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Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says
March 17, 2010 · Comments
A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities. A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township, in southern New Jersey, and calmly announced: “Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now.” Shoppers in the store at the time said a manager quickly got on the public-address system and apologized for... [Read the full story]
Party Politics
Michael Steele’s spending spree angers donors
February 23, 2010 · Comments
JEANNE CUMMINGS, Politico - Republican National Chairman Michael Steele is spending twice as much as his recent predecessors on private planes and paying more for limousines, catering and flowers – expenses that are infuriating the party’s major donors who say Republicans need every penny they can get for the fight to win back Congress. Most recently, donors grumbled when Steele hired renowned chef Wolfgang Puck’s local crew to cater the RNC’s Christmas party inside the trendy Newseum on Pennsylvania... [Read the full story]
Government
House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill
March 18, 2010 · Comments
House Democrats say they are on track for a Sunday vote on a $940 billion health care bill that will expand coverage to millions. The Number 2 Democrat in the House said the health care package will also reduce the federal deficit by more than $100 billion over its first 10 years—and more than $1 trillion in the second decade. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland said the legislation will deliver the biggest reduction in the federal deficit since the 1990s, while providing access to health care coverage for nearly all Americans... [Read the full story]
Media
BET’s Debra Lee seeks to improve black women’s images with leadership talks
March 17, 2010 · Comments
Krissah Thompson, Washington Post - Bonnie McDaniel refused to let her now 24-year-old daughter watch Black Entertainment Television growing up. She hated the oversexed, booty-shaking music videos. She thought the programming objectified black women. She would bad-mouth the network with her girlfriends. This week, the author and entrepreneur joined 130 other successful black women — influential in politics, entertainment and nonprofits — at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to talk about portrayals of black women in... [Read the full story]
International
A symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba
March 18, 2010 · Comments
Days from now, a stately black schooner will sail through a narrow channel into Havana’s protected harbor, its two masts bearing the rarest of sights—the U.S. Stars and Stripes, with the Cuban flag fluttering nearby. The ship is the Amistad, a U.S.-flagged vessel headed for largely forbidden Cuban waters as a symbol of both a dark 19th century past and modern public diplomacy. The Amistad is the 10-year-old official tall ship of the state of Connecticut and a replica of the Cuban coastal trader that sailed from Havana... [Read the full story]
State/Local
NY governor’s press secretary quits amid ethics probe
March 17, 2010 · Comments
The Democratic governor’s office confirmed that Marissa Shorenstein had resigned as press secretary and issued a statement naming Morgan Hook her replacement. “Mr. Hook’s appointment is effective immediately,” said the statement, which did not mention Shorenstein by name. Hook has worked in the governor’s press office since 2008. The governor is the subject of three probes by state and federal prosecutors; whether he and the state police tried to quash domestic violence charges against a top... [Read the full story]
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News by State
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Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison for taking some $235,000 in bribes in return for lucrative... [Read more]
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