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For Bradley, Innovative Money Train

Last summer, Adrienne Arsht, chairwoman of TotalBank in Miami, read Bill Bradleys book, Values of the Game. A fan of womens sports, Ms. Arsht liked what Mr. Bradley, a former New York Knick, had to say about teamwork, discipline and responsibility. So she volunteered to help his insurgent campaign for president. Within weeks, the Bradley - Bill Bradley raised more than $27 million for his underdog quest for Democratic nomination, just $2 million less than Vice Pres Gore, partys front-runner; with no political machine at his fingertips, and no powerhouse fund-raisers, Bradley turned to loose network of longtime friends and supporters to be his money gatherers; by tapping into many veins of money, many of them from outside usual Democratic contributor lists, Bradley sidestepped what many considered towering obstacle to his campaign: Gores early success at locking up many of best-known and most-loyal Democratic fund-raisers and contributors; photo (M) - By JAMES DAO

Mellody Hobson ABC News Official Biography - ABC News

Money-savvy expert Mellody Hobson has been educating viewers on important financial decisions as "Good Morning America's" financial contributor since 2000  ...

George Lucas marries Mellody Hobson at Skywalker Ranch ...

6 hours ago ... "Star Wars" mastermind George Lucas turned Skywalker Ranch in Marin County into a bit of a love fest Saturday evening when he married ...

Mellody Hobson, George Lucas Marry at Skywalker Ranch

The longtime couple were married on Saturday at the filmmaker's Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, Calif, his rep confirmed to People.

Why does the media play down the amount of black women and white men together?

i notice that alot of black women celebrities are now with white men

Halle berry and Gabriel Aubry (they divorced but she says she only dates white men)

Serena williams is with a white man (confessed she only dates white men in interviews)

Keisha is married to justin chambers

Gelila Assefa (famous hand bag designer) is married to chef Wolfgang Puck (white man)

Alfre Woodard is married to writer Roderick Spencer (white)

Paula Patton is married to Robin Thick (white)

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and hubby Mike Nilon (white)

black model Beverly Johnson married to Chris Noth, the “Sex and the City” star (white)

Robert De Niro married wife Grace Hightower

Mellody Hobson is dating “Star Wars” director George Lucas (white)

Naomi Campbell is dating Russian boyfriend Vladimir Doronin

David Bowie (white) married to Iman

and 100000 other black women and white men celebrities that are married/dating.

The media for some reasons seems to play down the amount of white men who are dating black women and vise versa. Why do they make it seem like white women and black men are the only ones "dating" and marrying eachother when their is also alot of white men who are dating and marrying black women in the media.

Here is an article about it:
Link to article:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n11_v47/ai_12513454/

Answer: well im glad to see that you are mentioning this because i do think that the Jew media glorifies white women and black men relationships more so than black women and white men relationships. Notice how you always see white women with other races but never white men. In reality their are more of us who are with non white women than the other way around. Even if you look closely at the actors and who they are dating you will see a vast majority of black women and white men couples. The Jew media does not let society know this but those of us who are in interracial relationships KNOW that their is a reason why they are hiding it from society. The real question is why are the keeping it a secret and not publicizing it as much as black men with white women. Like what a few users on here said i do think its because white women make more sex tapes than black women so its hard to not miss it. Also black men tend to kill their wives more like (Oj Simpson) and cheat on their wives like (Tiger Woods) so its hard to not miss that. Im not saying more black women and white men couples should do that but im just saying the fact that their is more drama and crimes by those couples does have something to do with it im sure. The public also seems to react much more HARSHLY to seeing those couples. So that means more Entertainment and something to talk about for the public.
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Marriages: Episode II! Star Wars Creator Weds Mellody Hobson!

George Lucas remarries and weds girlfriend of 7 years Mellody Hobson.

Mellody Hobson - Forbes

Ms. Hobson serves as the President of Ariel Investments (Chicago-based investment management firm and adviser to the mutual funds offered by the Ariel  ...

There is a black woman financial advisor on tv, what is her name?

She is young, black and very beautiful IMHO. I have seen her on the Today show and on a prime time show about surviving a recession or something. I would like to have her name.

Answer: Scroll down and see if this is the person by the name of Mellody Hobson:


http://abcnews.go.com/gma/yourmoney
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George Lucas Marries Mellody Hobson — 'Star Wars' Creator Ties ...

George Lucas had an epic romance of his own on June 22, tying the knot with his girlfriend, Mellody Hobson, of over six years.

'Star Wars' Creator George Lucas Marries Mellody Hobson - Just Jared

'Star Wars' Creator George Lucas Marries Mellody Hobson.

Ariel Investments - Our Team

Mellody Hobson. President. Mellody is responsible for firm-wide management and strategic planning, overseeing all operations outside of research and portfolio ...

How to get a black girl friend?

Black women seem to be very picky unless the white man is a rich and famous celebrity.

Here are a few examples of White Male celebrity married to Black women

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
David Bowie and Iman
Brian Gibson and Lynn Whitfield
Alvin Martin and Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Holland and Chaka Khan
Roger Larocque and Nell Carter
Ivan Sergei and Tanya Sergei
Boris Becker and non famous black woman
Ron Breyer and Tonya Pinkins and
Justin Chambers and Keisha
Wolfgang Puck got and Gelila Assefa
Roderick Spencer and Alfre Woodard
Paula Patton with Robin Thicke
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Mike Nilon
Chris Noth and Beverly Johnson

I am a white male who loves Black women but do I have to be a celebrity to have one?

Answer: Just keep asking black women out till you get a yes.
Category: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered

Star Wars Creator George Lucas Marries Mellody Hobson at ...

15 hours ago ... George Lucas and Mellody Hobson said I do Saturday with what we can only assume was an out-of-t...

Does this mean that black women are a perfect catch?

you have all seen how a black woman has been portrayed on here and its even been suggested that they are not even good enough for black men. How come, these rich and famous white men have been happily married to their black women for so many years without cheating on them.

Robin Thicke- Paula Patton 15 years together
Ivan Sergei- Tanya 6 years marriage
Justin Chambers-Keisha chambers 15 years of marriage
Robert De niro- Grace 12 years of marriage
George lucas(creator star wars)- Mellody Hobson 18 years marriage
Prince Maximilian du leichtenstein-Angela Brown 8 years marriage
Marc Ecko (echo enterprise)- Allison
etc etc
These men have stayed married to their black wives for so long with gorgeous kids and not worried about having to divorce her and lose half their fortune like ALL black men who marry white women (five years max)
This makes a black woman a perfect catch?
By the way, gorgeous Robin Thicke worships his black wife like no other.lol

Answer: I had no idea that Paula Patton was married to Robin Thicke. She's pregnant you know?
But I knew DeNiro always loved himself some black women!
I don't blame him!
We are the perfect catch, too bad I don't like White guys.
Category: Other - Cultures & Groups

Investing; Lifting Blacks Faith in the Markets

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH sits in a Queens neighborhood where churches outnumber grocery stores and where relatively few people have given investment strategies a second thought. The congregation is trying to change that. On Wednesday nights, the church sets aside the work of saving souls long enough to focus on the fundamentals of investing. During - Efforts to spur blacks to invest in stocks discussed; survey sponsored by Charles Schwab and Ariel Capital Management finds black Americans with household incomes of at least $50,000 are not as comfortable investing in stocks as their white counterparts; photo; graph of blacks investments (M) - By DINA TEMPLE-RASTON

George Lucas, Mellody Hobson Wed! - Huffington Post

14 hours ago ... Here's an exclusive photo of newlyweds George Lucas and Mellody Hobson! The visionary "Star Wars" filmmaker wed the Ariel Investments ...

'Star Wars' creator George Lucas marries Mellody Hobson - Zap2it

After dating since 2006, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas has tied the knot with Mellody Hobson in a ceremony at his Skywalker Ranch.

George Lucas, Mellody Hobson marry at Skywalker Ranch - NY ...

13 hours ago ... The stars were out in full Force for George Lucas' wedding to Mellody Hobson Saturday night. The 69-year-old “Star Wars” creator walked ...

INVESTING IT; The Black Investor, Playing Catch-Up

ALFRED G. OSBOURNE got right to the point recently in urging stock ownership on a group of African-American health care workers in the Bronx. Over time, inflation is going to eat your assets alive, Mr. Osbourne, a broker for the financial services group of the American Express Company, warned an audience clad in lab coats and scuffed sneakers - Article on shift in investment practices of black Americans, as they abandon conservative habits of their parents and invest in stocks and mutual funds; photos; graphs (L) - By PETER TRUELL

George Lucas marries Mellody Hobson at Skywalker Ranch | KTXL ...

MARIN COUNTY (LA Times) -- "Star Wars" mastermind George Lucas turned Skywalker Ranch in Marin County into a bit of a love fest Saturday evening when he married Mellody Hobson in a ceremony officiated by journalist ...

How to get a black girl friend?

Black women seem to be very picky unless the white man is a rich and famous celebrity.

Here are a few examples of White Male celebrity married to Black women

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
David Bowie and Iman
Brian Gibson and Lynn Whitfield
Alvin Martin and Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Holland and Chaka Khan
Roger Larocque and Nell Carter
Ivan Sergei and Tanya Sergei
Boris Becker and non famous black woman
Ron Breyer and Tonya Pinkins and
Justin Chambers and Keisha
Wolfgang Puck got and Gelila Assefa
Roderick Spencer and Alfre Woodard
Paula Patton with Robin Thicke
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Mike Nilon
Chris Noth and Beverly Johnson

I am a white male who loves Black women but do I have to be a celebrity to have one?
@Christopher, Head, and Vinter, you guys seems to be bitter and angry, you need a serious psychological help

Answer: Talk to them like you would any girl, not rocket science.....
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A Mogul Ponders Becoming a Publisher, but Others Have the Same Idea

David Geffen spends more time schmoozing with an elite cadre of journalists than just about any other mogul in Hollywood. The billionaire often invites them to his sprawling estate in the heart of Beverly Hills, where De Koonings and Pollocks hang on the walls. In September, his guest was Leo Wolinsky, a managing editor of The Los Angeles Times, - David Geffen, Los Angeles billionaire with reputation for ambition, drive and singlemindedness, is contemplating acquisition of Los Angeles Times, and many of those who know him well wonder what kind of owner he would be; several people who know him say they doubt he would take direct role in running Times; many journalists hope that local ownership might put end to heavy cost-cutting imposed on Times by its Chicago-based owner, Tribune Co, but journalism experts caution that local ownership has its perils as well as potential benefits; photo (M) - By GERALDINE FABRIKANT and SHARON WAXMAN

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A New Type of Health Plan Would Raise Costs for Sick Some of the nations biggest insurers are introducing a health plan that would fundamentally change the way employees are reimbursed for ordinary medical expenses. Most working families, who have relatively low medical bills, could save money under the plans. But those with several thousand

Why dont Liberals/Progressives have a problem with Millionaire and Billionaires who fund thier Campaigns?

but do when it comes to conservativess?


Here are the top 20, measured by the amount of money they raised and their connections to other people and organizations in the Muckety database:

Stewart W. Bainum Jr. - chairman of Choice Hotels


Marc R. Benioff - chairman and CEO of salesforce.com


Tom A. Bernstein - president and co-founder of Chelsea Piers


Neil G. Bluhm - real estate and casino billionaire


John M. Connors Jr. - founding partner of Hill Holliday


James S. Crown - president of Henry Crown and Company


Mark T. Gallogly - managing principal of Centerbridge Partners


Jane D. Hartley - CEO of Observatory Group; married to Ralph L. Schlosstein, CEO of Evercore Partners


Mellody L. Hobson - president of Ariel Investments


Tony James - president and COO of Blackstone Group


Jeffrey Katzenberg - founder of DreamWorks Animation SKG


Orin S. Kramer - general partner of Boston Provident Partners


Marc Lasry - founder of Avenue Capital Group


Penny S. Pritzker - billionaire chair of Pritzker Realty Group; national chair for Obama’s 2008 campaign


John W. Rogers Jr. - chairman and CEO of Ariel Investments


Sally Susman - executive VP of Pfizer


Harvey Weinstein - movie producer


Anthony Welters - executive VP of UnitedHealth Group


Thomas E. Wheeler - partner, Core Capital Partners


Robert Wolf - former president and COO of UBS Investment Bank; founder of 32 Advisors

http://news.muckety.com/2013/03/03/the-most-influential-people-among-obamas-top-bundlers/41171

Answer: Who said I didn't? Generalizations aren't always accurate.

Get ALL corporate influence out of our politics, this likely includes union contributions too. Bring back public funding and we won't need to worry about this BS so much.

@ Texas Mike, level of education is not relevant. Formal schooling is only one part of your accumulated knowledge. I'm just a highschool grad(right now, looking to go to college) and I'll debate you any day.
Category: Politics

What makes Starbucks so famous?

Well I never tried their coffee and I was wondering if all their drinks that great and stuff.

Answer: LOVE THEIR COFFE,heres some stuff on them

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: [3]; SEHK: 4337) is a multinational coffee and coffeehouse chain company based in the United States. Named after the first mate in the novel Moby-Dick, Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world,[1] with 8,505 company-owned and 6,506 licensed stores in 42 countries, making a total of 15,011 stores worldwide.[2] Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, snacks and items such as mugs and coffee beans. Through its Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of these products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks brand ice cream and coffee are also sold at grocery stores.

From its founding in Seattle, Washington, as a local coffee bean roaster and retailer, Starbucks has expanded rapidly. In the 1990s, the company was opening a new store every workday, a pace that continued into the 2000s. Domestic growth has since slowed down, though the company continues to expand in foreign markets and is opening 7 stores a day worldwide. The first location outside of the U.S. and Canada was established in 1996, and they now constitute almost one third of Starbucks' stores.[3]

As of November 2007, Starbucks had 8,505 company-owned outlets worldwide: 6,793 of them in the United States and 1,712 in other countries and U.S. territories. In addition, the company has 6,506 joint-venture and licensed outlets, 3,891 of them in the United States and 2,615 in other countries and U.S. territories. This brings the total locations (as of November 2007) to 15,011 worldwide.[2] Starbucks can be found in many popular grocery chains in the U.S. and Canada, as well as in many airports.

Starbucks' corporate headquarters are in Seattle, Washington, United States. As of January 2008, the members of the company's board of directors are Howard Schultz (Chair), Barbara Bass, Howard Behar, Bill Bradley, Mellody Hobson, Olden Lee, James Shennan, Jr., Javier Teruel, Myron Ullman, III, and Craig Weatherup.

History
The original Starbucks opened in Seattle, Washington, in 1970 by three partners: English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegel, and writer Gordon Bowker. The three were inspired by Alfred Peet, whom they knew personally, to open their first store in Pike Place Market to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment. The original Starbucks location was at 2000 Western Avenue from 1971-1976. That store then moved to 1912 Pike Place; it is still open. During their first year of operation, they purchased green coffee beans from Peet's, then began buying directly from growers.


A Starbucks coffee shop in Leeds, United KingdomEntrepreneur Howard Schultz joined the company in 1982, and, after a trip to Milan, advised that the company sell coffee and espresso drinks as well as beans. The owners rejected this idea, believing that getting into the beverage business would distract the company from its primary focus. To them, coffee was something to be prepared in the home. Certain that there was much money to be made selling drinks to on-the-go Americans, Schultz started the Il Giornale coffee bar chain in 1985.

In 1984, the original owners of Starbucks, led by Baldwin, took the opportunity to purchase Peet's (Baldwin still works there today). In 1987, they sold the Starbucks chain to Schultz's Il Giornale, which rebranded the Il Giornale outlets as Starbucks and quickly began to expand. Starbucks opened its first locations outside Seattle at Waterfront Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (which now has more locations than anywhere in the world)[citation needed] and Chicago, Illinois, United States that same year. At the time of its initial public offering on the stock market in 1992, Starbucks had grown to 165 outlets.

Schultz hired Wright Massey to completely redesign the stores in 1995. Massey created the Synergistic Rollout Program that built one store per day, saving Starbucks US$20 million a year. Massey also established the Creative Services Group which produced the brand identity and the store design through a brand story. In the book Pour Your Heart into It, Schultz stated: "Wright's goal was to raise our store design to a higher level, leaping ahead of our competitors. He aimed to create a lyrical and aesthetic new design, with richness and texture, strong enough to tell the Starbucks story, going beyond just a revised new color scheme, another kind of wood, or a new style of chairs, and trying to capture the essence of the Starbucks experience. He directed his creative team to draw from culture and mythology to weave a fantastic tale."

Starbucks created a visual brand language that was recognizable and distinctive, the way Coca-Cola maintained the color red, the Spencerian script, and the green bottle for over 100 years. The visual brand language consisted of icons, stories, and color palettes that convey the look and feel of Starbucks graphics.


Starbucks Headquarters, Seattle.The first Starbucks location outside of North America opened in Tokyo in 1996. Starbucks entered the U.K. market in 1998 with the acquisition of the then 60-outlet, UK-based Seattle Coffee Company, re-branding all its stores as Starbucks. By November 2005, London had more outlets than Manhattan,[4] a sign of Starbucks becoming an international brand.

In April 2003, Starbucks completed the purchase of Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia from AFC Enterprises, bringing the total number of Starbucks-operated locations worldwide to more than 6,400. On September 14, 2006, rival Diedrich Coffee announced that it would sell most of its company-owned retail stores to Starbucks. This sale includes the company owned locations of the Oregon-based Coffee People chain. Starbucks representatives have been quoted as saying they will convert the Diedrich Coffee and Coffee People locations to Starbucks stores.[5][6]

Starbucks' chairman, Howard Schultz, has talked about the tension that exists in the company between their rapid expansion (they aim to eventually operate 40,000 retail stores worldwide)[7] and their collective desire to act like a small company.


[edit] Products

A Starbucks Venti Java Chip FrappuccinoStarbucks serves a variety of beverages including brewed coffee, hot chocolate, espresso, teas, and Frappuccino. Also available are bottled beverages including Odwalla, Ethos water, San Pellegrino, Izze soda, and Horizon Organic Milk.

Starbucks has a 'you-call-it' culture allowing the customer to specify all modifications to the drink. For example instead of just ordering a Cafe Mocha, customers can order an iced-decaf-triple-grande-five pump-soy-no whip-Mocha. Any beverage can have various flavored syrups and whipped cream may be added. Cappuccinos, and all other beverages with steamed-milk, can be made with more foam ("dry") or less foam ("wet"). Starbucks also offers blended beverages, such as its trademark "Frappuccino Blended Coffee", a flavored drink of coffee, milk and sugar blended with ice. The name is a portmanteau of “frappé” and “cappuccino,” and was introduced in 1995. Along with Coffee Frappuccino base, Starbucks has a "Crème" base to make popular beverages such as Strawberries and Crème Frappuccino blended creme or a Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino blended Creme. Starbucks owns the words "Frappuccino Blended Coffee" and "Frappuccino Blended Creme" but they do not own the words 'Frapp' or 'Frappuccino'. In the mid-1990's Starbucks developed an unsuccessful carbonated coffee flavored soda called Mazagran. Starbucks has special beverages for the holidy season like the Peppermint Mocha and Eggnog Latte, as well as Christmas Blend whole bean coffee, which is a blend of Asia/Pacific coffees and aged Indonesian beans. Starbucks also packages the same blend of beans in a 'Holiday Blend' bag, for those who do not celebrate Christmas.

Starbucks supplements the beverage offerings with pastries, salads, cold sandwiches, hot panini, coffee merchandise and at-home brewing equipment, bagged or scooped coffee beans and, in some regions, pre-made hot breakfast muffin sandwiches.

In May of 2006, Money Magazine rated Starbucks coffee #2 nationally (second only to Caribou Coffee) and #7 internationally.





[edit] Stores
Starbucks does not franchise with individuals within North America but does enter into licensing arrangements with some companies.[8] One example is of Starbucks store locations in airports, most of which are operated by HMSHost, owned by the Italian Autogrill group. Other licensed locations include grocery stores, major food services corporations, college and university campuses, and hospitals. In addition, Starbucks has partnered with Magic Johnson's Johnson Development Corporation to form Urban Coffee Opportunities, which opens retail locations in low-income urban areas.[9]


[edit] Staffing
There are usually from two to six partners (as Starbucks employees are called), all of them trained baristas, in each retail store at any one time. Black aprons labeled "Coffee Master" are worn by employees who have completed the Coffee Master course, which educates employees in not only the tasting, but also growing regions, roasting and purchasing (including fair trade practices) aspects of the coffee industry.

In the United States and Canada Starbucks offers full benefits such as health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as stock-option grants and 401k with matching to employees who work an average of at least 20 hours per week. Each employee can receive a box of tea or a pound of coffee each week if they choose. As of 2007, Starbucks was ranked by Fortune magazine as the 16th best company to work for in the United States, up from 29th in 2006. In 2005 it was ranked the 11th best.[10] Starbucks was also voted as one of the top ten UK workplaces by the Financial Times in 2007.


[edit] “The Third Place”

Starbucks in Frankfurt am Main, GermanyStarbucks envisions local outlets as a “third place” (besides home and work) to spend time, and store design is intended to achieve this. The café section of the store is often outfitted with stuffed chairs and tables with hard-backed chairs. Most stores provide free electricity for customers, and many stores also have wireless internet access called hotspots provided by T-Mobile.[11] Both an unsecured and secured (with a client) Wi-Fi connections are available.[12]

The company is noted for its non-smoking policy at almost all of its outlets, despite predictions that this would never succeed in markets such as Germany, which used to have few restrictions on smoking. This has changed in 2007 with many German states issuing smoking bans for restaurants and bars. Outlets in Vienna and Mexico City, which have smoking rooms separated by double doors from the coffee shop itself, and a smoking room upstairs in the Largo do Senado, Macau, branch are the closest the company has come to making exceptions. According to the company, the smoking ban is to ensure that the coffee aroma is not adulterated. The company also asks its employees to refrain from wearing strong perfumes for similar reasons.[13] Starbucks generally does not prohibit smoking in outside seating areas, unless required by local codes.


[edit] International operations

Countries that contain Starbucks stores
A typical sales area, this one in Peterborough, UK, showing a display of food and the beverage preparation areaStores are now found in Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia[14], Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

New stores are also going to be opened in Argentina[15], Bulgaria[16] , Colombia[17], Czech Republic[18], Hungary[19], India, Morocco, Poland[20], Portugal[21], Serbia and South Africa.


[edit] Intellectual property
Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC, is a Starbucks-owned company that currently holds and owns the property rights to approximately 120 Starbucks Coffee Company patents and trademarks. It is located at 2525 Starbucks Way in Minden, Nevada.[22]


[edit] Name
The company is named in part after Starbuck, Captain Ahab's first mate in the book Moby-Dick, as well as a turn-of-the-century mining camp (Starbo or Storbo) on Mount Rainier. According to Howard Schultz's book Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time, the name of the company was derived from Moby-Dick, although not in as direct a fashion as many assume. Gordon Bowker liked the name "Pequod" (the ship in the novel), but his creative partner Terry Heckler responded, "No one's going to drink a cup of Pee-quod!" Heckler suggested "Starbo." Brainstorming with these two ideas resulted in the company being named for the Pequod's first mate, Starbuck.[23]

International names include:

Arabic-speaking countries: ستاربكس transliteration (stārbaks)
China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan: 星巴克 Pinyin: xīngbākè (星 xīng means "star", while 巴bā 克kè is a transliteration of "-bucks")
Israel: סטארבקס
Japan: スターバックス transliteration (sutābakkusu)
South Korea: 스타벅스 transliteration (seutabeokseu), often used in conjunction with the English name
Quebec, Canada: Café Starbucks Coffee[24] (added the French word to avoid controversy with local language politics)
Thailand: สตาร์บัคส์ pronounced [sǒtāːbākʰō]

[edit] Logo
The logo is a "twin-tailed mermaid" (the siren of Greek mythology).[25] The logo has been streamlined over the years. In the first version, the Starbucks siren was topless and had a fully-visible double fish tail. In the second version, her chest was covered by her flowing hair, but her navel was still visible, and the fish tail was cropped slightly. In the current version, her navel and chest are not visible at all, and only vestiges remain of the fish tails. The original logo can still be seen on the Starbucks store in Seattle's Pike Place Market and on certain coffee bags.

At the beginning of September 2006, Starbucks temporarily reintroduced its original brown logo on paper hot drink cups. Starbucks has stated that this was done to show the company's heritage from the Pacific Northwest and to celebrate 35 years of business. The vintage logo has sparked some controversy due to the siren's bare chest. Recently, an elementary school principal in Kent, Washington, was reported as asking teachers to "cover up" the mermaid of the retro cups with a cup sleeve of some kind.[25]


[edit] Parodies and infringements
In 2000, San Francisco cartoonist Kieron Dwyer was sued by Starbucks for copyright and trademark infringement after creating a parody of its siren logo and putting it on coffee mugs, t-shirts, and stickers that he sold on his website and at comic book conventions. Dwyer felt that since his work was a parody it was protected by his right to free speech under U.S. law. The judge agreed that Dwyer's work was a parody and thus enjoyed constitutional protection; however, he was forbidden from financially "profiting" from using a "confusingly similar" image of the Starbucks siren logo. Dwyer is currently allowed to display the image as an expression of free speech, but he can no longer sell it.[26]

In 2003, Starbucks successfully sued a Shanghai competitor in China for trademark infringement, because that chain used a green-and-white logo with a similar sounding Chinese name.[27]

Also in 2003, Starbucks sent a cease-and-desist letter to "HaidaBucks Coffee House" in Masset, British Columbia, Canada. The store was owned by a group of young Haida men, commonly referred to as "bucks." After facing criticism, Starbucks dropped its demand after HaidaBucks dropped "coffee house" from its name.[28]

In 2005 Starbucks lost a trademark infringement case against a smaller coffee vendor in South Korea that operates coffee stations under the name and style Starpreya. The company, Elpreya, says Starpreya is named after the Norse goddess, Freja, with the letters of that name changed to ease pronunciation by Koreans. The court rejected the Seattle-based retailer's claim that the logo of Starpreya is too similar to the famous Starbucks logo.[citation needed]


[edit] Criticism and controversy
Starbucks has come to be regarded by some, particularly in the global justice movement, as symbolic of the problems posed by globalization. Several activist groups maintain websites criticizing the company's fair-trade policies, labor relations, and environmental impact, and hold it as a prime example of U.S. cultural and economic imperialism. Several Starbucks locations were vandalized during the WTO meeting held in Seattle in late 1999. Although no organization claimed responsibility for the vandalism, the anarchist circle-A symbol was spray-painted on several stores.[29]


[edit] Cultural imperialism

Starbucks at the Forbidden City in Beijing (closed since July 2007)The Starbucks location in the former imperial palace in Beijing closed in July 2007. The coffee shop had been a source of ongoing controversy since its opening in 2000 with protesters objecting that the presence of the American chain in this location "was trampling on Chinese culture".[30][31][32][33]


[edit] Anti-competitive tactics
Some of the methods Starbucks has used to expand and maintain their dominant market position, such as buying out competitors' leases, acquiring independent coffee shops and converting them into Starbucks stores, and clustering several locations in a small geographical area (i.e., saturating the market), have been labeled anti-competitive by critics.[34] For example, Starbucks fueled its initial expansion into the UK market with a buyout of its only major potential competitor (the 49 outlet, UK-based Seattle Coffee Company), then used its capital and influence to obtain prime locations, some of which operated at a financial loss. Critics claimed this was an unfair attempt to drive out small, independent competitors, who could not afford to pay inflated prices for premium real estate.[35]


[edit] Labor disputes
Since 2004, workers at seven Starbucks stores in New York City have joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) as the Starbucks Workers Union.[36] According to a Starbucks Union press release, since then, the union membership has begun expanding to Chicago and Maryland.[37] On March 7, 2006, the IWW and Starbucks agreed to a National Labor Relations Board settlement in which three Starbucks workers were granted almost US$2,000 in back wages and two fired employees were offered reinstatement.[38][39][40] According to the Starbucks Union, on November 24, 2006, IWW members picketed Starbucks locations in more than 50 cities around the world in countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain and New Zealand, as well as U.S. cities including New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco,[41] to protest the firing of five Starbucks Workers Union organizers by Starbucks and to demand their reinstatement.

Some Starbucks baristas in Canada,[42] Australia and New Zealand,[43] and the United States[44] belong to a variety of unions. In 2005, Starbucks paid out US$165,000 to eight employees at its Kent, Washington, roasting plant to settle charges that they had been retaliated against for being pro-union. At the time, the plant workers were represented by the IUOE. Starbucks admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement.[36]

A Starbucks strike occurred in Auckland, New Zealand, on November 23, 2005.[43] Organized by Unite Union, workers sought secure hours, a minimum wage of NZ$12 an hour, and the abolition of youth rates. The company settled with the Union in 2006, resulting in pay increases, increased security of hours, and an improvement in youth rates.[45]

According to Starbucks Chairman Howard Schulz, "If they had faith in me and my motives, they wouldn't need a union." According to The Seattle Times, "The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 286 had trouble with Starbucks at its Kent roasting plant, where the union no longer represents workers".[36]


[edit] Coffee bean market
In 2000, the company introduced a line of fair trade products[46]

Of the approximately 136,000 tonnes (300 million pounds) of coffee Starbucks purchased in 2006, about 6 percent was certified as fair trade.[47]

According to Starbucks, they purchased 2,180 tonnes (4.8 million pounds) of Certified Fair Trade coffee in fiscal year 2004 and 5,220 tonnes (11.5 million pounds) in 2005. They have become the largest buyer of Certified Fair Trade coffee in North America (10% of the global market) and the only company licensed to sell Certified Fair Trade coffee in 23 countries.[48] Transfair USA,[49] the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade Certified coffee in the United States, has noted the impact Starbucks has made in the area of Fair Trade and coffee farmer's lives by saying:

Since launching {their} FTC coffee line in 2000, Starbucks has undeniably made a significant contribution to family farmers through their rapidly growing FTC coffee volume. By offering FTC coffee in thousands of stores, Starbucks has also given the FTC label greater visibility, helping to raise consumer awareness in the process.

Groups such as Global Exchange are calling for Starbucks to further increase its sales of fair trade coffees. However, fair trade certification can cost US$20,000 to US$30,000[citation needed], and many growers are unwilling or unable to pay for certification[citation needed].


[edit] Ethos water controversy
Ethos, a brand of bottled water acquired by Starbucks in 2005, is sold at locations throughout North America. Ethos bottles feature prominent labeling stating "helping children get clean water", referring to the fact that $.05 from each $1.80USD bottle sold ($.10 per unit in Canada) is used to fund clean water projects in under-developed areas. Critics have argued that the claim on the label misleads consumers into thinking that Ethos is primarily a charitable organization, when it is actually a for-profit Starbucks brand and the vast majority of the sale price (over 94%) does not support clean-water projects.[50] Although sales of Ethos water has raised over $4,000,000 for clean water efforts, the brand is not a charity and has added to Starbucks revenue.[51] The founders of Ethos have stated that the brand is intended to raise awareness of third-world clean water issues and provide socially responsible consumers with an opportunity to support the cause by choosing Ethos over other brands.[52]


[edit] Other ventures
Main article: Hear Music
Starbucks entered the music industry in 1999 with the acquisition of Hear Music, and the film industry in 2006 with the creation of Starbucks Entertainment. Starbucks Entertainment was one of the producers of the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. Retail stores heavily advertised the film before its release.

Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks' retail music concept. Hear Music began as a catalog company in 1990 and was purchased by Starbucks in 1999. Nearly three years later, in 2002, they produced a Starbucks opera album, featuring artists such as Luciano Pavarotti.

A partnership with Apple Inc. has been established in which Apple's iPod touch and iPhone will (using their built-in Wi-Fi capabilities) automatically detect the current and last 10 songs playing in a Starbucks café within the vicinity of the device, and offers the user the opportunity to download the tracks in the iTunes music store. This feature will slowly be offered in limited markets during 2007-2008.[53
Category: Non-Alcoholic Drinks

George Lucas Marries Mellody Hobson - Wedding June 2013 ...

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Popovers, and a Century of Advice

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MUTUAL FUNDS REPORT; Joining the Fray, More Funds by Blacks, of Blacks and for Blacks

WHEN Mellody Hobson was growing up in Chicago, a month without Ebony magazine or a week without Jet signaled a possible mail problem. Its just a way of life for every African-American household Ive come in contact with, no matter what their socioeconomic status, to have an Ebony and Jet subscription, she said. Now, inspired by that, Ms. - Article on intense competition among major brokers, including 16 black-managed mutual funds as well as thousands of general-purpose funds, to court expanding black middle class; photo (M) - By DAVID J. DENT

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For the people that date out of your race?

When you are out with that person do you feel that your s/o race of women get angry? Like when I am out with my white bf I get nasty nasty looks from white women? Why do they do that?

Answer: jealousy


black men do it to


@Seraphim- u are wrong... very very few white men care what white women do, in fact white men are more open to interracial dating then white women are ACCORDING to many surveys

white men who do interracial just tend to prefer Asian and latina women

while white women who do interracial prefer black men


there are more white men in interracial relationships then there are white women !!!!!!!!!!!!



there are more white women dating black men
then there are white men dating black women!!!
HOWEVER, if u would add up all the other interracial dating/marriages such as Hispanic,Asian and so on... THEN THERE ARE MORE WHITE MEN dating interracially then there are white women

white women just date black men on a large scale
WHILE WHITE MEN tend to date everyone on a larger scale



HERE'S SOME IN HOLLYWOOD white men with black women
-halle berry and gabriel aubry
-Keisha Sharp and husband Swedish Film Producer
-Debra Wilson and Cilff Skelton
-Eve the rapper and Shane Powers
-Tatyana Ali and Italian fiance'
-Werner Klemperer and wife, actress Kim Hamilton
-Legendary Punk Rocker Iggy Pop and girlfriend Nina Alu
-Naomi Campbell and Billionaire boyfriend Vladimir Doronin
-Olympian Mary Wineberg and Husband (her Coach)
-Model Alec Wek and Riccardo Sala
-Canadian Singer Fefe Dobson and Boyfriend Michael Seater
-Kim Wayans and husband Kevin Knotts
-Shane Lynch (formerly of pop group Boyzone) and wife Sheena White
-Zoe Kravitz (Lenny Kravitz's daughter) and boyfriend Ben Foster
-Mark Ecko and wife Allison
-Chris Noth and Tara Wilson
-Carlos and Deborah Santana
-Iman and David Bowie
-Paula Patton and husband Robin Thicke
-Matt Stone (Creator of South Park) and girlfriend Angela Parker
-Model Denise Vasi and Noah Tepperberg
-Virginie Silla & husband Luc Besson French Producer-Director and Movie Mogul
-Oluchi (Nigerian Model) and husband Luca Orlandi (Fashion Designer)
-Diamond Dallas Page (Pro Wrestler & Wrestling Manager) and girlfriend Angela
-Stephanie Steward (African-American Journalist) & husband, Stefan Lust (German Comedian)
-Wolfgang Puck (Celebrity Chef) and wife, Gelila Assefa
-Actress Golden Brooks and Marcus Mollinari
-Venus Williams (Tennis Pro) and boyfriend Hank Kuehne (Ex-Golfer)
-Tina Frimpong and Brad Ellertson
-Dawn Simpson (daughter of BET's Donnie Simpson) and fiance, Dan Falls (Real Estate Developer)
-Tyra Banks (supermodel) and Giancarlo Marcaccini (footballer and entreprenuer)
-Keisha and Justin Chambers (Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. Alex Karev)
-Mildred and Richard Loving
-Alison Stewart (former MTV News reporter and MSNBC anchor) and Bill Wolff (VP, MSNBC)
-Tamala M. Edwards (former ABC White House correspondent and ABC World News Now anchor and former Time Magazine correspondent and current ABC anchor in Philadelphia) and Rocco -Lugrine (Philadelphia pastry chef and business owner)
-Daniel and Marianne Pearl
-Count Ferdinand and Countess Mary Von Hapsburg of Austria
-Shantanella and husband McSerch (Detroit Radio Show Co-host and former rapper)
-The Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein and Princess Angela Brown
-Robert DeNiro and wife grace Hightower
-Angela McGlowan and John Venners
-Chuck Tiller (Houston talk radio host KNTH 1070 AM) and Wife Mary
-J.J. Murray (author) and wife Amy Renee Murray
-Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
-Erica Dunlap (Miss. America 2004) and Brian Kleinschmidt
-Lydia Carlston (Model) and Mats Carlston (Global Finance Practice Group Leader and Partner of Nixon, Peabody International Law Firm)
-Alicia Marie and John Rocker
-Nicole Narain (Playboy Playmate) and on and off boyfriend Colin Farrell (Actor)
-Roxie Roker and Sy Kravitz (Lenny Kravitz’s parents)
-Remy Shand (singer) and his wife Maiko Watson
-Kira Arne & Tom Verica
-Nicole Richie and Joel Madden
-George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
-Claire Hope-Ashitey (star of “Children of Men”) and Jo Charlesworth
-Prince Albert of Monaco and Nicole Coste
-Gloria Jones & Marc Bolan (70s British Rock Star)
-Tanya and Ivan Sergei (Actor)
-Barbara & Boris Becker (Tennis Pro)
-Halle Berry & Gabriel Aubry
-Roger Ebert & Chaz
-Kerry Washington & David Moscow
-Heather Hedley & Brian Musso
-Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon & Husband
-Debra Wilson & Cliff Skelton (scroll down)
-Aisha Tyler & Jeff Fietjens
-Alfre Woodward & Roderick Spencer
-Former Defense Secy William Cohen and Janet Langhart Cohen
-Crystal & Paul Wall (Rapper)
-Eunice & Sebastian Deisler (German Football Star)
-Tamyra Gray (American Idol Finalist) & Sam Watters (Songwriter & Producer)
-Serena Williams & Brett Ratner
-Eileen Norton and Peter Norton (Creator and Owner of Norton Utilities)
-Sherry Bronfman (ex-wife of Edgar Bronfman Jr.--Seagram Liquor Heir)
-Leslie Uggams & Graham Pratt (Australian Businessman) (scroll to bottom)
"Downtown" Julie Brown & Martin Schuermann
-Tina Turner & Erwin Bach
-Lois & Ronald Betts ( Founder and Chairman of the Chelsea Piers AND lead owner of the Texas -Ranger Baseball team with partner Pres. George W Bush)
-Stone Phillips (TV Anchorman) & Debra
-Michaelle Jean (Canada's Governor General) and Jean-Daniel Lafond
-Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton
-Shari Belafonte & Sam Behrens (Actor)
-Mark Bamford & Suzanne Kay (Both are Screenwriters)
-Katherine Dunham & John Pratt
-Alice Walker & Mel Levantahl
-Ron Perlman, Opal Stone & Kids
-Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish (former Alvin Ailey Dancer) & Robert Dobrish (Matrimonial Lawyer to the -Stars)
-Kelly Rowland and her Italian fiance

and there's more!!! bet thats alot more then u expected!! and thats just with black women!! i didnt even include the white men and asian women and Hispanic women and so on
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Has George Lucas ever had a girlfriend?

My friends and I have been discussing the Star Wars movies, and what Lucas motivations for completely gutting the movies and intentionally spiting his fans at every turn could have been.

That led to a discussion about why Lucas is still single, and now were wondering if hes ever had serious romantic entanglements or if hes just seriously messed up in that department.

Please quote sources if possible.

Answer: He was married to film editor Marcia Lou Griffin, he was also in a long relationship with and was engaged to singer Linda Ronstadt. He has been dating Mellody Hobson, since 2006.
Category: Celebrities

How to get a black girl friend?

Black women seem to be very picky unless the white man is a rich and famous celebrity.

Here are a few examples of White Male celebrity married to Black women

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
David Bowie and Iman
Brian Gibson and Lynn Whitfield
Alvin Martin and Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Holland and Chaka Khan
Roger Larocque and Nell Carter
Ivan Sergei and Tanya Sergei
Boris Becker and non famous black woman
Ron Breyer and Tonya Pinkins and
Justin Chambers and Keisha
Wolfgang Puck got and Gelila Assefa
Roderick Spencer and Alfre Woodard
Paula Patton with Robin Thicke
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Mike Nilon
Chris Noth and Beverly Johnson

I am a white male who loves Black women but do I have to be a celebrity to have one?

Answer: No you do not have to be. $20 at the corner of 14th and Grand will get you One.
Category: Singles & Dating

How to get a black girl friend?

Black women seem to be very picky unless the white man is a rich and famous celebrity.

Here are a few examples of White Male celebrity married to Black women

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
David Bowie and Iman
Brian Gibson and Lynn Whitfield
Alvin Martin and Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Holland and Chaka Khan
Roger Larocque and Nell Carter
Ivan Sergei and Tanya Sergei
Boris Becker and non famous black woman
Ron Breyer and Tonya Pinkins and
Justin Chambers and Keisha
Wolfgang Puck got and Gelila Assefa
Roderick Spencer and Alfre Woodard
Paula Patton with Robin Thicke
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Mike Nilon
Chris Noth and Beverly Johnson

I am a white male who loves Black women but do I have to be a celebrity to have one?

Answer: you're stupid. of course if you're looking at interracial CELEBRITIES for reference they're all going to be rich and famous. go out and meet some normal black people.
Category: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered

Why do rich men seldom choose black or Hispanic women for partners?

Answer: Oh really? Tell that to the following people who happen to be rich and also have wives/partners who are either Black or Hispanic or perhaps both...

Two of whom are in the modern European royalty

Prince Maximillian of Leichenstein who has been married to a black woman, Princess Angela nee Brown since 2000 and they have a son together, Prince Alois.

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How about HSH Prince Albert of Monaco who has fathered two mixed raced children? One is his son Alexander Coste, he's half black African (Togolese), his daugher, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, is half American Hispanic.

Queen Charlotte Sophia was the queen consort of King George III...and the Grandmother of Queen Victoria. She was of partial Black ancestry. So that means, the British Royal family has some Black in them!
http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/queen_charlotte.html

Also Prince Charles in the 1970s once allegedly dated a black woman, she was a member of the soul band, the Three Degrees. That was his favorite musical group back then.

Now other famous rich men who dated/married Black or Hispanic women.

George Lucas, a director who is dating a black woman millionaire named Mellody Hobson.

How about David Bowie who has been married to supermodel Iman for more than 15 years?

Tina Turner has been with a rich white man for more than 25 years. He's Swiss-German recording executive Erwin Bach.

Simon Cowell also has a Black partner. Her name is Terri Seymour

Reporter Soledad O'Brien has a white and yes, RICH, husband. She's part black and and part Latina as well as part white. Her parents are respectable upper middle class people. Her father is white Australian Irish and her mother is Black Cuban and they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year!

How about Robert De Niro and his black wife Grace Hightower?

How about Roger Ebert and his black wife, attorney Chaz Hammersmith? He also dated Oprah Winfrey in the past BTW

How about Gabriel Aubrey whose partner is Halle Berry?

The director Otto Preminger was romantically involved with Dorothy Dandridge.

Also, the rock star Carly Simon is part black. Her mother was bi-racial and her father was white, and the heir of the Simon and Schuster publishing fortune!

Still think rich people don't date/marry Black women? What about ALL of the white men who either dated or married Diana Ross, including the late Norweigian millionaire Arne Naess!

Donald Trump has dated women of ALL races. So has rock star Gene Simmons of KISS and they are BOTH rich!

Now let's talk Latinas, shall we?

How about the late Beatle George Harrison whose wife was Latina?

How about former Gov. Jeb Bush whose wife is Latina?

BOTH of Raquel Welch's husbands were white...Raquel is Mexican!

Linda Rondstadt is part Mexican..and she was in a long term relationship with former California Gov. Jerry Brown.

How about the famous romance of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth (she was Latina!) Just FTR, Welles had a thing for Latin women. He also had a highly publicized affair with actress Dolores Del Rio.

In fact, if you study California history, you'll discover many of those white men listed in the history books married into rich Latino families prior to statehood! In fact, of the 44 original settlers of the pueblo of Los Angeles, half were black or mixed race. Guess who comprised the other half? and yes, they intermarried!

Also, if you look at upper class Black families especially in the East and South, MOST of them choose partners of the same race...and marrying out is frowned upon in those societies. Don't believe me? Read the book "Our Kind Of People" by Lawrence Otis Graham...or the fictional novel "The Wedding" by Dorothy West where one of the primary issues between the bride and her upper class Black family was this upper class black woman was marrying "down" by marrying a white jazz musician out of her family's social class.
Category: Other - Cultures & Groups

Why is Mellody Hobson George Lucass partner instead of wife?

Why does he call her his partner? Is there a difference?

Answer: George Lucas and Mellody Hobson are not married (They have been dating since 2006). As such, Mellody Hobson is George Lucas' partner and not his wife.
Category: Celebrities

Why does the media play down the amount of black women and white men together?

i notice that alot of black women celebrities are now with white men

Halle berry and Gabriel Aubry (they divorced but she says she only dates white men)

Serena williams is with a white man (confessed she only dates white men in interviews)

Keisha is married to justin chambers

Gelila Assefa (famous hand bag designer) is married to chef Wolfgang Puck (white man)

Alfre Woodard is married to writer Roderick Spencer (white)

Paula Patton is married to Robin Thick (white)

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and hubby Mike Nilon (white)

black model Beverly Johnson married to Chris Noth, the “Sex and the City” star (white)

Robert De Niro married wife Grace Hightower

Mellody Hobson is dating “Star Wars” director George Lucas (white)

Naomi Campbell is dating Russian boyfriend Vladimir Doronin

David Bowie (white) married to Iman

and 100000 other black women and white men celebrities that are married/dating.

The media for some reasons seems to play down the amount of white men who are dating black women and vise versa. Why do they make it seem like white women and black men are the only ones "dating" and marrying eachother when their is also alot of white men who are dating and marrying black women in the media.

Here is an article about it:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n11_v47/ai_12513454/

Answer: It appears they don't downplay it entirely, as you have provided MEDIA speaking of it.
Category: Other - Cultures & Groups

Why are there so many White male celebrities married to Black women?

Lately there seem to be more and more white male celebrities married to Black women, here are just a few…

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
David Bowie and Iman
Brian Gibson and Lynn Whitfield
Alvin Martin and Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Holland and Chaka Khan
Roger Larocque and Nell Carter
Ivan Sergei and Tanya Sergei
Boris Becker and non famous black woman
Ron Breyer and Tonya Pinkins and
Justin Chambers and Keisha
Wolfgang Puck got and Gelila Assefa
Roderick Spencer and Alfre Woodard
Paula Patton with Robin Thicke
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Mike Nilon
Chris Noth and Beverly Johnson
Luke Goss and Shirley Lewis
etc...

p.s. I am a white male who is so into Black women, my question is do I have to be a celebrity to have a black girlfriend?

Answer: check out these biillionaires married to black women

Billionaire Prince of Liechtenstein dumped his white fiancee' and married a black american woman. now They have a son.

* Billionaire George Lucas, The creator of 'Star Wars' left his wife of 15 years for a black woman.

* Vladamir Doronin, That Russian Billionaire left his wife and kids for Naomi Campbell.

* Billionaire Peter Norton, The creator of 'Norton Anti-Virus' left his college sweetheart for his black wife. They have 5 mixed kids.

* The Royal Prince of Monaco had long-term relationship with a black woman and now they have son. which makes him a prince.

* Matt Stone, The creator of 'South Park' and married a black woman now they are expecting baby.

* Top International Fashion designer Riccardo Sala married model Alek Wek. they have a kid.

*Bill de Blasio New York City Council also has a black wife and kids

no you dont have to be rich but they dont like white men unless they have money
Category: Other - Cultures & Groups

Are there any white men who date black women?

I only see the reverse. How come white men never date black girls?

Answer: YES
but mostly in Europe(especially England), Caribbean and some parts of Africa. In America it's not that high due to the racial history in America.
examples:
Actress Garcelle Beauvais(Haitian) & her husband Mike Nilson
http://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/garcelle02.jpg
Musicians: Iman(east African) & David Bowie(British)
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Melody Hobson & Director George Lucas
http://nychirojane.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/inter21.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellody_Hobson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lucas
Category: Singles & Dating