Afro Netizen

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• Haunting movie "Precious" portrays the Black matriarch as villain

  
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  The Black Matriarch as Villain By  Juell Stewart Republished courtesy of ColorLines.com "Precious" is a haunting film that stays silent on how the political realities of 1980s Harlem shaped women. Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is the shining star of her own ...
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• Teachers candid Washington Post column casts more heat than light on the plight of Black students

  
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  By Ronald Chennault Guest Contributor Patrick Welsh’s op/ed colu mn   in The W ashington Post  earlier this month getsoff to a bad start—a very bad one.    For starters, the piece’s very title ("Making the Grade Isnt About Race. Its About Parents.") signals where Welsh is headed, asit ...
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• Are immigrants of color being targeted for deportation?

  
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  An excerpt of ColorLines magazine’s special report on how the clampdown on immigration is tearing families apart. Getty Images By Seth Wessler and Julianne Hing Republished courtesy of ColorLines (Cross-posted at TheRoot.com) One early morning five years ago, Calvin James walked outside the ...
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• Americas CTO Aneesh Chopra explains the Obama Administrations reasons for supporting Internet freedom (via "net neutrality")

  
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  The FCC proposed new rules protecting Net Neutrality. But during the run-up to the vote, AT&Ts chief lobbyist sent a letter to company employees asking them to weigh in against an open Internet. And a new bill in Congress could help beleaguered community TV stations across the country.
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• Anti-death penalty group NCADP launches “Shouting from the Rooftops” campaign

  
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  By Jackie Jones Originally published on BlackAmericaWeb.com Many people recall the 1976 movie “Network” and its exhortation to open one’s window and yell, "I’m mad as hell, and I’m not gonna ...
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• Flat Earth Follies: the Religious Rights "egg crusade"

  
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  By Sikivu Hutchinson Guest Contributor Taking its “life begins at conception” charade from State Legislature to State legislature, one of the most dangerous political forces in the U.S. is stepping up its crusade for the “rights” of the unborn. Backed by an organization called Personhood USA, the ...
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