A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics
Below is a collection of some nice offerings from the interwebs, Twitternets and our very own comments section backed by the musical stylings of the Song Du Jour. Go ahead, get some get right.
The Intergalactic Battle for the Soul of Unions Will Take Place in Wisconsin [USA Today]
Reports of Rising Body Counts as Libyan Protests Continue [CNN]
VIDEO: Libya Prepares for “Day of Anger”; Hollywood Finds Title to Nicolas Cage’s Next Crappy Movie Tour de Force [EuroNews]
President Obama Allegedly Prepared to Put Hillary Clinton State Department in Figure-Four Leg Lock Over Egypt [NewsMax]
Oscar Whiteout: Filmmakers Who Are Black Are Really Not Reaping the Benefits of Post-Racial America [The Star-Ledger]
NFL Labor Talks Headed for Mediation Because There’s Quibbling Over a Billion-Dollar Business Being a Bajillion-Dollar Business [ESPN]
A Little Twenny Twen Twennnn…: Md. Black Caucus Backs Bill to Ease Laws Concerning The Sticky Icky Icky [Baltimore Sun]
Man on Fire: LA County Fire Department Elects First Black Chief [KTLA]
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Cheryl Contee aka "Jill Tubman", Baratunde Thurston aka "Jack Turner", rikyrah, Leutisha Stills aka "The Christian Progressive Liberal", B-Serious, Casey Gane-McCalla, Jonathan Pitts-Wiley aka "Marcus Toussaint," Fredric Mitchell
Special Contributors: James Rucker, Rinku Sen, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Adam Luna, Kamala Harris
Technical Contributor: Brandon Sheats