Dr. Boyce Watkins on AOL – 2/27/10

Tea Party Leader Calls Obama a "Half White Racist"

• Mark Williams, one of the tour partners for the Tea Party Express, called President Barack Obama ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Feb 27th 2010 11:14AM | Comments (0)

Rep. Charles Rangel of CBC to Be Admonished for Ethics Violations

• Rep. Charles Rangel will be admonished by the House Ethics Committee for violating regulations on ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Feb 26th 2010 11:47AM | Comments (3)

Biggie Smalls Estate Sued for Not Releasing Video Footage

• A movie production company claims that it paid $30,000 dollars for footage of the late Christopher ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Feb 26th 2010 10:47AM | Comments (0)

White Sorority Wins Step Competition, Then Told "Not Quite"

• When the women of Zeta Tau Alpha won the Sprite Step Off national competition last week, they ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Feb 26th 2010 10:08AM | Comments (107)

Boyce Watkins: Fellow Golfer Calls Tiger Woods “Selfish”

by Dr. Boyce Watkins 

Tiger Woods is planning to have the press conference of the year tomorrow, during which he will talk about his past, present and future. He will be in the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He is not going to answer questions and the world will be watching. All three major networks are planning to tune in and for just 30 minutes, you may as well call him Tiger Obama, given that his speech is getting the same attention at the State of the Union Address.
Ernie Els, one of Tiger's arch rivals on the golf course (if Tiger has any rivals), is lining himself up to be one of the first men to attack Woods for his choices.
"It's selfish," Els told Golfweek. "You can write that. I feel sorry for the sponsor. Mondays are a good day to make statements, not Friday. This takes a lot away from the golf tournament."

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Police Suspended After Beating Teenager

The city of Pittsburgh has suspended three white police officers while officials investigate accusations that they beat up a black teenage arts student who was walking to his grandmother's house after dark, the mayor said Monday.

The city agency that handles police misconduct allegations has agreed to complete its investigation of the Jan. 12 confrontation by month's end, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said. It must do so before any decision is made on whether to fire the officers.

"Since the investigation will take several weeks to complete, the immediate action I call for today is necessary for the safety of the officers involved, their colleagues and the peace of mind and safety of the entire community," Ravenstahl said.

 

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