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Charming. “Michael Lacey was accepting an award from the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on Friday when he used the N-word to refer to his late friend, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Tom Fitzpatrick. His short speech also include
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Social justice activist Helen Zia explains why she is participating in the Olympic torch ceremony.
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Barf. Rafi Kim from Oh Word is hilarious in the comments though.
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SMH. “The threats he’s accused of are mostly alike, promising physical violence against black men associated with white women.”
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“He wants you on because you’re beautiful,” Matthews said. “And because you’re black.” He handed Washington a business card and told her to call anytime “if you ever want to hang out with Chris Matthews.”
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“Virtually no one, including the Russians, disputes that the Soviet government was involved in the deliberate forced starving of millions of people. But the Russian resolution indignantly insists: “There is no historical proof that the famine was organize
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anthro.pophago.us snippets of media, anthropology, design, culture and politics. on 10 Apr 2008 at 11:41 am
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