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Subject: [TheBlackList] HLLN joins the call demanding Radio host, Don Imus, resign or be fired... In case you missed it, here is the video where Don Imus (Sid Rosenberg) calls the Black women on Rutgers Girls Basketball team "Nappy headed whores" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui1jPNDWArM We at HLLN, join Essence, the National Association of Black Journalist and others in asserting that Don Imus should resign or be fired. As one internet listserve author writes: "....There should be collective effort of individual responses that to have Imus fired like jamming the phone lines first thing Monday morning, sending emailsand faxes demanding that he be immediately fired! We must show the "powers that be" that they are not dealing with one Black "leader" or organization (they have already mastered how to deal with that). From now on they are dealing with the entire Black Nation who will respond individually and collectively across the planet anytime we are disrespected. I know that there will be some who will try to realionalize inaction but as a wise Brother once told me, you can have a hundred reasons not to do something but you only need one reason to do something... Here is some info I pulled of the net Min. Paul Scott Messianic Afrikan Nation Durham NC How can I write to Imus? U.S. Mail: WFAN 660 AM Sports Radio 34-12 36th Street Astoria, NY 11106 E-Mail: There are two published e-mail addresses for the Imus program. You can write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to contact the program at WFAN or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to contact the program at MSNBC. 6- How do I call Imus? You can call The Imus in the Morning Program 1-800-370-IMUS (4687). " ******************* Critics Call for Don Imus to Resign After Racial Comments Saturday , April 07, 2007 AP http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,264808,00.html Unimpressed by his on-air apology or corporate promises of a tighter leash, angry critics of nationally syndicated radio host Don Imus called Saturday for his dismissal over his racially charged comments about the mostly black Rutgers women's basketball team. "I accept his apology, just as I want his bosses to accept his resignation," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. He promised to picket Imus' New York radio home, WFAN-AM, unless the veteran of nearly 40 years of anything-goes broadcasting is gone within a week. Sharpton was not alone in his anger over Imus' description of the Rutgers' women as "nappy headed hos" during a Wednesday morning segment of his show, which airs for millions of listeners on more than 70 stations and the MSNBC television network. On Friday, after Imus delivered an on-air apology, both WFAN and MSNBC condemned his remarks. WFAN issued a statement promising to "monitor the program's content" but Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame, was not publicly disciplined. The National Association of Black Journalists, the editor-in-chief of Essence magazine and a New York sports columnist joined the chorus against Imus. "What he has said has deeply hurt too many people black and white, male and female," said NABJ President Bryan Monroe. "His so-called apology comes two days after the fact, and it is too little, too late." Angela Burt Murray, of Essence magazine, called on Imus' bosses to take a harder stance over his "unacceptable" remarks. "It needs to be made clear that this type of behavior is offensive and will not be tolerated without severe consequences," Murray said. Columnist Filip Bondy of the Daily News, in a column headlined "Imus spews hate, should be fired," said the radio star "should be axed for one of the most despicable comments ever uttered on the air." The Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, lost the NCAA women's championship game Tuesday, and Imus was discussing the game with producer Bernard McGuirk. "That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ..." "Some hardcore hos," said McGuirk. "That's some nappy headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said. Karen Mateo, a spokeswoman for WFAN's parent company CBS Radio, said Saturday there was no additional comment on the Imus situation. Imus' success has often been a a result of his on-air barbs. "That Imus is in trouble for being politically incorrect is certainly not new," said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio. "He's lived his life in and out of trouble ... This is something CBS will be watching very carefully." Recent controversies involving Imus focused on a member of his morning team, Sid Rosenberg, who was fired two years ago after a particularly vile crack about cancer-stricken singer Kylie Minogue. Before that, a racially tinged comment by Rosenberg about Venus and Serena Williams stirred another controversy. The NABJ cited two other incidents in which Imus himself insulted two black journalists. Imus has called PBS' Gwen Ifill a "cleaning lady" and described William Rhoden of The New York Times as "a quota hire," the group said. Sharpton said he was writing to the Federal Communications Commission about Imus' remarks. "This is not some unemployed comic like Michael Richards," Sharpton said, referring to the "Seinfeld" actor who used the N-word and referred to lynching in a rant last year. "This is an established figure, allowed to use the airwaves for sexist and racist remarks." The full remarks: Imus: So, I watched the basketball game last night between a little bit of Rutgers and Tennessee, the women's final. Rosenberg: Yeah, Tennessee won last night seventh championship for [Tennessee coach] Pat Summitt, I-Man. They beat Rutgers by 13 points. Imus: That's some rough girls from Rutgers. Man, they got tattoos and McGuirk: Some hard-core hos. Imus: That's some nappy-headed hos there. I'm gonna tell you that now, man, that's some woo. And the girls from Tennessee, they all look cute, you know, so, like kinda like I don't know. McGuirk: A Spike Lee thing. Imus: Yeah. McGuirk: The Jigaboos vs. the Wannabes that movie that he had. Imus: Yeah, it was a tough Charles McCord: Do The Right Thing. McGuirk: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Imus: I don't know if I'd have wanted to beat Rutgers or not, but they did, right? Rosenberg: It was a tough watch. The more I look at Rutgers, they look exactly like the Toronto Raptors. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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