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For LGBTs in North Carolina, Beyoncé Is a Sellout

Friday, May 6, 2016 at 8:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In the mid-1980s, Miles Davis, U2, and Run-D.M.C. headlined a long list of entertainers who boycotted South Africa. They did so because they knew performing there would be tantamount to endorsing the Apartheid government’s discrimination against blacks. Bear that in mind as you read the rest of this commentary. Laws in North Carolina and Mississippi… Read more.

Humping Trump Exposes News Anchormen as Worse than Used Car Salesmen

Monday, May 2, 2016 at 7:45 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

These days, news anchormen serve as little more than hosts of reality TV shows masquerading as news programs. Their programming mantra – “if it bleeds, it leads” – used to reflect reporting on an increasingly violent society. Now it reflects reporting on anything that outrages, scares, or titillates – just to generate ratings. Which, of… Read more.