May 12th, 2009
Posted By Mel Gagarin | May 12th, 2009 | Category: Media Watch | No Comments »
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LDF News and Media Today:
A sampling of Race, Justice, Equality and Democracy in the news.
By Mel Gagarin
- The Root examines the new integration crusade
- What Color Is That Baby?
- The LA Times wonders if gun buybacks actually work
- Sotomayor could be on Obama’s short-list
- Obama waffling on gay issues?
- A. Phillip Randolph and the Pullman Porters
- White House responds to BET’s HBCU funding cut story
Afternoon Blog Wrap-Up by Kasha Dragon
- Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work
- Oral history project would collect civil rights pioneers’ stories
- “Don’t ask, don’t tell:” an obstacle or opportunity for Obama?
- Did Wanda Sykes Cross the Line?
- Black Colleges Fight for Federal Funds
- Obama wants to turn around 5,000 failing schools
- Media biased on missing Black boys, too
- Military Mayhem
- Obama Touts Health Agenda to Business Leaders
Arthur Mumphrey
Mission Critical: Succeeding at Black America’s Last Chance
International Women’s Day: Crossing Bridges for Women Around the World
Detroit Diary: Don’t Leave Young Workers Behind
Black History Month is Over. But Should it be?
Cartoon: March 12, 2010
AIG Lenders Pay For Discriminating Against Blacks
Victory, For Now, For Gay Marriage in D.C.
“Precious” and the Oscars
We’re Not the Na’vis: The True Ecology of Avatar
Top 25 African-American Films of All Time
My Top 10 African-American TV Shows of All Time
Sarah Rector: The Richest Colored Girl in the World
What the Amy Bishop Case Says About Race and Crime
‘If You Learned It, Then You Should Have Got an A On It’
A Fun Face?
‘I Can’t Believe You Brought Home a White Boy’
Chemical Relaxers: The Facts Might Not Be So Relaxing
Black Farmers Settlement Fund: Now you see it, now you don’t
From Orange Mint and Honey to Sins of the Mother: The Power of Story Endures
Will the ‘Real’ Michelle Obama Please Stand Up?
Is That Your Child? Mothers Talk About Rearing Biracial Children
LDF Defends Chicago Black Firefighters
Mental Health Parity 2010