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Music Reviews: Howlin' Wolf, Tuvan Throat Singing
Howlin' WolfThe men don't know but the little girls understandIf I had to pick one bluesman who was the quintessential blues deity that man would be Howling Wolf, or as the IRS knew him, Chester Arthur...
View ArticleBeyonce and Jay-Z Perform "Drunk in Love" at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards took place last evening. Opening the show were Beyonce and Jay-Z, doing a live performance of "Drunk in Love." In case you missed it:A few things to keep in mind....
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Handymen and Stay at Home Mothers
Do you think that traditional gender roles still have meaning?Recently on Facebook one of my younger female cousins posted that she and her unmarried friends were running into a lot of male poseurs who...
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State of the Union Chat and Post Wrap Up
Join The Urban Politico staff as we live chat during President Obama's State of the Union Address. After, we invite you to join us on our live internet show as we follow the chat with a live...
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Civil Assault 101: Rep. Michael Grimm Threatens Reporter on Camera
In law school we learned that there are two types of assault: (i) criminal assault; and (ii) civil assault. The difference between the two is fairly straightforward. Criminal assault involves actual...
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ATL WTF?
I live on the east coast and grew up in the midwest. Both regions are accustomed to snow storms and, as a consequence, both regions have developed protocols to handle bad weather. So I can (sort of)...
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Warren Michigan Police Officer Cuts Off Woman's Weave
I don't have much to say about this. Perhaps it was jealousy of the other woman's hair? Maybe the officer is just always that abusive? Or maybe it's just a bad person using bureaucracy to do wrong. To...
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Basic Necessities Have Outpaced Income
Today's guest post comes from Derrick Figures an activist based in DC.It’s that time again, when the woes of economic inequality gaps across the nation are highlighted in the media, coming off of the...
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Movie Reviews: A Single Shot, Carrie(2013), Cold Comes The Night, Runner, Runner
A Single Shotdirected by David RosenthalAlthough the guitarist Robin Trower should be appreciated in his own right, when you listen to his most famous creations it's very obvious that Jimi Hendrix was...
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How The FBI Sabotaged Black America
Happy Black History Month!!!If you are a regular Urban Politico visitor than you know we celebrate Black History Month 365 days a year. We do however give special attention to the rich history of...
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Super Bowl XLVIII OPEN THREAD
Was it the commercials or the shut down by Seattle? Personally I've never seen a Super Bowl quite like it, but whatever your impressions were of lasts nights debacle this is the space we've set aside...
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American Promise Documentary Airing Tonight On PBS
The much anticipated documentary American Promise aires tonight at 10 pm on PBS. If you miss tonight's viewing on your local PBS station head over to the PBS website, where they will be streaming the...
View ArticleJoakim Noah Meltdown
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah provides unimpeachable evidence that I am not the only person in the world who occasionally gets irritated with his co-workers and supervisors. I can't and don't do...
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Corporate Welfare or Good Business Sense???
I'll take any mother*****'s money if he giving it away!!!!-Clay DavisRegardless of race, gender, political affiliation or geography, when you say "welfare", many people probably still think of a person...
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Book Reviews: Faerie Tale, Fevre Dream
Faerie Taleby Raymond FeistI had heard good things about the fantasy author Raymond E. Feist over the years. So I was interested in reading his work. But I wasn't really in the mood for starting...
View ArticleHBO Game of Thrones Season Four: A Foreshadowing
Well, this looks like fun. It's always interesting to hear actors' interpretation of their characters or storylines. And I am happy to hear that unlike in previous seasons, the penultimate episode will...
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Barbara Walters Defends Pedophilia
Something always rubbed me the wrong way about Barbara Walters. I couldn't put my finger on it until her 2008 memoir was published. Walters campaigned for book sales by revealing that she engaged in an...
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Tales From the Courthouse
Funny thing happened to me in court yesterday. Figured it might make for good blog fodder.I'm in New York state court yesterday and there's this crazy old lady in a wheelchair being pushed around in...
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Should Ex-Cons Be Allowed to Vote? Join Our Debate
This week, United States Attorney General Eric Holder made a plea to Congress to end the practice of ex-felon disenfranchisement common to some states. According to the National Law Journal: Attorney...
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Mary Barra Discriminatory Pay Hoax Story
Shortly after Mary Barra became the new GM CEO and the first person with two X chromosomes to hold that title the usual suspects promptly came out of the woodwork to charge GM with the crime of paying...
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