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April 2007 - Posts

• Mr. Obama's Worldview

  BARACK OBAMA, who has been chided for failing to supplement his inspiring rhetoric as a presidential candidate with substantive stands on issues, took an important step this week toward correcting the deficiency. In a 40-minute address to the Chicago Read More... Posted Saturday, April 28, 2007 9:00 AM by publisher | 0 Comments

• Halle Berry's Academy Award has made all the difference

  STEVEN REA The Philadelphia Inquirer There’s a big, bold demarcation line running through Halle Berry’s life: before Oscar and after Oscar. “There was a time, before Oscar, when I could not have even got in the room with certain directors,” says the actress, Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:49 AM by publisher | 0 Comments

• Hip-hop summit ends without resolution

  NEW YORK - In the wake of Don Imus’ firing for his on-air slur about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, a high-powered group of music-industry executives met privately Wednesday to discuss sexist and misogynistic rap lyrics. During the furor that led Read More... Posted Sunday, April 22, 2007 2:58 AM by publisher | 0 Comments

• A new era of black political leaders

  BOSTON - Early in Deval Patrick's run for governor, when few Massachusetts voters had heard of the maverick candidate with the odd first name, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama stopped by Cambridge for a class reunion at Harvard Law School. Obama extolled the virtues Read More... Posted Friday, April 20, 2007 2:17 PM by publisher | 0 Comments

• 'Not a black thing': 'Ghettonation' examines youth behavior

  swapContent('firstHeader','applyHeader'); By G. Jeffrey MacDonald , Special for USA TODAY The USA's younger generation is being wooed by the flashy hip-hop lifestyle, which has gone increasingly mainstream — from baggy fashions and bejeweled 'grillz' Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:21 AM by publisher | 0 Comments

• ‘Double Standard’ Outrage

  Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 By: Bobbi Booker, Special to BlackAmericaWeb.com America is taking a deeper look at the misogyny and bitter language of rap lyrics in response to last week's firing of radio talk-show host Don Imus for calling the Rutgers Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:34 AM by publisher | 0 Comments

• The Nation's Largest Gathering of African American Entrepreneurs

  NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 09, 2007 -- BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE), along with General Motors (GM), announced today that GM, the world's largest automotive manufacturer, will return to host the 2007 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo Read More... Posted Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:38 PM by publisher | 0 Comments

• Chris to Be Rocked by Paternity Suit

  by Natalie Finn Fri Apr 13, 4:34 PM ET Los Angeles (E! Online) - If at first you don't succeed in Georgia, try again in New York. At least, that's what a woman who claims that Chris Rock is the father of her 13-year-old son is planning to do. Kali Bowyer Read More... Posted Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:30 PM by publisher | 0 Comments