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Racism in Entertainment and Palm Trees in Los Angeles
Black leaders today demanded that the entertainment industry--even rappers--stop using the "N" word, as the flap continues over Michael Richards' stand-up racism. Plus, they're as much a symbol of Los Angeles as is Hollywood, but has the era of palm trees come to an end?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenBlack leaders today demanded that the entertainment industry--even rappers--stop using the "N" word, as the flap continues over Michael Richards' stand-up racism.Plus, they're as much a symbol of Los Angeles as is Hollywood, but has the era of palm trees come to an end?
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2 storiesThe 'Kramer' Incident and the 'N' Word
Michael Richards was a supporting actor on Seinfeld , but he's the main figure in the latest celebrity scandal. The web sites YouTube and TMZ are still running the cell-phone video of his race-baiting rant at West Hollywood's Laugh Factory --even after Richards apologized on David Letterman's TV show and the Rev. Jesse Jackson's…
Read the story1 minLA Demotes Its Iconic Palm Tree
Only one kind of Palm tree is indigenous to Southern California.
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