January 23, 2016 (Day #1) My hypothesis is simple: If a cultural creation by the African American ethnic group can be appropriated, it will be. How might I justify and then prove this claim? The presence, prominence and dominance of African American traditions and innovations in international popular culture has been widely documented. The specificity […]
An unassuming Georgia business owner, who doesn’t have so much as a Facebook page, has made national news after bringing a case to a local appellate court. David Birch, founder and CEO of Birch Architecture & Design in Macon, first made headlines when he was sued by an African American client for “boldfaced racial prejudice
After a recent spate of public faux pas, the loyal voter base of Delaware Governor Jackson Flack has begun to question his leadership. Flack, a Democrat now in his seventh of a maximum eight years in office, has been harshly criticized for a series of comments journalists and activists have called “jarring,” “out of character”
BOURNE: Welcome to Beltway Insider. I’m Les Bourne. At the top of the order tonight is a story that, like so many in this day and age, has many Americans ready to rejoice and many ready to revolt. Just yesterday, President Sheppard signed Executive Order 16461, titled “Protecting Our Petrol Prices from Yielding to Crude
United States Senate candidate Jacob Russo’s polling in the Oregon Democratic primary hasfallen precipitously after a gaffe Sunday that journalists have called “electoral suicide.” Russo,who last week led second-place opponent Maribel Bonilla-Fuentes by a whopping 56 points,now trails her 7 to 93.Trade unionist Russo’s blunder took place when he was asked at a Portland campaign
Grammy nominated rapper Cash Codie, whose real name is Cody Mason, will no longer be hosting the American Music Awards next month after being accused of significantly ramping up his “blaccent,” a portmanteau of the words “black” and “accent,” in recent weeks. Mason, the white 26-year-old artist behind the Billboard smash hit “Different Kinds,” is
Recent statements by Maryland governor and Democratic presidential candidate Antonia Lee, along with some help from a particular newspaper of record, have accidentally spawned the nation’s hottest buzzword: “Lee-sawing.” To Lee-saw on an issue, a term popularized by a recent New York Times headline (“Lee-Saw: Maryland Governor Keeps Buttering Bread on Both Sides”), is to
Industry leading truck manufacturer Hardy Truck and Motor Company has lost influence with much of its consumer base after a string of poorly received marketing decisions. Hardy, which manufactures and distributes light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, and is one of the few automotive companies in the world that sells both semi trailer and pickup
A South Carolina high school teacher made headlines last Wednesday for a controversial choice of disciplinary action. On Tuesday, his school district took a vote on whether he would face disciplinary action. Under South Carolina Board of Education regulations, public school teachers facing disciplinary action or termination maintain the right to appeal the reversal of
I wrote the first installment of the Fake News series in October of 2020. Both the name and timing of the series attest to my inspiration: being three surreal years deep into the presidency of Donald Trump, in which he spurned the “fake news” that criticized him while welcoming “alternative facts” that improved his image.
