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By Evette Brown
Atlanta Post
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“I think that the Oprah brand has gotten slightly weaker. Ratings are down significantly for the new network, and there is a sense some of the magic is gone.”
-Former Hearst and Oprah insider, Anonymous Source
The OWN network and O Magazine are both openly struggling with ratings and advertisements.
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They insist on holding on to the gun and officer’s not going to wait to see if you’re going to shoot or not. If he’s in fear of his life and has to defend himself, that’s what he’s going to do.”
-A spokesman for the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, Patrick Camden
13-year-old Jimmel Cannon allegedly points a B.B. gun at the Chicago police. The police shoot him 8 times. His parents are now disputing that he even had a BB Gun. Hmmm…
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“We did some good work. And I think the show is significant. There hasn’t been an outlet for people of color late night since Arsenio.”
-Mo’Nique Show sidekick Rodney Perry, who is now unemployed after cancellation
After poor ratings, the Mo’Nique Show was cancelled by BET.
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“Mr. Obama, of course, is not an activist but a politician held accountable by a broad national electorate. He is thus charged with the admittedly difficult task of nudging the country forward, even as he reflects it. That mission necessitates appreciating the art of compromise, but not fetishizing it.”
TaNehisi Coates on Obama’s stance on compromising.
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“Every immigrant community – have these asylum story shapers, who are variously known as notarios or case builders. And some of these people are paid, and others just want to help other people in the community. They’re not really trained, but they think they know what the system expects from an asylum petitioner.”
Suketu Mehta, who shed light on NPR about why Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s accuser may have lied in her asylum application, which is the same reason that so many immigrants lie, and that is to make sure they’re approved.
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“White students are elevated ahead of black students in order to allow that position to be maintained by white students.”
-Lawyer (John Walker) defending teen that was allegedly denied valedictorian appointment because of her race. A black Arkansas teen who graduated top of her class is suing for racial discrimination after the principal decided to name a white student with a lower GPA as co-valedictorian.
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“There’s nothing I can do about it. Even though he has had a history of it, I know that nobody gets up that day and says, ‘I’m going to kill a 4-year-old.’
Raquel Nelson was charged and acquitted of homicide by vehicle in the second degree, after initially being held responsible for jaywaking. Too bad the driver who killed her son A.J. Nelson was only sentenced to 6 months in prison and 5-years-probation, even after two prior hit-and-run convictions
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“People are trying to tear him down in all kinds of ways. I don’t believe the first one and I don’t believe him now. I think that’s just a scam to bring him down. He’s bringing the word out so strong right now. They just trying to bring him down.”
-New Birth member defending her bishop, Eddie Long, against allegations
A 5th Eddie Long accuser, Centino Kemp, has come forward. A tattoo on his wrist identifies Eddie Long as a lesson, never a mistake.
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“There’s no doubt that he didn’t want to be identified with a black leftist. But we’re talking about one phone call, man. That’s all. One private phone call.”
Cornel West, responding to why he was angry that Obama never thanked him for his support.
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