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• in Advertising
  Study Suggests Mobile is Mandatory for Multicultural Shoppers
  African Americans and Hispanics shop more on mobile devices than their Caucasian counterparts.
  by soulfulbeauty / on Jun 25, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Spice It Up with The Inspired Vegan, Bryant Terry
  Bryant Terry is an award-winning chef and food justice activist; THE INSPIRED VEGAN is his latest book.
  by missbobetier / on Mar 7, 2012
• in Film
  Filmmaker Demands "End Black History Month"
  Has Black History Month been reduced to a tool to move hot sauce, collard greens, and chicken?
  by missbobetier / on Feb 11, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “african american”

 

• The Most Chronic Childhood Disease

  
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  By Danny Shanahan Asthma is the most chronic childhood disease. According to the Center For Disease Control (CDC): Over 10 million U.S. children under age 18 (14%) have ever been diagnosed with asthma; 7.0 million children still have asthma (10%). Boys (15%) were more likely than girls (13%) to have ...
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• Beloved

  
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  1998 Drama/Horror/Mystery “Beloved” starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, KImberly Elise, Beah Richards, LisaGay Hamilton, Albert Hall and Irma P. Hall. Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of her deceased daughter. The post Beloved appeared first ...
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• Affordable Bruno Mars Tickets: Ticketability.com Releases Bruno Mars Tickets For Verizon Center Concert on 6/22/2013 in Washington, D.C.

  
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  NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The star will travel to locations around the world throughout the three legs of his tour. The first leg begins in North America and will make stops in U.S. cities as well as Canada. The second leg takes place in Europe and the...
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• Benghazi, AP and IRS…are these the only issues facing America?

  
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  I thought the deficit was the most important issue facing Americans. The GOP leaders were committed to balancing the deficit no matter what it took. Cut, cut, cut that is what Americans were going to have to do. This was by far their issue, but nobody is talking about the deficit anymore. Did it become less important ...
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• Ruins of William Carnochan’s Sugar Mill & Rum Distillery, Circa 1800

  
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  Though somewhat known locally, these ruins were new to me until I ran across a mention of them on Buddy Sullivan’s Coastal Georgia history website. I’ve driven by the area a hundred times and never thought to stop until yesterday and was I surprised! Text of Historic Marker on nearby Georgia Highway 99: “The ...
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• ‘A Post-Civil War View of Free Blacks’“This painting was...

  
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  ‘A Post-Civil War View of Free Blacks’ “This painting was created during Reconstruction, before racist imagery would re-emerge as the standard.” (Frank Buchser, The Volunteer’s Return, 1867. Oil on canvas, 97 x 77 cm. Basel, Kunstmuseum.)
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• Excerpt: The Strange History of the American Quadroon, by Emily Clark

  
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  Exotic, seductive, and doomed: the antebellum mixed-race free woman of color has long operated as a metaphor for New Orleans. Commonly known as a “quadroon,” she and the city she represents rest irretrievably condemned in the popul ar historical imagination by the linked sins of slavery and interracial sex. ...
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• How Howard Wolfson went from Team Clinton to Team Bloomberg

  
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  The crash of Hillary Clintons 2008 presidential campaign drastically changed political trajectories, sending people to unexpected and mostly impressive places. ( Read the full piece on where the chips fell here .) Read full article >>        
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• ESSENCE And MSNBC Join Forces At The 2013 ESSENCE Festival For Unprecedented Live Coverage During Fourth Of July Weekend

  
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  NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ESSENCE, the number one media brand dedicated to African-American women, and MSNBC, the premier cable destination for in-depth analysis, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives, are teaming up at the 2013 ESSENCE Festival during...
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• Memorial Day: Commemorating and Remembering Our Veterans and Those Who Serve

  
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  May 27th is Memorial Day. Did you know that this U.S. federal holiday goes as far back as the American Civil War in the 1860s? Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, occurs ever year on the last Monday of the month of May and is the day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United ...
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• Fuse Visual Arts Review: At the MFA — Bruce Davidson’s Dramatic Vision of ’60s Harlem

  
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  Despite the shows darkness, "East 100th Street"s exploration of Harlem in the 60s is in many ways a testament to the endurance of love.
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• Africa.coms Teresa Clarke to be honored for contribution to womens education in South Africa

  
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  NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The founder of an initiative to give academically astute South African students, who would otherwise not have the opportunity, scholarships to some of the best private schools in the country, will be honored in New York City on Monday, June 3,...
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• Fords Supplier Diversity Development Program: 35 Years of Empowering Minority, Women and Veteran Business Owners

  
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  DEARBORN, Mich., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fords award-winning Supplier Diversity Development (SDD) program celebrates its 35th anniversary; since 1978 Ford has spent more than $67 billion with diverse suppliers In 2012 Ford spent $5.7 billion with tier-one minority-owned...
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• Documentary Compels Warwick, New Yorks Union AME Church to Help the Needy Children in Liberia

  
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  Members of Warwicks Union AME Church are helping children in the West African nation of Liberia, a country ravaged by years of war and bloodshed, have access to elements of a quality education.
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• “Terry Winckler Raw Sewage and a Raw Deal in Rochelle, GA”

  
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  THE EARTHJUSTICE BLOG When the town’s toilets flush, guess what ends up in African-American yards Alisa Coe and Bradley Marshall—attorneys in our Florida office—took off on a two-hour drive last month and ended up 60 years away in the rural Georgia town of Rochelle, where black people live on one side of a ...
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• Still Standing: Interview with Authoress KS Oliver

  
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  What would you do if one moment you were living a seemingly normal life and then one day find that you are diagnosed with a terminal disease, that if left untreated properly, it could kill you? Truth is, there is no easy answer to this question. Everyone copes with life changing situations in different ways.  When ...
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• President Obama Nominates Four Distinguished [US] Women to Serve as Federal Judges

  
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  Chris Kang – White House Blog – Monday, 20 May 2013 (originally published 17 May) Yesterday, President Obama demonstrated his continued commitment to increasing the diversity of our federal judiciary, so that it better reflects the nation it serves. He nominated four distinguished women to serve on four different ...
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• The Learning Network Blog: 6 Qs About the News | A Glimpse Into the History of Slavery

  
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  What has the Smithsonian Institution recently acquired for the National Museum of African-American History and Culture?        
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• HOPE Snippet: Operation HOPE Stands in Support of an Important and Moving Speech by President Obama at Morehouse College Today

  
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  Today in the pouring rain, 10,000 or more brave souls joined 400 plus proud Morehouse College graduates --- all crowded under ponchos, hats and even program books -- to hear their President "bring the message," to and for young black men of the future.  And rain or no, the President did not disappoint. And yes, ...
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• Rev. Philip R. Cousin Jr. of Durham, North Carolina Assigned to First African Methodist Episcopal Church in San Francisco Where Embattled Pastor John J. Hunter Was Fired

  
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  The Rev. Philip R. Cousin Jr. has been reassigned from St. Joseph AME Church in Durham, where he has served since 1992, to a church in San Francisco.
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