Archive for ‘February 21st, 2006’

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Feb21

You knew they had to go there!

by Duane on February 21st, 2006 at 2:02 am
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First, the news…
“Are cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad as a terrorist the moral equivalent of using the n-word when speaking to an African-American?
Ihsan Bagby, a University of Kentucky professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, says a deep racism is behind the cartoons that have sparked riots and deaths throughout the Muslim world.
“This is simply another [...]

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Feb21

BusinessWeek on the increased presence of Black directors

by Duane on February 21st, 2006 at 1:32 am
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Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER ) CEO E. Stanley O’Neal had barely resigned from the General Motors Corp. (GM ) board on Feb. 6 before GM began thinking about recruiting another African American to fill his slot.
Typically, a corporation like GM would look to replace him with another marquee African American name. Someone like Time [...]

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Feb21

Getting clowned by McDonald’s again

by Duane on February 21st, 2006 at 1:12 am
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As if all the other “discoveries” of the contents of McDonald’s food wasn’t bad enough, I come across this article:
“At least three U.S. lawsuits have been filed against McDonald’s Corp. after it revealed last week that its french fries contain wheat and dairy products.
The company acknowledged last week that wheat and dairy ingredients are used [...]

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