Ask Black America: Is It OK for Black People to Ask for Government Help or Is it Freeloading?
There are those in the black community who feel that African Americans are too dependent on government and should focus more on self-sufficiency. At the same time, there are also those in the Right Wing who identify African Americans are the most dependent on government to solve their problems. But there are corporations and banks [...]
Watch: Chuck Norris Says Reelecting Obama Will Bring About “One Thousand Years of Darkness”
This is why we can’t have nice things. We can’t have the types of debates about policies and legislation that could lead to reconciliation because right wing crazies inevitably exaggerate the conversation. To them, President Obama’s reelection doesn’t have anything to do with a sensible debate on the issues, but everything to do with demons [...]
Shocker: Presidential Debate Commission Says All White Moderators Will Represent Country Just Fine
The Commission on Presidential Debates satisfied one minority group while marginalizing another. Although it chose CNN’s Candy Crowley to become the first woman to moderate a presidential debate in 20 years, CPD did not choose any African American or Latino moderators. The last black moderator of a presidential debate was Carole Simpson in 1992, although PBS’ [...]
NAACP: White-Washed Media Never Selects Black Moderators For Presidential Debates
We may have a black President, but there won’t be any black journalists grilling President Obama or Mitt Romney when the debates roll around. In an op-ed, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous made his disappointment with the panel of all white moderators known. “The lack of diversity among this year’s debate moderators is representative of the [...]
Fox News Says Gabby Douglas’ Outfits Aren’t Patriotic Enough
You had to know it was going to happen. You had to know that Fox News was waiting for a way to tarnish Gabby Douglas’ victories at the Olympics, and the folks at Fox have finally concocted a way; questioning how Douglas’ could be a true patriot if she’s not wearing the stars and stripes. [...]
Rush Limbaugh: “Daily Caller Reporter Was Heckling Obama’s White Half”
Just when you thought the Daily Caller heckling incident couldn’t get any, radio comedian Rush Limbaugh chimed him. On his radio show, Limbaugh responded to President Obama being heckled by a Daily Caller reporter by saying, “everybody knows that Munro was heckling Obama’s white half.” Limbaugh was responding to critics who’ve said that Daily Caller reporter [...]
Are There Genetic Differences Based on Race? A New Set of Books Explores the Issue
Are there racial disparities in healthcare? Yes. Do doctors treat patients differently based on race? Yes, most studies show this to be the case. Well, an several exciting new books have been released that study the genetic differences among blacks, whites and other racial groupings. Have you heard this one? A sociologist, a lawyer, [...]
MSNBC Contributor Asks if Mitt Romney is ‘Running For Presidency Of Caucasia-stan’? [Video]
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On Thursday’s edition of MSNBC Live, host Thomas Roberts asked his panel whether Mitt Romney’s new ad, “Promise to America,” is worthy of criticism for its lack of diversity. MSNBC contributor Karen Hunter said that the lack of brown faces in the ad made it appear that Romney was “running for the presidency of ‘Caucasia-stan’ or some place that doesn’t [...]
Gov. Scott Walker faces WI recall without help of voter ID bill
Gov. Scott Walker faces WI recall without help of voter ID bill
Dr. Boyce: Jamaica Talks Reparations, But What About “Us?”
A few Jamaican lawmakers recently announced a quest to explore reparations for slavery. This is the second effort to discuss reparations, after the first one failed in 2010 due to financial difficulties. The effort involves the restoration of a commission that will investigate the issue and possibly ask for compensation from Britain or repatriation of some Jamaicans [...]
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