Archive for January, 2008

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“Dee”-lightful!

Last night Ruby Dee won the Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting role for her efforts in “American Gangster.” This might increase her odds of winning the Oscar later next month for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting role. Dee is the only African-American nominated for an Academy [...]

28Jan2008 | gbevel | Comments | Continued
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The Root (.com) and a (backdoor) endorsement of John Edwards

The New York Times reports that The Washington Post has recently introduced an online magazine geared towards black audiences, with news and commentary on politics and culture, and tools for readers to research their family histories. Writer and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is editor-in-chief of the Washington-based magazine. It can be found [...]

28Jan2008 | gbevel | Comments | Continued
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Friday Video(s): Obama and Banned Boondocks BET clip

Have a great weekend everyone!
(Obama Top Ten on Letterman)
(Banned Boondocks clip about BET [props: Intelligent Ignorance])

Updated: Full clip here

25Jan2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Picture = 1000 words


24Jan2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Too White to Be Black

The story of Bluefield State College is an interesting one. For those of you who don’t know, the historically black college is also a predominantly white institution.
An employee recently sued the college saying that too many leadership positions are overwhelmingly white.
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported,
“An employee of Bluefield State College has filed a [...]

23Jan2008 | Eugene | Comments | Continued
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Healthy Eating

As we enter 2008, many of us are looking for ways to live healthier lifestyles. Along with exercise, a healthy diet is the key to controlling and maintaining our health.
But what do you do when you crave foods like pasta, bread and rice? How do you fit these items into your healthy diet? Try eating [...]

23Jan2008 | ewells | Comments | Continued
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Hollywood Writers Might Write NAACP Awards Show

Looks like the NAACP Image Awards might be the only awards show the Hollywood writers write for.
Reps for the Writers Guild of America told the Associated Press that the organization will not likely stop striking to write for next month’s Grammy’s or the Oscar’s, but might for the NAACP event.
The AP reported:
The Guild said [...]

20Jan2008 | Eugene | Comments | Continued
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Yup. I’ll be in on Monday

A recent conversation I had:
(Me): Soooo….what’s going on for Monday? Are we still coming in? Federal holiday?
(Them) **Looks puzzled.**
(Them) **Suddenly tunes in to what is being said.**
(Them) Yeah. No. We have work Monday.
(Me) Alright. Just checking.
And thus the way it has been for the last 4 years in the working world. Depending on what industry [...]

18Jan2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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School Daze II?

In the February issue of Vibe Magazine, Spike Lee said he wrote a script called School Daze II, but studio execs weren’t interested.
Lee said,
“It’s the same school, Mission College, but 20 years later. I was going to have Alicia Keys in it, Kanye West, and it was gong to deal with a lot of the [...]

15Jan2008 | Eugene | Comments | Continued
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Just Hatin’

I haven’t made up my mind about this election yet, but some are truly convinced that Barack Obama is going to win. That’s the only explainable reason why some must be working so hard to tear this man down.
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Are Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam still relevant or am I underestimating them?
This writer seems [...]

15Jan2008 | Eugene | Comments | Continued
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