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‘A Dream Foreclosed’: How Financial Predators Created a Crisis That Led to 10 Million Americans Being Evicted
By Amy Goodman and Laura Gottesdiener As President Obama heads to Phoenix today to tout the “housing recovery,” journalist Laura Gottesdiener examines the devastating legacy of the foreclosure crisis and how much of the so-called recovery is a result of … Continue reading
HBO picks up comedy from Issa Rae
By Prachi Gupta HBO is developing “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” into a TV show, reports Deadline. Creator Issa Rae will star in and co-write the series with Larry Wilmore, which revolves around “the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of … Continue reading
Oprah Winfrey Says Trayvon Martin & Emmett Till Are The Same
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Race-blind admissions: White privilege is too often ignored in movies and in life
By Ann Hornaday As a drama about the needless death of a young, unarmed black man, the shattering new movie “Fruitvale Station” has found particular resonance with audiences in the past few weeks. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as … Continue reading
Who, what, why: Who was Emmett Till?
Beyonce has urged supporters of Trayvon Martin to be inspired by the protests that followed the death of another black teenager, Emmett Till. She is only one of a number of Americans who have drawn a parallel between the two cases … Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Sleep With White Guys
By Eternity E. Martis They say nothing comes without a price. However, in the case of being one of the only coloured girls in my city, nothing comes without a race. I live in a predominately white city. Not by … Continue reading
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Questlove on Trayvon Case
By Sean Manning Did you know that Marvin Gaye once seriously considered leaving music to join the Detroit Lions, and that it’s Lions players who provide the famous chatter at the opening of What’s Going On? Questlove does. The Roots’ drummer, … Continue reading →