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Django Unchained: I’m not interested in any movie where black women are repeatedly raped
I don’t know about you, but a movie featuring mildly thought out black female slave characters who are repeatedly raped at a club for white slave owners is not my idea of a great film. I don’t want to see … Continue reading
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Is it just me or does this “Do away with the 14th Amendment” jazz make you antsy?
On the news last night I noticed a lot of commentators and pundits were discussing the 14th amendment all willy nilly. Um…was anyone else uncomfortable with the dialogue. I don’t want to wake up tomorrow and hear that I’m not … Continue reading
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Christians Only: Is the Black Community Tolerant of Other Religions?
Don’t tell Grandma you’re an atheist. You’ll make her pressure go up. I would like to think that Black people are tolerant, but when it comes to homosexuality and religion I have to say that many Black folk can be … Continue reading
Harriet Tubman Could Write and So Can I
One of Philadelphia’s and the nation’s leading collectors of African-American artifacts has given the Smithsonian over historic artifacts owned by former slave, abolitionist, and Underground Railroad Conductor Extrodinaire Harriet Tubman to a to be a part of the National Museum … Continue reading
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Rep. Trent Franks: African-Americans were better off under slavery
Oh Wow. RACIST!! I want to thank Think Progress for posting this. This is some straight BS! If you are a black person living in AZ you need to campaign really, really hard to get this man out of … Continue reading
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The Simpsons Celebrate Black History Month and Their Racially Mixed Heritage
I’m sitting here watching the Black History Month Episode of “The Simpsons”. The title “The Color Yellow”. Um…really? Must they co-op the title of one of the most beloved pieces of fiction in the black community? When Miss Hoover asks … Continue reading
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Dr. Gates donates his handcuffs to the Smithsonian
None of the black people I know have ever been given their handcuffs as a “You got arrested” souvenir. Apparently Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. received more than a beer at the White House after his traumatic arrest…on his … Continue reading
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The root of all evil: Dollar Bill Poem
Keep it real, Dollar Bill.
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Nebraska might “regret” slavery, but no apologies
EURweb.com – Lawmakers will consider a resolution that only expresses ‘regret.’ *State lawmakers in Nebraska will consider a resolution that expresses regret for slavery, but doesn’t issue an apology, reports the Associated Press. Members of a legislative committee struggled on … Continue reading
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