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2013 State of the Union Recap
In case you missed it, we did a live chat last night followed by a live radio show hosted by our very own J. "Fed Up" Edwards where we recapped our own personal take on the state of the union. Again,...
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February Book of The Month: The Black Count
The Black CountBy Tom ReissAlexandre Dumas is best known today for his swashbuckling adventure/revenge stories such as The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Corsican Brothers and several...
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Just Say "No."
We've talked several times about the glaring coincidence of the LARGE number of unprecedented actions occurring just after the election of the first African American President of the United States.I...
View ArticleSenator Elizabeth Warren Makes Her Debut at Senate Banking Committee (VIDEO)
Senate Banking Committee Hearing - Senator Elizabeth Warren vs. the RegulatorsI am somewhat torn on this. I love Senator Warren's passion and want to see her continue to kick ass. This was who "We the...
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Movie Reviews-End of Watch, Looper, Irreversible
End of Watchdirected by David AyerEnd of Watch is a big sloppy wet French kiss to the L.A.P.D., tongue swirl and all. Depending on how you feel about the L.A.P.D. and/or how effectively or whether you...
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Should We Raise Minimum Wage to $9 an Hour?
If you missed our radio show on Sunday then you missed a spirited discussion among my fellow bloggers here at The Urban Politico and our guest, Rippa, about the ramifications of raising the federal...
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Michigan: Old School Racism in Hospitals and Child Support
It's impossible to tell without performing or acquiring some deeper research which I can't do at the present moment but I wonder if President's Obama's election and especially his re-election has just...
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Total Domination: How the Wealthy will come to rule
Graphic from CBS NewsOn Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could potential remove the current limitations placed on individual donors during an election cycle.Now, I know many of you...
View ArticleGame of Thrones at Office
Sometimes people can take a show a bit too seriously..KING INTERN (Game of Thrones) -- USC Competition - watch more funny videos
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MSNBC Goes ALL THE WAY IN THE TANK for Democrats
Per HuffPo: "With the hiring of former White House officials Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod, MSNBC finds itself once again battling the perception that it is a staunchly "pro-Obama" network. On...
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Book Reviews-Changes, The Mafia's Greatest Hits, The Norse Myths
Changesby Jim ButcherUsually I don't like reading the later books in a series without reading the first. In the case of The Dresden Files series I made an exception. I had read one of the books before...
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That's What's UP - The Urban Politico Radio Hour: Sunday, February 24th @ 5PM...
That's What's UP - The Urban Politico Radio HourJoin us Sunday, February 24th at 5pm (ET) as we talk about the Politics of the United States and beyond.This week's discussion:Sequestration Ted...
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Recap of the 2013 Oscars
It's Oscar time once again. This year's Academy Awards were hosted by Seth MacFarlane (creator of Family Guy, American Dad,The Cleveland Show and the movie Ted) who took his critics head on in his...
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HBO Game of Thrones Season 3 Trailer
Well it looks like some people (and some dragons) have grown up a bit. As far as the Game is concerned some people are still in it and they are in it to win it.
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Do Black Folks Need N-Word Therapy?
Abena Afreeka, is a Philadelphia-based social worker and family therapist. She has worked for over ten years on an especially interesting project that she is now offering to the public called the...
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Banks and Loan Sharks: Payday Loans and Online Lending
When you think of a "loan shark" you might stereotypically think of a hard nosed man who will advance you some cash when you're in a bind but is rumored to hurt or even murder people who don't pay him...
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Detroit: Governor Snyder says Emergency Manager is needed
In a decision that should surprise absolutely no one Michigan Republican governor Rick Snyder today announced that the City of Detroit would have to have an emergency manager. It doesn't give me any...
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A Rant About Taxes
Pardon me, ya'll. I've got to get some stuff off my chest about this bunch of completely incompetent imbeciles known as the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (henceforth known as the...
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Movie Reviews-Flight, Bloody Sunday
Flightdirected by Robert ZemeckisFlight might have been a great movie. I'm not sure that it was. It was very very good though. It reunites Washington and Cheadle. Though they've put on a little weight...
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HBO Game of Thrones: Tully and Greyjoy
As we countdown to Season 3 of HBO's Game of Thrones I thought it might be fun each week to share some quick reminders/background info on which ruling Houses are involved in war, what power they have...
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