Movies/TV
Oscar's 'Precious' Monster
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| Mo'Nique as Mary in "Precious" |
Oscar Notes: Why "Precious" fits into the Oscars tribute to horror films...Why Lee Daniels should not be the first African American director nominated in the Best Picture category...The bumrush of the mic...And "Avatar" versus the haters.
By Esther Iverem
Mar 9, 2010,
12:07
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The 411
Corporate Supremacy-Still!
While the recent Supreme Court decision on corporate personhood, The Citizen's United case, has evoked considerable commentCorporate interests have owned the political process -- and politicians -- for the better part of a century.
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mar 4, 2010,
12:09
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Movies/TV
Dark Crimes...
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| Wesley Snipes and Don Cheadle star in "Brooklyn's Finest." |
Though “Brooklyn’s Finest” might be dismissed easily as yet another cop movie, it has several strong points that raise it above what we have come to expect from this graft and guns blazing genre. It also raises the question, Is dark the color of my true criminal’s skin?
By Esther Iverem
Mar 5, 2010,
13:07
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The 411
The SeeingBlack.com 411
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| Ronald Madison was shot to death on the Danziger Bridge. |
Ex-police Lt. admits to cover-up in post-Katrina killings. Following string of racist incidents, UC San Diego students occupy chancellor’s office. Van Jones to head think tank’s “Green Opportunity Initiative.” Obama signs extension of PATRIOT Act. Documents reveal Pentagon spied on Planned Parenthood. Hundreds of thousands lose unemployment benefits due to GOP filibuster. Dodd abandons efforts to create Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Admin to seek improved wages, benefits at federal contractors. VA to review disability claims of Gulf War vets. FBI, US Attorney investigating Penn. school district’s computer spying on young students. US firms probed for role in Greek financial crisis. UN approves Goldstone Report resolution on Gaza war crimes. Check the REAL news!
Mar 1, 2010,
12:29
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Literature
Poems of Provocation
Registration is open for the Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2010! From March 10 through March 13, 2010, the festival in Washington, D.C. will feature readings, workshops, panel discussions, youth programming, film, activism, opportunities to speak out for social justice, imagine a way forward, and celebrate the many ways that poetry can act as an agent for social change.
Feb 22, 2010,
11:16
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Diaspora
How Wars Are Made
What is the purpose of Hillary Clinton's recent speech about Iran? The most obvious conclusion is that it is to promote conflict, and to convince Americans that Iran is an actual threat to their security.
By Mark Weisbrot
Feb 22, 2010,
10:43
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Literature
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
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| Lucille Clifton |
A memorial poem by Ruth-Miriam Garnett and six of Lucille Clifton's poems: blessing the boats, sorrow song, jasper texas 1998, wishes for sons, my dream about being white and mulberry fields.
Feb 17, 2010,
14:16
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Diaspora
Haiti Holds Day of Mourning
Haitians hold day of mourning one month after earthquake. Study: Haiti damage could top $13.2B. Haitian president: it will take three years to remove rubble. Second major rainfall since quake hits the country. UN launches record $1.4B appeal. UN relief coordinator “disappointed” in Haiti response. 8 missionaries freed, return to US. Check all the Haiti news.
Feb 19, 2010,
13:59
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Movies/TV
'A Man Called Hawk'
Robert Parker, the man who imagined "A Man Called Hawk," died last month, at the age of 77. Parker was primarily known for his series of detective novels based on the character Spenser. The novels were the inspiration for the television series "Spenser for Hire," which debuted in the fall of 1985 on ABC television.
By Mark Anthony Neal
Feb 9, 2010,
18:51
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The 411
The SeeingBlack.com 411
US reaches $1.25B settlement with Black farmers. Portland officer cleared in fatal shooting of unarmed Black man. No civil rights charges in police killing of Sean Bell. La. jury acquits White Officers in killing of 73-year-old Black man. Regulators: Toyota flaws linked to deaths of 34. The case for busting the filibuster. Report: largest corporations responsible for $2.2T in environmental damage. Obama to back health bill through budget reconciliation. Study: highest Medicaid enrollment in decades. Welfare recipients forced to sell food stamps to buy basic necessities. And MUCH more...Check the REAL news!
Feb 19, 2010,
13:41
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Movies/TV
Can We Cheer Our Heroes?
Why no Internet buzz about Denzel as a Black hero in "The Book of Eli"? Are we Black film goers conditioned to not see our heroes? Or conditioned to see and cheer only Black stereotypical heroes? If Neytiri of the Na'vi (played by Zoe Saldana) in �Avatar� was not a hero, then I don�t know what a hero is.
By Esther Iverem
Feb 4, 2010,
19:46
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The 411
The SeeingBlack.com 411
President Obama hosts civil rights leaders on African American unemployment. Study: lowest-income Americans face 30 percent unemployment. Appeals court to hear arguments in cell-phone tracking case. Student files suit over detention for English-Arabic study materials. Insurance company sued for denying treatment to 5-year-old cancer patient. Top insurers post record profits while dropping 2.7M policyholders. Survey: quarter of job losses will be permanent. US, UK lose bid to censor docs in British torture case. Palestinian families appeal to UN over Israeli construction of “Museum of Tolerance” on Jerusalem’s historic Mamilla Cemetery. And MUCH more! Check the REAL news!
Feb 12, 2010,
13:38
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The 411
Make SB Your Homepage!
Thanks for being a part of the SeeingBlack.com Family. Thanks to those who have supported our paid subscriber drive. If you can't give, join the SeeingBlack.com homepage drive! Make SeeingBlack.com your homepage and get your family, friends, co-workers etc. to do the same. This simple act goes a long way to support Black-owned, grassroots media in an era of corporate giants. Click this post for more info. and more ways to help...Didn't I tell you that we won't stop? :>
Dec 24, 2009,
12:01
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Diaspora
Haiti: Death Toll Rises; Rainy Season Approaches
Death toll revised to 230,000. Rainy season approaches. US sets May 1 target for shelter, long after rainy season begins. Judge calls for release of detained missionaries. women protest lack of aid. US firms lobby for reconstruction deals.
Feb 12, 2010,
13:09
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