Video contradicts Detroit police story in shooting death of 7 yr old during raid:
A video from some taping for an A&E television show that was following Detroit Police the night of the raid that caused the death of Aiyana Jones seems to contradict ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2010 at 4:26PM
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7 year old girl killed by Detriot Police during raid on home:
Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police executing a search warrant as part of a homicide investigation, Assistant Chief Ralph Godbee said in a statement.
"This is any parent's ...
Posted Sunday, May 16th 2010 at 7:22PM
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Reparations: Is President Obama duping the AA Comminuty?
Check out this thought provoking article by Dexter Rogers in which he ask the question. If Obama can give millions to Phillipine WWII veterans and billions to Native Americans for their mist ...
Posted Sunday, May 16th 2010 at 9:03AM
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Dr. Boyce Watkins of Syracuse University and Marc Lamont Hill of Columbia University, along with several other leading African American scholars, have taken a very strong stance against President Obama's most recent Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan ...
Posted Saturday, May 15th 2010 at 8:13AM
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Study: Black & white children both biased to lighter skin color.
CNN has revisted the Doll Test to get an insight into children's racial beliefs, attitudes and preferences children's views on color 60 years after the original test. Watch the t ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2010 at 3:20PM
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After getting over the initial shock of watching a video of watching a black teacher beat a black student I started to wonder where was the outrage in Black America. We all know what would have happened if the teacher in question had been white.
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Posted Thursday, May 13th 2010 at 4:46PM
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Hip Hop holds African Americans back. AuthorThomas Chatterton Williams says that racism and now hip-hop have limited what it means to be black by insisting on one measure: street culture as embodied by Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z.Jay-Z. The irony is th ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2010 at 7:41PM
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A study done in Montgomery County Maryland shows that boys as well as African Americans of both sexes benefit more from full-day pre-kindergarten programs, according to a study announced Monday by school officials.
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Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 4:45PM
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Michelle Obama Mother's Day Speech:
First Lady Michelle Obama gives a speech w
elcoming special guests, including former First Lady Rosalyn Carter, to the White House for a special event for mothers and daughters at the White House a group that i ...
Posted Sunday, May 9th 2010 at 1:11PM
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A new comprehensive report on Twitter usage released April 29 by Edison Research and Arbitron reveals, among other things, that the service "does appear to be disproportionately popular with African-Americans. Read more here:
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Posted Friday, May 7th 2010 at 8:45PM
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Black fraternity moves convention out of Arizona to protest Immigration law.
Alpha Phi Alpha the nations oldest black fraternity has moved it's annual convention out of Arizona to protest the new immigration law in Arizona. Read why by using this ...
Posted Wednesday, May 5th 2010 at 3:03PM
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It isn't the National Guard that will stop young black males from killing one another in Chicago, but instead black men taking a stand and the time to guide at-risk youth.
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Posted Sunday, May 2nd 2010 at 9:44AM
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Black teens more optimistic than their peers. A poll released Thursday by Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., found that 70 % of black teen students thought their standard of living would be better than their parents and they believe so beacuse of th ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2010 at 6:49PM
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73 year old woman in better shape than most. At 73, Ernestine Shepherd is in better shape than most people decades her junior. Up at 3 a.m. every morning, she spends her days running, lifting weights and working out. Watch video of this amazing woman ...
Posted Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at 4:22PM
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out this picture of my swearing in as a school board member. I am also happy to say that I was voted vice president of the board by my peers. Those 2 lovely ladies with me are my wife and daughter. ...
Posted Tuesday, April 27th 2010 at 7:35PM
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Missing black woman alert! Jeanette DuPriest is missing!
41-year-old Jeanette DuPriest of Philadelphia was last seen on April 2 on Beaumont Avenue. The mother of eight was reported missing April 9. Learn more and see Jeannette's picture by using t ...
Posted Sunday, April 25th 2010 at 4:00PM
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With actress Gabrielle Union as it's spokeperson Procter & Gamble’s Bounty brand, in partnership with HandsOn Network and the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation has announced the “Make a Clean Difference” program which will unite more than 100 ...
Posted Sunday, April 25th 2010 at 8:39AM
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'Non Urban Dictate' These three words essentially mean that a company is not interested in the Black consumer. A NUD label means that a company does not want their marketing and advertising materials placed in media that claim an urban audience . Rea ...
Posted Friday, April 23rd 2010 at 4:28PM
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Nightline video: Why can't a successful black woman find a man.
Check out this 6 minute excerpt from Nightline in which several people including Steve Harvey, Sherri Shepard and Hill Harper discuss why black women can;t find men. Watch the video ...
Posted Thursday, April 22nd 2010 at 7:22PM
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The Black Guy Did It:
In a new take on "the black guy did it" a white man disguised himself as a black man to commit crimes. Read more and see the pictures here:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html ...
Posted Wednesday, April 21st 2010 at 4:04PM
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Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights activist, died Tuesday. Height, who had been chair and president emeritas of the National Council of Negro Women, worked in the 1960s alongside civil rights pioneers, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,Jo ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 7:07AM
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Is Affirmative Action still needed? Watch very interesting video story from MSNBC featuring real life stories about affirmative action and a very interesting debate afterwards. Watch the video here:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackvi ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2010 at 8:08PM
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The Red Hot Mammas. The Mamas are a group of mostly African American senior woman all residents of Syracuse and all “over 60” who, according to one of their founders, “refuse to comply with the stereotype that seniors can’t be constructive, ...
Posted Sunday, April 18th 2010 at 7:21AM
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This is for the old heads out there. I saw this video earlier and really got a kick out of it so I'm sharing it with you. Fred Berry better known as Rerun from the TV Show What's Happening once danced on Soul Train. Check out the video by using the l ...
Posted Friday, April 16th 2010 at 9:22PM
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From NFL MVP to Minnesota supreme court judge:
Alan Page is one of the most remarkable men ever to grace the Minnesota sports landscape. The first defensive player ever to receive MVP honors from the NFL later became the first African American to b ...
Posted Thursday, April 15th 2010 at 8:03PM
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