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NEWS ABOUT: black culture

black culture stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - President Obama made his most direct appeal yet to black America with a rousing speech that sounded more like a sermon, the New York Times reports. Addressing the NAACP on its 100th anniversary, Obama said the "pain of discrimination" still exists in America, but he told black parents they... More »

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African Americans • black culture • civil rights • NAACP • President Obama

opinion

 Even as a Kid, Michael 
 Changed the Game 

Black community adopted him as pioneer

Jun 26, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson took Hollywood with Ben in 1972, at a time when few black Americans had shaped the industry. “Little Michael landed upon the mindset of film-hungry black America when its citizenry was starved for identity on the big screen,” writes Wil Haygood in the Washington Post. The... More »

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music • race • culture • black culture • Michael Jackson • women's issues

What Jackson Problem?
Waning Clout Signals Shift

Obama, younger generation seem little concerned with fallout

Jul 11, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once, Democrats worried about “the Jesse Jackson problem,” the fear that rebuke from Jackson would cost them black voters. But now, some Democrats are saying that Jackson’s latest criticisms of Barack Obama may actually help the Illinois senator, the New York Times reports, both with white voters... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • race relations • black culture • black voters

updated

Jesse Jr.
Scolds Dad for 'Ugly Rhetoric'

Jackson's son rejects his father's 'divisive' Obama comments

Jul 9, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jesse Jackson is taking heat for his admittedly "crude and hurtful" comments about Barack Obama, and his own son is leading the charge. "I'm deeply outraged and disappointed," said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. Jackson called his father's remarks—in which he said he wanted to cut... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • black culture • apology • Jesse Jackson Jr.

NAACP Names Youngest President Ever

35-year-old Benjamin Jealous prevails in contentious vote

May 17, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NAACP selected its youngest president ever today, picking 35-year-old Benjamin Jealous after a contentious 8-hour meeting. Jealous promised to bring financial stability to the organization by tapping his ties with top foundations nationwide. He said he will also "pull people into this movement" by focusing more on technology,... More »

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African Americans • race relations • black culture • NAACP • Benjamin Jealous

Obama Pastor Being 'Lynched,'
Faithful Say

Clerics defend 'righteous rage' of inflammatory preacher

Mar 18, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Black pastors and parishioners—including the 3,000 who packed Trinity Church in Chicago Sunday—are leaping to the defense of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who's drawn a firestorm of criticism for his incendiary rhetoric on racism, the Washington Post reports. A pamphlet circulating the pews decried Wright’s treatment in... More »

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Barack Obama • race • religion • race relations • black culture • Jeremiah Wright

Hey, Hey, Hey! Cosby's a Rapper Now

His hip-hop record will criticize hip-hop culture, without the bad words

Feb 6, 08 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Cosby, long a vocal critic of urban street culture and its gangsta rap, is holding his enemies close. His next record, State of Emergency, will be nothing but hip-hop, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The album will address sober issues faced by America's black youth, such as teen pregnancy and... More »

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drugs • black culture • rap music • Bill Cosby • teen pregnancy • comedian

OPINION

Denzel's Bad Boy Roles Are All Good

Turns as drug lord,
dirty cop spark unfair slams, Post says

Dec 23, 07 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Denzel Washington has been playing bad boys lately, and it's a good thing for black America, Mark Anthony Neal argues in the Washington Post. Washington's turns as a drug lord and corrupt cop in recent flicks have sparked slams that he's catering to white America by playing crooks, but Neal... More »

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African Americans • black culture • Denzel Washington • American Gangster • The Great Debaters

Blair Blames Crime Wave on
Black Culture

Stop 'pretending it's
not young black kids doing it,' PM says

Apr 12, 07 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Black culture is responsible for a recent rash of teenage murders in Britain, Tony Blair said yesterday in a burst of un-PC criminology that outraged black leaders. The violence, which has killed seven teens in recent weeks, won't let up unless Britons stop “pretending it is not young black... More »

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Tony Blair • crime • children • black culture • black community • Britain • teenager

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