By Alexis Stodghill on Jan 28th 2011 4:18PM
Filed under: News
From the Atlanta Post:
Arianna Huffington and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson recently announced that they will be partnering to launch a new Website section on Huffington Post that will be called,
HuffPost Global Black. This new section, which will likely launch in March, will purportedly "focus on current events and cultural trends from a black perspective from across the globe--from politics and economics to music and sports--and will feature content ranging from dynamic storytelling to investigative reporting."
There have been a range of opinions about the partnership. Some critics wholeheartedly believe that African Americans are getting a "separate water fountain" from the elitist left. Conversely, there are certain commentators who think that the strategic partnership is necessary because stories of importance to the black community need more exposure. Who is right in their assessment?
Is the proposed HuffPost Global Black merely a sign of liberal condescension and arrogance? Is the very nature of this venture somehow racist in scope? Also, is this new website section really necessary, when there are already a plethora of good African-American websites and media outlets that already cover current events, cultural trends, politics and other important topics from a black global perspective?
First, in examining the opinions of the critics of the proposed HuffPost Global Black, are African-Americans truly getting "back of the bus" treatment from affluent progressives on the HuffPost staff? Without prevarication, HuffPost is arguably the nation's leading news website and content blog from a liberal perspective. With over 3,000 bloggers including a large host of celebrities covering a diverse array of subjects such as politics, media, business, entertainment, living, comedy, green issues and style, HuffPost does have a significantly large following with over one million comments made each month. One would reason that within this robust framework that commentaries presented on HuffPost would already present a wide range of ethnic perspectives and implications on the aforementioned topics. Thus, there would not be a need for a separate black or Hispanic-focused section-which also will be released later this year-on HuffPost. Unfortunately, upon thorough analysis, one will find that most of the coverage on the site does not embody how particular issues will affect different ethnic groups both here and abroad. Is this necessarily racist in context? Absolutely not. In the scope of continual improvement, the proposition of HuffPost Global Black could plausibly be seen as HuffPost's recognition of this fact and its effort to finally diversify their writing staff, ultimately bringing forth those forgotten voices and perspectives.
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By: The Cynic on 1/28/2011 5:44PM
Worried about competition?
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By: Alexis Stodghill on 1/28/2011 5:56PM
LOL -- of course not. This is an interesting area of discourse. Blacks have always felt left out of media. With the Web, we can really level the playing field. There is room for many players, but it's in our nature cultural to remain alert to the reasons why behind any and all business moves that affect our lives.
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By: Michael on 1/28/2011 7:56PM
Hey, all I know is my stomach turned when I read the headline and saw the photo - I don't want to even hear huffington.
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By: Michael on 1/28/2011 8:06PM
Anything with huffington involved means a progressive liberal, pro-illegal, pro-women, pro-gay, pro-disabled, - the progressive liberals offer nothing ot black people but confusion.
That's a terrible combination and only the progressive liberal gets anything out the deal. I don't like it.
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By: Michael on 1/28/2011 8:08PM
They just take black people out of focus. We need foundations - they want pie in the sky. Don't mix.
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By: DINAH on 1/29/2011 8:17AM
YES WE DO
NEED ANOTHER BLACK NEWS SITE WE ALSO NEED 50%BLACK ON TV ALSO THERE NEEDS TO BE A BALANCE IN AMERICA WE AS BLACKS NEED BETTER JOBS I AM SURE THEIR ARE PLENTY OF BLACK PEOPLE HAVE BETTER SKILLS THAT ARE OUT THEIR THAN WHITES THEY JUST DONT GIVE THE BLACKS THE JOBS THEY HIRE THE WHITES FIRST WE IN AMERICA HAVE BECOME COLOR BLIMND WE NEED TO STEP UP THE PLATE THIS IS NOT A THIRD WORLD CONTRY SORRY
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By: dee on 1/29/2011 10:00AM
I am a serious news-hound and read Huffington post everyday, as do many of my friends. In circles such as mine, it is no secret that when it comes to serious black news, such as domestic and global economics and politics, news outlets headed by blacks just aren't cutting it. It's all about competition folks. And, if Huffington post is successful with their new Black centered adventure, it is not a reflection on them, but a reflection on the entire black news media.
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By: Pink on 1/29/2011 12:59PM
I like, and read the Huffington Post. But C no need for them 2 partner with BET. But I'm going 2 give them the benefit of the doubt, and wait and see what is offered when the partnership in this endeaver is launched.
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By: Frank Talk on 1/29/2011 1:47PM
Negative! Like "Malcolm-X (El Hajj Malik el-Shabazz)" said, "there will never be a true Revolution in N. America, with the serious degree of ASSimilation here. The bourgeois "Negroes" refuse to encourage and instill fighting in the youths.
With the serious degree of Negroes here--Black cowards fearing losing the riches they have--they can care less for the poor, least of these, downtrodden. They are being trained into the ways of uncivilization by the status quo. Few lead, many suffer.
The only things A-A's need are Reparations (like the pilgrims and "squatters" here got from the "Indians," and the welfare the uncivilized peasants received from the occupying gov't) and Re-Segregation.
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By: alie on 1/29/2011 3:30PM
I think Arinna finally got it when she appeared on "America the next chapter" though i thought like some on the panel they still don't get it when others said that the tea party has an eliament of racism, some were rather dismissive of the true facts trying to put a political spin on it, like the writer says do we really need this? bet had the perfect opportunity to advance of black people but instead what did we get 30 years of hip up which started out well and in many ways became and has become the voice of the hood speaking truth to power, what happened to the voice of the naacp in those dark days, the cbc, all of these could have had an inputt in uplighting and fighting for the AA communities and addressing their needs and concerns and speaking truth to power, communities could have looked out for each other as back in the day, maybe we wouldn't have so many gun crimes and drugs, prostitution teach one help one if you know what i mean!
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