- Say No to the Comcast-FCC Merger
- News just broke that FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker is leaving the FCC to become a lobbyist for Comcast – just four months after she voted to approve the Comcast-NBC merger.
- Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill Delayed by Walkout | The Root – Jenée Desmond-Harris
- Uganda's infamous "Kill the Gays" bill was scheduled for a second round of parliamentary debate yesterday, but the process was delayed by a walkout by female legislators, ColorLines reports. Instead it will be debated in a special session on Friday. And its author, David Bahati, predicts that it will become law if voted on. …
Even Ugandans who fail to report to the authorities that a person is gay or lesbian will do time.
…the introduction of the bill alone has been associated with a rise in hate crimes…
- Cam’ron, Musiq Soulchild and Beastie Boys: Music Reviews
- It's been a banner year for hip-hop and neo-soul veterans. The Root's roundup highlights spring's best offerings.
- Private Prisons in America: Are They Right for Our Youths? | The Root
- Imprisoning Our Kids for a Profit
…charges that children are forced to live in barbaric and unconstitutional conditions and are subjected to excessive force by prison staff. The prison houses 1,200 young men between the ages of 13 and 22 who have been tried and convicted as adults. More than two-thirds of the facility's inmates have been incarcerated for nonviolent offenses, and the population is about 90 percent African American.
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