If Oprah can love Jay-Z, so should you
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 16:23
People say Oprah's ratings are dropping but pulling guests like Whitney Houston and Jay- Z means she's capturing another demographic and essentially reinventing herself. It's yet to be seen if she'll continue on this pop culture kick.
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Swastika Painted Outside Black Congressman's Office
Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:12
The FBI and police investigated after a swastika was found painted outside Rep. David Scott's district office Tuesday in Georgia, an act the suburban Atlanta Democrat said reflects an increasingly hateful and racist debate over health care.
The vandalism occurred roughly a week after Scott was involved in a confrontationa ...
Maloney Steps Out of Challenge
Fri, 08/07/2009 - 09:28
Carolyn Maloney, a New York representative who planned a run for Senate in the fall, announced that she will not be challenging Sen. Kristen Gillibrand in the Democratic primary next year. Maloney said a Senate campaign would become an all-consuming job that "would put politics before policy for the next year and a half."
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NY Politician Apologizes For Using The N-Word
Tue, 07/21/2009 - 07:58
Carolyn Maloney, a New York representative planning a run for Senate in the fall, says she's sorry for using the n-word in an interview. Maloney was telling a story she'd heard that mentioned her opponent in the election, Kirsten Gillibrand. "I apologize for having repeated a word I find disgusting," she said Monday.
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In 2009, black kids can't swim in Valley Club pool
Thu, 07/09/2009 - 15:45
The story about discrimination against black children at a swimming club near Philadelphia made me angrier more than just about anything in recent memory. It doesn’t involve billions of dollars of wealth, but it’s actually more important. It involves our children, our youth, our innocence and our best hopes for the future. ...
NBA playoffs get racial
05/13/2009
by Brooklyne GipsonAs the NBA finals heat up, apparently so does the racial tension in the stands.
Speak Out: He called me a nigger
Thu, 04/09/2009 - 00:00
He started rapping, aiming his insults toward me, I guess thinking that it was a rap battle instead of a group of people just rapping for fun. During his second or third line into the rap he looked directly at me and said “Look nigger I’ll…” and that’s when all hell broke loose. ...
Nintendo brings the N-word back
12/09/2008
by devona walkerWhile Nintendo was promoting one of its new Wii offerings, Animal Crossing: Wild World, some racist dialogue between two animated characters made its way into the press.
Why are we still using the N-word?
Mon, 08/18/2008 - 00:00
Throughout black history, one ugly word has come up again and again. It's time to end our relationship with it. ...
