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Nas Protests Fox News Over Racist Coverage
Gothamist — Photographs of Nas and other protesters outside the Fox News studios from Wireimage Hip-hop star Nas, along with other protesters, were at the Fox News Channel yesterday, delivering over 620,000 petition signatures charing the cable network offered racist coverage. Nas said, "Fox poisons the country with racist propaganda and tries to call it news," pointing at how Fox personalities called Michelle Obama a "baby mama," and added, "But the Obamas aren't the only targets. Fox's pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people." And he explained why he ...

“Oh really, O’Reilly?” ‘Papa Bear’ responds to the MoveOn protest
No Fact Zone — Sigh. Here’s Mr. O’Reilly’s usual restrained and nuanced take on the MoveOn protest, including a lovely clip of Fox News bothering Rep. Robert Wexler during his non-working hours, characterization of Fox News’ critics as “vile far-left smear machines”, and this kicker: “It is not a stretch to say MoveOn is the new Klan.” Yeah … I’m going to have to stick with Stephen’s summary of the situation over at Fox News, and between O’Reilly and Nas, in particular. ColorofChange.org Petition — Nas responds to Bill O’Reilly like the gangsta ...

Nas protests Fox News, appears on Colbert Report (videos)
brooklynvegan — by Black Bubblegum Nas at Fox News - July 23, 2008 (ColorOfChange.Org) Nasty Nas showed up in Midtown yesterday, for a little while at least. Nas lead a protest by ColorOfChange.Org at the house O'Reilly built (aka Fox News) in order to hand deliver a petition of 620,127 signatures charging the network with racist reporting. The petition alleges that the network is inherently racist, pointing to several incidents involving Barack Obama and his treatment by the network. The incidents in question include referring to ...

On the Scene: Nas vs. Fox News Channel
PopWatch — I still have very fond memories of the time when, at the height of the Republican National Convention four years ago, I participated in a "Shut-Up-A-Thon" outside of Fox News Channel's midtown Manhattan HQ. (Also there chanting right next to me: Joshua Jackson from Dawson's Creek. I swear!) So when I heard that Nas was following up his recent ...