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Mr. Lemon and Mr. Simmons

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Don Lemon & Russell Simmons

Don Lemon & Russell Simmons

As we recounted yesterday, CNN Anchor Don Lemon courageously and insightfully outlined five measures young men in the African American community could do to boost their own sense of personal responsibility, self knowledge and self esteem. In so doing, they would cut down on the alarming crime rate that plagues that  same community.

To quickly review: 1. Dress appropriately. 2. Stop using the N word. 3. Respect where you live. 4. Finish school and speak properly. 5. Plan for children or stop having them out of wedlock.

In response, media and fashion mogul and activist Russell Simmons responded in an open letter, taking issue with his premises. Mr. Lemon answered him on the air. The exchange is worth examining.

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Mr. Lemon the Strong

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CNN Anchor Don Lemon

CNN Anchor Don Lemon

To my way of thinking, no one on television of late has displayed as much courage, insight and class as CNN news anchor Don Lemon. Lemon was the first of his profession to come out publicly and state that he is gay, paving the way for others such as Anderson Cooper. But that act of courage is not what I’m talking about here.

It is his straight talk about a subject that should concern all of us: crime in the African American community.

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Amanda Knox: Still Being Victimized

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Amanda Knox on CNN

Amanda Knox on CNN

Earlier this week, Chris Cuomo interviewed Amanda Knox for a CNN hour-long special. It is indicative of the feeding frenzy in today’s mass media that this highly promoted interview was run a half-hour late so that Anderson Cooper could report the latest lack of news about the salacious case du jour, the forced confinement for a decade of three women in a Cleveland house, allegedly by a 52-year-old monster named Ariel Castro. The fact that there were no breaking developments seemed to matter little.

When the scheduled interview finally got underway, it became clear early on that Ms. Knox and Mr. Cuomo each had wildly different agendas. Certainly, Knox wanted to promote her just released book, Waiting to be Heard. But she also wanted to talk about the truth of her situation and what happened to her in Perugia, Italy, in November 2007. Mr. Cuomo, on the other hand, just wanted drama, and truth seemed to be of little consideration one way or the other.

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