NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne was freed from jail Thursday after serving eight months in a gun case, emerging with a hot new album, well-wishes from a former president and a deepened appreciation for his fans.
"Welcome home, Weezy!" the rap star's Fa ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 3:38PM
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NEW YORK – Kanye West has backed out of a scheduled performance on NBC's "Today" show after getting upset with how his interview with host Matt Lauer this week was handled.
West's record company confirmed the cancellation to "Today" on Friday af ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 3:32PM
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Do you think Madame Noire has the right to call R. Kelly a 'pedophile'?
Yes, I do
No, I don't
Not sure
There was a recent uproar on Amazon. The public outcry occurred after a book was released that appears to be defending the practice of ped ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 11:15AM
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Shoes that once belonged to Bernard Madoff are displayed in New York on Tuesday during a preview of the auction of personal property that once belonged to Bernard and Ruth Madoff ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 10:50AM
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Bishop Eddie Long filed four lengthy responses in DeKalb County State Court on Monday, denying all allegations that he coerced young men into sexual relationships.
In the filings obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Long asked for the four ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 9:47AM
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Oh poor, poor Shereé Whitfield of Bravo's 'Atlanta Housewives.' First, her hubby flies the coop, then she desperately tries to pooh-pooh all the nasty rumors about how she's flat-broke. Now her divorce lawyers have snatched up her luxury car. Oh, woe ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 9:25AM
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Can anyone name a movie that came out recently starring a black man who wasn't a sociopath? Someone who had a terrific screen presence, like a young Paul Robeson? And he portrayed a character who was complex and fully drawn? Did he respect black wome ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 9:17AM
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This weekend, two pastors rallied in Atlanta to request the resignation of Bishop Eddie Long. Prophet Walker from the True Light Penecost Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina got together with Reuben Armstrong, a pastor and radio show host in Dallas ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 8:54AM
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It's been long understood that black boys are not doing well in the school system. A recent article by the New York Times shows that the situation is worse than previously thought. According to a study by the Council of the Great City Schools, black ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 8:48AM
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Black Identity
A thorough re-examination must be made by black people concerning the contributions that we have made in shaping this country. If this re-examination and re-evaluation is not made, and black people are not given their proper due and ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 7:31PM
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As the Bible tells us, ancient Israel's neighbors worshipped a wide variety of Gods. It is now widely accepted that the Israelites’ God, Yahweh, must have originated as among these many, before assuming the role of the one true God of monotheism. M ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 4:13PM
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A thorough re-examination must be made by black people concerning the contributions that we have made in shaping this country. If this re-examination and re-evaluation is not made, and black people are not given their proper due and respect, then the ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 3:53PM
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white people who desire change in this country should go where that problem (racism) is most manifest. The problem is not in the black community. The white people should go into white communities where the whites have created power for the express pu ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 1:00PM
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Stoicism and excuses are not substitutes for self-respect, pride and dignity. Nowhere on the face of the earth— other than with the African American—does a race of people let anybody and everybody call them out of their name, and then get indignant a ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 12:16PM
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TO ALL MY DEVIL DOGS HOOOO RAAAAAW UNIT 174 ''NIGHT RIDERS' E5 O311 GUNNY '
At the Korean War Memorial in Washington, there is a plaque right near the inscription that lists the number of Americans who were killed, wounded, mission in action, and ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 11:45AM
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WARNING
As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses, and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, Please come and hear what the word is that comes from t ...
Posted Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 10:30PM
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HOW LONG DO YOU KEEP THE FOOD IN THE FREEZER UNTIL ITS NO GOOD TO EAT ?
I SEE FROZEN FOOD DATED BACK TO 2008 CAN I COOK AND EAT IT OR SHOULD I THROW IT AWAY ? ...
Posted Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 6:44PM
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