Voices In Color

Kennedy Family Outraged Over Clinton's RFK Remarks

Members of the Kennedy family are incensed over Hillary Rodham Clinton's invoking the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy to explain why she's staying in the race - and they think it could be the death knell of an increasingly desperate and sloppy campaign.

"That comment may be the last nail in her campaign's coffin," a Kennedy relative told The Post. "How can Hillary even use the experience argument when she repeatedly pushes the wrong buttons in her comments?"

Read more: New York Post

Serena Williams Advances To Second Round Of French Open

Serena Williams can be a perfectionist when it comes to her tennis game.

After winning 12 of the final 13 games to beat Ashley Harkleroad 6-2, 6-1 Sunday in the first round of the French Open, the eight-time Grand Slam champion was happy enough to just get the win.

"I feel like I ultimately could have played better," Williams said. "But first round — just want to get it over with and work your way in the tournament."

Read more: The Associated Press

Disney Has Created A 14k Gold Plated Noose Necklace

As a part of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean “Dead Man’s Chest” couture jewelry collection, Disney has created a 14k gold plated noose necklace; oh yeah…and the matching earrings. Now obviously they wouldn’t do this with any malicious intent…but you would think the advisory board or somebody would stop and think of the implications this necklace may presumably have.

Read more: BET.com

Happy Memorial Day!

Today's Black Fact

On this day in 1981, reggae legend, Bob Marley, dies.

As Race Wanes, Talk Of Clinton As No. 2 Grows

While Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers insist that she is determined to win the Democratic nomination, friends of the couple say that former President Bill Clinton, for one, has begun privately contemplating a different outcome for her: As Senator Barack Obama’s running mate.

The reports about Mr. Clinton’s musings surface as the Obama camp has quietly begun the process of searching for a partner on the Democratic ticket.

The prospect of an Obama-Clinton ticket has been fodder for political gossip for months, with some Democratic leaders pushing the idea as a way to unify the party. The Obama and Clinton campaigns have consistently shrugged off the idea, however, and Mrs. Clinton has been adamant that she is only interested in the presidency.

Read more: New York Times

Black Men Answer Leaders' Call To Action

Inspired by a mobilization effort in Philadelphia, leaders of Baltimore's African-American community vowed Wednesday to recruit at least 5,000 black men to bring positive change to their communities.

The goal is to reduce the city's rates of violence, high school dropouts and absentee fathers. More than 50 men representing churches, educational institutions and civic groups gathered at Calverton Elementary/Middle School in West Baltimore to announce the initiative.

Read more: The Baltimore Sun

U.S. Border Patrol Recruiting African-Americans

The U.S. Border Patrol is launching a major recruitment effort in Tennessee designed to add more African-Americans to its growing ranks.

Officials say blacks currently make-up only 1% of the more than 16,000 agents across the country.

Applicants must pass a background check and tests and be willing to relocate to Northern or Southern border cities. Starting salary is between $36,000 and $46,000, plus overtime and federal benefits.

Read more: Eyewitness News

'Chris' Endures As Black-Themed Series Dwindle

Life at Tattaglia High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., can be tough. Homework, heartbreak and, on this day, a red-haired bully is on the loose, determined to torment unsuspecting nerds.

Although Chris and his friends still might be experiencing growing pains, the series -- filming its fourth season for airing this fall, in a move to Friday nights from Sundays -- is not, according to Ali LeRoi, producer and creator of the CW's "Everybody Hates Chris".

"If we were a basketball team, we would be in the playoffs," said LeRoi, sitting in his office beneath a huge French poster from Spike Lee's Bamboozled, a satire about black comedies. "We know how to shoot this show, all the dynamics are beginning to jell, even our interactions with network executives are going better."

Read more: The Baltimore Sun

Today's Black Fact(s)

1. On this day in 1966, Bill Cosby becomes the first African American to receive an Emmy for best actor in a dramatic series, for his role in I Spy.
2. On this day in 1967, poet, Langston Hughes, dies.