Danielle B.

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The Indifference (and Unsexy Quotes) of the Apathetic Black Woman

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 14, 2009, 11:15 am
About a week ago a lot of the black blogosphere was a-buzz about a story by AP reporter Jesse Washington involving black people and their reaction to the Tiger Woods scandal. I didn't write anythi...
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Black Snob Got Bumped on GMA, May Air Tomorrow

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 12, 2009, 10:21 am
Got an email from ABC News reporter Yunji de Nies saying the segment on Disney's The Princess and the Frog was bumped from this morning's Good Morning America. (Booo!) But it might air tomorro...
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The Black Snob to Be On Good Morning America Saturday!

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 11, 2009, 3:24 pm
It's on like popcorn! The Snob and Yunji! Together again! I sat down with my fav ABC News reporter Yunji de Nies today and shot an interview on Disney's The Princess and the Frog! I'm goin...
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Obama's Nobel Toast (Via Politico)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 11, 2009, 10:08 am

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President Obama Accepts Nobel Prize

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 10, 2009, 10:58 am
President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway today. Read the full transcript of the speech here. An excerpt of the speech and more pictures after the jump. More after the jump.
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Rush Limbaugh: Negro Expert

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 9, 2009, 11:00 am
From Media Matters: LIMBAUGH: I got two more stories in the stack today about how black unemployment is through the roof. Black unemployment is terrible. The black frame of mind is terrible, they...
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A Love Worth Dying For

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 9, 2009, 9:45 am
The American Constitution was set up, specifically, to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. It was written in a time when in large swaths of Europe the church, primarily the Catholic...
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The Health Care We Have: The Case For Medicaid Expansion (Guest Post)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 11:30 am
By Adeshola Blue Healthcare reform, insurance reform or whatever it is is really beginning to disturb me. I was under the impression that we already had safetynets in place (Medicaid), and a really...
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Giving the Loving Side-Eye to My Friends At WashPo!

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 12:01 pm
Um ...
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Desiree Rogers: People Want to See Her Fail

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 10:00 am
I don't know what bees Desiree put in folks' bonnets, but geez. Check out this exchange between White House Press Secy. Robert Gibbs and American Urban Radio reporter April Ryan. I mean, serio...
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Tiger Has A Big Ego. Can't Stand His Big Ego. But I Love How He Plays Golf.

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 11:00 am
He walks like this because he can back it up. Tiger Woods will survive. Seriously. This will be a blip in the trophy case at the end of the day as long as he stays focused, never says too much, ...
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MoDo, Leave My Fav Zulu Queen Alone

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 9:30 am
With my new job that is all about Gitmo all the time, I’ve been ignoring the saga of those gauche party crashers who may or may not be on Bravo’s D.C. edition of Real Housewives. Mostly be...
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Chris Brown's Life Is Hard (Guest Post)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 8:30 am
By Jonathan Pitts-Wiley Christopher Brown, please take the time to shut you mouth about anything and everything related to possible domestic violence scenarios. If you all aren’t aware, Br...
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The Neverending War: Get Your War On, 30K Times More

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 10:00 am
President Obama Tuesday night announced that he would be sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan for an 18 month troop surge in an attempt to stablize one of the most ungovernorable regions on...
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Remember World AIDS Day (Guest Post)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 10:00 am
By Luvvie Today is World AIDS Day, an annual commemoration of the impact of HIV/AIDS around the globe. This is the 21st anniversary of WAD, so the day has come into its own, as full-grown. However,...
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Question of the Day: Why Is Unemployment So High For Blacks?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 8:45 am
Found this story a last week on the Politics Daily Web site: Unemployment for 16-24-year-old black men was 34.5 percent in October, as high as it was during the Great Depression, the Washington Post ...
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If Loving You Is Wrong I Might Try To Kill You With A Golf Club

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2009, 1:00 pm
The sweetest woman in the world, can be the meanest woman in the world ... if you make her that way. One of the most annoying myths that men (of all races) often make about women (of different races)...
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Danielle's Journal: Breakin' Up Is Easy To Do (If You Don't Love Anyone)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 3:30 pm
Just another story (or stories) from my dating life. Welcome to my world of trying to break-up with Mr. Wrong before he turns into Mr. So-Hard-To-Get-Rid-Of. (Danielle's Journal)
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Disney First Black Princess Prepares Debut (Guest Post)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 8:00 am
By Nadra Kareem Race Relations Guide http://racerelations.about.com After much ado, Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" opens Nov. 25 in select cities. The film will be the first Disney pro...
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Sarah Palin, I Think I Love You So What Am I So Afraid Of?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 9:00 am
Former Republican Veep candidate and John McCain ingrate, Sarah Palin is on her national piss everyone off tour and I have to say, of all the crazy Effie Whites I’ve known, hated and loved, she ...
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How Do You Apply to Be "Queen of All Media?"

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 8:00 am
So Oprah Winfery is retiring in 2010 and I feel ... well, meh. I like Oprah on principle. Who can't root for the little black girl who grew up, did good and became Queen of All Media? That's a...
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Tikia K. Hamilton: Dear Chris Rock, Let Black Women "Do" Our Own Hair

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 8:00 am
By Tikia K. Hamilton Admittedly, a friend had prepared me in advance for some of the inadequacies to be found in Chris Rock's film Good Hair, and I am probably a bit behind the rest of the worl...
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Afronerd: Why Would Anyone Want to Be Black? And Other Stupid Questions.

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 8:00 am
By Afronerd Why would anyone want to be black? This is the question Breitbart's Burt Prelutsky is asking! We can't be in the 21st Century....   From an Oct. 22 post by Burt Prelutsk...
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BasseyWorld: We All Need Help Sometimes

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 8:00 am
By Bassey Today is the 5th anniversary of the day I was hospitalized. I’m stronger than I ever give myself credit for. But I also acknowledge when it is necessary to ask for and accept help....
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Danielle's Journal: Brave New World

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 10:00 am
Immortal Beloved Show, Photo by Alexis Glenn I honestly can't explain how surreal my life has become in a short amount of time. Back in April, I had just taken a break from the blog because my me...
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Awesomely Luvvie: Twitter Killed the Celeb's Star

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 8:00 am
By Luvvie They say that video killed the radio star. Well, Twitter has killed the celebrity's. Ever since I joined Twitter in September 2008 (although I wasn't active on it until January 2009...
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AverageBro: Kick Rocks, Lou Dobbs!

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 2:00 pm
By AverageBro Not that you prolly care either way, but CNN's Lou Dobbs finally got tired of being the sole voice of haterism and decided to to switch teams. And boy, did he go out like a gangst...
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Who Doesn't Want to Be Related to Michelle Obama?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 1:00 pm
Remember when folks would just pretend like all that funny business of compromising sexual/familial situations between white slave owners and black chattel was impolite to discuss ever? That a lot of ...
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Adeshola Blue: Health Care Reform Passes, But What Will We Get?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 12:00 pm
By Adeshola Blue Last weekend Nancy Pelosi and the White House celebrated the passage of healthcare reform by a vote of 220-215. Time to break out the Kool and the Gang mp3, right? Wrong. Unfortunate...
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Racism AND Sexism at the New York Post?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 11:00 am
What? So they just HAPPENED to fire the person who complained about the racist monkey editorial cartoon and not the cartoonist! What are you trying to say, mis amigos at Mediate? I’m sure it was...
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The World Is A Vampire (And So Is Sammy Sosa)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 12:00 pm
From Getty via HuffPoYou take a couple weeks off to move to D.C. and all sorts of news happens. The House passes historic health care legislation, Katt Williams gets arrested for burglary, highly dist...
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Who's Afraid of Michael Steele? Nobody.

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 9:00 am
Oh, Uncle Mike! It’s been so long since I was amused by your antics. I’ve been busy, you see! With the move and the job and the life and all, so I hadn’t been playing a lick of atten...
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BlackSnob Salutes the Troops

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 7:57 am
Belton Family photoI always did love a guy or gal in uniform! Happy Veterans Day!
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Want to Know What The Snob Is Up To 24/7?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 11:00 am
Follow me on Twitter and Facebook! My Snob homes away from home! (Also, sign up for The Black Snob feed here!)
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The Picture Emailed to Me Most During My Hiatus

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 9:00 am
I want to be First Grandmother someday. All the perks of being First Lady ... none of the drama.
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AverageBro: What I Learned From Watching Real Housewives of Atlanta

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 7:00 am
By AverageBro Well, season two is over, and yeah, I actually watched each and every episode. Here's what I learned from RHOA. More after the jump.
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Question of the Day: The Battle Over Precious - Art Or Exploitation?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 9:00 am
I've been reading a lot of varying views about the new Tyler Perry/Oprah Winfery backed film "Precious." Everything from criticism of it being exploitive from Armond White to a recent Root article...
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The Snob and Her Afro Move to D.C.!

Danielle B. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 7:00 am
There goes the neighborhood! It's all official, from the rent lease to the new J-O-B, The Snob is Washington's newest Washingtonian! It's a dream come true. I can see the Capitol buildi...
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The Snob Will Be Temporarily Off-Line!

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 10:37 pm
It's time for the big move! The Snob will be ghost for the next four-to-five days as I move to Washington, D.C., driving halfway across the country with Big Sis. Then I will need some time to sett...
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Larry Johnson, Lover of British Slang (Guest Post)

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 12:30 pm
Guest blogger Jonathan Pitts-Wiley has a theory about NFL footballer Larry Johnson and his recent use of the other F-bomb on Twitter -- he's a man of letters and means! Why, don't you know tha...
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The Snob Is Enlisting the Help of "Super Blog Friends"

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 12:05 pm
With The Snob getting ready to start a new job and new life in Washington, D.C. things are going to go through a bit of an adjustment phase at The Snob Blog. Because of this, I have enlisted the help ...
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Tyler Perry. 60 Minutes Interview. Discuss.

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 11:00 am
Filmmaker and "King of the Chitlun Circuit" playwrite Tyler Perry was on 60 Minutes last night. You all know how I feel about the works of Tyler Perry. I have no problem will people enjoying crap, but...
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The Snob Is Packing Her Things!

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 10:23 am
... And getting ready to move TBS HQ to Washington, D.C. this week. Last night Mama Snob helped as I packed up the bulk of the wardrobe. Today it's time to get the car serviced and tackle which bo...
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TSU Doesn't Heart Tavis Anymore

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 8:00 am
According to the Houston Chronicle, radio/TV yakker and presidential critic Tavis Smiley's name has been removed from Texas Southern University's school of communications due to a dispute over...
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Obama Family Official Portrait

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 2:16 pm
They need to quit playing with all that incredible cuteness up in the photo! Oh! My ovaries!
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Danyel Smith No Longer With The Root

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 10:00 am
BlackWeb 2.0 is reporting that The Root executive editor Danyel Smith is no longer with the online publication, citing the commute between her life in NYC and Washington, D.C. as too much. (And that i...
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Give It Up For the HNIC! ... Wait? What?

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 9:30 am
St. Petersburg Mayoral candidate Kathleen Ford quoted Cornel West's HNIC comment and got herself some criticism for it.Part of some of the criticism about Warren Ballentine telling Juan Williams h...
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Michelle Obama: Hula Hoop/Double-Dutch Star

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 11:15 am
Technically, this shouldn't be surprising. If you grew up in any city you probably played hula hoop and double dutch, especially if you're a black girl. Heck. Even if you didn't grow up in...
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Marc Lamont Hill Doesn't Even Know Why He Was Fired From FOX

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 10:15 am
He found out he was axed from a Google Alert, ya'll. A GOOGLE ALERT! From Think Progress: HILL: Yeah I mean it’s an interesting thing. I wish I could give you a great deal of information t...
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The Snob Is Running Away From Home ...

Danielle B. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 8:00 am
... and finally moving to Washington, D.C.! Exciting news, all! In all of The Snob's many trips to D.C. this year she finally came back to St. Louis, Mo. with a jobby-job. Like a real one. In Was...
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