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Voter ID laws provoking black women, who had highest turnout in 2008, to turn out voters

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Suzanne Gamboa, AP (The Washington Post) — Deidra Reese isn’t waiting for people to come to her to find out whether they are registered to vote.  With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities, looking up registrations to make sure voters have proper ID and […]
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Entertainment

Hair Stylist to the Stars, Dr. Boogie Says “Hold It” with New All Natural Product Line

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Hollywood, CA – Celebrity hair stylist Dr. Boogie is well known for getting his “mane” business on. With a reputation for teasing the tresses of Hollywood’s finest, including Vivica Fox, Debbie Allen, Kym Whitley and even VH1’s “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta’s” own Mimi Faust, the hair doctor is now offering his branded prescription to […]
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2012 Political Slavery – By Lucius Gantt

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The Gantt Report – Three or four hundred years ago there were two distinct kinds of Black people living in America.There were so called House Negroes and Field Negroes. The House Negroes were preferred, not loved, by their masters. The House Negroes ate leftovers and the Field Negroes ate pig guts and other foods that […]
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Following His Debut Single Featuring Snoop Dogg Pop/R&B Sensation A.M.X. Boasts “We Can Do Whatever” With Next Release

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Hollywood, CA – When new pop/R&B sensation Andre Mieux aka A.M.X. boasts “We Can Do Whatever” in the hook of his latest single release, he means it! Unleashing the track on the heels of his debut “You Made Me Change My Number,” which featured none other than rap icon Snoop Dogg, A.M.X. spits game with […]
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Black Women’s Roundtable Shifts the Focus to the Issues and Voting Power of Black Women at the Republican and Democratic Conventions

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Washington, DC – In their continuing efforts to make Black women’s issues a top priority and remind elected officials and candidates of the voting power of Black women, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Women’s Roundtable co-hosted nonpartisan round table discussions in conjunction with the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, FL, […]
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National Urban League on $315 Nike Shoe: Just Don’t Do It

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National Urban League president and CEO Marc H. Morial today asked Nike to abandon plans to release a $315 basketball shoe, and implored parents not to spend scarce resources on an empty status symbol. “To release such an outrageously overpriced product while the nation is struggling to overcome an unemployment crisis is insensitive at best,” […]
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Actor Charles S. Dutton, Judge Daryl Traywick and Detroit Pistons Legend Isiah Thomas Inspire Black Men’s Roundtable Tour Launch

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Miami, FL – When the Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation (FCBCP) originally planned and hosted their 2012 Healthy, Wealth & Wise Mini-Expo and Black Men’s Round Table (BMR) in Miami, FL, the organizers were unsure what to expect. But the gathering of Black men that included NBA Hall of Famer, Isiah Thomas; actor and […]
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Have Blacks lost their spirit for social activism?

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by Jessica Williams-Gibson – Some are concerned that the kind of activism advocated by leaders such as Rev. Derek King (left) and Rev. Al Sharpton is not as strong in the Black community today as in the past. During the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s, African-Americans mobilized and marched for issues such […]
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20th Annual Cutting Edge Music Business Conference

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New Orleans – The Cutting Edge CE (formerly Music Business Conference) announced that it has confirmed Music Dealers’ co-founder Eric Sheinkop as a panelist for one of its sessions during its annual music business conference. Music Dealers represent the world’s largest pre-cleared catalog of real, emerging artists from around the planet. The Cutting Edge CE […]
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