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        <description><![CDATA[  Afronary.Net is tracking a total of 117 Black Blogs.  There have been 113 total posts today.<br>
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        <title><![CDATA[Zoe Saldana Covers April Issue of ESSENCE & Talks Sex & Her Boyfriend Keith]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Zoe Saldana is covering the April issue of Essence magazine.  And The YBF has a snippet of her cover story titled &#8220;From A to Zoe&#8230;&#8221; where she talks about her love for sex and her longtime boyfriend Keith:
S is for sex: &#8220;Love it, love it, love it—can&#8217;t live without it!&#8221; Saldana exults. &#8220;I [...]Zoe Saldana Covers April Issue of ESSENCE &#038; Talks Sex &#038; Her Boyfriend Keith is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Howard Stern has crush on Gabourey Sidibe]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: African American Political Pundit Howard Stern is a rich yet, stupid, bigoted, sorry, idiotic, cowardly,&nbsp;bastard! He does not know how to say his freaky ass has a sexual crush on Gabourey Sidibe. What is it about white men and...

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        <link><![CDATA[http://aapoliticalpundit.blogspot.com/2010/03/howard-stern-has-crush-on-gabourey.html]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Barbie, Dan, Eric, and Rahm.]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: the field negro WTF is going on in A-merry-ca? Are you telling me that even if you are a black doll you can't get equal treatment with your white counterpart? Barbie, if you need a good civil- rights lawyer, call me, I can refer you to somebody. Wal-Mart knows they are wrong for that.  Shame on you Wal-Mart! But I am not going to stress about Black Barbie tonight. There is too much other stuff going on.For instance, I see that folks have caught yet another old white guy in a racial faux pas. This time it's the venerable television journalist, Dan Rather:" Rather spoke about how he feels Republicans will regard Democrats, especially Obama, in the fall election.Rather said the GOP would say, 'Listen, he's a nice person, he's very articulate. This is what's going to be used against him. But, he [President Obama] couldn't sell watermelons if you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic."' OUCH! Dan I think it's the watermelon part that got you in trouble. You know the stereotypes about us Negr]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://field-negro.blogspot.com/2010/03/barbie-dan-eric-and-rahm.html]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[We Did It]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Republic of T. We did it. 

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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Republic of T. We did it. 

The broom has been jumped. We are married.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA["The Greatest Rapper Of All Time Died On March 9th."]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: AverageBro.com Today is the anniversary of the death of one Christopher Wallace. Whether or not you think Biggie is the best that ever did it[1], few can deny the catalog the man amassed during his short lifetime.[2] Relive some of Brooklyn's Finest's Finest with this duo of mixtapes by DJ Books.Rest In Peace, B.I.G.DJ Books – The Biggie Smalls Chronicles (Part I)DJ Books – The Biggie Smalls Chronicles (Part II)Question: Who's the Greatest Rapper Of All Time?!?[1] I don't. Big Daddy Kane easily wins this debate.[2] Cyber CapriSuns&trade; to the first person to tell me where this post's title was jacked from.]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.averagebro.com/2010/03/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-died-on.html]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shifting The Roots – The Natural Hair Journey of UK Sisters]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: BLACK WOMEN IN EUROPE Taiwo Ogunnaike is working on a book project about natural hair:
Hello to all my sisters in Europe!
I am currently living in the Netherlands. I was born in the UK and I guess, in some way, that is where my roots are still.
Anyway, I am taking on a really big project on writing a book on [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Greg Jones' BLACKS 4 BARACK ! BLOG]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Greg Jones' BLACKS 4 BARACK ! BLOG Here's Another MAJOR ReasonTo Fight for HCRVIDEO:Rush Limbaugh:" I'll Leave US if Health Care Reform Passes "B4B NOTE: Senator Chris Dodd is in so we're up to 37 Senators who have signed-on FOR the Public Option. (We think Speaker Pelosi is waiting until we get 50 before Congress will pass the Senate version). Keep making those calls...sending emails/faxes to FIGHT For Public Option ! Need just 13 more to sign-on. Here's the list of who has and has not yet signed-on. Of course 44,000 Americans dying per year due to the lack of access to quality health care is reason enough to Fight but I must say...this Rush statement is absolutely INSPIRATIONAL !Fight...Fight...Fight !!!CLICK HERE if video did not appear through email serverB4B Home Page]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://blacks4barack.blogspot.com/2010/03/heres-another-major-reason-to-fight-for.html]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[R.I.P. Biggie!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: PostBourgie 17 yr. old Biggie on Fulton St. in NY, via Talib Kweli via twitter.
Similar Posts:

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Friday Random Ten
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        <link><![CDATA[http://www.postbourgie.com/2010/03/09/r-i-p-biggie/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[WHAT HIT?: Naomi Smiles & Shops With Her Boo]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Naomi Campbell was spotted hitting the Hermes store on Madison Ave. in NYC yesterday with Kidada Jones her man Vladislav.  It&#8217;s one of her first public appearance since she was accused&#8211;then apologized to for being accused&#8211;of hitting her boyfriend&#8217;s driver upside the head.
More pics under the cut&#8230;.Guess her friend Kidada no likey the paps.  Barely [...]WHAT HIT?: Naomi Smiles &#038; Shops With Her Boo is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Prometheus 6 - All respect and no restraint Let's Help Rush Limbaugh Pack His BagsBy Brian DockstaderMarch 9, 2010 - 11:46am ET
Did you hear the big news? Yesterday on his show, Rush Limbaugh vowed that he would leave the country if health care reform passes!
LIMBAUGH: I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica.
As if we needed any more reason to want health care reform passed as soon as humanly possible!
And sure, why wouldn't Rush Limbaugh want to move to Costa Rica? They have a higher life expectancy than we do, and they don't spend nearly as much on health care as we do. Of course that might be because they already have a public health care system:]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Jack and Jill Politics hat tip-Michelle Obama Watch

First Lady Michelle Obama  visited Brinkley Middle &#038; Pecan Park Elementary Schools, in Jacksonville, Mississippi, as part of her Let’s Move! campaign to reduce childhood obesity in a generation and promote healthy eating. Mrs Obama was greeted by loud cheers and applause. This is truly a non-partisan issue that requires all [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[DRAMA: Howard Stern BLASTS Gabby Sidibe On Air]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 We all know shock jock Howard Stern lives up to his title on the daily.  But this time he&#8217;s blasting Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe.  About&#8211;you guessed it&#8211;her weight.
While Gabby isn&#8217;t the first person Howard and his crew *side eyeing Robin* have blasted disrespectfully, many folks around the net are heated about [...]DRAMA: Howard Stern BLASTS Gabby Sidibe On Air is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Colleen Larose Charged With Aiding Terrorists]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Oliver Willis Fox News reporting that a Pennsylvania woman, Colleen Larose, has been charged with aiding terrorists by the Feds&#8230;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Biden Condemns Israeli Government For Building New Settlements]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Oliver Willis For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
Statement by Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Jerusalem
&#8220;I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem. The substance and timing of the announcement, particularly with the launching of proximity talks, is precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust we [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Humble Hutch]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page Ken Hutcherson, "Hutch" to his familiars, is pissed off. &nbsp;Hutcherson is the allegedly no-longer-prejudiced yet still wildly homophobic pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, WA. &nbsp;Although he is fond of saying "God will get all the glory!", Hutcherson reserves the first right of refusal of said glory. &nbsp;Check out his latest essay in which he plays concern troll over the recent retirement of James Dobson from Focus on the Family radio.While I don't work for Focus, I definitely have an opinion. ...To be perfectly honest, what Focus should have done is give someone like me the leadership over the ministry. Someone with guts is needed to lead Focus into the next generation, someone who has the intestinal fortitude not to care what the world thinks but only wants to infuse the culture with God's righteousness. However, I have a ministry, so I would have turned it down. Call me what you want - a guy with a big ego. I have no ego, just allegiance to God. When He calls me I]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[WaPo: Massa Being Investigated For Groping Male Staffers]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Oliver Willis No wonder the conservatives think he&#8217;s a hero today&#8230;
Former Rep. Eric Massa has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe.
The allegations surrounding the New York Democrat date back at least a year, and involve &#8216;a pattern of behavior and [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Allen Iverson Is Down & Out?+Diddy Speaks On Biggie Day+]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Allen Iverson is taking to his Twitter to tell his fans he&#8217;s going through a seriously rough time.  He tweeted last night (bottom to top):And now, sports journalists and inside NBA sources are saying that Allen seems like he&#8217;s reverting back to old habits.  They are worried he &#8220;will either drink himself into [...]Allen Iverson Is Down &#038; Out?+Diddy Speaks On Biggie Day+ is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://theybf.com/index.php/2010/03/09/allen-iverson-is-down-outdiddy-speaks-on-biggie-day/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama to deliver University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Commencement Address]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: DALLAS SOUTH From the Wire - Office of the First Lady
The Office of the First Lady announced today that First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to deliver three commencement addresses in the months ahead.
On May 8th, the First Lady will address the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.  Established more than 130 years ago, the University [...]]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://dallassouthblog.com/2010/03/09/michelle-obama-to-deliver-university-of-arkansas-pine-bluff-commencement-address/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Top Ten Skills in Demand in 2010…]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The 411... Top Ten Skills in Demand in 2010&#8230;
By Linda Leung.
In the Global Knowledge/TechRepublic 2010 Salary Survey, conducted at the end of last year, one of the questions put to respondents was &#8220;What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?&#8221; The skills listed by respondents  include perennial favourites: security, network administration &#38; Windows [...]]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://kipsang.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/top-ten-skills-in-demand-in-2010/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Top Ten Skills in Demand in 2010…]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The 411... Top Ten Skills in Demand in 2010&#8230;
By Linda Leung.
In the Global Knowledge/TechRepublic 2010 Salary Survey, conducted at the end of last year, one of the questions put to respondents was &#8220;What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?&#8221; The skills listed by respondents  include perennial favourites: security, network administration &#38; Windows [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[YBF GIVEAWAY: Mo’Nique’s “Spread The Love” Comedy Tour Tix!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Golden Globe winner and Academy Award winner Mo’Nique will be spreading love and laughter across the nation for her “Spread The Love Tour” stand-up comedy tour beginning this month! TheYBF.com wants to be sure you FAB Mo’Nique lovers (or haters) get a chance to have her tickle your funny bone LIVE!
YBF has teamed up with [...]YBF GIVEAWAY: Mo&#8217;Nique&#8217;s &#8220;Spread The Love&#8221; Comedy Tour Tix! is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://theybf.com/index.php/2010/03/09/ybf-giveaway-moniques-spread-the-love-comedy-tour-tix/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Know Your Rights: Maryland Residents Who Marry In D.C]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page A hearty cheer and congratulations to those getting married in D.C. today and in the future, including our very own Terrance!! WOO HOO!!In view of marriage equality in D.C., and the recent opinion from Maryland&#39;s Attorney General on recognizing out-of-state marriage, it&#39;s important for Maryland residents to know their rights and responsiblities regarding marriage. Yesterday the National Center for Lesbian Rights posted on their blog concerning the legal questions surrounding marriage recognition in Maryland:     Today, Lambda Legal, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Equality Maryland, and the American Civil Liberties Union released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide for same-sex couples in Maryland who married out of state.These leading advocacy groups have jointly released the following statement:&ldquo;This FAQ follows a favorable opinion by Maryland Attorney Douglas Gansler that says recognition of out-of-state marriage]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Jack and Jill Politics Media Matters has the clip.
I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica.
So here&#8217;s my note to the White House. In every slideshow, talking point, speech and blog post, in addition to the [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Oliver Willis Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Factor Your employer may be engaging in discrimination if your employer denies Black workers the same training opportunities that are provided to White staff.At some companies, unequal training opportunities may be offered to Black workers or no training opportunities may exist at all! A lack of training in relevant areas can be used as a “legitimate” reason to overlook certain employees, when it comes to providing more challenging work, supervisory opportunities, and promotions.While working for my former employer, I began taking on assignments in the Research & Evaluation department of our company. I was offered formal training at a local branch (Washington, DC) of a major training organization in the field. However, a Black executive approached me and said, “They send all the White people out to California. Demand to go to California. That’s where the best training is given.”When I spoke to a Black coworker, she relayed the same story. White employees were automatically sent to C]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trey Songz Dispels Gay Rumors & Talks Sex…Of Course+Toni Braxton’s Album Cover]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Trey Songz hit Angela Yee&#8217;s Morning After show recently.  He dispelled the gay rumors about him, pretty much confesses that he can make a woman squirt *clutches pearls*, discusses Toni Braxton and that now infamous kiss, and reveals what he does to relax in his spare time.And speaking of Ms. Braxton, here&#8217;s Toni&#8217;s brand [...]Trey Songz Dispels Gay Rumors &#038; Talks Sex&#8230;Of Course+Toni Braxton&#8217;s Album Cover is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Many black politicians are cretin and need to be called out!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: African American Political Pundit It's time for afrospear political bloggers to step in the gap, and start calling these "cretin" low-life black politicians out. Start reporting on these politicians who could care less about the...

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        <title><![CDATA[Video of couples marrying in DC today]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page You can send congratulations to the couples marrying in DC today. Via HRCBackStory:Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend Officiant: Rev. David K. North, Pastor of Holy Redeemer of Metropolitan Community Churches, College Park, MD Angelisa and Sinjoyla, both African-American women who reside in Ward 8 of the District, were the first in line to register for a marriage license, and will be the first lesbian couple to legally wed in the nation's capital. Angelisa (age 47) and Sinjoyla (age 41) have been together for 12 years and have two children. Reginald (Reggie) Stanley and Rocky Galloway Officiant: Rev Sylvia E. Sumter, Pastor of Unity of Washington, DC Reggie and Rocky, both African-American, are long-time residents of the District. They are both 50 years old and have two children. Reggie and Rocky will be married immediately following Angelisa and Sinjoyla. Participating in their ceremony will be Jim Cullion (the best man) and Cherrie McCoy (the best woman). Rev. Elder Darlene Garne]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rush promises to flee the U.S. if health care reform passes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page You hear that Congress -- Jeebus, god almighty pass HCR pronto! Anybody willing to help jettison this piece of human excrement out of the U.S.? (Think Progress):CALLER: If the health care bill passes, where would you go for health care yourself? And the second part of that is, what would happen to the doctors, do they have to participate in the federal program, or could they opt out of it? [...]LIMBAUGH: My guess in even in Canada and even in the UK, doctors have opted out. And once they've opted, they can't see anybody Medicare, Medicaid, or what will become the exchanges. They have to have a clientele of private patients that will pay them a retainer and it'll be a very small practice. I don't know if that's been outlawed in the Senate bill. I don't know. I'll just tell you this, if this passes and it's five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented - I am leaving the country. I'll go to Costa Rica.Don't forget to take your Viagra and money for "entertainment," Rushbo.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 WHY and HOW was this allowed?  Fantasia was tapped to perform at the esteemed Jackie Robinson Foundation Event recently and she decided to rock a get-up even some strippers would pass over.This just isn&#8217;t the place for this type of &#8220;dress&#8221; and look.  Assuming there&#8217;s a place at all.  Your voice is beautiful Fanny, but [...]Fantasia Breaks Out Her Sunday&#8217;s Best For Jackie Robinson Foundation Event is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page Today (March 8, 20101) is International Women's Day. Sometimes it's easy to forget that trans women are folk that are included in the celebration of the day.Today is also a day that the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) tells us is the Statewide GENDA Call-In Day.Not all trans people are trans women (there are lots of trans men too!), but it's not too much of a stretch to say to connect these two days. It's a day that lesbian, gay, bisexual, feminist, and progressive New Yorkers to think about giving their State Senators a call in support of the trans women in their state -- to call in and support trans women on International Women's Day. In my mind, it would be a powerful way to celebrate the day.From the TLDEF:Last week, the New York State Assembly passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). The only remaining obstacle to the bill becoming law is the New York State Senate. The time is NOW to take action and make our final push to get the Senate t]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Oliver Willis Again, if Islam is to coexist in the modern world, the fundamentalists are going to have to deal with the rules.
Police in Ireland on Tuesday arrested seven people over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog.
Irish police said four men and three women [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Oliver Willis About time. Look, it&#8217;s the 2005 Redskins! This clip starts with a win over the Dallas Cowboys and they made the playoffs that season, so all is not lost.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Oliver Willis So, it&#8217;s not surprising the right is lapping up his conspiracy theory. The best way to get in with wingnuttia is to indulge their fantasies.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Black Snob Feed It's all a slippery slope. Isn't that what we on the left have been saying all along? That if you deny the rights of non-Americans it's only a matter of time before people start thinking the Bill of Rights was printed in invisible ink. Right now Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman are floating a bill that would allow for American citizens to be detained without charge. Sure it's unconstitutional, but that's never stopped them before.﻿
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Michelle Obama Watch ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[SPOTTED: Forest & Keisha Whitaker+Anthony Mackie Jet Set]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Forest Whitaker, his wife Keisha, and actor Anthony Mackie were all spotted arriving at JFK airport in NY after their Oscar whirlwind in L.A.:Crazy weekend for all I&#8217;m sure.
More pics under the cut&#8230;Photos via SPLASH
SPOTTED: Forest &#038; Keisha Whitaker+Anthony Mackie Jet Set is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &#38; Foolywang [...]SPOTTED: Forest &#038; Keisha Whitaker+Anthony Mackie Jet Set is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[George Lucas Is Looking For A Few Good Black Men]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Jack and Jill Politics (Above: Slidell, LA native George Porter recounts his experiences as a WWII Tuskegee Airman &#8211; a must-watch testimony from one of the elders. &#8220;We did things we weren&#8217;t supposed to do,&#8221; he says. &#8220;We succeeded. And we wouldn&#8217;t let nobody stop us.&#8221;)
Hey &#8212; I&#8217;m kinda pleasantly surprised Lucas is taking the time to use actual [...]]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Obama Meets With Greek Leader, Discusses Financial Reform]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Loop - According to CNN, as Greece stands at the forefront of Europe's financial crisis, President Barack Obama held a meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday.
Obama and Papandreou made the global crisis a priority as Greece reported one of the worst budget deificits of any developed country in 2009.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Before Gabby Became “Precious”+Geoffrey Fletcher Oscar Makes History]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Here&#8217;s Oscar nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe&#8217;s audition tape for the lead role in Precious.  This was the day she says she skipped her college class and took her last $5 to travel to the audition.  And look where it got her.  Loves it.In other Oscar news, director Kathryn Bigelow wasn&#8217;t the only history maker as [...]Before Gabby Became &#8220;Precious&#8221;+Geoffrey Fletcher Oscar Makes History is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://theybf.com/index.php/2010/03/09/before-gabby-became-preciousgeoffrey-fletcher-oscar-makes-history/]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Earthquake Causes Chilean City To Move 10 Feet]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: The Loop - According to CNN, the city of Concepcion was moved at least 10 feet after the recent magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile.
Other parts of South America were also moved, including Chile's capital, Santiago, about 11 inches west-southwest. The measurements were taken by global positioning satellites from before and after the earthquake.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Greg Jones' BLACKS 4 BARACK ! BLOG WATCH:President Obama Asks Net/Grassroots toHelp Push for Health Care Reform"...Knock on Doors, Talk to your neighbors,Pick Up The Phone "Jason DjangTHE WHITE HOUSEIt was a beautiful day in the Keystone State where earlier today President Obama spoke at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA. He addressed an energized crowd about the urgent need for health care reform in the face of rapidly rising health care costs. The President cited a recent conference call by Goldman Sachs in which an insurance broker told investors to expect insurance companies to continue to raise premiums because they know that they can turn more of a profit on customers they keep, despite pricing more and more people out of the market.So how much higher do premiums have to rise until we do something about it?  How many more Americans have to lose their health insurance?  How many more businesses have to drop coverage?WATCH:The President emphasized the sky-rocketing costs of health care, as exemplified by the woman]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://blacks4barack.blogspot.com/2010/03/watch-president-obama-asks.html]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Old Black Church! (What happen to the Black Church?) Some people pray in the morning instead of before bed.... some people&nbsp; pray only when they're moved to. Some people pray only in a place of worship....Are you a praying person? If so, do it make a difference whether you kneel by the bed or simply close your eyes or hold your partner's hand while you pray? Does it make a difference whether it's morning or night? Does it make a difference whether it's a memorized prayer or not? Do you pray some nights, but not others? Did you pray as a kid but not now?&nbsp; There's a new survey that ask participants&nbsp; about activities done every night or almost every night....It seems &nbsp;African-Americans were most likely to pray or do another religious activity (71%), compared to 45% of Hispanics, 32% of Whites and 18% of Asians....Now I don't believe habits of prayer has anything&nbsp; to do with race..... It has more&nbsp; to do with religious culture and the environment you was raised in.... The idea that Asians don't prayer before they]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Nudemuse...daily nattering. All too often there is a prevailing thought process in people who are not fat when they speak of or to fat people. Or even about fat people. For the record I'd like to give my home skillets who are not of the fat ass sort a few words of wisdom from the fat side of the force.(Now I am going to use generalities here that are based on personal experience, talking to other fat people and 32 years of observation. Do remember, I'm not a stats thrower so if you want statistics do your own damn research.)First thing.Fat people are fully aware most of the time that they yes fat.Yes there are people who are unaware for whatever reason as to the size of their body but a large percentage of us are fully aware.That being what it is, you (as in the at large populace) do not need to stop and point, walk up to people and say ZOMG FATASS etc.All that is is an excuse to be rude. Here's the thing.Bodies are not public property. My body is really none of your damn business. And if you feel perfectly withi]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://nudemuse.org/2010/03/few-words-for-non-fat-people.html]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Loop - According to USA Today, at least 89 class action lawsuits filed against Toyota after malfunctions causing safety recalls may cost the company $3 billion.
The estimation does not include other settlements that may arise from injury and wrongful death lawsuits against the automaker. About 6 million separate claims are estimated to be included in the class action suits.]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://theloop21.com/news/toyota-could-pay-3-billion-over-class-actions-lawsuits]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 After getting pushed back umpteen times, the &#8220;Telephone&#8221; video is set to drop this Thursday exclusively on E! News at 11p EST.  But Beyonce and Lady GaGa have been releasing screenshots every now and then.  Here&#8217;s the latest.  This ought to be 4 minutes of candy coated interesting-ness.
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Playahata.com Latest News Lil Wayne was shipped off to jail yesterday.His lawyer is saying he wants to hang tough at Rikers Island by doing his time with the general population.(believe that if you want) Correction Department spokesman Stephen Morello said the rapper will have &#8220;general population escort&#8221; status.That means he&#8217;ll be escorted by a correction captain when outside [...]]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Mirror On America The great pianist and songwriter Billy Preston once sang, "nothing from nothing leaves nothing." Although as 15 to 16 months, I've seen the promise of health care reform start with single-payer then morph into some sort of public option which, if it is robust should be able to contain health-care costs. This is kind of what they House passed. The Senate, on the other hand, is one confusing mess. Senator Max Baucus was given the keys to the city. I'm not sure what he came up with. As chairman of the finance committee, he was in charge of coming up with a health care bill that was attractive to at least a couple of Republicans. Olympia Snowe and others were courted with sweeteners which seem to eat away at the core of health care reform. Senator Kent Conrad decided that he would introduce his own health-care legislation which was some sort of co-op. Although he sold this idea on the Sunday talk shows and pushed it hard for 6-8 weeks, thankfully (hopefully), it is died a quick death.The p]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page Marriage equality in Minnesota took two giant steps forward within the last two weeks. On Monday, February 22nd at 4:30pm the Minnesota House considered three bills for marriaqe equality. One bill would give full recognition to the marriage of same-sex couples in Minnesota, the second would recognize same-sex marriages in Minnesota that have been recognized in other places. Outfront Minnesota respectfully opposed a bill that would replace civil unions for all marriages in Minnesota.On March 2nd, companion bills were presented in the Minnesota Senate. One of those bills SF 120 to make marriage gender neutral in Minnesota was present by Sen. John Marty who is also a DFL Candidate to be the next Governor in Minnesota this upcoming November. Of all candidates for Governor John Marty is the only one who has made marriage equality for all Minnesotan's a part of his public campaign literature. Minnesota is undoubtedly ready for marriage equality, but with a governor who is hostile to LGBT p]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: The Loop - If this level of racism, by a minority radio commentator, was directed at white people there is no way in the world he would still be broadcasting. No way period! I don&rsquo;t care what people say about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. I don&rsquo;t care what videos of Louis Farrakhan that Fox News drags out and airs every hour on the hour. If America was really post-racial then this fool would not have an audience. As it stands, Limbaugh is one of the most successful talk show host in the nation. He is spewing this crap on more than 600 radio stations. And some estimate, he is reaching between 12 and 20 million people. So why do people tolerate this crap? It&rsquo;s because they think he&rsquo;s funny. His racism is shared by them. Only, THEY can&rsquo;t say it because society has deemed being an unabashed racist as being poor taste. So they have this fat, oxycontin-addicted barf bag spewing it for them. I suppose its cathartic.
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Nat Turner in Bryant Gumbel's Clothing I think we each come to appreciate music not solely for the way that it makes us feel, but because of the inherent struggle that it comes to represent. In some way a chord, lyric, and in this case a break beat come to represent so much more than a song...it can symbolize a particular moment in one's life or an entire lifetime. Music is transformative in that way. If you speak to the earliest blues musicians they would tell you that the blues was something much bigger than a song, but represented the joys and the pains of life. It was not just a musical genre, but also the very essence of an expressive culture. The latest incarnation of American music--hip-hop is no different. Born from similar oppression and injustice, hip-hop was the child borne of the oppressive public policies and the urban decay of the South Bronx in New York City. Hip-hop and its associative culture is truly what Tupac called, "The Rose the Grew from Concrete." In "It's Just Begun: The Epic Journey o]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: What Tami Said I have spent a lot of time over the past few days ruminating on racial identity. My thoughts were sparked by a confluence of events: Last week, PBS aired the final episode of Dr. Henry Louis Gates' "Faces of America"--the one where participants including comedian Stephen Colbert, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and poet Elizabeth Alexander learned the results of autosomal DNA tests designed to uncover their "racial" lineage. I received a link to a study being conducted by the University of British Columbia, seeking to determine if and how similar DNA tests have influenced participants' identities. And I also received the results of my own autosomal test--the most recent of several DNA tests I have taken to help further my family history research, pinpoint my African origins and shed more light on my lineage. So, I have been wondering:   Can getting a piece of paper in the mail that says 20 percent this and 30 percent that and 50 percent the other change the way we see ourselves? Should it?What does i]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 Here&#8217;s a first look at Kelis&#8216; hot new Rankin photo shoot.  Cool color effects.  But I see she&#8217;s keeping this silver fox look.  We&#8217;ll post the rest of the pics as they are revealed.Check out Teairra Mari &#38; Soulja Boy&#8217;s new &#8220;Sponsor&#8221; Video ft. Gucci Mane.  Cameos from her girls Vanessa Simmons and Hazel-E. [...]Kelis&#8217; New Photoshoot+Teairra Mari &#038; Soulja Boy&#8217;s &#8220;Sponsor&#8221; Video is a post from: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness &amp; Foolywang Since '05]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Young, Black, and Fabulous :: Spreading Fabulousness & Foolywang Since '05 And the denial begins.  Singer D&#8217;Angelo has plead Not Guilty to the charge of Solicitation of oral sex.  He hit the Manhattan Courthouse this week to do so, and his rep put out a statement denying all the foolery:
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless MonstersTime magazine has published an excellent piece on the persecution gay Ugandans face even if that awful "Kill The Gays" bill isn&#39;t passed by focusing on one lesbian couple:  Pepe Julian Onziema looks great in a suit. Tall and lanky, she doesn&#39;t slouch to hide her height and doesn&#39;t apologize for her boyish figure. Or for anything else. She&#39;s got at least 10 suits: pinstripes, white linen, black, gray, navy and others. She buys them from a guy who runs a shop on Entebbe Road, a major Kampala thoroughfare. He knows her build, and he knows what she likes.  These days, though, Onziema doesn&#39;t wear suits nearly as often as she used to. As one of a dozen or so publicly out Ugandan homosexuals, Onziema knows that even a trip to a local shop is risky. Wearing a suit can be a death wish.  . . . Onziema and her partner met playing rugby at a local Kampala club a couple of years ago. Onziema knew "within five seconds" that she ha]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Angel and the True Axis of Evil]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: ghetto uprising yesterday I applied for a credit card and then a loan to pay off my car because I've grown exhausted and mortified by the ass rape-age that is the 13% interest rate (yes, 13%!!!!) on my car note. I was rejected on both counts, which led me to retrieve my credit score. to my surprise, I'm batting slightly over 700, which I have been told is rare-air/the promised land where the pale folks, including well-assimilated Asians, play. how the fudge I get rejected? :(while wallowing in indignation and disappointment, the Angel of Average Working People appeared on the concrete wall just above my computer monitor at work. clad with a yellow hard-hat, a pair of studious looking glasses, a solid black tie hung over a long dirty white apron, a blue short-sleeved colored shirt with an insignia that read "Retail," a plaid skirt that looked like it belonged to a librarian, sheer white stockings that looked like they belonged to a nurse's aide, and gray New Balance running sneakers, he looked around t]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://ghettouprising.blogspot.com/2010/03/angel-and-true-axis-of-evil.html]]></link>
        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Queer the Census]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Pam's House Blend - Front Page We know it's a little clich?d - but here's what we want to tell the census: We're here. We're queer. And we want you to ask us about it.It's crazy - the U.S. Census Bureau wants an accurate count of everyone in the country - but there's no question in the survey that asks if you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.You read that right: LGBT people are basically invisible in the survey that is supposed to reflect the diversity of America's population - and that's a big problem.The data collected impacts issues critical to every American - like our health care, our economic stability, and even our safety. And when LGBT people aren't counted, then we also don't count when it comes to services, resources ... you name it.It's past time to Queer the Census!So what can you do about it?Read up on Why Queer the CensusSign the petition to demand that the census ask the question and count everyone!Seal your census envelope with the pink sticker pictured above! &nbsp;You can get a free]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PamsHouseBlend/~3/N1SdV_wUFo4/queer-the-census]]></link>
        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Open Letter to Bookstore Dude, we’ll call this BougieTale a #HollaFail]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Black 'n Bougie My twitter friend @CarolynEdgar coined the phrase "HollaFail" yesterday to describe some grown dude trying to holla out of the passenger window of a car (No Scrubs, sir. No Scrubs). For those in need of an ebonic to bougie translation – HollaFail = an epic failed attempt to pick up someone of the opposite sex for romantic purposes. Anyway, I'm stealing the term for this BougieTale about the fella I met at the bookstore on Sunday. I decided to pen him a little note:Hey Dude,
Remember me? Sweats, ponytail minding my own business in the fiction section? You came up all handsome smiles to the magazine section next to me. And while, "Um, hey, um," may not be the smoothest opening line I've ever heard; your flashing dimples make it seem okay. It was clear by the way you grabbed the first magazine your eyes fell on and then immediately turned back to me with the dimples and eye-twinkle that this was a roll up. Even though I'm on a self-proclaimed man-break, you were cute enough for me to at]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlacknBougie/~3/wDej4_uZWT8/open-letter-to-bookstore-dude-well-call.html]]></link>
        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[So far all we've done is move the bribes to a different level of government]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Prometheus 6 - All respect and no restraint See?
At the heart of President Obama’s drive  to rein in health costs is a proposal for federal review and regulation of  health insurance premiums, with a new agency empowered to block  excessive rate increases.
The proposal has great political appeal. But experts see a serious  potential problem: Federal officials will focus on holding down premiums  while state officials focus on the solvency of insurers, the ultimate  consumer protection.

And frankly, anyone who says bprotecting medical insurance companies' solvency is "the ultimate consumer protection" is a quisling.]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.prometheus6.org/node/26512]]></link>
        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>
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