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Politically Offensive Facebook Posts Get Essence Editor Booted

Posted on24. Apr, 2012 by Stevie.

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African-American media staple, Essence, had to give the boot to one of its editors, Michael Bullerdick, for some racially and politically-controversial posts he made on his private Facebook page. Bullerdick was launched into the spotlight in 2011 when he took the editorial position at the magazine, much to the chagrin of some in the black community. Observers were confused [...]

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Swedish Officials Laugh While Eating African ‘Mutilation’ Cake (VIDEO)

Posted on17. Apr, 2012 by Stevie.

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This is one of the most disturbing videos I have seen on YouTube for a few reasons. What you’re looking at is a performance artist in black minstrel face at the “head” of a cake shaped like an African woman laid across the table. Every time someone cuts the cake, the head screams as if the [...]

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The L.A. Thompson Project Presents “I AM: A Young Black Man” (VIDEO)

Posted on09. Apr, 2012 by Stevie.

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Check out a friend of mine, Luis Antonio Thompson, and his latest video titled “I AM: A Young Black Man.” As part of The L.A. Thompson Project, the video is in response to the now-national dialogue about young black men in the wake of the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Simply put, the video urges people NOT [...]

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Pro-Zimmerman Graffiti Appears On Ohio State University Building

Posted on05. Apr, 2012 by Stevie.

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There are some days in our lives when we are less than proud of our alma mater. Today is one of those days for me. Students and faculty at The Ohio State University were greeted on Thursday morning to graffiti on the side of the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center. The white spray paint [...]

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Remembering the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (PHOTO)

Posted on04. Apr, 2012 by Stevie.

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We remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was gunned down 44 years ago today .. April 4, 1968. Dr. King was standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee when a nearby sniper, James Earl Ray, abruptly took his life. The civil rights leader was only 39 years [...]