Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

Child Poverty Has Risen Even As Unemployment Falls

By Bryce Covert Even as unemployment has gradually declined, the child poverty rate has been on the rise, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Between 2010 and 2011, the number of children living in poverty … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law

By Eyder Peralta By a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that establishes a formula to identify states that may require extra scrutiny by Justice Department. The decision focuses on section … Continue reading

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Dispatch From Academia: Equity in the Archives

By Eve Dunbar It’s a cold snowy afternoon in mid-March and I really need to leave the warmth of my office at Vassar College. There’s a stack of student papers at home and research on Zora Neale Hurston waiting for … Continue reading

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George Lucas marries Mellody Hobson

By Ann Oldenburg You know the Force will be with these two. Star Wars powerhouse George Lucas and ABC News personal finance contributer Mellody Hobson exchanged vows on Saturday at his famous Skywatcher Ranch, reports People. “Let’s give a Galactic shout out to … Continue reading

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‘Game of Thrones’ sets another piracy record

By Katie Atkinson Game of Thrones was the must-watch show of the season — and it has the illegal-download numbers to prove it. According to TorrentFreak, the HBO fantasy series’ third season is the most-pirated show of spring 2013, with … Continue reading

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Sean Combs’ ‘Revolt TV’ Signs Deal with Time Warner Cable

By C. Daniel Baker Revolt TV, the upcoming cable network led by Sean “P Diddy” Combs, has finalized a national carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable. Together with previously announced distribution, this will make Revolt one of the largest launches … Continue reading

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True Blood Scoop: Meet Sookie’s Sexy New Love Interest Rob Kazinsky

By Natalie Abrams Sookie Stackhouse has dated vampires and werewolves, and a shifter even harbored a crush on her, but the True Blood heroine will literally meet her match this Sunday when she stumbles across a fellow faerie played by new … Continue reading

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The Fight for Black Men

By Joshua DuBois There is an easy way to meet Joe Jones, and a hard way. Let’s start with the easy way. If you and I were at a cocktail party, I’d introduce you to a tall, bald, black man, … Continue reading

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NSA surveillance may be legal — but it’s unconstitutional

By Laura K. Donohue The National Security Agency’s recently revealed surveillance programs undermine the purpose of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was established to prevent this kind of overreach. They violate the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee against unreasonable search and … Continue reading

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Why AT&T And Verizon May Start Charging You More Fees

By Timothy Stenovec Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more and more fees on your wireless bill. That’s one of the takeaways from a new report of the U.S. mobile market, according to Tero Kuittinen, a mobile analyst and vice … Continue reading

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