culture
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US Army Issues Apology Over the Use of ‘Negro’
The Army is backtracking on a policy it published last month stating that “Negro” was an acceptable term to refer to black service members. According to CNN, “Army Command Policy,” known as regulation AR 600-20, received some negative publicity after the Army released the information. Officials apparently now realize the error of their ways. A…
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1st Look at Selma Trailer
The world got its first look at the much anticipated motion picture Selma when the movie’s trailer was released this week. The film depicts the bloody, tension-filled voting-rights marches that took place in 1965 from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, Ala., led by Martin Luther King Jr. Back in September, director Ava DuVernay was still editing…
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Republican Spokesman Says the NAACP Is Out-of-Date
A Republican National Committee spokesman is not happy with the NAACP. Raffi Williams, who has served as the RNC’s deputy press secretary for nearly two years, called out the civil rights organization for not mentioning the historic wins of Republicans Mia Love and Sen. Tim Scott in the midterm elections on Tuesday. Love, from Utah,…
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#Pointergate: How a News Station Missed a Story That Twitter Didn’t
It was a nonstory at best. A moment of awkwardness between Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and Navell Gordon, a black campaign volunteer, as both stopped to pose for a photo. In that moment, they couldn’t decide what to do with their free hand. They both fumble a bit and in the end settle on pointing…
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Report: Obama Expected to Nominate Loretta Lynch for Attorney General
If speculation holds true, President Obama is slated to tap Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, to replace Eric Holder as the next attorney general, according to officials who heard reports of the president’s decision and told CNN. According to several news sources, the decision is all but…
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Scandal Recap: 52 Random Thoughts About That Episode
Here are 52 reactions to last night’s Scandal episode: When we learn that Fitz has been calling Olivia every night since she told him there was still hope for them to get back together: 1. Fitz has that Obama ’08 “Yes We Can!” kind of hope. 2. If only the Democrats still had that kind of…
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Nike Drops Minnesota Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson
On Thursday Nike announced that it is severing ties with Minnesota Vikings running Adrian Peterson, who was suspended from the NFL after two separate allegations of child abuse emerged. “Adrian Peterson is no longer a Nike athlete,” said Nike in a statement viewed by USA Today. Nike originally suspended its relationship with the star running…
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The Midterm Elections Helped—Hillary Clinton?
As political analysts continue to unpack what the 2014 midterm elections meant for each party, one theory has emerged that ought to make Hillary Clinton smile. According to an Al-Jazeera report, the beating the Democrats took helped Clinton’s probable bid for the White House in 2016 in two ways: First, it suggests that one of…
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C-SPAN Caller Live: ‘Republicans Hate That N–ger Obama’
A live debate Thursday on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal turned nasty when a caller identifying himself as a California Republican called President Obama the n-word, the New York Daily News notes. During the open-phone-call portion of the show, Anthony from San Diego—as he identified himself—told his fellow Republicans not to rest on their midterm-election-victory laurels. “I…
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I Love Her, but She Doesn’t Measure Up to My Friends. Should I Move On?
My girlfriend is 29, working at a call center, in school for her bachelor’s degree and living with her parents. Sadly, she’s a late bloomer. While I wish she was more established, I’m OK. My mother, though, thinks I’m settling. I love my girl, but my circle includes doctors, attorneys, public relations executives, MBAs, etc.…