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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 6:03 pm
Oh ok and I have no idea.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 6:11 pm
I thought interest rates depended on credit scores.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 3:33 pm
Actress Victoria Rowell pays tribute to the women who raised a foster girl on the move
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 4:42 pm
Nice article. I loved her on Diagnosis Murder.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 4:49 pm
I did, too ...
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 5:06 pm
I love Victoria.
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 5:49 pm
Protests Come Early to Disney's 'Princess' Almost two years before its hoped-for release of its first hand-drawn animated film produced under the supervision of Pixar's John Lasseter, Disney has already drawn fire for alleged racial and ethnic insensitivities that were detected in its original announcement of the film, according to Disney watcher Jim Hill. Since the original title, The Frog Princess, might be regarded as a slur on the French, the title has been changed to The Princess and the Frog. The main character, named Maddy -- who was to become Disney's first black princess -- has had her name changed to Tiana, since Maddy reportedly sounded too much like Mammy. She will no longer be seen as a chambermaid working for a rich, white spoiled Southern débutante. In a statement, Disney, which said that it ordinarily does not comment on its animated films in the early stages of production, observed: "The story takes place in the charming elegance and grandeur of New Orleans' fabled French Quarter during the Jazz Age. ... Princess Tiana will be a heroine in the great tradition of Disney's rich animated fairy tale legacy, and all other characters and aspects of the story will be treated with the greatest respect and sensitivity."
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 6:39 pm
hmmm, interesting ... good find, thanks for posting that.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 6:26 am
I get the maid thing but I like the name Maddy.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 6:39 am
I don't know enough to know if this is happening with this Disney movie but it troubles me when people attempt to present history in a politically correct way and end up with historical inaccuracies in the process. It is a disservice to everyone (and particularly African Americans) if people try to cover up and pretend that things weren't a certain way.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 7:03 am
I think I would have to see the script to comment
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 7:16 am
There's a couple things I don't get. Maddy is a popular name right now, or rather Maddison with every girl I know named that called Maddie/Maddy. Don't think I'd ever hear it and think Mammy. How is the Frog Princess a slur to the French? And while on one level, the more grown up one (cuz remember I'm a big kid at heart and totally excited to meet a new princess!) I understand the maid thing on another I don't quite get it. The great thing about Disney heroes and heroines has always been that they overcome great adversity to become who they were meant to be. Cinderella had the step mother/sisters trying to keep her down, Bambi with the loss of his mother, Jasmine's hubby (who's name escapes me right now) the preceptions that came with being a poor street thief, heck even Snow White had to deal with the 7 annoying dwarves (ok their was the wicked witch too but those dwarves would have driven me nuts first with their singing in the morning.) It's always been one of the great lessons of Disney stories for me that no matter what life circumstances you are born to and what life throws at you, you can overcome to be the you you were meant to be.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 7:24 am
Aladdin
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 7:57 am
TY Mocha, that was driving me nuts!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 7:59 am

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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 8:02 am
I'm excited about the Frog Princess and unsure how I feel about the protests. I agree with Jimmer that I don't like them trying to PC history. I'm going to have to read more before I can make a decision on how I feel.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 8:27 am
This is fiction though, not a historical anything.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 8:48 am
I understand it's fiction but it sounds like they are trying to make sure when they retell the story, they are adjusting historical elements of the story to make it more PC. At least that's how I read it. 
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 9:10 am
I can understand them changing the name from The Frog Princess to The Princess and the Frog. A derogatory name for the French is calling them Frogs. And as far as the chambermaid thing, if it's about New Orleans, then maybe it would be a class thing. I don't think it would work if the princess was a lower class person.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, May 14, 2007 - 5:45 pm
I heard someone say (might have been Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock)something like ..Disney is finally going to have an African American Princess, they only had to have a few white ones, an arabian one, a spanish one, a pixie etc. first....
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 3:48 pm
Commemorative Coin Honors Little Rock 9
Fifty years ago, nine black students faced down a mob to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Now, they are being honored on a commemorative silver coin. The U.S. Mint was to unveil the coin Saturday at the NAACP's Daisy Bates Education Summit, which pays tribute to the Arkansas NAACP leader who served as adviser to the Little Rock Nine. Six of the nine planned to attend a discussion with current Central High students at the summit, which began Thursday and ends Saturday. Integration at Central High in 1957 was the first major test of the Supreme Court's ruling, three years earlier, against racial discrimination in public schools. President Eisenhower dispatched the 101st Airborne to enforce the court order after Gov. Orval Faubus tried to prevent black students from enrolling at the school. One side of the $1 coin depicts a group of students being escorted by a soldier. It features the phrase 'Desegregation in Education' and contains nine stars. The other side depicts Central High as it looked in 1957. Little Rock plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the integration in September with a series of events, including the dedication of a new Central High School Historic Site visitor center.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 7:30 pm
Those were nine very brave kids. That high school looks exactly like the one I attended. I am guessing a WPA building.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 7:50 pm
9 very brave kids, and strong parents ...
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, May 25, 2007 - 9:33 am
Jackson asks youth to 'think', 'dream'
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 5:10 pm
First African-American To Break Golf Color Barrier To Be Honored At 2007 Original Tee Golf Classic Annual Golf Celebration Pays Tribute to Unsung African-American Sports Hero Charlie Sifford (PRLog.Org) – NEW YORK, NY May, 29, 2007 -- Wendell J. Haskins, entrepreneur and founder/president of the Original Tee Golf Classic (OTGC) wants you to know that the story of the African-American presence in the game of golf does not begin and end with Tiger Woods. On Sunday, June 24, Haskins, will be joined by a host of celebrities, VIPs and high profile golf enthusiasts including actors, Bill Bellamy, Rosie Perez, Adre Royo (The Wire), Herb Williams (NY Knicks Coach), Chris Webber, Chris Spencer, Greg Anthony, Ruben Santiago Hudson, the legendary Earl the Pearl Monroe, actor Malik Yoba, rap artist LUKE, Clyde Drexler and others, to celebrate the lifetime achievement and legacy of African-American golf pioneer, Charlie Sifford, at the 8th Annual Original Tee Golf Classic to be held at the Wild Turkey Golf Club, Hamburg NJ. Refusing to buckle under the pressure of racism, Sifford is the single individual most responsible for desegregating the game of golf in America. Not only did Sifford have a major impact on the moral evolution of America, he is also a great sportsman. OTGC will be presenting Mr. Sifford with the first “Charlie Sifford True Original Award” at the June 24 True Original Awards Dinner sponsored by INC.COM. New York Times sports writer Bill Rhoden will present the award to Sifford. Since its inception, the Original Tee Golf Classic has developed into a golf culture love-fest, where celebrities, corporate, and entertainment VIPs come together to honor African-American achievement while supporting worthy philanthropic causes. Haskins named the True Original Award after Sifford in tribute his lifetime legacy of milestone achievements. No stranger to the prefix “first,” Charles [Charlie] Sifford is renowned as the first black man to break the color barrier in golf --one of America’s most elitist sports. He sacrificed and endured much to open up the professional game of golf to African-American sportsmen. Eventually, he became the first African-American to play regularly on the PGA Tour and the first African-American inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Now recognized worldwide for his endurance, strength of character and sportsmanship, Sifford’s name will grace the annual OTGC award that recognizes deserving recipients who exemplify his unique qualities of leadership, courage and innovation -- “true originals” in their career fields. “INC.com is proud to partner with the Original Tee Golf Classic to pay homage to Charles Sifford an agent of change -- a man who exemplifies the spirit of enterprise, courage and conviction,” said Harold Bolling Publisher of Mansueto Digital Ventures, the parent company of INC.com. Like his role model Charlie Sifford, Wendell Haskins has weathered against the odds for eight years to develop his vision for a lifestyle event that would bridge his passion for supporting worthy community causes and his love of sports, fashion and entertainment. “As a golf enthusiast, I wanted to bring together other people of color who share a love for this sport” said Haskins. He continues “African-Americans have always participated in the game. I want more people of color to feel comfortable on the golf course. Our historical contributions deserve to be included in the overall landscape of the sport.” <snip>
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