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The Wall Street Journal: There hasn’t been enough time for the Street to be salty, but give it ten minutes. The Huffington Post: This started dropping before the President had even put his pen down. USA Today: The Buzz’s guess: Very slowly. Black America Web: Derivative and possibly premature, but worth a gander nonetheless. Politico: A…

If there is a list of complicated and polarizing men in Black America, this gentleman has to be in the top five. Some say he is an entrepeneur and business man who created an opportunity for himself—and others—when none was afforded to him; that he carved out a loyal fan base through telling relatable and…

This hilarity was passed on by a friend. In The Buzz’s less-than-humble opinion, the key to truly great satire is an element of life that is entirely absurd while being utterly plausible. Don’t believe it? consider said friend’s response: “Okay…maybe I’m tripping. But it’s trueeeeee. I swear I’ve gotten the head nod on my morning…

The New York Times: A possible way out of the quagmire?! Get to da choppa! The Los Angeles Times: But will he go toe-to-toe with BHO? The Chicago Tribune: They don’t teach “look both ways” just because it sounds clever. The Boston Globe: I suppose that’s one way to end homelessness, Duval. Fox News: Connecticut…

Read the washingtonpost.com Live Online discussion on CHRIS BROWN’S MISSING PRESCHOOL LESSON with The Root’s Lisa Crooms. ***** My son Joel fancies himself a crooner. Over the holidays, he would sing into the shampoo bottle in the bathroom, belting out “This Christmas” with his eyes closed, like he was headlining a concert. So as I put…

Excerpted from One Big Happy Family: 18 Writers Talk About Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, Househusbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love by Rebecca Walker. Courtesy of Riverhead Books, a division of Penguin Group (USA). ***** Let’s start at the beginning. My husband, C (his name is Charles, but so is our…

At a time when many a career has been toppled by any whiff of Obama Hate, The Buzz has to give culture critic Robin Givhan credit for daring to ask the question of who will deflate the myth around Michelle Obama, in the way the First Lady did for her husband during the campaign.  Speaking…

Sen. Roland “I am the junior senator from Illinois” Burris recently disclosed that he had multiple conversations with the office of impeached former Gov. Rod “Gracias por su apoyo” Blagojevich about the senate seat to which Burris was appointed in January. The Chicago Tribune reports that Burris amended his January 8th testimony to the Illinois…

His double-double averages and the memories are all Shaquille O’Neal has left these days. Making what is likely his final appearance in the All-Star game before his hometown fans Sunday, the Big Aristotle, as might be expected, is a little reflective. “I’m the Shogun of all centers,” O’Neal told me. “I’ve done the most; any…