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“The House I Live In” Documentary Exposes Racism In War On Drugs

A new documentary, “The House I Live In” covers the 40 year history of the so-called “War On Drugs.” The movie is directed by Eugene Jarecki and premiered recently at the Sundance Film Festival.

The documentary feature commentary from “The Wire” creator, David Simon and focuses on the racial inequalities in the judicial system in how the War On Drugs is fought and how people are punished.

The Sundance Channel reports:

The main focus

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Jan 27, 2012 at 5:10 pm

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New Exhibit Focuses On Thomas Jefferson, Slavery

The National Museum of African American History and Culture, in conjunction with the National Museum of American History, unveiled a new exhibit on Friday that features one of the nation’s Founding Fathers. The exhibit, “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” turns a focus on the contradictory stances of Thomas Jefferson and his slave ownership.

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Jan 27, 2012 at 4:28 pm

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Tyler Perry Should Be Celebrated, Not Playa’ Hated

Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a two-part opinion series on Spike Lee’s criticisms of the film industry and Tyler Perry’s complicated relationship with black moviegoers. Yesterday’s installment focused on why Terrell Jermaine Starr feels Spike Lee’s recent outbursts make the film producer a certified hater.

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Jan 27, 2012 at 2:36 pm

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Jesse Jackson: The Liberation Of Blacks Is Not For Blacks Only

Jesse Jackson talks about the vanishing middle class and what’s at stake during the upcoming presidential elections.

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Jan 27, 2012 at 2:20 pm

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President Barack Obama Addresses College Affordability [VIDEO]

WCHB – A crowd filled with students gathered this morning at the University of Michigan to hear President Barack Obama speak.

During his speech, the President touched on the economy and jobs, but focused primarily on rising tuition costs and college affordability. His proposed initiatives had the crowd very enthusiastic. To see his speech and the out line of his new initiatives click here.

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Jan 27, 2012 at 12:37 pm

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There Are Signs Of Hope In Haiti

This week I had a rare moment of downtime. While flipping through TV channels I caught a preview of a show that will air this weekend: Oprah Winfrey interviewing Sean Penn in Haiti for “Oprah’s Next Chapter” on OWN. I couldn’t help but wonder what their interview will depict, and whether it will show what I saw earlier this month in Haiti as part of a delegation organized by Dr. Ron

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Jan 27, 2012 at 11:29 am

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Meet The Man Who Is Happy To Give You His HIV

Andre Davis, a former professional wrestler, who went by the names Gangsta of Love and Sweet Sexy Sensation, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for having sex with women without telling them that he’d tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS.

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Davis, a 29-year-old man, was sentenced on 14 counts of felonious assault in this case, after it was determined that at

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Jan 27, 2012 at 11:17 am

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Ron Paul Personally Oversaw Racist Newsletters, Sources Claim

While Ron Paul has claimed that he was not aware of the ugly racism in his own newsletters, sources close to Paul claim otherwise.

Paul had defended the newsletters in 1996 before saying he didn’t write them and didn’t know who wrote them and never saw them in 2008 which he has reiterated in 2012.

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“It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to

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Jan 27, 2012 at 10:15 am

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Woman Wins $72 Million But Still Wants To Work

Marcia Adams of College Park, Ga., and her boyfriend went to a convenience store to buy a chocolate candy bar and decided to purchase two Quik Pik lottery tickets. The tickets were bought less than an hour before the drawing, and two days later, she was $72 million richer.

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Adams and her boyfriend, whose name has not been released, purchased

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Jan 27, 2012 at 9:41 am

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N.J. Governor Draws Heat For Comparing Gay Rights To Civil Rights

New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie , is being criticized by Black leaders for comparing the Civil Rights movement to gay marriage in a recent statement where he said he would veto a gay marriage bill and called for a referendum.

Christie said, “I think people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets in the South.”

The Huffington Post reports: