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Local News and Crime
The local news paints a picture of blacks as violent and threatening. When the media covers blacks being accused of a crime, the blacks are more likely to be shown in mug shots or
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Affirmative Action Painted Black Only in the Media
Executive Order 11246 (as amended, 11375) requires that affirmative action programs be in place for women and minorities. This federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin
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Manning and Kobe
Star Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts paid a woman nearly half of a million dollars for a sexual harassment case in order for it to be settled out of court. Even though this was
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Challenging Hate Radio
A Guide for Activists: Force yourself to listen to it. We know it’s tough, but someone’s got to do it. Document it. Sometimes only a talk show host’s loyal following hears the most outrageous
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Can You Believe It?
Some people believe everything they see on television: Since the late 1960s, reruns of Gilligan’s Island have been broadcast on television. Since then, viewers have written thousands of letters to the US Air Force,
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Madonna loves the kid’s
A few weeks ago I saw Madonna on the Today Show. She was given another opportunity to give her side of the story, in connection with media coverage of her adopting a little Malawian
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BLACK EMBARRASSING TELEVISION
A Message to BET: With only one national black television station, this writer wonders why BET chooses to show music videos all day. From nine o’clock in the morning until nine o’clock in the evening
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To Hate Groups and White Power
Message too: Many hate groups, such as the KKK, Skinheads, and World Church of the Creator preach young black men are criminals, out to kill, kidnap their kids, rape their women to put fear in
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Fox Reporter on Florida Ballots:
Burn Them or Shred Them? Several news organizations have begun the process of evaluating the disputed ballots in the state of Florida. Reporters intend to use a variety of methods to help answer lingering
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