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“Gangnam” is a district of Seoul, South Korea, says AJC.com. PSY is a South Korean rapper/video star — think of a cross of MC Hammer with Pee Wee Herman — from the Gangnam district. “Gangnam Style” is PSY’s worldwide viral dance video hit, viewed more than 500 million times on Youtube so far. (Original here.) With [...]
*Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis (D-Ga.) showed his support Monday morning at Occupy Atlanta, a spin-off of Occupy Wall Street, when he made an appearance with a small entourage. Maybe we should make it clear that he tried to show support. His goal was to give a few words of support and overall [...]
*Oprah Winfrey is marking the 50th anniversary of the first Freedom Ride and this month’s remarkable PBS documentary about the movement by featuring 178 former Freedom Riders on Wednesday’s broadcast of her talk show. Harpo Productions says it’s one of the largest gatherings of Freedom Riders since 1961. The riders peacefully opposed 1960s racial segregation [...]
*Moments after the Detroit NAACP bestowed Kid Rock with its Great Expectations Award at its annual fundraising dinner on Sunday, the rap/rock/country star made a speech that aimed to diffuse the criticism that has surrounded his selection as an honoree. According to the AP, he told nearly 10,000 people at the group’s annual Fight for [...]
*Poet Maya Angelou, civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. and Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell are among the 2010 winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Barack Obama will present the awards to the 15 honorees early next year, the White House announced Wednesday. Other winners include President [...]
*Three Democratic congressmen – all black – say they heard racial slurs as they walked through thousands of angry protesters outside the U.S. Capitol. A white lawmaker says he heard the epithets too. Conservative activists say the lawmakers are lying. What does the video show? Not much. Indeed, new interviews show that a much-viewed YouTube [...]
*With the healthcare reform bill on the verge on getting enough votes to pass, the ugliness is coming out in the opposition. On Saturday, Tea Party protestors took out their anger on black congressmen with racist epithets. Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., told a reporter that as he left the Cannon House Office Building with Rep. [...]
*House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after learning that Members of Congress were subjected to racist and inflammatory behavior at today’s health reform protest: “Today’s protests against health insurance reform saw a rash of despicable, inflammatory behavior, much of it directed at minority Members of Congress. According to reports, [...]
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