culture
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Family Moving Brain-Dead Teen to Nursing Home
The family of Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old girl who has been declared brain-dead after a tonsillectomy gone wrong, is hoping to transfer her to a nursing facility that is willing to continue to care for her, the Associated Press reports. In order for the teen to be accepted at a nursing home, doctors at Children’s…
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Father Charged With DUI After 4-Year-Old Son Is Ejected From Car
Franklin Jackson, 46, was driving with his wife and kids on a Chicago expressway when he lost control of the blue and gray Ford Expedition and slammed into a guardrail. The allegedly drunk Jackson kept driving and stopped at a gas station to assess the damage done to the SUV when he realized that his…
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African Journalists Could Face Prison Over Investigative Reports
In the obituaries and remembrances of Nelson Mandela, many have written about the journey that led him from being a lawyer to an anti-apartheid activist, to 27 years of imprisonment to becoming the nation’s first black president. Some in the media have argued about the sanitizing of the image of Mandela, who was once considered…
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The Incredible Life and Trying Basketball Times of Kobe Bryant, Part 1
“We’ve learned Kobe Bryant has been asked to run the Federal Reserve. The feeling is, he can do more with three quarters than most of us can do with a whole dollar.” —Peter Vescey, the New York Post What are the makings of a titan? In Greek mythology, a titan is an immortal deity of great…
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Biracial Girls Will Be Fine If Their Dolls Don’t Look Like Them
“Hello. I’m wondering if you can offer some broad guidance before I head out to the malls for Christmas shopping. I have two beautiful nieces in a very diverse, melting pot family. My sisters and I are white, and one has a daughter who is half-Japanese, and my younger sister’s husband is half-African American. The…
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Kwanzaa Greetings From the Obamas
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama kicked off the first day of Kwanzaa Thursday by extending best wishes to everyone celebrating the weeklong holiday. “As families and communities across our country come together today to light the Kinara, our family sends our hopes for a prosperous and healthy new year,” President Obama said…
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McDonald’s Shuts Down Website After Workers Told to Avoid Fast Food
McDonald’s has shuttered a controversial employee-resources website that contained posts that, well, advised workers to avoid consuming the very food they serve, CNN reports. A graphic on the site showed a meal with a cheeseburger, fries and drink that was captioned “Unhealthy choice,” the report shows. Next to it was an image of a sub,…
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White Texas Man Suspected in ‘Knockout’ Attack Against Black Man
While the so-called knockout game has become known nationally for its racially tinged attacks against whites by blacks, a case in Texas presents a new twist on the themed attacks that some have dubbed an urban myth. Federal authorities have charged a white Texas man in connection with a hate crime for targeting a 79-year-black…
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White Teacher to Black Student: We Don’t Need Another Black President
A white Cincinnati-area teacher has been suspended for allegedly telling an African-American student that “we do not need another black president” after the student said he would like to become president, the Cincinnati Inquirer reports. The Fairfield Board of Education suspended Fairfield Freshman School science teacher Gil Voigt after he allegedly made the comments with…
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Jesse Jackson Goes Duck Wild
Jesse Jackson wants a formal sit-down with the executives at A&E over the comments made by Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson, the Chicago Tribune reports. Jackson compared Robertson’s recent comments about African Americans, gay people and women to comments made by the driver of Rosa Parks’ bus, in a statement issued Tuesday, the Tribune reports.…