tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195831317398093212011-11-27T19:30:04.555-05:00the voices you need to hear, the news you need to know.<br><br> read, react, contribute, connect.SFSnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-76604673414600065922010-02-16T23:10:00.001-05:002010-02-16T23:12:55.110-05:00

Pink in the Inwell blog is under construction. We're working hard on launching Pinkintheinkwell.com and bringing smarter (and better looking) news, opinions and information to you soon. Get ready for the remix!

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Reason to smile, and to continue to give...

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After several days of brutal accusations about the misuse of funds donated to Yele Haiti (Wyclef Jean's organization dedicated to helping the people of Haiti), the entertainer does what one is supposed to do when a problem arises in the process--make change. According to a report in USA Today the foundation has hired a new accounting firm, RSM McGladrey, that will oversee the millions in

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Words can not describe... Here are some of the things you can do to help: Text the word "YELE" to the number 501501. Doing so will allow a $5 donation to be applied to your cell phone bill (you will receive a confirmation text to make sure you approve). The donation goes to Wyclef's Jean's Yele Foundation. Visit yele.org for more information. Donate to the American Red Cross. You can text "

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She looks gorgeous, unquestionably. And we know this is a GQ tradition. But we're on the fence about this cover. Is this the really the way Rihanna needs to make a "comeback?" (More than that, is this really the image she wants to send to her young fans who may be watching her every move to see how she moves beyond her most recent..."incident?") Is it powerful, or just pushing it? You be the

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-6289275022757929882009-12-10T14:19:00.000-05:002009-12-10T14:19:34.839-05:00

Ok, we know this should not be our primary focus on the day when the nation's first African-American president is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize but wait... HOW CUTE IS WILLOW SMITH'S NEW HAIRCUT?!!! This is the best image we could find, taken at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway today, but we're on the hunt for more. Not for nothing, but Suri Cruise and all those other Hollywood

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Today, President Barack Obama, accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. The irony of the moment, that the ceremony took place just days after he ordered 30,000 more troops to war in Afghanistan, was not lost on the president or many pundits. Here, his acceptance speech.  Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the

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Sigh... Discuss. If you so wish... Read Tiger's "statement."

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The "Chrissy" doll--that was the closest to a "Black Barbie" that we had as kids when we were in our doll  baby phase. That was...100 years ago. After all this time, you mean Mattel still hasn't gotten it right? Or have they, and we're just being a little too picky? You decide. From Wall Street Journal  With so few black dolls on toy-store shelves, many black parents had high hopes when toy

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Does Lincoln University, a historically Black college, have a right to deny students their college degrees because they've been deemed overweight based on BMI? From Salon.com "Since 2006, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania has had a requirement on the books that students with a Body Mass Index over 30 (marking them as clinically obese) cannot graduate unless they take a fitness class that

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-51284266395607393262009-12-01T21:31:00.003-05:002009-12-03T16:08:40.465-05:00

LaQueta vs. Kathy; Patrick vs. Antoine...in 2009, is it still the case that a person's "blackness" can keep him or her from getting a job? Actually, from even getting an interview?! Say it ain't (oops, we mean, it isn't) so. From The New York Times "That race remains a serious obstacle in the job market for African-Americans, even those with degrees from respected colleges, may seem to some

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-24640562325059708282009-12-01T01:03:00.001-05:002009-12-01T01:06:19.325-05:00

Wonder what prompted this. Unfortunately there's always something behind these "apologies." (Call us skeptics, we can't help it.) From BBC News Peru has apologised for the first time to its citizens of African origin for centuries of "abuse, exclusion and discrimination". The government said racially-motivated harassment still hindered the social and professional development of many

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-28901272964008999832009-12-01T00:27:00.002-05:002009-12-03T16:09:31.623-05:00

Appreciate the writing, and thinking, of scholar Melissa Harris-Lacewell--even when we may disagree with her view on a particular topic. Here, her opinion on "Bad Black Mothers" as portrayed (and perpetrated) by the media. From TheNation.com blog "The Notion" "Bad black mothers are everywhere these days. With Michelle Obama in the White House, consciously and conspicuously serving as

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-32912373751727696902009-11-08T02:39:00.000-05:002009-11-08T02:39:19.004-05:00

Slow and steady...makes history. From CNN.com The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215. With the passage of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, proponents of health care reform took an important step forward, but turning the bill into law remains uncertain. It's unclear when the Senate will vote on a version

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"Unbought and unbossed..." 'Nuff said. From Civilrights.org Today marks the anniversary of Shirley Chisholm's election to Congress in 1968. Chisholm, a Democrat who represented New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983, was the first Black woman elected to Congress. In 1972, Chisholm became the first Black woman from a major political party to run for president..

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From New York Magazine "Some readers (and a posse led by Latoya Peterson at Jezebel) are angered by my review of Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. They believe my language reflects deep and both conscious and unconscious prejudices toward African-Americans, obesity, and the so-called “underclass.” Defending myself against those charges (as well as outright abuse) is bound to be a

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-9677811751997634842009-11-04T22:21:00.001-05:002009-11-04T22:22:50.508-05:00

From The Huffington Post What do a car jacking, a historical election and the cessation of a radio program catering to the African-American community have in common? Writer, author, political observer Farai Chideya looks back... "A year ago today, I was in NPR's Los Angeles studios, providing commentary for the network's election night special. I'd worked a double shift, first as the host of

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From Guardian.co.uk "French-Senegalese writer Marie NDiaye has become the first black woman to win France's most prestigious literary award, the Prix Goncourt. NDiaye, 42, was this lunchtime named winner of the 106-year-old prize, worth just €10 but seen as France's top literary honour, with a guarantee for the winner of a place in the French bestseller lists. NDiaye won the prize for her

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-15092198176464238102009-11-02T22:21:00.001-05:002009-11-02T22:25:28.076-05:00

October 27, 2009... Exactly 13 years and one day after he signed my very first photography book, Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective, master photographer Roy DeCarava made his transition at age 89. Thank you for blessing this late (artistic) bloomer's entry into art and photography appreciation. May you rest in beautiful peace. The New York Times remembers with a Parting Glance... Pictured:

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-7776811649654867572009-11-02T20:47:00.003-05:002009-11-02T22:29:30.778-05:00

From MiamiHerald.com "An open letter to African-American women: It's about the need to be beautiful, I know. As goals go, that one is neither extraordinary nor gender-specific. But it's different for women, isn't it? A man's sense of self worth is seldom endangered by crow's feet. On him people will say they convey "character." On a woman, they convey wear. And if it's different for

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-85037235302001330162009-10-29T14:46:00.005-04:002009-11-02T22:26:28.716-05:00

The comments that sparked the war of words (maybe that's too dramatic...the strong expressions of opinions) between directors Spike Lee and Tyler Perry.Who's right? Who's wrong? You (the moviegoer, the TV-watcher) will have to be the judge.

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Remember the TimeBy Arlice NicholeMany images in the days of black and white that tell our story as African-Americans in this country show us at many a brawl with Jim Crow, and going to war for our civil rights dressed-up. From popular rent parties of the Harlem Renaissance to integrating public schools in Little Rock, we were dressed for the occasion. So, I high five the decision makers at

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We've heard all of the backlash every time Tyler Perry releases a new movie (which consistently open at #1 at the box office as five of his movies have in the last four years. In fact, Perry's eight films have grossed more than $418 million). We've seen the "open letters" to the director/producer telling him Black folks are fed up with what many call the buffoonery of characters like "Madea" and

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-82984761550403262342009-10-09T20:42:00.006-04:002009-11-02T22:26:28.718-05:00

Wow. See more images here.

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A Letter (or rather, an email) from the President... This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-33522777373126049372009-10-06T21:52:00.007-04:002009-10-29T12:33:21.079-04:00

María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien Raymond (yup, that's her full name) talks about being Latina (Cuban), Black, Irish and Scottish in America—and in the newsroom.From CNN.com"It's hard to be the lone ethnic face in the room. People look to me to explain a community that is diverse and ever-changing, a community with which sometimes I don't have a great deal in common. There is so little in-depth

SFSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-72148079417206167302009-10-06T20:50:00.005-04:002009-10-29T12:34:07.189-04:00

SNL makes headlines again with one of their political spoofs. This time, however, they are giving President Obama—arguably an SNL favorite—a comedic prod for, ahem, all that he has accomplished within the past year. Check it out...

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Turned to The Rachel Maddow Show tonight (love her!) and saw a story on Houston Rocket star Tracy McGrady and the work he's doing in Darfur. This wasn't your typical Make A Wish Foundation or Boys & Girls Club obligatory afternoon spent with NBA players (though we appreciate that). His work, and the subsequent foundation that he founded after his visit to the region, appears to be one of

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Just a little something to make you smile...Go, baby, go!

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We were online looking for a flattering current picture of Lark Voorhies so we could do an entry about the simmering rumor that she is the frontrunner in Clive Davis's eyes to play Whitney Houston in a planned biopic. (The label legend is reportedly planning to direct the project.) Imagine how thrown we were when we found this picture instead. Not going to say anything negative about this

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According to Web site paidcontent.org, Pepsi has launched an online property specifically to woo African-American women--African-American moms, in particular. The We Inspire campaign, which is launching, at first, with Facebook and Twitter pages, features celebrities like Raven-Symone (pictured), Keyshia Cole and Taraji P. Henson giving their inspirations for laugther, hope and love, respectively

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From The Washington PostLYON, France -- "The photographer insisted on telling her how to pose. A television soundman thrust his microphone toward her face while behind him the intruding camera rolled. A knot of bystanders, meanwhile, edged in for a close-up look and opened fire with cellphone snapshots."Please, could you back away a little? I would like to be alone for a bit," pleaded Rama Yade,

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From NewYorkTimes.com"The normally nonchalant Barack Obama looked nonplussed, as Nancy Pelosi glowered behind.Surrounded by middle-aged white guys — a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men’s club — Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” at a president who didn’t.But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!"...Wilson’s shocking

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From Urbanthoughtcollective.com"What happened Saturday during the women’s semifinal at the United States Open between Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters is just another example of how Black women are still seen as threatening and hostile. Serena Williams may be one of the world’s greatest tennis players, but don’t get it twisted, she’s still a sista who is known to be a very serious and tense

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-65440165174090493042009-09-17T14:26:00.004-04:002009-09-17T14:34:33.398-04:00

Brandy changes up her signature "flowy" hairstyle and gets a new "look" courtesy of this cropped cut.Like it? Love it.

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While speaking at Atlanta's Emory University on Wednesday, September 16, former President Jimmy Carter was asked to elaborate on his view that President Obama's opposition has much to do with his race. See it here...Embedded video from CNN Video

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FURIOUS after hearing about this this morning. Can you imagine? Tasha Hill's wounds will heal, evenutally. And we pray this "man"--Troy West--will pay for this (somehow--if not in court then in the streets, just sayin'). But what of the little 7-year-old girl who had to witness her mother being beaten by a man TWICE her size and reportedly bombarded with words like "you're a nigger bitch?"

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-45743555597721717692009-09-16T17:14:00.004-04:002009-09-16T17:21:17.717-04:00

According to People.com, Academy Award-winning (soon-to-be divorced) actor Sean Penn and Sports Illustrated model Jessica White are a new "item." The two reportedly have been spotted hitting hot spots around New York City hand-in-hand in recent weeks. He's White; she's Black. Who cares?He's 49; she's 25. Sigh...

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Even POTUS weighed in on the Kanye/Taylor MTV moment. (After this, we don't think we want to talk about it anymore.)Hear the President's choice words for Mr. West here, courtesy of TMZ.Kinda funny to hear the audio, kinda wack that it was "obtained" by the press when it was really an off-the-record-off-air conversation. Not cool.Pictured: Kanye on the red carpet pre-VMAs with, what we think, is

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MTV ShowsYes, take some time off. We can all see you're hurting. Nobody will fault you for that. But they will fault you for hurting other people. Lesson learned--we hope.

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Serena loses it...And Serena faces it...

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MTV ShowsStanding O from us. Standing O.

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From LATimes.com"In the last year, major stars like Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Russell Crowe and Jack Black have all underperformed at the box office.But Tyler Perry just keeps on delivering.The actor-writer-director's latest effort at the box office, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, was No. 1 this weekend, grossing a studio-estimated $24 million. Perry's movies consistently cost under

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-86448365727241004302009-09-14T01:39:00.004-04:002009-09-14T01:48:54.608-04:00

From NYTImes.comMEMPHIS — A Congressional race in Tennessee has become freighted with racial overtones almost a year before the election, with a prominent black politician saying the white incumbent cannot properly represent black voters.The black candidate, former Mayor Willie W. Herenton of Memphis, has argued that Tennessee needs a black voice in its currently all-white delegation. He is

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-78128643980734383072009-09-13T00:15:00.003-04:002009-09-13T00:23:39.919-04:00

From Slate.comAmericans who have health insurance, we are told, are largely satisfied with it and terrified of losing it. Many of them assume that employment-based insurance—for all its flaws—is preferable to any other system. And last night President Obama went out of his way to tell people who get their insurance from employers that they had nothing to fear:If you are among the hundreds of

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From Slate.com"It was the feel-good story of the summer. According to the New York Daily News, Roxanne Shanté, a 1980s female hip-hop pioneer famous for the 1984 underground hit "Roxanne's Revenge," had finally gotten her own revenge on Warner Music, the record label she accused of "cheating with the contracts, stealing and telling lies," to avoid paying her what she was owed. How? After

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-35768111355139389352009-09-09T11:08:00.004-04:002009-09-21T22:45:44.964-04:00

From Timesonline.co.uk"A Sudanese woman locked up for wearing trousers deemed indecent by a Khartoum court was free yesterday after spending only one night in prison. Lubna Hussein, a 34-year-old widow and journalist, was released against her wishes after Sudan’s journalist union paid the £130 penalty imposed by a court that decided against imposing the maximum punishment of 40 lashes and

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-63006197378998007802009-09-03T21:51:00.003-04:002009-09-24T12:11:58.072-04:00

From NewYorkTimes.com"On Tuesday, Diane Sawyer was on stage with Whitney Houston before a crowd in Central Park. On Wednesday, she was crowned the leader of ABC’s network news division.Ms. Sawyer, the longtime — some would say long-suffering — co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” was named the successor to Charles Gibson, who is stepping down as the anchor of “World News” on ABC. The network

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-51547569987156011742009-09-01T20:36:00.002-04:002009-09-01T20:41:21.244-04:00

From LosAngelesTimes.com"As millions of Americans, wearing new shoes and carrying undoodled notebooks, shuffled back into classrooms across the country, President Obama released a special proclamation today, saluting the country's historically black universities and colleges.In fact, the Democrat proclaimed the entire week National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week and urged "all

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-76819986644627729562009-08-29T14:01:00.004-04:002009-08-29T14:09:17.772-04:00

In honor to Michael Jackson's 51st birthday today, August 29th, Google pays respect in their own way. Love it.

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Sen. Edward KennedyFebruary 22, 1932-August 25, 2009(pictured with his brothers Bobby, left, and John, right)The torch is passed..."And the dream lives on..."--Sen. Ted Kennedy

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From NYDailyNews.com"Roxanne's revenge was sweet indeed.Twenty-five years after the first queen of hip-hop was stiffed on her royalty checks, Dr. Roxanne Shante boasts an Ivy League Ph.D. - financed by a forgotten clause in her first record deal."This is a story that needs to be told," Shante said. "I'm an example that you can be a teenage mom, come from the projects, and be raised by a single

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-2921616515597271882009-08-25T00:04:00.004-04:002009-08-25T00:13:11.005-04:00

From BBC.co.uk"It's the shop where wealthy American liberals buy their groceries.But the American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has found itself at the centre of a storm of controversy after its chief executive, John Mackey, wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal presenting a free market alternative to President Obama's proposed healthcare reforms.Mr Mackey began his article

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-9859672084474559552009-08-24T23:45:00.005-04:002009-08-25T00:45:47.496-04:00

Beyonce's little sister has a bold, striking new haircut. We think it's stunning, sets her apart.What do you think?

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First Lady Michelle Obama arrives (in 106 degree weather, it should be mentioned) for a tour of Grand Canyon in (gasp!) a pair of practical, mid-thigh shorts and creates quite a fuss. What's the problem?See the video...Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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From Msnbc.com"...Michelle Obama may have become an archetypal African-American female success story — law career, strong marriage, happy children — but the reality is often very different for other highly educated black women.They face a series of challenges in navigating education, career, marriage and child-bearing, dilemmas that often leave them single and childless even when they’d prefer

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From HuffingtonPost.com"On Monday, a dozen people packing heat -- including at least one man carrying a semi-automatic assault rifle -- were spotted at a pro-health care rally next to the convention where President Obama was speaking. While it appeared at the time to be a random incident, similar to several other gun sightings at health care events, it's become clear today that this time the gun

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From HuffingtonPost.com"So, Harlem?" a friend said to me recently, when we ran into one another near our sons' Upper East Side high school. She was referring to my family's recent move to Saint Nicholas Avenue and 146th Street, officially Sugar Hill, a once wealthy African American enclave immortalized in Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train" and home to such Harlem Renaissance luminaries as Ralph

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-45189912711387302802009-08-10T23:53:00.005-04:002009-08-11T00:16:25.950-04:00

Last Thursday, ABC's Nightline compared the vote to confirm NY's Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the newest Supreme Court Justice--and the nation's first Latina Justice--to a "Jackie Robinson" moment for Latinos, and to other important "one-of-us-has-made-it moments for different groups. We liked it.Check out the video here Wise Latinas Rule!

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A Congolese student evidently hits a sensitive nerve when a question for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is mis-translated as one in which the student appears to ask Mrs. Clinton what her husband thinks about a certain US policy. Sec. Clinton snaps at the student and says, "Wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not the secretary of state, I am.... I'm not going to

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-25297852787648860052009-08-10T22:42:00.003-04:002009-08-10T22:55:08.209-04:00

In spite of calling these young ladies "some nappy-headed hos" in 2007, radio "personality" Don Imus continues to make...a comeback. From LATimes.com"Fox Business is in talks with shock jock Don Imus about simulcasting his radio show, more than two years after derogatory comments he made about a group of African American female basketball players got him kicked off MSNBC and CBS Radio...The move

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From VanityFair.com"Talk about the power of style! (Or is it the style of power?) Either way, potus joined his First Lady on the 2009 roster, while Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor did New York City proud. Hollywood scored with the panache of Brad Pitt and Anne Hathaway, Catherine Deneuve brought her permanent Parisian chic to the Hall of Fame, and—let’s be practical for a moment—the year’s

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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyFrom NYTimes.com"Naomi Sims, whose appearance as the first black model on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the Black is Beautiful movement, and who went on to design successful collections of wigs and cosmetics for black women under her name, died Saturday in Newark. She was 61

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(CNN) -- North Korean President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and released two U.S. journalists, state-run news agency KCNA said Wednesday.The announcement came after former U.S. President Clinton met with top North Korean officials in Pyongyang to appeal for their release. "Clinton expressed words of sincere apology to Kim Jong Il for the hostile acts committed by the two American journalists

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From USAToday.comRosemary Armstrong fondly recalls the first time she met her daughter Micayla, then 3.The foster child had not been talkative at all with her caseworkers, but when she sat on Armstrong's lap during their first encounter, she soon started: "It was 'mommy' and 'daddy' from day one," Armstrong says. "It was so fast."Armstrong and her husband, Terry, both African American, decided to

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From NY Times.com"Former President Bill Clinton went to North Korea on Monday to negotiate the release of two American television journalists who were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegally entering North Korean territory, a person who was briefed on the mission said.Mr. Clinton landed in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, early Tuesday morning local time, Central TV, a North Korean

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(CNN) -- Nathan Wolfe is a hunter, but he doesn't carry a gun. His prey are invisible to the naked eye.Wolfe leads expeditions into the mysterious world of viruses and pathogens."They are everywhere," said Wolfe, a microbiologist who speaks of his targets -- infectious organisms -- with the giddy lilt of a teenager on a first date. "We have the potential to explore a completely new biological

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-75629721618649941742009-07-28T23:14:00.012-04:002009-10-29T00:33:56.582-04:00

In an original interview with Pink in the Inkwell, Staceyann Chin—renowned artist, poet, activist, and author of the powerful memoir The Other Side of Paradise—waxes poetic about success, forgiveness, the power of words, her relationship with Jamaica, and at which point she may actually say, "Mission accomplished."Reported for Pink in the Inkwell by Adreinne WaheedAdreinne Waheed: What do you

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From NYTimes.com"On Jan. 25, 2008, the day before the South Carolina Democratic primary, Barack Obama endured a grueling succession of campaign events across the state. When his staff informed him that the evening would conclude with a brief show-up at the Pink Ice Ball, a gala for the African-American sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, Obama flatly refused to attend. “I’ve been to sorority events

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From WashingtonPost.com"E. Lynn Harris, 54, a best-selling novelist who opened a door on a hidden side of African American life, writing about outwardly heterosexual men leading secret gay lives, died July 23 after collapsing at a Beverly Hills hotel during a book tour. The cause of death was not immediately determined, and an autopsy is expected to be performed next week.His taboo-breaking books

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From ChicagoTribune.com"It was Thursday morning, and listeners of Power 92 were flooding the radio station's phone lines with questions for Rachael Ross, a young doctor from Hyde Park who aims to transform sexual attitudes and behaviors as the hip-hop generation's Dr. Ruth.One caller was not satisfied with his sexual performance, another was concerned about an abnormal Pap smear, while a third

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The caller doesn't mention that the two gentlemen were Black; contrary to what is reportedly stated in Officer Croney (oops, we mean Crowley's) police report. In fact, the caller doesn't mention race at all until she's asked for this information from the Cambridge police dispatcher. The caller also makes it a point to tell the dispatcher the individuals have suitcases and that they may actually

SFSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119583131739809321.post-89136163470354839692009-07-22T23:49:00.004-04:002009-07-23T00:13:36.712-04:00

From TheDailyBeast.com"In Thursday's press conference, President Obama called the Cambridge Police Department "stupid" for arresting Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. Daughter Elizabeth Gates interviews her dad about what happened to him in jail, how this affects whites too, and why she shouldn’t give up on America yet.Earlier this week, my father was wrongly accused of breaking into his own home.

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From TheRoot.com"Come on, Soledad.We’re about to see our second “Black in America” series in two years, and it’s only fair to surmise that after the way Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings went down, plans for “Brown in America” will soon be underway. But before you start production on "Brown" or start making plans for “Black in America 3,” consider setting aside a prime-time slot next

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Last question at a presidential news conference that was predominantly focused on healthcare reform on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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An excerpt from the article... "Valerie Jarrett was born of African-American parents in Shiraz, Iran, where her physician father was running a hospital as part of an American aid program. Obama's fabled 'exoticism' was therefore comprehensible to her, the president told me. 'I think we both share an appreciation of the world outside our borders that ironically probably makes us appreciate more

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From TheRoot.com"Ain’t nothing post-racial about the United States of America.I say this because my best friend, a well-known, middle-aged, affluent, black man, was arrested on his own front porch after showing his identification to a white police officer who was responding to a burglary call. Though the officer quickly determined that my friend was the rightful resident of the house and knew by

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From TehranBureau.com"...Now it’s two months to the day after my arrival in Iran and I find myself in Dubai, a short flight from Tehran, but light years away from what’s happening there. Everyday I marvel at the reporters who have the gall — or is it resourcefulness — to report on a situation in a land many of them have never visited or know little about. It’s hard enough to crack Iran’s surface

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From Style.com"It’s ironic that someone who is in a perpetual state of half dress is so strongly influencing fashion. Lady Gaga’s aversion to pants has been well documented, so it’s no surprise to read that the blonde balladeer is responsible for a huge increase in the sales of knickers in Britain. It’s another thing altogether to find allusions to this pop culture omnivore (who is attired by a

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MTV ShowsEditor's Note: Still on the fence about it.

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From CNN.com(CNN) -- Far from flowing rainbow flags, the sound of Lady Gaga and, quite honestly, white people, stands a nightclub just outside of Wicker Park in Chicago, Illinois, by the name of The Prop House.The line to get in usually stretches down the block, and unlike many of the clubs in Boystown and Andersonville, this one plays hip-hop and caters to men who may or may not openly identify

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See the complete speech.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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From ForeignPolicy.comLate last week, the Los Angeles rapper the Game launched a blistering attack against the legendary New York rapper :>) Jay-Z. At a series of European shows, the Game led crowds in cheers of "F*** Jay-Z" and "Old Ass N*****", and at one point went into an obsenity laced (but rather wickedly funny) rampage against Jay-Z's fiancé (wife?) Beyoncé. Over the weekend, he

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From Guardian.co.ukA Q&A with actress Sophie Okenedo on growing up with white parents, her role in the award-winning film Skin and her upcoming portrayal of Winnie Mandela"In your new film Skin you play Sandra Laing, a black woman born in 50s South Africa to Afrikaner parents. Does her story tell us anything about race today?...What interests me is that I've been brought up in a white family, and

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From Slate.com"Just about everyone with two hands applauded Obama's selection of Dr. Regina Benjamin. Health Care for America Now, which supports health care reform that includes a public plan, described her as someone who "appreciates the immediate need for comprehensive reform." The American Medical Association, on whose board Benjamin served, praised her as "a true professional who puts her

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View more news videos at: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video.From SeattleTimes.com"A 15-year-old Los Angeles girl — who navigated a single-engine Cessna through thunderstorms in Texas and took in breathtaking aerial views of Arizona's sunsets — landed her plane to cheering crowds at Compton Woodley Airport on Saturday and is believed to be the youngest black female pilot to fly solo across country.

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From AllAfrica.com

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President Barack Obama's eldest daughter, 11-year-old Malia, makes international news as she toured Rome while her father was at the G8 summit in Italy.Malia was photographed leaving a Rome gelato shop in a T-shirt bearing the symbol of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Several international news outlets have picked up the image and made a connection between its symbolism and the views of her

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From RFERL.orgMOSCOW -- The visit to Russia by Barack Obama, the first black man to be elected president of the United States, is significant for many Russians. But for Russians of African descent, in particular, the new U.S. leader is a potent symbol of triumph over the same challenges they themselves face in a country where dark-skinned people remain rare and often unwelcome.Yelena Khanga is

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From Washingtonpost.com"For weeks, Michelle Obama had been telling her staff and closest confidantes that she wasn't having the impact she wanted. She is a woman of substance, with a background in law, public policy and management, who found herself relegated to role model in chief. The West Wing of the White House -- the fulcrum of power and policy -- had not fully integrated her into its agenda

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday acknowledged the use of African-American slaves in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, ordering officials to place a marker inside the new Capitol Visitor Center using some of the original stone quarried by those slaves for the historic building."This physical and permanent marker will pay tribute to the blood, sweat and tears of the African-American

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From TMZ.com

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From ForeignPolicy.com"It is a sobering time for the world’s most fragile countries—virulent economic crisis, countless natural disasters, and government collapse. This year, we delve deeper than ever into just what went wrong—and who is to blame. Yemen may not yet be front-page news, but it’s being watched intently these days in capitals worldwide. A perfect storm of state failure is now brewing

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From Economist.com"THE Juba river region, in Somalia, is hard country. Women are regularly eaten by crocodiles while fetching dirty water. The sandy farmland is either in drought or flooded. And the militants known as the Shabab, who rule the area, exact brutal justice. Your correspondent had to turn back from the town of Wajid (see map) this week because, within, a man was being beheaded. A day

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From CNN.com"The numbers are grim. According to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 45 percent of African-American women have never been married, compared with 23 percent of white women...."In many cases, it [the pressure to be a mother] begins to set up feelings of unworthiness, poor self-esteem and the feeling that 'I'm not fully a woman,' " [Toni Oliver, founder and CEO

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From AC360.comEmbedded video from CNN Video

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Fueled by a discouraging diagnosis, and later by her own surprising resilience, Teresa Scott creates a place for women to get their fight back with Women’s World of BoxingReported for Pink in the Inkwell by Adreinne WaheedWhat would you do? The doctors tell you you’re obese. Your self-esteem is low. Your long-term relationship has come to an end—and so has your career. You’ve lost all of your

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From CNN.com"...'Barbershops and beauty salons are perhaps second only to black churches as institutions in the community,' said Ingrid Banks, an associate professor of Black Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara and author of a forthcoming book on contemporary black beauty salon culture. 'It's not about hair per se, it's about what hair means, particularly for black women in terms

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Remembering the time, remembering the legend. We will rock with you forever. Pictured: A photo of Michael Jackson with youngest sister Janet at a 1972 photo shoot at the Jackson's Hollywood Hills residence. Photograph appeared on RollingStone.com courtesy of Getty Images Michael Ochs Archive

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