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Summer Reads: Congo Square, Jim Crow and Ida B. Wells! 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
We've surveyed a number of independent bookstores to ask, 'What should we be reading this summer?' Check out all of the recommendations in our summer reading series. Vera Warren-Williams opened New O...
On Saying No to Miley Cyrus, the Habitual Twerk-Crosser 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Lots of people have written about the racist foolishness Miley Cyrus displays in her video for "We Can't Stop" and, more recently, in her MTV Music Video Awards performance. Over at "New York," Hila....
The Official 'Linsanity: The Jeremy Lin Story' Trailer is Out 26 Aug 2013 | 10:55 pm
Linsanity isn't really a thing anymore, but Jeremy Lin's story is still captivating nonetheless. The Houston Rockets point guard is leading one of the most dangerous teams in the NBA's Western Confere...
Watch Twerk Queen Big Freedia Take Over Brooklyn's AfroPunk 26 Aug 2013 | 10:44 pm
Whatever, Miley Cyrus. Here's a look at Big Freedia, the real queen of New Orleans Bounce, taking over Brooklyn's AfroPunk festival: And a while back, she gave celebrity blogger Perez Hilton a twerki...
Why Were the 2013 VMAs So White? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
Miley Cyrus stole the show while performing with Robin Thicke. Macklemore won the award for best hip-hop video. 'N Sync reunited and Justin Timberlake and won the Michael Jackson Vanguard Achievement ...
Colin Powell Talks Race, March on Washington and Voter ID 26 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was on "Face the Nation" yesterday, and just as he did last week in North Carolina, he read the Republican Party on their recent questionable policy decisions. A...
Talib Kweli: 'There Needs to be a Gay Rapper Who's Better Than Everybody' 26 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm
Talib Kweli recently sat down for an interview with Mother Jones and talked about everything from Stop-and-Frisk to the Dream Defenders. But some of his most interesting comments were about homosexual...
My March on Washington, in Tweets 26 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
I spent Saturday with many thousands of people celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a huge, beautiful crowd, including lots of kids and young people...
Smith Family Denies Shocked Reaction at VMA's Was Directed Toward Miley Cyrus 26 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
Get More: 2013 VMA, Artists.MTV, Music, Miley Cyrus UPDATE: 8/26/13, 1:22pm ET: The Smith family has issued a press release saying that the photo was not in reaction to Miley Cyrus's performance. --...
'One Man, One Vote' a Major Theme at March on Washington Anniversary 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
At 73 years old, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) took the podium at the "Realize the Dream Rally" and spoke with the same fire that he had 50 years ago when he was the youngest speaker featured at the 1963 Ma...
