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Lenny McAllister did not

Esteban — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:46:48 +0000

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Lenny McAllister did not start nor is he the founder of HipHopRepublican.com. The founder of the site is Richard Ivory.

New York Times interview with the Founder http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/nyregion/09repubblog.html

It's disgusting that there

Ramona — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:29:49 +0000

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It's disgusting that there are no minority prime time anchors after all this time. I'm hearing more and more about The Grio lately, but I would love to see someone like Melissa Harris Perry with her own show. She would be great. And it's well past time.

It means that much of MSM has

rmrd0000 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:50:31 +0000

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It means that much of MSM has no clue about the activities of a host of African-Americans involved in medicine and technology.

It's equivalent to promoting Sammy Davis Jr in the 1950s-1960s as one ofthe smartest people, while overlooking a distinguished chemist like Percy Julian or a lawyer like Turgood Marshall.

Her story is only the tip of

rmrd0000 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:33:13 +0000

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Her story is only the tip of the iceberg. There are many events that occur I the African-American community that go unnoticed. With few minorities in decision making positions, those stories are likely not even brought up during discussions of what should get a headline on news.

I think that a significant number of news consumers in minority communities do not look to MSM for information about their communities. I would love to know how Muslims in America feel about the events in Tunesia and Egypt.

Because minority communities are not seen on a regular basis, it is easy for them to be demonized. If all I see of Muslims in America is when a terrorist attack is being planned, I lose sight of the law-abiding Muslims in the country.

The slice of America represented by MSM is very narrow

This Black female has been

Donal — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:59:34 +0000

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This Black female has been missing for some time now.

From NC, she was visiting relatives here in Baltimore.

It may even make the news

Verified Atheist — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:52:44 +0000

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It may even make the news when a Black female goes missing.

Only if she's wealthy.

I view the media differently.

rmrd0000 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:48:34 +0000

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I view the media differently. Name the anchors of a nightly cable news network. Can you name any minority anchor. It's the nigghtly shows that are the big draw for cable news.

I find it interestingg that two minority women write books about their experiences that are literally mirror images.

The point about Kanye West being the only "smart" African-American in the list, reflects a lack of diversity. The person below was readily able to come up with a noted astromomer who would have been a better example than an entertainer.

I view what happens in MSM as identical to the situation that the NFL facedyears ago. There werefew Black head coaches because ownership had virtually no repeated contact with coaches of color. When the NFL required that teams interview Black coaches, low and behold qualified people were found. Within a short period of time, we had Black head coaches competing in the super bowl.

When minorities get placed in decision making positions, I think we'll see a broader coverage of the news. It may even make the news when a Black female goes missing.

So, does that mean that Kanye

Verified Atheist — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:07:34 +0000

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So, does that mean that Kanye West is smarter than, for example, Neil deGrasse Tyson? That's wrong on so many fronts…

well, 55 years ago i was

Richard Day — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:19:18 +0000

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well, 55 years ago i was watching John Cameron Swazee smoking camels while giving a 15 minute run down of the daily news with a hat that said: Smoke Camels.

With that introduction to the news I have a perspective that is no doubt skewed.

I mean the developments over the decades with regard to 'the news' are incredible.

I see it all as propaganda issued by the corps for the corps and of the corps, but if one supplements the viewing of cable news with a little web research, I learn a lot.

But I see minorities on a regular basis throughout the day on cable news. I see a lot of women. That was not the case decades ago.

There is regular reporting from Cairo lately featuring one man; an African American and he is doing one hell of a job and is interviewed on the hour per satellite.

I see African-Americans, Asians, Jews, Arabs, Indians (although nary a Native American), Persians, and other groups being represented.

Now I have not read the entire file of the people you are reporting today and I am damn sure that in the offices there are behaviors that would be considered against the law.

I have read about some real problems at FOX involving civil suits.

Then there is the problem associated with non disclosure clauses in the employment contracts.

I am not disputing what you are saying, I am only commenting as a viewer, an older viewer and there are few presentations on the telly that reflect the real population here in American than cable news.