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New Interracial Comedy: Our Family Wedding [VIDEO]

March 12 is the premiere of another interracial couple movie, Our Family Wedding. This time it’s a Black-Mexican coupling which is not seen often. Based on the trailer, there’s nothing new about this movie as the usual shock, disapproval and ethnic comedy is apparent.

Adding Up a Family's Year "Buying Black"

 

Is there a directory of black businesses in your town? If so, have you ever really used it to support black-owned businesses? Well, check out John and Maggie Anderson's chronicle of their year of "buying black": Adding up family's year buying black - chicagotribune.com. 

• Some surprises? 
• Some not? 
• What can black-owned businesses learn from this experiment? 
• What do you think about the experiment? 
• Would you try it?

Photo:  Antonio Perez

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Roland Martin Keeps it Real

Much has been said about the latest political gaffe involving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He's a racist and should resign….he's not a racist…double standard…blah…blah…blah. Regardless of your take on this situation, let's not allow a crucial issue to go unacknowledged by mainstream media and thus far it has.

Political commentator Roland Martin was very clear, bold and courageous when pointing the plethora of black faces in the media addressing the Harry Reid situation and the dearth of black presence on any other issues as if race is all black folks can talk about. Now I can't write what Brother Martin said verbatim. I can tell you it was concise, clear and on point. Let's hope the folks making decisions about the perspectives allowed on the air didn't miss that message.

America's racial issues can be diminished if more perspectives are shared with a greater, more diverse audience. People are a lot more alike than they are different. It's my experience that talking with folks who are different from me breaks down barriers. It also diminishes the power of the few to control the many and maybe that's why we're so disconnected in the first place.

Roland Martin, thank you for speaking the truth.

Power to the People.