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        <title><![CDATA[Michael Arceneaux - Bloomberg Opinion Guest Columnist]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Michael Arceneaux writes about pop culture, politics, race, sexuality, religion, class and gender. He is the author of "I Don’t Want To Die Poor" and "I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé."]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Less Corporate Pride Is an LGBTQ Opportunity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This is a moment for queer and trans people to embrace their history of challenging inequities.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>You can’t take the element of protesting out of Pride. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blaming Diddy’s Legal Troubles on Race Is Absurd]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The hip-hop mogul’s supporters say the federal indictment against him is an attempt to take a Black man down.  That’s an offensive spin.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-09-20/blaming-diddy-s-legal-troubles-on-race-is-absurd</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Sean Combs doesn&apos;t get a pass.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden Treated Morehouse Like a Campaign Pit Stop]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A celebration for the Class of 2024 was overshadowed by the president, his disconnection with young Black voters and his pandering to win them over.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Arceneaux]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 10:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Show the public your credits, Mr. President.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gaza Conflict Proves That X and Meta Are Publishers Too]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[If Musk and Zuckerberg don't want the responsibility of delivering vetted news in the digital age, then developers of new virtual public squares can't use their sites as a blueprint.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-10-19/israel-hamas-war-proves-that-x-and-meta-are-publishers-too</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Arceneaux]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TK</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ ‘State of Emergency’ Is No PR Stunt]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Human Rights Campaign’s announcement does two critical things to meet the moment we live in head-on.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-13/can-lgbtq-rights-be-improved-with-a-state-of-emergency</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Declaring a state of emergency was necessary.</media:description>
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