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BET.com--We all know that childhood obesity is a serious issue in this country—an estimated 2 million children suffer from it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 24 percent o

DETROIT - In a stunning and long-thirsted for victory against the forces of reaction in this country, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals declared Michigan's Proposal 2 unco

By Frank Main Chicago Sun-Times -Joe Iosbaker, spokesman for the United National Antiwar Committee, said Thursday that he was scouting marching routes to McCormick Place, where he said the city

CNN--Former President Nelson Mandela spent his 93rd birthday with friends and relatives in his rural hometown Monday, as South Africans paid tribute to the anti-apartheid icon through song and communi

(PHILADELPHIA ) - Police said a 3-year old boy died after being tortured by the adults responsible for his care. Jaquinn Brewton’s death was ruled a homicide when he was taken off life support. Po

The era of brutal Nigerian dictatorships found many writers of conscience physically and emotionally brutalised. Indeed several works by the Nigerian writers of that era came later as they began to ex

LOUISIANA--It's not every day you get to meet someone who is both an artistic and a civil rights icon -- though it happens more often when you're president. President Obama met Friday with Ruby Bri

I recently compiled a short list of books that I thought were worth reading. I take it that every Muslim here has already read Elijah Muhammad's 7 books and Min. Farrakhan's book "The Secret Relations

I have been in dialouge with a brother who has a father-in-law from Ghana. His (father-in-laws) name was Kwame. He (the father-in-law) said "The reason that our ancestors were sold into slavery was th

By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Global Research, July 16, 2011 Mirage fighters, F16 fighters, B-2 Stealth bombers, 15,000 NATO air sorties. the bombing of thousands of civilan targets... NATO is s

From The New York Times July 14, 2011 Gay history will soon be included in California's schools curriculum. The state has become the first in the nation to require textbooks and history classes

Tyler Perry covers Ebony magazine’s August 2011 issue. Inside, he reveals the 3 events in his life that profoundly changed him; the first being turning 40, the second being his mother dying, and the t

Religion has been the greatest tool used to conquer and convert the minds of Black people. When you connect a belief system to a religion its affects can be so much more profound and longer lasting. A

The following excerpt is taken from a message delivered by Minister Louis Farrakhan on November 25, 2003. The prevailing attitude of White supremacy has produced within the minds and hearts of Blac

Nailing Rupert Murdoch for his employees' phone tapping or bribery would be a little like bringing down Al Capone for tax fraud, or George W. Bush for torture. I'd be glad to see it happen but there'd

1441: Start of European slave trading in Africa. The Portuguese captains Antão Gonçalves and Nuno Tristão capture 12 Africans in Cabo Branco (modern Mauritania) and take them to Portugal as slaves. 1

Health.com--High levels of anxiety, stress or depression during pregnancy may be associated with a greater risk of asthma for the baby, suggests a new study that focused on inner-city minority women.

“I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. There is no mistaking love.

Washington (CNN) – Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum sough to clarify their support of a pledge that contained a controversial preamble suggesting black children bo

CHICAGO--While sorting through old records in the Burr Oak cemetery office, employees found a handful of old brochures asking for donations to the “Emmett Till Historical Museum and Mausoleum.” For

From GlobalResearch.com July 8, 2011 The New York Times coverage of the recent National Education Association (N.E.A.) convention focused on the inconsequential, while paying little notice to what

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking applicants for its annual scholarship honoring the life and work of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. This year's awardee of the annual $1