Walgreens / Stereohyped

• Gabby gets work! Gabrielle Union has joined Beyonce and Adrien Brody in Cadillac Records. [IESB]

• A judge just okayed a $24 million settlement to 10,000 black Walgreens employees who were discriminated against. [KCS]

• I think I'm going to have to see this non-racist tea "advert." [UKP]

• Here's some bright, sunshiny listening material to get your morning going. [NPR]

• The "who are the candidates distantly related to?" game has gotten really old. Does knowing that Barack Obama is related to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is related to Hillary Clinton do anything for you? [AP]

Mar 26, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 2 Responses

Minority Report

GOP candidates avoid the hot seat at NAACP convention

The NAACP set up podiums for all of the no show Republican candidates at the candidates forum, leaving the lone attendee, Congressman Tom Tancredo, by himself on an empty stage. [FR]

Along similar lines, no Republican candidates have accepted an invitation to speak at the Urban League's annual conference, either. [STL]

Universal Studios wins a ground-breaking racial discrimination lawsuit brought on by an worker on 2 Fast 2 Furious. [LAT]

Walgreens, on the other hand, has agreed to pay its African American managers $20 million for using race to determine store assignments. [CT]

Eva Longoria's wedding might have featured more free stuff than Star Jones'. [NYP]

Jul 13, 2007 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 3 Responses