CNN ‘Black Thanksgiving’ NBA article stirs controversy

The article, by longtime NBA analyst David Aldridge, calls All Star Weekend a "national holiday" for African-Americans...

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From Huffington Post:

CNN is stirring controversy with an article that calls the upcoming NBA All-Star Game “Black Thanksgiving.”

The article, by longtime NBA analyst David Aldridge, calls All Star Weekend a “national holiday” for African Americans, and quotes USC professor Todd Boyd as saying that “the NBA All-Star weekend has turned into a celebration of African American culture by extension.”

The article also ran in the middle of the front page of CNN’s home page.

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