Does any journalist who is not an overt shill for the right actually believe that Republicans are pushing voter ID laws because they’re concerned about voter fraud?
No, of course not.
And for good reason. READ MORE
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Did Politico’s Joe Williams Just Bury Himself?
SOMETHING WE MISSED?? [June 27, 2012]
Politico White House Correspondent Joseph Williams spoke out on Current TV’s “Full Court Press” this morning for the first time since his publication suspended him for racial comments he made against presumed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
But he may not have done himself any favors. READ MORE
UPDATE: Joe Williams to leave POLITICO READ MORE
TJ Holmes Takes To MSNBC To Explain His ‘Driving While Black’ Traffic Stop
[F]ormer CNN anchor TJ Holmes appeared on MSNBC’sThe Ed Show to discuss what he believes are the racial implications of his incident with Atlanta police. Holmes and guest host Michael Eric Dyson connected the traffic stop to what they perceive as a lack of improvement on the race relations front since President Barack Obama took office. READ MORE + VIDEO
Confessions of an Occupier: Racial tensions fractured ‘Occupy Wall Street’
It was at around that time that an Occupier had showed up with an “Aryan Brotherhood” sign to “spokescouncil,” which was one of our most controversial decision-making bodies. It was started with promises of greater inclusion, but was in fact attacked for being exclusive, opaque, repressive and oppressive.
The individual had been asked to leave spokescouncil, but many members of the body had continued the meeting and suggested that the sign was just a bad joke, and we needed to move on. Needless to say, this was terribly traumatic for many people of color within the movement. READ MORE
Angered black journalists shut out as Michael Eric Dyson becomes TV News’ Next Reverend Al
In an age where opinion news reigns supreme and viewers respond in droves to familiar faces with well-known names, many wonder if [Pro. Michael Eric] Dyson and [Rev. Al] Sharpton, with their visible backgrounds in public service, may just be the new African-American faces of prime-time news. Dyson’s clever and often poetic style of delivery when discussing national issues on air seemed to quickly make an impact with the viewing audience.
“With the evolution of social media that includes blogging, Facebook, and Twitter, who and how information is delivered has changed tremendously,” says Dyson. “The landscape for news is a different place and people have to accept that.” READ MORE
