New Research Finds Tough Times for Black Children
A new report shows the vast majority of America’s Black community, seven in 10 adults, view these as tough or very bad times for Black children and many see poor Black youth falling further behind. ...
Posted Saturday, January 15th 2011 at 9:08AM
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Government group asking us all to volunteer on Martin Luther King Day and beyond.
This Monday January 17, 2011 is the King Holiday. Many orginizations are asking us all to volunteer to help others in Dr. Kings honor. One such group is the The Corp ...
Posted Thursday, January 13th 2011 at 4:51PM
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Black Arizona republican resigns post after threats from Tea Party
Anthony Miller a black 43-year-old and former campaign worker for John McCain, was re-elected to a second term as Republican District 20 Chairman last month. He has resigned from ...
Posted Wednesday, January 12th 2011 at 7:25PM
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School district plans to use King Holiday to make up snow day
The president of the Charlotte NAACP is upset about the plan to use the national Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday as a snow make-up day for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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Posted Wednesday, January 12th 2011 at 8:39AM
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Congressman Danny Davis receives threat
Congressman Danny Davis reported that he received a possible threat after Saturday's shooting in Arizona as Springfield readies for Inauguration Day.
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Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 3:17PM
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Rep James Clyburn calls for Americans to condemn heated rhetoric
Congressman James Clyburn went on televison Sunday morning and asked that all Americans come together and condemn the heated rhetoric that has displaced rational political discourse ...
Posted Sunday, January 9th 2011 at 12:18PM
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10 ways to avoid "black women" stereotypes
Check out this article by Dr. Phoenix Austin about dispelling stereotypes about black women. The first thing she suggest and many men will cosign is to smile. I'm sure many women don't mean to but at b ...
Posted Saturday, January 8th 2011 at 9:35AM
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High School football player a hero to disabled boy
We always hear the worst about our kids even though that is far from the norm. That's why it's so nice to post a story like this. His schedule is jam-packed with classes and homework and football ...
Posted Friday, January 7th 2011 at 5:28AM
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Just who the hell chooses black leaders anyway?
This question came to me after a group of "black leaders" got together and worked it out so that Carol Moseley Braun would be the consensus black candidate in the Chicago mayoral race.
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Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 6:43PM
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What issue should Pres. Obama and the 112th Congress tackle first
With the 112th congress in place we are hearing a lot about what they will do once they are in. Many say that things like repealing healthcare are what the "people" want. That got ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 6:09PM
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Man found innocent after over 30 years in prison
Cornelius Dupree Jr. a Texas man was declared innocent Tuesday after 30 years in prison could have cut short his prison stint twice and made parole — if only he would admit he was a sex offender.
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Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 2:53PM
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Douglas: First African-American Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
Michael Douglas will become the first African-American chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court effective with the new year.
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Posted Friday, December 31st 2010 at 5:01PM
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Two Mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation: one must donate a kidney to the other.
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Posted Thursday, December 30th 2010 at 6:05PM
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My new book for the Amazon Kindle, LOVE $1.75 . I have written a collection of 15 poems about love, relationships and heartache. Here is one of the poems.
A I Do ( Dedicated to my wife Quanda )
Two words that mean everything
Two words that come ...
Posted Wednesday, December 29th 2010 at 8:39PM
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Cory Booker uses twitter to help clear Newark streets of snow after blizzard
While NJ Governor Christie is chilling out of state and NYC's Mayor Bloomberg is being justifiably blasted for the cities handling of clearing city streets Cory Booker th ...
Posted Wednesday, December 29th 2010 at 7:25PM
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2010 top 10 wealthiest African Americans
Here is a list of the top 10 wealthiest African Americans. It's no surpise that Oprah is #1 but some of the others may or may not surprise you.
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Posted Tuesday, December 28th 2010 at 9:05PM
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Jesse Jackson Jr, " We have all erred"
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has largely avoided the public eye of late, said in a rare interview Saturday that he is a public servant, not a perfect one, and didn't rule out a future run at higher offic ...
Posted Sunday, December 26th 2010 at 8:14AM
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Anti abortion ads attacking planned parenthood aimed at black women
With the tag line "The most dangerous place for some children is in the womb," Heroic Media an Austin-based pro-life nonprofit organization has put together a nationwide anti-abor ...
Posted Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 at 9:14PM
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Civil rights groups alleged in federal court Texas school social studies curriculum standards discriminate against African-Americans and other minorities. Read more here: http://aareports.com/2010/12/naacp-texas-school-curriculum-biased.html ...
Posted Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 at 5:23AM
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Louisiana: High number of democratic black voters removed from rolls
A higher percentage than usual of black Democratic voters came off state election rolls during last weekend’s legally required cleansing of chronic non-voters.
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Posted Tuesday, December 21st 2010 at 6:15PM
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For a guy who took a “shellacking” in the midterm elections six weeks ago, President Obama is doing pretty well during this lame-duck political period. There's the tax cut/unemployment deal.He got a trade deal with South Korea. Saturday he saw a ...
Posted Monday, December 20th 2010 at 6:55PM
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In the interest of full disclosure I must let you know that I am straight not gay. I am however a black man who has served in our nations military as a member of the NJ National Guard. That gives me a perspective on the civil rights and military issu ...
Posted Sunday, December 19th 2010 at 10:55AM
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Check out this article from J.E. Ward a black woman who was once small and now has become bigger due to pregnancy and bad eating habits. She keeps it very real and talks about why black woman have issues with weight, why it's accepted in black commun ...
Posted Saturday, December 18th 2010 at 9:51PM
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Firm gave free cigarettes to black kids
A jury has ruled the Lorillard Tobacco Co. tried to entice black children to become smokers by handing out free cigarettes and has awarded $71 million in compensatory damages to the estate and son of a woman ...
Posted Friday, December 17th 2010 at 5:48PM
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Black student's hands duct taped together for not washing them?
At a school in Chicago a four year old black child had his hands duct taped together because he refused to take a nap, and he didn’t want to wash his hands. The boy went to Piu-Tak ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 9:25PM
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