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Forming a Q: PM Edition
A-Rod has admitted his guilt and The Buzz is willing to accept that and move on. Why? Because The Buzz: A) Isn’t in need of an apology B) Has spent enough time in the grey to be understanding about certain things and c) Generally doesn’t care to break out the old soap box for this…
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You Got Robbed!
Best Supporting Actress in 1959 Imitation of Life Remember how Miss Lora (Lana Turner) cried over Annie’s (Juanita Moore) death bed? And how Mahalia Jackson sang “Trouble of the World” at her funeral? Winner: Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank Best Supporting Actress in 1985, Whoopi Goldberg “I’m poor, black, I might even be…
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The Audacity of Job Security
The article on mlive The Buzz’s Take: While The Buzz does have a healthy crush on BHO, there is something to be said for much of the media’s borderline zealotism. While those who oppose the actions of Jill Zuckerman’s generally have an axe to grind since their guy didn’t win, there is something to be said…
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Barack’s Funny, After All
Does anyone remember the moaning and gnashing of teeth when Barack Obama was elected president? Not from defeated Republicans but from professional comedians, saddened when George W. Bush—and the comedic gold mine that was his presidency—took that last helicopter ride out of D.C. They worried that it would be difficult to make fun of the…
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Another Point of View
Don’t call her African-American; she’s been Black for years. The Buzz’s Take: Maintaining messenger status, The Buzz is certainly more interested in your thoughts on what’s going on throughout the Black blogosphere and letting you all hash it out. We are children of a diaspora, but that doesn’t mean we must submit ourselves to group…
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Forming a Q: AM Edition
“One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.” —Josef Stalin As more bilking billionaires and the Ponzi schemes that loved them come to light, The Buzz can’t help but feel like these gentlemen, like many of the wealthy and well-heeled, are not going to get their just desserts. They may get desserts, but it…
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The Root's Oscar Picks
Well, there is nothing to be done now. Academy voters have made their selections and with some exceptions, they represent the ho-hum, narrow reality of said voters. Yes, Slumdog Millionaire is included in the Best Picture category (but, like the new administration, it might be a tad overhyped). And they got it all right in…
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Is Detroit Too Black to Fail?
A couplet… Detroit is the blackest city in America. And after witnessing New Orleans, another venerable majority-black city, go down for the count in 2005, by way of government indifference in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it behooves President Barack Obama to do everything he can to help save Motown and its auto industry. This…
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Not Free At Last
Just as many Americans are feeling better about the state of our democracy, it appears that democracy in some parts of the world is not faring so well. In the release of its annual survey of political rights and civil liberties, Freedom House, an independent U.S. non-profit organization in support of freedom and democracy the…
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Cherry Pickin'
The New York Times: Let’s just hope she paid her taxes. The San Francisco Chronicle: If only Arnold could send someone back in time to fix all this. Wait… The Washington Post: And in other news, water is still wet. CNN: In case you’re wondering, the Attorney General just ethered the United States. And he…