Forgive & Forget? Shirley Sherrod Returning To The USDA
Shirley Sherrod will be returning to the USDA almost a year after the official resigned over racism charges, according to Politico.com.
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“Don’t Treat Sharpton Like Sherrod” Says Radio One CEO
Earlier this week, the New York Daily News shined a spotlight on Reverend Al Sharpton’s non-profit organization The National Action Network. Highlighting Sharpton’s executive salary, the story attempts to portray activist Sharpton as someone more committed to building his personal fortune than advancing his mission of social justice.
Read MoreAdministration Officials Didn’t Know The Facts Before Firing Shirley Sherrod
The L.A. Times has uncovered emails between Obama administration officials regarding the firing of Shirley Sherrod from the Agriculture Department over statements taken out of context by right wing blogger, Andrew Breitbart.
Read MoreHundreds of pages of e-mails released to the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington Bureau under the Freedom of Information Act provide a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at how the Obama administration handled the Sherrod case, an episode that culminated in apologies
Shirley Sherrod Declines Job Offer At USDA
Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to return to the agency, though she said it was tempting.
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Shirley Sherrod To Meet With USDA To Discuss Job Offer
Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department employee forced to resign after an edited video clip gave the false impression that she had discriminated against a white farmer, is coming to Washington next week to meet with USDA officials to discuss the job they offered her in the wake of the scandal.
Read MoreShirley Sherrod Forgives NAACP For Condemning Edited Remarks
ormer Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod has made peace with the NAACP, forgiving the organization for condemning her remarks on what turned out to be a misleadingly edited video.
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Georgia Senate Candidate Talks About Race At USDA
A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Georgia says he used to be suspicious of white people because he never spoke to one his age until his all-black high school consolidated with an all-white one when he was 18.
Read MoreFox News Mixes Up Shirley Sherrod & Maxine Waters
From HuffPost.com:
During a segment about the ethics violations California Democrat Maxine Waters is accused of, “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” producers actually showed footage of another black woman in the news: Shirley Sherrod.
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The media manufactured spectacle that is and was the Shirley Sherrod incident tells us all we need to know about Andrew Brietbart, Fox “News” and the dangers of extremist hack media– unregulated, irresponsible and unethical– run amok.
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