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Shakeup on Obama Foreign Policy Team: Susan Rice to be named National...
Samantha Power, Susan Rice, President ObamaSusan Rice will depart as US Ambassador to the United Nations and head over to the White House where she will have direct access to the President, as National...
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Kaitlyn Hunt is NOT Rosa Parks...
..though she MIGHT be Genarlow Wilson...if Wilson had been a legal adult when he did what he did. Formal equality under the law is a funny thing. There are still some remaining exceptions to it. Women...
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US Government Seizing Verizon Phone Records????
I don't have very much to add about the below story. It grows out of the Patriot Act, which was initially passed under President Bush and extended/expanded under President Obama. All I can say is IF...
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China-The New Frenemy
There is a long ugly history ofYellow Perilin American and Western literature and thought. This phenomenon generally looks at the much more numerous Chinese and/or East Asian peoples and sees in them...
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Music Reviews-Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace, Led Zeppelin: How the West Was...
Aretha Franklin- Amazing GraceMany classic soul, R&B and funk singers came out of the black (generally Baptist and Pentecostal) church. Once they hit it big some left the gospel genre and never...
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That's What's UP - The Urban Politico Radio Hour
That's What's UP - The Urban Politico Radio HourJoin us Sunday, June 9th at 5pm (ET) as we talk about the Politics of the United States and beyond.This week's discussion:NSA, Patriot Act, and...
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HBO Game of Thrones Season Finale Recap: Mhysa
In the same fashion that GRRM goes out of his way, perhaps too much so, to break artistic convention perhaps the HBO showrunners could start to do the same. For three seasons now the most gripping and...
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Is Big Brother Watching...or Are We Inviting Him to Dinner?
I posed a single question to my facebook wall yesterday which has created a lot of discussion so I will pose the same question here to get your take on the latest situation with Edward Snowden, the 29...
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Stay Tuned: The Tale of Two Black Politicians
I wanted to introduce you to two new Black faces in politics. I get the feeling you will hear more about both within the next year or so. The first is Anthony...
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A Modest Proposal
But my assessment and my team's assessment was that they help us prevent terrorist attacks. And the modest encroachments on privacy that are involved in getting phone numbers or duration without a name...
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Movie Reviews-The Purge, Parker, Luther Season One
The Purgedirected by James DeMonacoI was born in, well never mind, but fortunately I missed the more explicit and violent eruptions of racism. One of my parents grew up under Southern segregation....
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That's What's UP - The Urban Politico Radio Hour
That's What's UP - The Urban Politico Radio HourJoin us Sunday, June 16th at 5pm (ET) as we talk about the Politics of the United States and beyond.Listen Live Online HERE Or Call In to join our...
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The Black Bernie Madoff - Ebony's "Top 30 Under 30" Fredrick Douglas Scott...
Fredrick D. Scott, arrested by the FBI for investment fraudThere's an old saying that goes something like this: "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Nowhere is this saying more...
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Detroit's Last Stand?
You're surrounded and running low on ammo. You're outnumbered at least 20-1. The cavalry tried to come to your rescue but they all got mowed down in a hail of machine gun fire. Your erstwhile allies...
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Fed_UP Rant: The Meaning of Life??? Without Food!
First and foremost, I understand that healthy eating is very important and shouldn't be taken lightly. But I felt compelled to write down my first thoughts in response to some articles I read today....
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AMA Recognizes Obesity as a Disease
To the two folks that read my rant yesterday, this may be slightly weird, and I'd agree. I as soon as I read this I developed a slight case a remorse... I know all to well the issues that come with...
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Supreme Court Gearing Up For Landmark Decisions
The Supreme Court again passed on the opportunity to hand down several highly anticipated decisions today which were argued during the Fall Term. Typically any cases that were heard during the fall...
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Movie Reviews-Hangin' With The Homeboys, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Hanging With the Homeboysdirected by Joseph B. Vasquez.Joseph B. Vasquez was a Latino/Black filmmaker from The Bronx.This 1991 film travels similar ground as Diner, Swingers, American Graffiti and...
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Why George Zimmerman Will Be Acquitted
There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin the night of February 26, 2012. However, whether or not he will be punished for that killing on the charge of...
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That's What's UP - No Show Today
That's What's UP - The Urban Politico Radio HourSorry family, there's no show today (Sunday, June 23rd (ET).Please join us next week, June 30th, as we pick right up where we left off.ThanksThe UP!
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