on the dig
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Obama Admits Racial Profiling Has Gone Amok
Let’s be clear about something. Most African-Americans do not wake up in the morning looking for racism. Most African-Americans don’t begin their days with a shower, a coffee, and then a calculated plan to seek out racist activity. It usually comes to us. Packaged in institutional and historical bravado or endearing quietness. We’re the ones…
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When is The Right Time for Black Men to React?
It’s the day after the crazy surrounding Dr. Henry Louis Gates’ arrest. The charges have been dropped and Dr. Gates has provided a full account of his so-called “tumultuous” run-in with the Cambridge police department. However, one thing keeps nagging at me. One of TheRoot’s most avid readers, KDOG, posted an intriguing comment yesterday. He…
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Dr. Skip Gates and His Surprising Outrage
If Dr. Henry Louis Gates, a Harvard professor and well-known scholar, can be arrested in his home there’s one thing to conclude: it’s absolutely ridiculous to think we live in a post-racial America and profiling black men is part of the DNA of America. Dr. Gates misplaced his keys and simply had to break into…
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Cashing in on Michael J
I’m a skeptic when it comes to people and their good intentions. With that said, what’s up with folks cashing in on Michael Jackson two weeks after his overdose? First, Daddy Joe was promoting his new record label at the BET Awards a few days after his celebrity-son dies. Then there were articles written everywhere…
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Obama and His Wishful Preaching
I love President Obama. And the no-excuses speech he delivered to the NAACP convention yesterday was radical and amazing. I have to admit: I refrained from grinning whenever Obama broke into “black preacher talk”. Everyone knows the man was born into a white family in Hawaii and black preacher talk wasn’t an everyday occurrence, but…
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CNN: Black Men and Mental Health
Let me set the record straight. I am an advocate for spiritual and mental well-being. I will do anything in my power to help Black men look at themselves, recognize the spiritual and emotional potential, and create healthier lifestyles. Ask ANY of my friends. Last night CNN’S Black in America 2 touched on a very…
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Why Did Sotomayor Need to Explain "Wise Latina"?
I think I felt my head shrink while listening to Sotomayor interpret her “wise Latina” remark to the Senate. In fact, I think a couple of teeth fell out my mouth and a bone snapped while Sotomayor explained, in detail, how her Puerto Rican-ness wouldn’t trump her fidelity to law. Baby, it was painful. The…
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The Free Republic's Attack on Malia Obama
So… I’m walking home from my morning workout in Fort Greene Park, sipping on some coconut water, and the racist attack against 11-year-old Malia Obama stood up in my mind and demanded attention. When I heard about the remarks at the Free Republic a few days ago, you know, the ghetto street trash/abortion crazy, I…
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Joe Jackson Wants to Put MJ's Kids on Tour
First Joe Jackson promotes his new record label during the BET tribute to his deceased son Michael. On Friday Joe Jackson told Good Morning America that his grandhildren, Paris and Blanket, have “talent” and could step into their dad’s footsteps. Now tabloid rumors are spreading that Joe’s trying to package Michael’s children as the Jackson…
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Grave Robbers in Chicago – What Next?
So let me get this right. Because this is some deep crazy and I need to be clear before I start my attack. Four cemetery workers in Chicago, all African-American, dug up nearly 300 graves, dumped the remains and resold the plots? And this isn’t any old cemetery either? This is Burr Oak, the resting…