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African-American News - September 6, 2010

Ludacris Narrating New NASCAR-Themed Reality Series on BET (KLAL-FM Little Rock)

Ludacris is narrating a new reality series on BET, but it's likely not anything you'd expect.

White House blunder over Oval Office carpet quote (Free Republic)

White House planners have mistakenly attributed a quotation to Martin Luther King in the new Oval Office carpet but the original author was in fact a now-forgotten 19th century activist.

Color and tribalism, then and now (Happening-here?)

The Souls of Black Folk, W.E. B. Du Bois' classic 1903 work of vivid description and advocacy for African-American self-education and self-emancipation, is a wonderful book for "reading" by ear.

Freedom Trains (New York Times)

In the winter of 1916, as Americans read the news of unimaginable slaughter in a distant yet rapidly spreading European war, it was easy to overlook stories like the one in The Chicago Defender reporting that several black families in Selma, Ala., had left the South.

Retiring Rich: Asset Allocation 101 By LaToya M. Smith (Black Enterprise)

How to create the right mix of assets in your 401 Choosing your investments involves creating an investment portfolio that is well diversified According to the AARP Public Policy Institute , older African Americans and Hispanics are less likely than whites to have income from pensions and other retirement savings or assets and are more likely than ...

No. 2: Robert L. Johnson, The Power Player By Derek T. Dingle (Black Enterprise)

Follow the Black Enterprise 40th Anniversary countdown of the most impactful black business leaders of the past 40 years Robert L. Johnson made business history when he took BET public in 1991, the first time a black-owned company was traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

No. 3: Reginald F. Lewis, The Global Dealmaker By Derek T. Dingle (Black Enterprise)

Follow the Black Enterprise 40th Anniversary countdown of the most impactful black business leaders of the past 40 years With his historic $985 million leveraged buyout of TLC Beatrice International Foods Cos.a 'the largest offshore transaction at the timea 'the late financier Reginald F. Lewis created the first black-owned global enterprise to ...

Elusive Justice for Turkish-American Furkan Dogan, Shot 5 Times at Close Range By Israelis (Jim Buie's Blog)

Finding out what really happened on the Turkish flotilla headed for Gaza and to Turkish-American Furkan Dogan of Kayseri last May 31 has been painfully slow.

Monica Crowley Smacks Down Eleanor Clift Over Racism in the Tea Party (NewsBusters)

Conservative radio host Monica Crowley on Friday smacked down Newsweek's Eleanor Clift over racism in the Tea Party.

U.S. Open Fight VIDEO: Fans Brawl In Stands (VIDEO) (huffingtonpost)

The 2010 U.S. Open, like last year's edition , has seen several contentious moments on the court. According to the New York Daily News, a brawl broke out among spectators Thursday night in section 187 as Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner played nearby. Both participants -- a woman and a man -- were reportedly taken away by police.

Trooper blames legislators for firing (Http)

An Iowa State Patrol trooper fired last year after repeatedly circulating what he believed was humorous material about racial minorities is fighting his dismissal in Polk County District Court.