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Color Me Beautiful: A Dark Girl Reflects on “Dark Girls”
By Dr. Yaba Blay The highly anticipated documentary, Dark Girls, made its debut on OWN Network last night. In the days leading up to the world television premiere, as more and more promo materials were released, people began to reach out to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Duke, colorism, Dark Girls, documentary, facebook, film, OWN, television, twitter
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‘C’ is for cutbacks: ‘Sesame’ lays off workers
By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper It’s a sad day on the “Street.” Sesame Workshop, makers of the classic children’s program “Sesame Street,” laid off approximately 10 percent of its employees Tuesday.”Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, is constantly assessing where we … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Nonprofit organization, Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop, television
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As The Supreme Court Considers DOMA, Boehner Goes Mum
By Igor Volsky House Republicans have paid former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement $3 million to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, but as the legal challenge is heard at Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, GOP leaders … Continue reading
Some Tech Companies Find Ways Not To Hire Americans
By Martin Kaste Lawmakers continue to wrangle over a bill that would overhaul the nation’s immigration system. One provision in this bill would allow companies to import a lot more skilled workers. The tech industry has lobbied hard for this, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dick Durbin, employment, immigration, job skills, jobs, NPR, technology, unemployment
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Voting Rights Act Decision: ‘Why We Must Fight For Our Right To Vote’
By Derek T. Dingle In two months, we will officially commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a historic moment in which more than 250,000 citizens – predominantly African American – flooded our nation’s capital to … Continue reading
Aaron Hernandez arrested, taken into police custody
By Kevin Manahan The Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez has been arrested and taken into custody by police at his home.Hernandez, wearing red shorts and sneakers, was led out from the home handcuffed, his arms inside a white V-neck white T-shirt and behind his … Continue reading
The Quote that May End the Trayvon Trial
By John H. Richardson George Zimmerman is going to be found guilty. All the evidence you need — all the evidence the cops needed — is right there in the interrogation they did with him three days after the shooting. The … Continue reading
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Tagged court, Don West, Florida, George Zimmerman, John Guy, justice, law, Police officer, Sanford, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Shooting
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How to Update the Voting Rights Act
By Spencer Overton Five Supreme Court Justices just rolled back the most effective civil rights provision in our nation’s history. What should we do now? One option is to declare “mission accomplished” and forget about race in politics. That, however, … Continue reading
Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act
By Eyder Peralta In a highly anticipated ruling today, the Supreme Court ruled the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. “DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment,” SCOTUSblog reports. The … Continue reading
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