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Cheap 'Arab Money'
Nov. 21, 2008—Sometimes I like to shut off my iPod, turn on the radio and see what kind of tripe is filling the FM airwaves. It’s subversively entertaining to me. And since I hold popular radio in such low esteem, there’s not much that can alarm me—not even cuts like “My Neck, My Back” or…
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Michelle's Best Assets
Nov. 20, 2008—My erstwhile African-American-studies-minored self would love nothing more than to publish a dissertation on why this piece in Salon, written by Erin Aubry Kaplan of the Los Angeles Times, is destructive, superficial and historically unsound. But what would be the point? I would say how dare you continue the objectification of a black woman,…
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An Eco-Soul Thanksgiving
What better way to think of an eco-friendly Thanksgiving menu than to recycle one from last year? Bryant Terry is The Root’s resident eco-soul chef, and his Thanksgiving feast is sure to satisfy any appetite. The original article is reprinted below. You might have noticed that harvest celebration née Thanksgiving is this week. If you have…
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Victim's Delight
I’ve always wondered why and how rappers got away with bragging about illegal activity without any legal reprecussions. I always figured they were either lying, there was nobody around to substantiate the claims in songs, or no one cared enough to investigate. Well, when one rapper spit the whole truth on his track, his lyric,…
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My First Thanksgiving
Martha Stewart terrifies me, and Rachael Ray makes my teeth hurt. I don’t ever plan on attempting Stewart’s cranberry ginger jelly or shouting “Yum-o!” like Ray. I am a Turkey Day first-timer. And at 28, I thought it was time to bite the drummette and finally do a grown-up Thanksgiving. Something that goes beyond the…
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Rugby Emblem Raises Race Issues in South Africa
What comes to mind when seeing the bald eagle? The United States, I’m sure. Patriotism? Probably. An endangered species? Maybe. But, thoughts of a racially divided history? I doubt it. South African leaders are debating the decision to change the country’s rugby team emblem, the Springbok. This deer-like animal symbolizes grace and athleticism for the…
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Daschle, New Addition to Obama Cabinet
Obama has selected Tom Daschle to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Among the economy and foreign affairs, health care was one of Obama’s biggest issues in campaign 2008. The now former senator from South Dakota has been one of Obama’s close advisers and is experienced in the U.S. health care system. Most…
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Time Inc. Prepares for More Layoffs
Speaking of losing having jobs. Time, Inc., the magazine empire is poised to layoff 250 employees. Time Inc. CEO, Ann Moore, and Editor-in-Chief, John Huey, recently reported a plan to cut their total work force of 10,200 employees by 600. The four-year-old Cottage Living is being scrapped all together and other magazines (People and Real…
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When the Dollar's Down, Head for the Dollar Menu
I woke up this morning, with little time to pack a lunch, and thought about what I would eat. Thoughts of a tasty and healthy lunch evaporated as I counted the four bucks left in my wallet. My dejection, however, was curbed as I learned that I’m not the only one turning to the Dollar…
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Stop Hatin'
Nov. 19, 2008—The lingering tension between gays and lesbians and the African-American community over the passage of California’s Proposition 8—banning same-sex marriage—isn’t a laughing matter, but it is absurd. It has all the makings of a Tyler Perry movie starring the casts of Big Love and The L Word. Diary of a Mad Black Mormon Lesbian…