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June 3, 2012

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Stay Schemien': P. Diddy, Justin Combs, and the Media's Curious Portrayal of Black Achievement

Michael W. Waters | Posted June 3, 2012

Read More: P. Diddy, Sean Combs, Sunday Magazine, Sunday Magazine, Justin Combs Scholarship, Media-African-Americans

Two years ago, in celebration of his son Justin Dior Combs' sixteenth birthday, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs purchased for him a $360,000 silver Maybach. The media promptly attacked Mr. Combs for his benevolence towards his child. Mr. Combs was accused of setting a poor example for Justin by giving him...

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Recalling Clarence Jordan, Radical Disciple

Greg Carey | Posted June 3, 2012

Read More: Civil Rights, Clarence Jordan, Greg Carey, Baptists, Christianity, Cotton Patch Gospel, Radical Discipleship, Shane Claiborne

Clarence Jordan stands among my list of top five Christian heroes, but most folks have never heard of him. However, on Sept. 28-29 President Jimmy and First Lady Rosalyn Carter will host the Clarence Jordan Symposium in Americus, Ga., on behalf of the Fuller Center for Housing. The...

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Stage Door: Clybourne Park

Fern Siegel | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: NY Around Town, NY Arts, Broadway, Bruce Norris, Bruce-Norris-Clybourne-Park, Clybourn Park, Clybourn Park Play, Drama, New York Theater, Race, Race In America, Raison In The Sun, Theater

Race is a complicated issue in America -- often unfairly reduced to PC dictates from the left or rabid anger from the right. A candid exploration of America's racial history -- and progress -- is ongoing. Obama's election as the first African American president made millions proud, but the discussion...

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Why Trump and the Birthers Won't Go Away

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Donald Trump, Super PACs, Barack Obama 2012, Birther Conspiracy, Birther Movement, Birthers, Donald Trump Birther, Gop, Obama Birthers

President Obama was indeed prophetic when he said at a press conference a year ago that his release of his long form birth certificate would not convince countless numbers of anti-Obama skeptics that he was a bona fide American. Nearly a year after the president called it right on the...

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I Do: How I, a Gay Black Man, Came Around on Same-Sex Marriage

Aundaray Guess | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Black Gay Community, Black Gay Community HIV, Black Gay Men, Black Gay Men Hiv, Black Lgbt Community, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage

When New York City passed the right for gay couples to get married, it was definitely a happy and history-making occasion. The same rights were now being given to those who were previously denied them based solely on their sexuality. Finally New Yorkers, after many years of fighting and lobbying,...

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What I Learned From White Men

Stephanie Chick | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Life Lessons, Marshall Goldsmith, Stephanie Chick, White Men

In corporate America, white men have always held powerful positions of authority. From first-level managers to GMs, from senior VPs to C-Suite executives, you'll find white men wielding power and influence.

As a black woman, it would be easy for me to feel contempt for white men and be...

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On the 'Public' Role of Love

Nicole Brittingham Furlonge | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Gay Marriage, Marriage Bans, Marriage Equality, Porgy And Bess, Porgy And Bess Broadway, Same-Sex Marriage

Love is a democratic ideal. This notion of love is what Martin Luther King, Jr. called "the love that does justice," a love that intentionally supports and cultivates personal and systemic change towards equality, a love that is threatened as long as injustice thrives. In King's words, love holds social...

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Empowering the People's Voice: An Interview with Dr. Sylvester Bongani Maphosa

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: African National Congress, Power &Amp; Politics, South Africa, Africa, Apartheid, Peace, South Africa Apartheid, Su;Vester Bongani Maphosa

Dr. Sylvester Maphosa is chief research specialist and head of peace and security at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), located in Pretoria, South Africa. Since 1996 he has worked in peace-building practice, and evaluation of fragile contexts. He also serves on...

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Reflections on Project Visit to the Dominican Republic

Reverend William E. Flippin, Jr. | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Dominican Republic, Bateyes, Sunday Magazine, Global Poverty, Social Justice, Suffering

On May 14-17, I had the fortunate opportunity to have traveled to the Dominican Republic with Children International and a group of committed advocates for the poor. This non-profit organization, which serves mostly Latin America, Asia (the Philippines), Africa and India, helps to provide impoverished children with meaningful benefits and...

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Black Still Matters -- Even After You Get Some Green

Zondra Hughes | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Pepper Miller, Advertising Industry Diversity, Black Business, Black Businesses, Black Still Matters, Black Still Matters Book

The other night I attended market research guru Pepper Miller's Black Still Matters book launch and panel discussion held at the DuSable Museum of African-American history.

Miller and her panel explained the conflicted picture of the African-American consumers' staggering influence and brand loyalty and...

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The Albino Boy Who Was Lost into Thin Air

Pius Kamau | Posted June 3, 2012

Read More: Albino, Albinos In Africa, Bv-Life, Tanzania Albinos

It is hard to imagine that an airline can lose a child. But that's precisely what seems to have happened to a three-year-old albino boy, who was a Kenya Airways passenger flying from Nairobi to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in April. The airline does not seem to know where he went....

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Chef Andre Halston's Red Chili Tartar Sauce

André David Halston | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Andre's Red Chili Tartar Sauce, Bv-Life, Recipes

Have any of you had the feeling of what to use as a side item or an accompaniment to one of your culinary creations? Maybe then you went to your comfort zone and opened a jar or bottle of whatever was handy in your fridge or pantry. I am sure...

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Now, Not Later: Increasing New York State's Minimum Wage

Andrew Wilkes | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Christianity, Economy, Faith-Based Activism, Governor Cuomo, Jobs, Living Wage, Minimum Wage

Governor Cuomo has an opportunity to exercise economic leadership on behalf of the Empire State's most vulnerable families. Despite his characterizations, raising the state's minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 can and should be done. According to a recent Siena College poll, 79 percent of New York State...

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How to do Paris Quickly and Cheaply

Oneika Raymond | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Travel Tips, Budget, Bv-Life, Paris, Paris-France, Travel

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Bloomberg's Soda Ban will Fall Flat

John S. Wilson | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Mayor Bloomberg, Bloomberg Soda Ban, Bv-Politics, New York Soda Ban

Mayor Michael Bloomberg may think he's helping to curb obesity in New York City -- where it has doubled among adults since 1997 -- with his new proposal to ban sugary drinks over 16 ounces. In actuality all he is doing is providing fodder for conservatives who have long...

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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee: "Sex Strikes Help Good Men"

Elisabeth Braw | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Charles Taylor, Joseph Kony, Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize, Africa, Liberia, War Crimes

Who said sex and politics don't mix? Led by Leymah Gbowee, a young mother, Liberian women went on a sex strike to end the country's brutal civil war. They were successful: in 2003 warlords agreed to end the violence. Last year Gbowee won a Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign....

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How Long Will We Let Them Poison Our Kids?

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted May 31, 2012

Read More: African Americans, Dirty Coal, James Inhofe, Asthma, Coal, Epa, Naacp, Pollution And Asthma, Video

The sun is shining here in Oakland, and you can feel summer in the air. In my neighborhood, and all across America, kids are anxiously awaiting the final ring of the school bell. But not every child is looking forward to summer. Some will be trapped indoors during the next...

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Prioritizing Low-Income Families and Creating Pathways to Opportunity for All Americans

Valerie Jarrett | Posted May 31, 2012

Read More: Barack Obama, Bv-Politics, Poverty

Throughout his distinguished career, Bob Herbert has helped shine a spotlight on the lives of Americans living in poverty -- a group that is too often ignored. That was certainly true of his May 21st column, in which he told the story of 20 poor children from the Bronx who...

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Michelle Obama's Ancestors: 'American Tapestry' Has Holes in It

Megan Smolenyak | Posted May 31, 2012

As the genealogist who initially researched the first lady's family tree (four to five generations on all branches), I wanted to love American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White and Multicultural Ancestors of Michelle Obama by Rachel Swarns, but found myself disappointed -- mostly due to what's missing.

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Shout It Out: Coming Out Black and Brown

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted May 31, 2012

In April the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition released the first edition of Shout It Out: Coming Out Black and Brown, an anthology that places the narratives of individuals of color front and center. Trying to encapsulate experiences of "coming out" is like trying to categorize shapes of snowflakes:...

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