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“Judging by the traffic on the blogs, that fury has spilled well beyond the halls of Cleary Gottlieb. One reason for the strong reaction is that the issue of hair style has long been a hot button topic for African-American professional women.”
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“Andrews was convicted in October 2003 of bribery, fraud, money laundering and false-statement charges and sentenced to 2{ years in prison. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Andrews’ conviction in May. “
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Check out this all-multiple choice question review of Balls of Fury. Funny stuff.
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“Officials at a central Louisiana high school have banned T-shirts supporting six black students accused of beating of a white schoolmate, saying the shirts are too disruptive.”
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” I was on the show’s Blogger Roundtable with Baratunde Thursoton in NYC and Avery Tooley in Washington DC shooting the breeze on the black elite’s split between Obama and Hillary, on how Obama is redefining blackness and, more somberly, on the LaVena Joh
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“Jewish Supporters of Barack Obama intend to sell yarmukles bearing his name in order to fundraise for his campaign. They’re calling them “Obama-kahs.”"
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“When I say he didn’t do it, I mean that even the court that convicted him was convinced of his ultimate lack of involvement; a frightening law in Texas allows for people to be convicted based on their association with the murderer.”
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Check out this great new blog about Muslim women in the media and in pop culture. This post discusses the portrayal of women in the Canadian Broadcasting Network (CBC) show Little Mosque on the Prairie.
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of