Sunday Brunch: The Week in Review

A Buzz world premiere: The Buzzku. It's like a haiku, but topical. Suggested Reading Karrine Steffans is Asked if She Had Sex With Diddy. Her Response is Scary, Confusing and Heartbreaking Black Twitter Responds to Trump Asking the President of Liberia This Deeply Offensive Question The One Reason This Year’s Essence Festival Was Considered By…

A Buzz world premiere: The Buzzku. It's like a haiku, but topical.

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3 Ways to Think Like a Businessman, According to Executive Walter Davis
3 Ways to Think Like a Businessman, According to Executive Walter Davis

Waterboarding's bad

Pulitzer's good for the Post

Earth Day Makes Black Green

MONDAY

USAT: +10: Columbine Survivors Remember Madness a Decade Later

NYT: Prisoner Waterboarded 183 Times; CIA: "If at First You Don't Succeed…"

HP: Some Give Prez a FAIL Over CIA Treatment; In Other News, GOP Suddenly Loves Obama

CNN: CBC Mad at Prez Over Conference, Not Asking Their Permission for Stuff in General

AJE: Pirates Seize Belgian Ship, Raise Cain When It Is Not Full of Waffles

BBC: Report: UK 'to Grow in 2010'; Lex Luthor:"Is That So?"

DB: Ali: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Race Baiter

AP: Sunday Morning Talk Shows Showcasing More Blacks; White House Doing Same

ABC: And Then the Locusts Came: Some in GOP Look for Gay Marriage Support

LAT: SAG OKs New Contracts; Actors Free to Re-Make Old Movies, TV Shows

TUESDAY

FOX: Boston Med Student Arrested in 'Craigslist Killer' Case

AJE: Tamil Tigers Have 24 Hours to Live; May Eat Fried Chicken, Drink a Nantucket

Reuters: Obama Shakes Hands with Chavez; America Finds Strength to Carry On

LAT: Obama Asks CIA to Chart New Course, Maybe Relax with the Water

WP: Race Books Lead Arts Pulitzers; Being Black Totally Awesome (for the Most Part)!

ABP: Historic Baptist Church the Focus of Sex Abuse Scandal

UPI: Insurance Can Reduce Health Disparities. Yes; Someone Was Paid to Tell You That

DB: Never Take Sides Against the Family: Inside the Obamas PR Machine

Next: Is Black Still Beautiful? Buzz Consults Mirror, Answers in Affirmative

BET: Well-Known Reparations Activist Dies

NYDN: 'Craigslist Killer' Suspect Has Living Fiancee Who Defends Him*

NYT: Pirate Arrives in NY All Smiles; Says, "Hey, Anything's an Upgrade"

Reuters: Tim-Tim: Hard to Set Toxic Asset Prices; Wonders if 'Toxic' Isn't Great Selling Point

BBC: 'We Just Didn't See That Coming': UN 'Regrets' Ahmadinejad's Speech

The Job: Everyone's Leaving NYC, Jana Sikdar Not Invited

VOA: Cheney Wants More CIA Memos Released, Would Enjoy a Bit of Light Reading

BG: Obama Stresses Service for Good of Nation; Taxpayers: "We Just Did."

LAT: 1st Black Presidents Meet i.e. 44 and the Fake One Who Put Lots of Us in Jail

AP: Black Farmers Trying to Get a Nut; Obama Acting Stingy, Brand New

*She's committed. Besides, those engraved invitations already went out so…

WEDNESDAY

TR: The Root: Proof Positive Blacks Besides Majora Carter and Van Jones Care about Earth*

SPI: Company to Power Office with Bikes; If Productive, Expect Doping Accusations

WGBH: African-Americans and the Environment: A Panel Discussion

NYT: Green Begets Green: Making Money Will Green the Planet

LAT: Totally Biting the DeLorean's Steez, Engineer Tries to Make Fuel from Trash

CT: Obama Pushes Ambitious Climate Agenda; In Earth Day Miracle, Turns Wine Into Water

ENS: Rocket Fuel? What Rocket Fuel? NASA, Others Plant Trees for Earth Day

HP: Support Non-Profits on Earth Day! (Don't Have to Be Black, But That'd Be Nice)

*Just kidding (for the most part)!

THURSDAY

CNN: Bombings Kill More Than 70 in Iraq

WP: Obama to Host Credit Card CEO, Lay Smack Down

BB: US to BofA: 'You Will Take This Merrill Or We Will Have a Problem'

VOA: Supreme Court to Hears Reverse Discrimination Case Against CT Fire Dept.

BET: Don't Pass the Collection Plate! Pastor's $600K Salary Causes Beef in the Tabernacle

CNN: Obama Waffled on Torture (But Totally Bucked Those Pirates)

USAT: COBRA benefit has some holes; Why People Trust Health Plan Titled 'COBRA' Unknown

ESPN: 10 Small-School NFL Draft Gems

FRIDAY

HP: Still Very Real in the Field: 60 Dead Today in Iraq

GDN: US Will Set Up Facebook Page, Tag Themselves in Prison Abuse Photos

AJE: According to UN, Nearly 6,500 Killed in Sri Lankan Civil in Three Months

WP: Ford Burns Less Cash, Only Posts $1.4B Loss (Take That, Recession!)

AP: Myrtle Beach Wildfires Worst in 30 Years; College Seniors Fear for Drunken Reverie

Politico: Obama First 'Hip' President; All Others Were Squares, Daddy-o

NYDN: Black, Latino Males More Likely to be Placed in Special-Ed Classes

BET: How Bad is Job Market for '09 Grads? Pretty

ESPN: Boozer Leads Jazz to Win (Where Was This Fight During that Indiana Final Four Game?)

DB: Stanley Crouch Thinks 'Tyson' Documentary Is the Jump-Off; Buzz Inclined to Agree

BS: BET to Launch New Network Targeting Older Audience, Acknowledges BET Is Lost Cause

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