Cosby draws crowd to Essence town hall on family

From WWL-AM New Orleans

Hundreds packed a huge hall at the Morial Convention Center on Saturday to hear from comedian, activist and educator Bill Cosby, a featured speaker at the Essence Music Festival's annual gathering of leaders charged with finding solutions to problems facing urban America.


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Ethnic Identity Still A Sticky Subject

From TheDay.Com - Editorials

One of Michael Jackson's most famous lyrics proclaims, "It don't matter if you're black or white."

But when it comes to the late singer's identification with blacks, that declaration becomes much cloudier.

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First Round of the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black

Tiger Woods began his first round at Bethpage in the rain, as he attempts to win back-to-back U.S. Opens.

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Can a white guy be an African American?

"Can a white guy also be a black guy? That's one of the questions being asked after a student in New Jersey sued his school this week. But that simple question doesn't get to the heart of the matter," according to a story in The Daily Voice called: Can a white guy be an African American?

My answer to the first question is: possibly. Black people come in all different hues. I would define a Black American as someone who lives in and is affected by the history and context of the African Diaspora. The diaspora includes descendants of slaves, Africans, and others. Haitians would fit the history and context. So would black people from the Carribean. All can trace their roots to Africa at some point in world history. We share many common expriences throughout the world.

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