Nine disappointing black films: At MadameNoire, one writer says that the movies on this list — which includes Red Tails — got her hopes up pretty high, only to leave her feeling jilted, confused or just plain let down.
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Lessons from Marion Barry's anti-Asian comments: Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry made comments late Tuesday suggesting that the Asian-American owners of businesses in his ward run "dirty shops" that "ought to go." By Thursday evening, Barry had tendered an apology of sorts. But the Washington Post's Mike DeBonis says tha tthe incident provided a "teachable moment."
Did you know that these black celebs were Jewish? In honor of Passover, Huffington Post Black Voices pulled together a list of 10 black celebrities — from musicians to actors to NBA players — who you may not have known had Jewish lineage or practiced Judaism.
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