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Urban Media Mix: 8.5.09

Be Careful What You Call Coonery Glennisha Morgan @ Clutch: When I watch these shows I don’t see people like Tiny, Toya, Frankie, and Neffie as “ghetto” or as “coons”. I see them as women who have been through trials and tribulations just like every other normal human being. I also see courageous women who [...]

Urban Media News Report: 7.7.09

Black Reporters on the Beat of Michelle Obama  Rachel Swarns of the New York Times and The Washington Post’s Robin Givhan were among those herded behind the rope Monday. They and the other main beat reporters — Newsweek’s Allison Samuels, Darlene Superville of the Associated Press and Politico’s Nia-Malika Henderson — have something in [...]

Urban Media News Report: 10.10.08

Obama, Purse Swelling, Plans Half-Hour TV Ad  Senator Barack Obama has become the first presidential candidate in 16 years to buy a half-hour of prime time network television for a campaign infomercial.  Officials at the Obama campaign and at several television networks said Thursday that Mr. Obama had completed deals to show a half-hour [...]

Urban Media News Report 8.20.08

Board diversity expands political spectrum
At Marriott International, Chairman Bill Marriott has not only contributed the maximum $4,600 to Republican John McCain’s presidential campaign, he’s also an active McCain “bundler,” who has raised between $100,000 and $250,000 from others.
At the table at Marriott board meetings is director Debra Lee, chairwoman of BET Holdings, parent company of [...]