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African Americans stories: 120 news summaries

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OPINION

 Fellow Black Woman 
 Hails Michelle's Butt 

Obama's 'statuesque' figure celebrates a long 'vilified' feature

Nov 18, 08 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Among the top qualities Michelle Obama brings to the White House is a “class-A boo-tay,” Erin Aubry Kaplan writes in Salon, hailing an era in which black women (like herself) no longer have to cover up their, er, assets. Too occupied with her words during the campaign, Kaplan... More »

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fashion • African Americans • Michelle Obama • beauty • black • President Obama

Higher Blood Pressure Kills 8,000 Black Americans a Year

Extent of deadly racial disparity surprises researchers


Nov 11, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 8,000 lives a year are being lost because blacks suffer from higher blood pressure than the white population, surprising new research has discovered. "We expected it to be big, but it was even larger than we anticipated," said a researcher of the racial disparity. Some 40%... More »

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African Americans • diet • blood pressure • exercise • Surgeon General • Imperial College London • high blood pressure • Annals of Family Medicine • Feinberg School of Medicine • Dr. David Satcher

OPINION

 Jesse's Face Spoke for Millions 

Jesse Jackson's tears expressed so many possible thoughts

Nov 5, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Not long after the networks declared Barack Obama the next American president, writes Rebecca Traister in Salon, the years worth of emotions that led up to that moment flashed across the face of Jesse Jackson. In minutes, the civil rights leader's expression transformed from a still one of disbelief, (or... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Jesse Jackson • African Americans • first families • Election 2008 • civil rights movement • President Obama

OPINION

 Race? Only Thing Obama 
 Transcends Is Logic 

Instead of putting conflict behind us, Dem's crowd perceives insult just about everywhere

Oct 24, 08 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is allegedly helping America “transcend race,” Jonah Goldberg writes in the National Review, but if moving beyond race “would involve making race less of an issue,” why are Obama’s fervent supporters obsessed with bringing it up? One columnist sees racism in descriptions of... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • race • African Americans • race relations • racism • Election 2008

OPINION

 A Black President 
 Will Boost Brand USA 

Electing Obama will replace America's battered image with one of equality

Oct 23, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Skin color is no reason to vote for anybody, Nick Kristof writes in the New York Times, but there's no denying that electing a black president would give America's image abroad a much-needed boost—"redefining the American 'brand' to be less about Guantánamo and more about equality."... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • equality • Obama 2008 • US image • Election 2008 • Nicholas Kristof

OPINION

'Bradley Effect' Is Overblown, But Obama Can't Ignore It

Racism will play a factor, but might not boil down to simple dishonesty

Oct 2, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much has been made of the so-called Bradley effect in this year's election—the propensity of white voters to tell pollsters they've got no problem voting for a black candidate but to change their tune in the privacy of the voting booth. Patt Morrison cautions in the Los Angeles Times... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • Los Angeles • racism • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • Tom Bradley

Thicke's Blue-Eyed Soul Hits Big Across Racial Divide

Hollywood-raised Canadian R&B star proud his fans are 'mostly grown black women'

Sep 29, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a society that says white men can't dance, Robin Thicke has surmounted the race barrier: His single, Lost Without U, topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 11 weeks last year, outperforming songs by Beyonce, Usher, and Alicia Keys. "Eighty or 90% of my fans are... More »

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music • race • African Americans • Billboard Music awards • artist • musician • Robin Thicke • R&B

Obama May Get Out the
Anti-Gay Marriage Vote


Obama candidacy may bring out conservative black vote on Prop. 8

Sep 21, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Black voters energized by Barack Obama’s candidacy may also support a Californian ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage, the New York Times reports, though Obama himself opposes the ban. Opponents and supporters of Proposition 8 say African Americans will play a crucial role, and each side is trying to... More »

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Barack Obama • California • gay marriage • African Americans • ballot initiative

ANALYSIS

 Detroit Mess May Hurt Obama 

In battleground Michigan, GOP seizing on Dem's support of ousted Detroit mayor

Sep 5, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fall of Kwame Kilpatrick could hurt Barack Obama’s chances in all-important Michigan, writes Keith Naughton for Newsweek. Long before the scandal broke, Obama embraced Kilpatrick at a Detroit event and told a crowd the “great” mayor would do “astounding things for many years to come”—... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • Detroit • Michigan • suburban voters • African-American voters • Kwame Kilpatrick • the suburban vote • Election 2008

Prof Rips UCLA for 'Illegal' Race Admissions

School denies 'coverup' over rising number of black students

Aug 31, 08 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A UCLA professor is accusing the school of admitting students based on race even though the practice remains illegal in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tim Groseclose resigned this week from an admissions committee and posted an 89-page report online accusing the university of a "coverup." "... More »

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African Americans • college admissions • UCLA • professor • college student

GLOSSIES

 Black Museums 
 Fight for Funding 

Economy, depressing subject matter are issues; others cite little tradition in community

Aug 31, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama’s fundraisers pull in huge sums of money for his historic candidacy, African-American museums across the country are struggling for cash and visitors, Portfolio reports. Part of the problem may be the flagging economy, but for the likes of the National Slavery Museum, the subject matter can... More »

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African Americans • museums • Barack Obama supporters • African-Americans

Some Blacks Think Obama Could Threaten Progress

Experts fear success could close discussion

Aug 25, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite being a landmark in black American history, Barack Obama’s pending nomination could stall civil rights progress, some blacks say, because his success could fuel an argument that racial divisions have been healed, the New York Times reports. The danger is “that we declare victory,” a sociologist... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • race relations • Voting Rights Act • Civil Rights Act • civil rights • African-Americans

OPINION

Trouble the Water Vividly Mixes Katrina, Race

Documentary traces one couple's story through New Orleans disaster

Aug 21, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Trouble the Water, a new documentary, is ostensibly about Hurricane Katrina, centered around home-video footage shot during the disaster by a resident of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. But the film, which frames Kimberly Roberts’ footage within a larger context, transcends that one event to put forth a peerless discussion of... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • race • African Americans • New Orleans • America • racism • African-Americans

updated

Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones
Dies After Brain Aneurysm


Aug 20, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has died of a brain aneurysm, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Tubbs Jones, 58, suffered a brain hemorrhage while driving her car near Cleveland yesterday. The five-term congresswoman, a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton, was also... More »

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African Americans • Ohio • Stephanie Tubbs Jones • aneurysm

OPINION

Blacks Support Gay Marriage as Much as Whites

Age, gender, party affiliation are more significant factors

Aug 14, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom hold that African-Americans are overwhelmingly against gay marriage, but recent trends in voting show blacks have more problems with homophobia than any other group, writes gay-issues scholar Timothy Stewart-Winter for the LA Times. In fact, "views on same-sex marriage are a rapidly moving target that's tough to... More »

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gay marriage • African Americans • voting • election • African-Americans

 Obama May Signal
 The End of Black Politics

Younger politicians
are leaving elders
and history behind

Aug 9, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the most successful black candidate in American political history, but his prominence and possible presidency could be the death knell for black politics as we know it, Matt Bai writes in the New York Times Magazine. While he's not quite the “post-racial” candidate some... More »

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Barack Obama • race • politics • African Americans • Washington DC • civil rights movement • Congressional Black Caucus • politician

OPINION

Move Over Jesse, This Is Obama's House

The rev hates Barack because he represents the 'anti-Jackson'

Jul 22, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - If threats of castration are any indication, Barack Obama has gotten under Jesse Jackson's skin, writes Shelby Steele in the Wall Street Journal. The Illinois senator has eclipsed the reverend by effectively becoming the anti-Jackson—rather than playing off moral leverage created out of white guilt, Obama "became the... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • African Americans • race relations • white guilt

OPINION

Obama Arrives Late for Race Debate

Cosby launched conversation in 2004, journalist argues

Jul 21, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The black community has already started the conversation Barack Obama wants, prominent conservative Myron Magnet writes in City Journal. Liberal icons Bill Cosby and Juan Williams have declared that it’s time for African Americans to take responsibility for their own destiny. They’re telling truths that have left black... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • race relations • Juan Williams • Bill Cosby • victimization • police brutality • conservatives

ANALYSIS

 Did Jackson Vent for Many? 

Jackson's crude remarks highlight frustration over apparent shift right

Jul 11, 08 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jesse Jackson is catching plenty of flak for his "cutting" remarks about Barack Obama, but he is unlikely to be the only one feeling some frustration with the candidate, writes Suzanne Goldenberg in the Guardian. Many supporters are angry Obama appears to be shifting to the right as he... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • African Americans • black community

AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

Group long barred black docs, kept mum on civil rights

Jul 10, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American Medical Association is to offer a full apology today for more than a century of racism against African Americans, reports the Washington Post. The country's largest medical association effectively barred black doctors for many years and stayed silent while the country was divided on efforts to end racial... More »

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African Americans • discrimination • racism • doctor • civil rights • apology • American Medical Association

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