MONDAY
Suggested Reading
AP: Obama Announces Plan to Cut Tax Loopholes
AA: Zimbabwe: Mukanya Revisits Chimurenga Classics
CBS: Malawian Dad Opposes Madonna Adoption
FOX: First Family May Vacation in Martha's Vineyard
NWS: Doctors Warn Skin Cancer is Equal-Opportunity Disease
SFC: Senators Want Obama to Look Beyond Fed. Bench for Souter Replacement
TR: Black Youth Shunning Baseball
BET: LeBron James Named NBA MVP
ABC: Diversity, Not Politics, Key to Court Pick
AP: Civil Society Urges Obama to Pursue New Peace Strategy in Darfur
NO: Killer Says Black Muslims Ordered Him to Kill Editor
NYT: Tracing the Threads that Join Africa and America
Gallup: Major Gain in Blacks' Rating of Their Standard of Living
VTH: Vallejo Black Leaders Make Juneteenth Special in '09
EW: NBC Creates Diversity-Driven Short Film Fest
NO: 4th Grader Questions Condi on Torture
TUESDAY
WP: DC Votes to Recognize Other States' Same-Sex Marriages
RD: Cinco de Mayo: Discovering more about Blacks and Mexicans
AJE: Judges Reject Former Liberian President's Request for War Crimes Acquittal
BET: School Bus Driver Accused of Punching Student
NO: Oprah, KFC Team Up to Give Away Chicken
HP: Race and Obama: 390 Years Minus 100 Days…And Counting
Views: Our Collection of Takes on the Topics of the Day
Blogs: Black TV, Pacquiao/ Hatton, Condi Rice and More
CNN: Pregnant Drug Trafficker Won't Face Laotian Firing Squad
MNT: Alzheimer's Risks and Preventions Misunderstood in Black, Hispanic Population
NYP: NY Gov. Paterson 'Lower than Low' in New Poll
NHR: Charles S. Dutton Stars in 60th Anniversary Production of 'Death of a Salesman'
EWB: New Documentary Explores the Humor of Multiethnic Comedians
DFP: The Detroit Free Press Turns 178
BET: Jackson: NAACP Must Save Auto Industry
WEDNESDAY
NO: So…Dave…You're the Mayor of Detroit Now
BET: Man Throws Infant from Car; Buzz Hates Due Process
ESPN: Usain Bolt Back Training; Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay Sad
CNN: Roland Martin Reminds Deadbeat Dads that They Aren't Tight
DB: Does Kanye West Dress As Though He Likes Fishsticks?
BSP: Chris Brown Turns 20, EVERYONE Clamors to Give Him Birthday Punches
PCO: Correspondent's Dinner Might Really Pop Off with Obama in Office
HP: Who has the Black Political Humor Baton? David Alan, Put Your Hand DOWN!
BV: Musician, Activist Marl Young Dies
J&J: Post-Racial = Sweeping Old Ish Under the Rug, Crippling the Disenfranchised
BET: Detroit to Elect Someone Willing to Be the Mayor Today
BH: Suspect in CA Editor's Slaying Headed to Court
IPS: Apparently, Race Doesn't Just Mean 'Black': Obama Urged to Sign Native Rights Declaration
BBC: Nigeria's PDP Wins Disputed Election; Only a Few Receive 'A Knock on Their Heads'
AJE: Chad to Sudan: 'You Licked Off Shots at Us and that Wasn't Cool, Bro'
AJC: 1964 Act Shouldn't Guard Groups Since Racism Doesn't Happen to Groups (Right?)
DMR: Iowa Black Leaders to Discuss Same-Sex Unions; Only One Part of the Preceding is Strange
PRN: McDonald's Celebrates Gospel Music (While Keeping the Hood Obese)!
Front Page: The Lindy, and 'Frisco and Foreclosures, OH MY!
Views: Our Takes on Moms, Vlogging while Black, the other other MJ and more
Blogs: Rootitian's Ball. Peep Game.
THURSDAY
CNN: Obama to Cut Budget by $17B; China: 'Let's Not Get Hasty Here'
NO: Jackson, MS Mayor Dies After Losing Primary
NYT: Disappearing Acts: The Plight of Girls on Our Streets
HP: Breaking the Cycle of Inner-City Gang Violence
WP: Ties that Bind, Codes that Break: The Affect of Drug Laws on Black Families
USAT: Condi Glad to Be Out of Spotlight (Especially After Getting Tuned Up by a 4th Grader)
WV: Vouchesafe? The Battle for Public School Scholarships Heats Up
ND: Black Cops Against 'Thanks for Letting Us Profile You' Information Cards
DB: Spike Lee Talks New Doc on NBA's Mr. Personality, Kobe Bryant
BET: Comedian Eddie Griffin Sued for Writing Bad Checks (and the 'Deuce Bigalow' Movies)!
FRIDAY
AP: Obama versus the Fetid Remains of the Once-Proud GOP
ABC: Delta Blues: Blacks None Too Pleased with Airline's Diversity Initiatives
UIA: Surprisingly, Black Students Have Hard Time Finding Niche at Univ. of Idaho (…)
AP: Handyman Pleads Guilty to Oakland Editor's Murder
FTU: Kujichagilia with Ujima on the Side! Black Students Thriving in Afro-Centric Schools
WSJ: Civil-Rights Gains Test Memorials' Relevance Since Obama Extincted Black History
EW: Sista Soldiers: Study Shows Black Women Voted More than EVERYONE in '08
J&J: Being the Rascals They Are, GOP Trying to Stop Healthcare Reform
BET: Mayor Ray Nagin Manages to Come Under Investigation in NEW ORLEANS
BSP: What's with the Kid Hate this Week?! Woman Tapes Pacifier to Baby's Mouth
NYT: Trailers of Tears: Katrina Victims Begin to Lose Temporary Housing
ESPN: Manny Ramirez Suspended 50 Games; Dominican Dreadlock Community Devastated
AJE: Somalis Getting It in on Terra Firma as Clashes Erupt in Capital City
BBC: Um…What? 'Prayer Camps' Chain Mentally Ill in Ghana
LTV: President Obama Rolls Deep
BET: Limbaugh Attacks Colin Powell; Powell Cares Less Than You Do
USAT: Black Jack Johnson's 'Next Day Air' Goes Over Like Lead Balloon
THR: Networks to Prez: 'Cool It! You're Interrupting Show's (We're Gonna Cancel Anyway)!'
RS: Swinging from Faces to Fences: Chris Brown Seeks LAPD Records in Leaked Photo
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