Movies/TV
A Fighter's Heart
In "Redbelt," a moody film about the competitive world of jiu-jitsu, Chiwetel Ejiofor takes on his most physical role to date and delivers a moving performance.
By Esther Iverem
May 9, 2008,
01:27
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| Marchers protest acquittals of police in Sean Bell killing. |
200 arrested in show of civil disobedience over police acquittals in Sean Bell case. Burma cyclone toll could top 100,000. Philadelphia police caught beating unarmed victims. Report: 10M children die yearly from preventable causes. Vowing to press on, Clinton loans campaign $6.5M. McCain to yield $7M at New York fundraiser.
May 8, 2008,
10:36
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Movies/TV
Gaye's Genius and Demons
Two documentaries airing on PBS offer an immersion into two hours of unadulterated soul and into an era when soul music shaped American culture and society.
By Esther Iverem
May 7, 2008,
09:32
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| Survival in Burma -- Photo credit: itv.com |
Obama widens lead over Clinton with big N.C. win, narrow Indiana loss. Burma toll could top 80,000. Studies: racial disparity in drug arrests grows. N.Y. activists to protest Sean Bell killing. White House missing emails around Iraq invasion. U.S. re-establishes Navy fleet in South America.
And MUCH MORE!
May 7, 2008,
10:16
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Literature
Real Portraits of the Hood
In Seconds of My Life, photographer Jamel Shabazz offers a testimony to the poor and working-class -- in New York City’s boroughs, Brazil’s favelas and Jamaica’s shantytowns.
By Sidik Fofana
May 6, 2008,
11:14
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| Mildred Loving and her husband challenged Virginia's law banning interracial marriage. |
Cyclone in Burma kills at least 15,000. New book alleges Mumia Abu-Jamal is innocent. NAACP files voter suppression complaint. Mildred Loving, 68, dies; challenged interracial marriage ban. Guantanamo’s child: the untold story of Omar Khadr. Zimbabwe releases official election results. AND MORE. Check the REAL news!
May 6, 2008,
12:07
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Movies/TV
Rich (White) Guys Rule!
Is Iron Man an elitist? (Ha-ha) He attains his superhero status through a first-class education and, like Batman, through lots of wealth and spare time. The comic book Iron Man grappled with the Vietnam War. Today’s Iron Man mixes it up in the Middle East.
By Esther Iverem
May 2, 2008,
11:48
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| Sami al-Haj spent nearly six-and-a-half years at Guantanamo without charge or trial. |
“Robocalls” discourage African American votes in North Carolina. Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for emergency food aid to Haiti, devastated by longtime US-led interference, subversion. Protests mark
5 years since “Mission Accomplished.” Exxon posts $10.89B quarterly profit. Agricultural firms post record quarterly profits. Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj freed from Guantanamo. Venezuela marks May Day with min. wage hike. And MUCH MORE!
May 2, 2008,
13:16
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Literature
Excerpt: The Skull Cage Key
HARLEM, USA, 2041 A.D.-- How much would you pay for a drug that takes you all the way out of your head -- and into the mind and memories of another? An excerpt of the new futuristic, science fiction novel from Michel Marriott
May 1, 2008,
12:41
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The Obama-Wright Divorce
Divergent Black voices on the parting of Sen. Barack Obama and his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. William Jelani Cobb speaks of Wright's failed crusade. Dedrick Muhammad says Obama's quest for power is causing him to turn his back on his roots. Glen Ford says Obama's ‘race neutral' strategy has unraveled. Roland S. Martin describes what Obama needs to do to move on and win. Also, check out what our bloggers have to say on Between the Lines, The Declined Soul and From the Ramparts!
May 1, 2008,
11:10
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Music
Gnarls Barkley's Odd Mix
The new Gnarls Barkley joint, The Odd Couple, has "an intensely wacky vibe" and is similar to the group's debut album, St. Elsewhere.
By Anthony Harding.
Apr 28, 2008,
23:42
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Obama denounces Wright's comments at National Press Club. Number of vacant homes in US reach 18.6 million. Shell & BP report record profits. Supreme Court upholds voter ID law. Wells Fargo’s subprime loan practices come under scrutiny. Antonin Scalia: torture is not “cruel and unusual punishment” UN officals: biofuels are a “crime against humanity” And MUCH more. Check the REEEEEAL news!
Apr 30, 2008,
09:38
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Movies/TV
New Orleans--Old and New
A new documentary, “Faubourg Tremé,” tells the story of a New Orleans Black neighborhood that existed while most African Americans were still enslaved. Its residents were the nation's first civil rights pioneers. Now, some say, the neighborhood must fight the same battles 200 years later.
By Astride Charles
Apr 25, 2008,
15:00
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Counting the Black Vote
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In the tumultuous presidential race of 2008, little is being said by the mainstream media about numerous reports of continued voting irregularities in Black communities across the country. One exception is Tom Joyner's 1-866-MY-VOTE1 voter hotline and campaign. By Jan Ransom
Apr 25, 2008,
13:10
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