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Wall Street Journal Needs ‘Butler’ to Clean Up New Mess

Judge Louis B. Butler, Jr.

The Wall Street Journal is being called, of all things, racist.  No! Not the Wall Street Journal!  We know you’re all taken aback by that claim.  To be fair, the Journal is mostly known for sound journalism with intriguing, informative reports.

But then they thought they’d do a little play on words, like using former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis B. Butler Jr.’s name in an editorial about Obama’s newest appointee entitled “The White House Butler.”  Not smart.  Not the Journal.  Right?

Well, according to Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, a state senator, a former state Supreme Court justice and a Wisconsin lawyer are all pretty certain it’s a clear case of racism and are demanding an apology.   (more…)

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Justice That Refused to Marry Interracial Couple Quits

Kevin Bardwell / Beth Humphrey & Terence McKay

Kevin Bardwell, the Louisiana justice of the peace that refused to marry an interracial couple, has decided to do the right thing and QUIT!

Of course, Beth Humphrey, who is white,  and her now-husband, Terence McKay, wanted to be first in line to let him know there’s no love lost.  Too bad they couldn’t be the one’s in the office that day when he resigned.

They could’ve told him don’t let the doorknob hit him where the good Lord split him on his way out. (more…)

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White Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Dresses In Black Face for Halloween (Photos)

Folks have realllllllllllly been trying to push that race card as far as they can with President Obama being in office.

Now, the latest of many other race infractions is Whitney Isleib, a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, who thought it would be funny if she showed up to a Halloween party in black face. Oh yeah, guess who she’s supposed to be? If you guessed Lil Wayne, you’re right.

Check her out with two unidentified black girls cheezin’ it up with her! Crazy right? (more…)

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Spike Lee On His Career, Industry…Tyler Perry (Video)

Ed Gordon interviews Spike Lee at the 14th Annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference

Sheldon Jackson Lee, affectionately known as Spike Lee, came to Detroit for the 14th Annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs conference and was interviewed by Ed Gordon on the film industry and his career.

He has always been very outspoken with his ideas and opinions in race relations and politics and this time is no different.  He has a body of work that is more impressive than any other black filmmaker, yet he can’t get the draw of, a sayyyyyy, Tyler Perry.

The question on the table remains, “What is it in Perry’s formula that is different than Spike’s?”  (more…)

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Students Receive Jim Crow Treatment at Chicago Night Club

The students of Washington University are pissed because six of the black students in their group of more than 200 students were given the “business” at the door of a popular Chicago spot,  “Original Mother’s,” during their senior trip.

The students were not aware of what was happening, but they watched nearly 200 of their classmates … oops! I mean WHITE classmates be ushered inside. (more…)

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