Daily Archives: July 9, 2012

Spike Lee on his Meeting Romney

hcsp.jpg Despite publicly criticizing Mitt Romney for being unable to “hang” with President Barack Obama, controversial director Spike Lee recently told Vulture that when he met the conservative politician at Reagan National Airport a few years ago the two shook hands.

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As a Conservative Christian, May I Ask, Do My Conservative Christian Friends Love and Care For Me and My Health?

hcsp.jpgAs a freedom-loving pro-lifer, I want to know why my conservative friends don’t seem to care about women like me when it comes to healthcare reform.

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Bishop Samuel L. Green of the AME Church says No Organization Has Been Authorized to Speak for the AME Church

hcsp.jpgThe African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) is taking exception to a press statement from the Coalition of African-American Pastors’ (CAAP) president William Owens.

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Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin Pay Tribute to Whitney Houston

hcsp.jpgIf the Essence Music Festival schedule had a time frame, no one told the Queen of Soul. Taking the stage at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans, Aretha Franklin may not have been the closing Essence Music Festival 2012 act (Chaka Khan had that honor), but she delivered a set worthy of just that, in length and grandeur.

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WATCH: Black America Web Talks to the Former Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick

hcsp.jpgPart 1: Sybil Wilkes talks with Former Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick about the upcoming political race, politics and the importance of the re-election of President Obama.

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The Negro and the ‘Green Book’

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In 1936 a Harlem postal worker and activist named Victor H. Green decided to develop a guide that would help African Americans travel throughout the country in a safe and comfortable manner. The Negro Motorist Green Book (also called The Negro Travelers’ Green Book), often simply known as The Green Book, identified places that welcomed black people during an era when Jim Crow laws and de facto segregation made it difficult for them to travel domestically without fear of racial backlash.

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WATCH: Gabrielle Union says She Chose to Take the High Road in Dwyane Wade’s Divorce Matter

hcsp.jpgFor some, it’s real simple. Gabrielle Union is a home wrecker.

Radio One’s T.T. Torrez and actress Gabrielle Union

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