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From the Inbox: Being Black in America, FTC PSA

June 25th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Color of Change: Now is the time to draw a line in the sand by putting Fox on notice that their behavior won’t be tolerated. In less than a minute, you can help us do that. Then invite your friends and family to do the same.

After Senator Obama won the nomination, he and his wife gave each other a “pound” in front of the cameras. Fox anchor E.D. Hill called the act of celebration a “terrorist fist jab.”

Michelle Obama Baby Mama

Fox: Obama’s Baby Mama? WTF.

Then last week, a Fox News on-screen graphic referred to Michelle Obama as “Obama’s baby mama”–slang used to describe the unmarried mother of a man’s child. It was a clear attempt to associate the Obamas with negative cultural stereotypes about Black people, an insult not only to Michelle Obama but to women and Black people everywhere.

Last month, a Fox guest pretended to confuse Obama’s name with “Osama,” associating him with terrorism, which has happened before on Fox. But then she goes further, stating that the assassination of both Osama and Obama would be a good thing. It is unconscionable for an organization that calls itself a news network to advocate for the assassination of a presidential candidate.

Black in America

Black in America on CNN, July 23rd and 24th

CNN - Black in America: In the next installment of CNN’s Black in America series, Soledad O’Brien examines the successes, struggles and complex issues faced by black men, women and families — 40 years after the death of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Watch July 23rd and 24th.

You can also join the discussion and share your video questions with some of the most influential names in black America over at iReport.

From Dorothee H.: I wanted to give you a heads up about a stroke awareness campaign that is reaching out specifically to the African American community because they are at DOUBLE the risk for stroke compared to white Americans. The Ad Council and American Stroke Association released this great PSA video to spread the word and help save lives in our community:

Do You Know The Most Common Telemarketing Scams? Recognize & Report PHONE FRAUD. Click here to report phone fraud now.

Prevent Phone Fraud

FTC - Prevent Phone Fraud: The Federal Trade Commission has just launched Who’s Calling? Recognize & Report Phone Fraud — a consumer education campaign to help protect people from phone fraud. A recent FTC survey found that African Americans were more likely to be victims of fraud. We were hoping that the Young Black Professionals Guide might be interested in working with us to get out the word about telemarketing fraud prevention.

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    Stop responding to every dam thing cracker has to say whether good bad or indifferent, the first baby mama was slave masters children in the slave quarters then that baby mama, had him bring the masters baby in the house with his other legitamate children, that baby mama was powerful and she still is. stop responding to them please stop. when they focus on us it keeps the focus off them, ignore them. who do you think started is obama black enough?
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    Peace ^_^

    Important post. There's also an incident tracker that we can all use to identify racial attacks in media, and organize response with.
    The url is: brightline.wetpaint.com

    It's becoming more and more obvious that we have to get this racist epidemic in check before it becomes more commonplace again. I am one who believes we all need to invest in our own studios and force media to become truly diverse beyond tokenism and racism simply by having to compete with people of color from various cultures.

    Continue to Shine
    -PZ
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    mmm ok i totally am not defending Fox. But Michelle referred to Barack as her "babydaddy" first. This I witnessed a while ago, and because of her err in judgement and lack of tack they justified their "typing" of her status in his life.
    That being said, its no secret amongst the more affluent members of our community, that Michelle is not a fan of the spotlight, and begged Ol'Bama not to fun. She's learning how to behave publicly and i truly believe that media outlets are too harsh on her. Her only crime is those overly arched eyebrows. Cut my sista some slack! I've been boycotting FoxNews for a minute, but this here is a heck of a reason to hate them if you didn't previously....
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    THERES A EMAIL GOING AROUND SAYING NOT TO WEAR THINGS WITH OBAMA ON IT WHEN YOU GO TO VOTE ITS BEING DISTRIBUTED TO MAKE OBAMA SUPPORTERS BELIEVE OBAMA S CAMP IS SENDING IT OUT TO INFORM HIS SUPPORTERS.. IT WAS SENT OUT BY THE OTHER SIDE. .......THINK THINK THINK
    STOP BELIEVING EVERY THING YOU HEAR ,,,,,,THINK THINK THINK.......STOP ALLOWING OTHER PEOPLE TO THINK FOR YOU.. NEXT THEYLL BE SAYING GOD SAID......... GOD SAID..........IF YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD SPEAKS TO ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE.. THEN YOUR GOING TO FIND THE PERSON GOD ONLY SPOKE TO THEN YOULL HAVE TO ASK THEM WHAT IN HEAVENS SAKE DID GOD SAY THINK... THINK MY CHILD
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