Obama Speaks Out on 'Noose' Magazine Cover

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sen. Barack Obama, speaking on
American Urban Radio Networks, commented today on the Golfweek magazine
"noose" cover controversy, saying that it showed "a lack of sensitivity to
some of the profound historical and racial issues that are involved here and
are obviously significant."
The magazine apologized today for putting a noose on its cover to
illustrate the controversy over a Golf Channel anchor's use of the word
"lynch" in a comment about Tiger Woods. The editor responsible for the cover,
Dave Seanor, has been replaced by Jeff Babineau.
Presidential candidate Obama said, "We have to have a culture that
understands that there's nothing funny about a noose. That's a profound
history that people have been dealing with and those memories are ones that
can't be played with."
William Kupper, president of Golfweek Magazine parent company Turnstile
Publishing, apologized for creating the graphic cover that he said "received
extreme negative reaction from consumers, subscribers and advertisers across
the country." Kupper said the magazine was trying to convey the controversial
issues with a strong and provocative graphic image, but it's now obvious that
the cover deeply offended many people.
About American Urban Radio Networks
American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) is the only African-American owned
radio network company in the United States. It is the largest network reaching
Urban America with more than 20 million listeners each week. Through three
programming networks and its marketing division, American Urban Radio Networks
reaches more African-Americans than any other medium in America and produces
more programming than all other broadcasting companies combined. American
Urban Radio Networks broadcasts 200 weekly news, entertainment, sports and
information programs to more than 300 radio stations nationwide. It is the
only Black broadcaster with a bureau in the White House. AURN has offices and
bureaus in New York, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and
Washington, D.C.
SOURCE American Urban Radio Networks

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