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‘Weekend Update’ Mocks Starbucks, Zimmerman

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” mocked Starbucks’ “Race Together” campaign and George Zimmerman during its “Weekend Update” segment. Host Michael Che reported on George Zimmerman’s criticisms of President Obama for inflaming racial tensions before remarking “at least he [Zimmerman] thinks it

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Sharpton: We Must Lower Legal Threshold for Federal Hate Crime

Wednesday on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” in discussing this week’s Justice Department announcement that there is not sufficient evidence to charge George Zimmerman with intentionally violating the civil rights of Trayvon Martin during the 2012  confrontation that tragically resulted in

Majority See Race Relations Worse Under Obama

According to a new Bloomberg poll, “a majority of Americans, 53 percent, say the interactions between the white and black communities have deteriorated” since Obama took office back in 2008. But can you blame them? In the six years since

Trust in Media Returns to All-Time Low

Trust in Media Returns to All-Time Low

Per Gallup, after a short-term bump to 44% last year, trust in the media to report “the news fully, accurately, and fairly” has plummeted back to an all-time low of 40%.  With fits and starts, the downward trend since Gallup

Three Cheers for Full Disclosure

Three Cheers for Full Disclosure

In the wake of last Saturday’s fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, there have been repeated demands for the release of the name of the police officer who fatally shot the unarmed man.  No investigation of the shooting

Obama's phone must be disconnected, and his pen out of ink

In response to #MarineHeldInMexico : It sure would be nice for President Pen-and-Phone to speak up in a few situations where he actually could make an immediate difference, without trampling on the Constitution.  Maybe that’s why he doesn’t say anything.