Archive for ‘The Media’

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Jan07

What Value Would You Put On Black Flesh?

by Duane on January 7th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Posted In: Headlines, Our children, The Media

This is a rush transcript. …In other news, the Black stock market experienced a rally today after the unfortunate news of a Black kid (Oscar Grant) being shot and killed by a BART officer were spread all across the net. Not only was this story covered by news outlets and bloggers all across the country, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec12

I Knew They Were Going To Screw This Up

by Duane on December 12th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Posted In: Commentary, The Media

I am a big fan of cold war era science fiction flicks. So when I began hearing about the remake of the film “The Day The Earth Stood Still” and saw some of the previews, I just knew I would be willing to pay the $10 (or whatever it is these days) to see this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug25

“How Do You Define ‘Cheerleader’”?

by Duane on August 25th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Posted In: The Media

LA Times actually thought they were going to get a straight answer. TV One and BET deny they’re Obama cheerleaders Plus… Black journalists put job first NABJ president says Obama campaign historic, but rules don’t change. And the same rules don’t apply to White journalists?

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Aug20

Google Search For Today: African-American, Crisis

by Duane on August 20th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Posted In: The Media

Is it me, or does it seem according to some/many folks out there that the Black community as a whole is in a perpetual crisis? Here are some of the results I got from using the words African-American, Crisis in Google. The Crisis of the Young African American Male and the Criminal Justice System Men […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug13

Newsworthy?

by Duane on August 13th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Posted In: The Media

Coney Island Mob Beats Ex-Marines Rescuing Girl By PHILIP MESSING Nypost.com A wolf pack of at least 30 thugs viciously attacked two hero ex-Marines in Brooklyn after they rescued a teenage girl who was being assaulted, police and witnesses said yesterday. And when the brother of one of the former servicemen tried to come to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug11

Now you can make this a race issue or you can tell the complete truth

by Duane on August 11th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Posted In: Economy, Headlines, The Media

I’ve covered this trend in San Francisco at least a couple of times already on this site. Apparently the story just won’t die. Black population deserting S.F., study says Leslie Fulbright, Chronicle Staff Writer African Americans are leaving San Francisco because of substandard schools, a lack of affordable housing and the dearth of jobs and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun16

Media doesn’t give Iowa the Katrina treatment

by Duane on June 16th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Posted In: The Media

Just out of curiosity, I did a news image search using the following terms: Iowa, victims and Iowa, flood. My purpose of doing this was to validate an assertion I made about some time ago about how the media will always portray one groups as weak while assuming the best for the other. (Please note: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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