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Ad exec Tom Burrell says America has been 'brainwashed' about blacks (VIDEO)
Ad executive Tom Burrell has seen first-hand how images can influence consumer thoughts and behaviors. He founded Burrell Communications Group in 1971 and has worked to promote positive and realistic...
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How to find 15 minutes of fame in reality TV
Within the last few years the popularity of reality television shows has sky-rocketed thanks to the obscene violence and dramatic “characters.” However, much credit is also given to black cast members...
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'Fierce Angels' puts stereotypes of black women in perspective
In the new book Fierce Angels: The Strong Black Woman in American Life and Culture (Ballantine Books/One World), Dr. Sheri Parks, an American studies professor at the University of Maryland, takes a...
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'Baracka Flacka Flames' parody causes heated debate
From Clutch Magazine: A new parody of President Barack Obama has hit the Web, causing a stir and wide debate. The YouTube video, “Baracka Flacka Flames – Head of the State,” remixes Wacka Flacka’s...
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Why did Victoria's Secret brand black models 'wild things'?
Dear Victoria’s Secret, Congratulations on another amazing show of beautiful women wearing fantastically impractical lingerie. This year your fashion show brought 9 million American viewers to CBS —...
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Flavor Flav: From 'fighting the power' to frying chicken?
Dave Chappelle famously asked, “where are all these people who don’t like chicken and watermelon?” but it’s another black celebrities’ venture into the poultry business that’s not getting similar...
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'Angry black woman' Super Bowl ad promotes stereotypes
Forget the game. Super Bowl ads usually generate just as much conversation and emotion and this year temperatures might be rising a tad as the assault on the black woman continued. Courtesy of Pepsi...
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Do black people really know their 'Uncle Tom'?
Short of dropping the n-bomb on someone, there are few things more insulting to many African-Americans than being called an “Uncle Tom.” The term originates from the character in Harriett Beecher...
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Is African-American comedy dying in drag?
“I don’t need to wear a dress to be funny.” Dave Chappelle made this emphatic statement back in 2006 during a soul searching sit-down with Oprah Winfrey. He told her a revealing story about an...
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Can Cam Newton change the game for black quarterbacks?
When Doug Williams led the Washington Redskins to victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII, I remember hearing Redskins radio commentator and Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff say that it was...
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Tyler Perry to Spike Lee: 'Go straight to hell'
Tyler Perry voiced his frustration with Spike Lee on Tuesday at a Beverly Hills press conference for the West Coast premiere of his new film Madea’s Big Happy Family, according to Box Office Magazine....
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How Tyler Perry exposes divide in black America
Tyler Perry is the most relevant black filmmaker working today. It’s not just the numbers that bear that out, although grossing close to $500 million in domestic box office receipts since 2005 is a...
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Michelle Obama gives hope to young black women
Today at 3:00 PM in Atlanta, Georgia 500 young, bright, confident women will wear white dresses, nude hosiery and black shoes as they line up to “march through the arch”. They will honor tradition —...
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Are Asians the smartest race?
From 8Asians I have to be honest, I didn’t want to write this article. It’s such a touchy subject but the more I looked into it the more I realized that it is something we SHOULD talk about. I promise...
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Do stereotypes actually help black women succeed?
I hadn’t been born yet when Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox laid down the now-classic track “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves”. “Now this is a song to celebrate, the conscious liberation of the...
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'Wigger Day' scandal isn't simple as black and white
A Minnesota high school is being sued after allowing its spirit week to be transformed from a playful homecoming celebration to a maybe unintentional but still offensive display of a how lack of...
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The 'two Micheles': Obama, Bachmann held to different standards
Here we go again. I feel a bit of déjà vu coming on. I wrote this story before, back during the summer of 2008, when I penned the Outlook piece “Black.Female.Accomplished.Attacked” for the Washington...
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Television leaves healthy black marriages out of the picture
Camping, rugby, and well, Sarah Silverman. These, at least according to a now infamous list, are a few things white people like. New Balance shoes, parental hatred and yoga made the top 100 too. Which...
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Chinese billboard depicts black 'Sambo'
Growing up in the USA, I remember clearly that any racist depictions of Chinese in the media were met with a swift rebuttal by Chinese associations and trade groups. There was one film, specifically,...
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Slideshow: Black 'Sambo' stereotypes in China
A “Sambo” image on a Chinese billboard sparks outrage for an American living in Beijing.
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