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Congressman Steve King Calls Black Farmers' Settlement Slavery Reparations
Cue the circus music. Rep. Steve King of Iowa stood on the floor of the House of Representatives to discuss President Barack Obama’s sponsorship of the black farmers’ settlement. Not only did King state that Obama was doing it in order to run for president, but he was giving them reparations for slavery. Memo to…
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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Arrested in U.K.
It appears that the walls are crashing down around WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Associated Press is reporting that Assange surrendered to London police Tuesday to face a Swedish arrest warrant, the latest blow to an organization that faces legal, financial and technological challenges after releasing hundreds of secret U.S. diplomatic cables. Assange was at…
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Comedian Louis C.K. Talks Race and Privilege on Jay Leno
In a hilarious interview on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, comedian Louis C.K. discussed race and privilege, letting no one off the hook. When asked by Leno about his daughters, C.K. states that they’re “two white girls in America. They’re doing great.” He goes on to poke fun at 20-year-olds who gripe about their…
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Superior Court Judge Denies Oscar Grant Killer Mehserle Bail
ColorLines is reporting that a Los Angeles judge has denied a request for bail made by a white ex-transit cop convicted of killing an unarmed black man on an Oakland, Calif., train platform on New Years Day two years ago. Johannes Mehserle, the former officer, was charged with murder in the death of Oscar Grant…
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Bene Viera: R. Kelly Gets Pass for Pedophilia
Excerpt: After BET recently aired “My Mic Sounds Nice” and “Black Girls Rock,” celebrating female emcees and honoring black women who rock in their fields, respectively, viewers hoped that just maybe BET’s Debra Lee had heard our outcry, constructive criticism and displeasure over what the network has become. It appeared as if they were moving…
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Same-Sex Marriage: Prop 8 Reaches Next Judicial Level
AJC.com is reporting that a federal appeals court in San Francisco plans to hear two hours of arguments Monday about the voter-approved ban known as Proposition 8. A trial-court judge overturned the measure as a violation of gay Californians’ civil rights in August. The three-judge panel will decide if the group that put Proposition 8…
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Supreme Court Accepts Wal-Mart Class Action Appeal
The Washington Post is reporting that the Supreme Court has accepted what will likely become the highest-profile business case of the year, agreeing to decide whether 1.5 million female employees of Wal-Mart can pursue job-discrimination claims in the largest employment class-action suit in the country’s history. The court accepted Wal-Mart’s appeal of a decision by…
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Dems, GOP Close to a Deal on Jobless Benefits and Taxes
The Associated Press is reporting that an outline of a bipartisan economic package is emerging that would temporarily extend the Bush-era tax rates for all taxpayers while extending jobless benefits for millions of Americans. Differences remained over details, including White House demands for middle- and low-income tax credits. But Republicans and Democrats appeared to come…
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Obama Nominates Judge Bernice Donald for U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Whitehouse.gov is reporting that President Barack Obama has nominated Judge Bernice Bouie Donald for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. “Judge Donald has shown an outstanding commitment to public service throughout her career and as a district judge in Tennessee,” President Obama stated. He went on to say that…
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Ron Paul Tweets Support for WikiLeaks
Texas congressman and former presidential candidate Ron Paul took to Twitter to defend WikiLeaks. Paul, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tweeted, “Re: Wikileaks- In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble.” Paul has taken the opposite position…
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