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 Blacks Still Unequal 
 in US: Report 

African-Americans remain less employed, more often imprisoned than whites

Mar 25, 09 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though a black family occupies the White House, inequality between African-Americans and whites persists in the US, a study by the Urban League says. Blacks are twice as likely to be jobless, three times more likely to be poor, six times more likely to have spent time in prison. A... More »

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race • African Americans • employment • black • African-American voters • African-Americans • incarceration

(AP) - The Supreme Court ruled today that a part of the Voting Rights Act aimed at helping minorities elect their preferred candidates only applies in electoral districts where minorities make up more than half the population, the AP reports. The decision could make it harder for some minority candidates to win... More »

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African Americans • North Carolina • voting • Voting Rights Act • black • US Supreme Court • Scotus

(Newser) - A Chicago family is trying to use its household spending to invest in the black community by buying exclusively from black-owned businesses for 1 year, the Tribune reports. The Andersons’ ambitious “Ebony Experiment” has them driving 14 miles for groceries (and farther for other stuff) and has earned hate... More »

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race • Chicago • African Americans • economics • business • black • experiments • African-Americans • Northwestern University

ANALYSIS

Obama Brings Ethnic Media
Into Loop

Latino, black outlets
see better access
to White House

Mar 9, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - From phoning Hispanic radio hosts to appearing on Telemundo, President Obama has shown a willingness to connect with the Latino community many feel his predecessor lacked. And while Obama’s first print interview as president was with Black Enterprise magazine, the White House and ethnic media outlets are approaching this... More »

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African Americans • immigration reform • Telemundo • minorities • Obama administration • Hispanics • news organization • President Obama

 Jazz Great 
 Ellington 
 Will Grace 
 DC Quarter 

Capital honors native son with commemorative coin

Feb 24, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Late jazz legend Duke Ellington has been chosen to appear on the District of Columbia's commemorative quarter, CNN reports. The composer and performer, a DC native who died in 1975, beat out abolitionist Frederick Douglass and surveyor and astronomer Benjamin Banneker in a vote of the capital's residents. Ellington becomes... More »

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African Americans • Washington DC • quarters • jazz • coins • US Mint • commemorative coin

Holder: We're Still a 'Nation
of Cowards' on Race

Americans don't discuss racist past enough: attorney general

Feb 18, 09 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - We may have elected our first black president, but America remains "a nation of cowards" on race, Eric Holder said today in a speech honoring Black History Month. "Average Americans simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial," said the attorney general. He vowed... More »

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race • African Americans • America • racism • Black History Month • Eric Holder • President Obama

Americans Use DNA Tests 
to Trace African Roots

Obama's rise could accelerate trend



Feb 18, 09 12:01 PM CST
(Newser) - As a kid, Isaiah Washington only knew Africans as the “natives running around with bones in their noses” on TV, “trying to put Tarzan in a pot.” Now, the former Grey’s Anatomy actor is chieftain of a village in Sierra Leone, thanks to a DNA... More »

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Africa • African Americans • DNA • Isaiah Washington • ancestry • geneology

 'Obama Effect' Gives Black Models a Boost

Models see shift away from whites-only runways

Feb 14, 09 6:06 AM CST
(Newser) - The figurative—and sometimes real—"Whites Only" signs in the fashion world are starting to come down in the wake of Barack Obama's election win, male models tell the New York Times. Fashion shows in the US and Europe are starting to more closely resemble the real world's diversity,... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • African Americans • model • male models • fashion industry

opinion

From Hair to Eternity: Michelle's Black 'Do Puzzle

Letting hair go 'natural' could be first lady's most political move

Feb 5, 09 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - With fashion mags touting makeovers monthly, will Michelle Obama change her signature look? The first lady’s straight locks are “already starting to look locked in, like armor,” Erin Aubry Kaplan writes for Salon, but a new ‘do is a risky endeavor for a black woman: “... More »

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African Americans • Michelle Obama • White House • hair • black • first lady

ANALYSIS

Obama Aside, Marketers Still Bypass Blacks

$913B in buying power goes relatively ignored by Madison Ave.

Feb 2, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Many of the advertising folks who named Barack Obama Marketer of the Year have cut spending directed at African-Americans, whose buying power is nearly $1 trillion, Marissa Miley writes in Advertising Age. “Why people continue to question this customer segment continues to baffle me,” says one author. “... More »

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Barack Obama • race • advertising • African Americans • McDonald's • marketing • Hispanics

ANALYSIS

Obama Inspires Young Black Pols to Take Risks for 2010

Candidates to abandon sure wins for ambitious positions

Jan 13, 09 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Young black politicians inspired by Barack Obama’s astonishingly quick ascent are pursuing riskier, more ambitious strategies for the 2010 elections, Chris Cillizza writes in the Washington Post. Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek, for example, a 42-year-old African-American, is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez, though Meek... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • African Americans • House of Representatives • Democrat • candidate • President-elect Obama • Kendrick Meek • Artur Davis

Narcotic Khat Raises Cultural Rift in US

Police worry about growing use of common African drug

Jan 3, 09 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - In Africa, it’s the perfectly legal pick-me-up and social lubricant of choice, but in America, khat is an illegal narcotic—and its popularity is growing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cities like Washington and San Diego are stepping up enforcement measures against the green leaf as growing African... More »

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Africa • War on Drugs • African Americans • stimulant • Drug Enforcement Administration • khat

 A New Day Dawns 
 for Black News 

Will cover presidency in return to newsier days

Jan 3, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s victory has inspired a newsier turn in the black press, Politico reports. Essence, the bestselling magazine among black women, will name its first full-time White House reporter as Ebony sends a journo to DC and sister mag Jet promises a Washington report in each issue. “Who... More »

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Barack Obama • media • African Americans • news • press

opinion

 Well Played, Blago 

'Skin pigment trumps ideas' among Dems: Kass

Dec 31, 08 7:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris says this is his media moment, but Illinois' "circus of the politically bizarre" still belongs to Rod Blagojevich, John Kass writes in the Chicago Tribune. No hapless jester, the brazenly calculated governor has dumped Democrats back into the racial politics Obama was supposed to transcend. More »

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Barack Obama • race • African Americans • Senate • corruption • Illinois • black • governor • Rod Blagojevich • Roland Burris

Analysis

Alarmist Report on Black Murders Is Bad Math

Statistics shows the furor over murder spike may be misplaced

Dec 31, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The widespread publication of an ominous-looking rise in black teen homicide rates has created a disturbing buzz, but the apparent spike in murderous youths may not be nearly as drastic as it sounds. The Freakonomics Blog explains why: Compared with the jump in the 1990s, this recent rise is nearly... More »

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race • African Americans • crime • murder • homicide • crime statistics

Murders of Black
Teens Soar 39%


Cuts in policing, youth programs blamed

Dec 29, 08 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Murders of black teens between the ages of 14 and 17 are up 39% since the start of the millennium—five times the overall homicide surge in the same period, and twice that of white teens, reports the Wall Street Journal. The authors of the study attribute some of the... More »

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race • prison • African Americans • crime • police • murder • homicide • crime rate

appreciation

Kitt's Purr Wore Down
Racial Barriers


Dec 26, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Eartha Kitt camped it up in Batman episodes and stirred live crowds with her crooning, but also nudged "Hollywood's color barrier several feet from the dominant crude stereotypes," Reed Johnson writes in the Los Angeles Times. The performer who danced with Katherine Dunham's troupe and acted alongside Sidney... More »

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Hollywood • African Americans • dance • black community • Eartha Kitt

OPINION

College Football Still Needs Breakthrough Black Coach

English hire makes 5 out of 119 in NCAA's top division

Dec 23, 08 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday’s hiring of Ron English by Eastern Michigan brings the total number of African-American head coaches in major college football to five—out of 119. That miniscule number underscores the barriers black coaches face, and, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports, the need for a black coach to dissolve... More »

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sports • race • African Americans • NCAA football • college • coach

(Newser) - The web may be color-blind, reports Ars Technica, but a new Mozilla-based browser has been tailored specifically for the African-American community. The Blackbird browser, a version of Firefox 3 for Windows XP and Vista, features links that  target black news interests, blogs, and resources. Search for “Barack Obama,”... More »

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Internet • African Americans • web browser

 Tuskegee Airmen 
 to Attend Inaugural 

Invitation recognizes their contribution to historic event

Dec 10, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The Tuskegee Airmen of WWII have been invited to the inauguration of the nation's first black president, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama has acknowledged his debt to the elite all-black force, whose heroes fought for a country that discriminated against them. Now in their 80s and 90s, it's... More »

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Barack Obama • race • African Americans • World War II • inauguration • civil rights movement • fighter pilot • President Obama • Tuskegee airmen

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