reports. Fifty-five percent found themselves more concerned with…
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Femi Kuti Live!
It’s hard to imagine the pressure Femi Kuti must feel, taking the stage as the son of one of the world’s most legendary performers, charged with carrying forward the Afrobeat music his father, Fela Kuti, created decades ago. “It’s true,” Femi offers. “I do stand in big shoes—because my feet are bigger than his. Ha!…
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Stuntin's NOT a Habit: Consumer Marketing in the Current Economy
Being seen dripping with jewels on a yacht in the south of France is not the new Black. Darryl Cobbin, veteran marketing executive writes today on the HUFFINGTON POST that this new global economy has created a seismic shiftin consumer sensibilities. The former middle class; upwardly-mobile people who previously maxed out credit cards in pursuit…
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Why Does CNN Want to be MTV?
There comes a time when every college student realizes that the world does not revolve around MTV, dorm parties and 3 a.m. runs to the nearest 24-hour McDonald’s or IHOP. It’s when you start making friends who ask your opinion about Michael Steele and Chris Matthews; when you get into debates over your preference of…
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Obama Took On Jeremiah Wright—But So What?
NEWSWEEK alumnus Richard Wolffe flags his juicy new book from the campaign trail: “Renegade: The Making of a President,” with an excerpt at the DAILY BEAST. He recounts a secret meeting in Chicago with the president’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, at the height of the furor surrounding a series of sermons Wright delivered at…
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Congress' Foreclosure Fix Helps ONE Person, Gets an F MINUS
One Homeowner Down, Only 399,999 to Go ProPublica reports a baffling statistic regarding Congress’ plan to help homeowners facing foreclosure. The “Hope for Homeowners” plan, launched last summer, was set to help 400,000 homeowners from joining the ranks of the dispossessed. To date, it has managed to help just one homeowner. ONE. How does that even happen? That’s…
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05.13.09 Headlines: Finger Snappin' and Incense: FLOTUS Gets Her 'Love Jones' on in East Room
ABC: Word to Norman Mailer: A ‘White Negro’ Sues Med School for Discrimination NYDN: Sex, Race Not Issues in SCOTUS Pick,Current Court Already Futuristic Like That OEN: Obama’s Education Budget a Mixed Bag for Pre-Post-Black Americans* TDN: RADIOOOOOOOO! Black Radio Stations Protest Fees Bill TWG: And Don’t Call Me George: The Principles and Productivity of…
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Creating in the Shadows: A Talk with Nelson George
“I identify more with Nick Carraway now than I did when I was younger,” Nelson George says about the observant character from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Carraway captured George’s attention when he was a nerdy adolescent growing up in Queens, a fact he recalls in his new memoir City Kid, which chronicles his…
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Cover Your Eyes: Obama "Swagga" Segment Not Fit for TV
Congrats CNN, on your “swagga” segment FAIL. We all know that mainstream news can be stiff by nature and necessity, but that’s a reality that exists because, more often than not, attempts to be ‘hip’ and relevant tend to fall flat on their face. It’s pretty clear by his on camera demeanor that correspondent T.J. Holmes was…