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November 30, 2009
Adam Lambert was banned from performing on Good Morning America after his performance on the American Music Awards. Instead of him GMA decided to have Chris Brown perform. After the outcry that Brown was a batterer GMA rescinded their invitation to Brown. Now Brown is slated to do a prime time interview with Robin Roberts [...]
Categories: Ebony Mom Politics
Tags: Black American, Black People, Black women, Chris brown, CNN, Current Events, gma, Good morning America, Michael Baisden, MSNBC, News, Rihanna, steve harvey, the View, Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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November 30, 2009
This morning I read a story on the Gay Christian Movement website hosted by DL Foster. “The Memphis Commercial Appeal broke the story yesterday. Minister Dwayne Wilson of the St Mark COGIC (Church of God in Christ) in Memphis was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a 16 year female member of the church’s [...]
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Tags: black america, black Christians, black church, black church people, black men, Black People, Black women, Church of God in Christ, cogic, Current Events, dl foster, domestic violence, rape, Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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November 30, 2009
Yesterday four policemen were killed in a Seattle suburb. The alleged killer seemingly was targeting police because no one else in the restaurant was hurt. The person of interest is Maurice Clemmons. “In 1989, Clemmons, then 17, was convicted in Little Rock for aggravated robbery. He was paroled in 2000 after then-Gov. Mike Huckabee commuted [...]
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Tags: BET, black america, Black People, Black women, cbs, CNN, Democrats, Fox News, gop, Maurice Clemmons, Michael Baisden, mike dukakis, Mike Huckabee, Morning Joe, MSNBC, nbc, News, politics, Republicans, steve harvey, Tom Joyner Morning Show, willie horton
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November 30, 2009
Tiger Woods crashed his SUV into a tree. He ended up on the ground unconscious. There are rumors circulating that he had a fight with his wife and that he is having an affair with another woman. Now what part of this is our business? None of it. This is a private matter. We keep [...]
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Tags: black america, black men, Black women, cbs, CNN, Current Events, ESPN, Fox News, media, Michael Baisden, Morning Joe, MSNBC, politics, race, racism, sports, steve harvey, tiger woods, Tiger Woods affair, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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November 29, 2009
In 2000 CBS launched the reality TV show Survivor. It was a simple premise 8 contestants lived on a desert island and each week one was voted off. The last one standing won a million dollars. Richard Hatch was the winner and he has since spent time in prison for tax evasion. Since that time [...]
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Tags: Balloon Boy, black america, black men, Black People, Black women, cbs, CNN, Current Events, entertainment, Fox News, Good morning America, jon and kate plus 8, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, media, moms, MSNBC, nbc, News, Oprah Winfrey, Real Housewives of Atlanta, real housewives of dc, reality televison, steve harvey, tar, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the View, Today Show, Tom Joyner Morning Show, Women, working women
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November 27, 2009
Today the Secret Service says they are embarrassed by the security breech. To think that someone off the street could get this close to the leader of the free world is just frightening. Why were these people passed through? Could it be a case of racial profiling? Would a black couple have been able to [...]
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Tags: black america, Black People, Black women, cbs, CNN, Current Events, Democrats, entertainment, Fox News, gop, media, Morning Joe, MSNBC, nbc, News, politics, Republicans, steve harvey, television, Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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November 26, 2009
Today we learned that a couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, breeched security and attended the White House State Dinner. This is the first time something like this has happened. How could this happen? According to NBC Brian Williams they tried to enter one of the entrances and they were turned around. They then entered the [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama, black america, black men, Black women, CNN, Current Events, Democratic Party, Democrats, Fox News, gop, Joe Biden, Morning Joe, MSNBC, President Barack Obama, President Obama, race, racism, security breech, state dinner crashers, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, television, Vice-president joe Biden, white house party crashers
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November 25, 2009
Today I went to the beauty shop and heard one of the stylist say she was leaving her home at 11:30PM tomorrow night to be in Pennsylvania by 3AM to be in line for a sale that would start at 4AM. When did we lose our collective minds? When my kids were younger I would [...]
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Tags: black america, black friday, black men, Black People, Black women, Current Events, Michael Baisden, politics, steve harvey, Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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November 25, 2009
This Thanksgiving is different for me. In July I lost my job and have not found a new one yet, but in spite of that I am still very thankful. I am thankful that I have a supportive family and loving friends who have been a constant source of emotional support. I am thankful that [...]
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Tags: black america, black church, black men, Black People, Black women, children, Christianity, Christians, cogic, Current Events, daddy, Dads, family, fathers, happy thanksgiving, holidays, media, mommy, moms, Mothers, News, thanksgiving, thanksgiving 2009
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November 23, 2009
President or Jihad. Car dealer/Birther is exercising his right to free speech. Some segments of America can not deal with the fact that the president is black, but they can’t say that. So they will continue the mission to de-legitimize the president. It has been 10 months since he took office [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama, birthers, black america, black men, Black People, Black women, Chris Matthews, CNN, Democratic Party, Democrats, Fox News, gop, Hardball, media, Michael Steele, Michelle Obama, Morning Joe, MSNBC, nbc, President Obama, race, racism, Republicans, steve harvey, Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner Morning Show
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