New poll: US adults blame parents for nations education problems
Blaming teachers for low test scores, poor graduation rates and the other ills of American schools has been popular lately, but a new survey wags a finger closer to home.
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Posted Sunday, December 12th 2010 at 10:12AM
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Video: Charlie Rangel's first interview since being censured
In his first interview since being censured, Rep. Charlie Rangel talks about the circumstances around that vote on CNN"s State of the Union.
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Posted Sunday, December 5th 2010 at 6:03PM
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Where are the African American Christmas Ornaments & Figurines?
If you are like me you dread being dragged to the Hallmark store to pick out new Christmas ornaments. You probably also get dissapointed that they are not too many ornaments or figuri ...
Posted Saturday, December 4th 2010 at 12:29PM
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Republicans block child nutrition bill Michelle Obama lobbied for
House Republicans have temporarily blocked legislation to feed school meals to thousands more hungry children. First lady Michelle Obama has lobbied for the bill as part of her "L ...
Posted Thursday, December 2nd 2010 at 7:30PM
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The House has passed landmark legislation to pay for some $4.6 billion in settlements with American Indians and black farmers who say they faced discrimination and mistreatment from the government.
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Posted Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 5:19PM
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Rappers plea: Fathers take care of your kids
Everyone including me is quick to bash Hip Hop for all of the negativity it puts out there so I think it's only right we give it love when it puts positive messages out there. Check out this video by Sc ...
Posted Sunday, November 28th 2010 at 9:21AM
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Veteran threatens to shoot President Obama
A white South Carolina veteran said he wanted to shoot President Obama because he wasn't "doing enough to help African-Americans," an affidavit shows.
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Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 10:34PM
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Women entering a "bald new world" with hair extensions warns doctor
A leading hair transplant doctor warns the public may be blindly entering a "bald new world" with the explosive growth of hair extensions, which are literally pulling hair out of ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 8:29PM
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Chief quits after council refuses to hire black officer
The white police chief of the small town of Nickerson, Kansas has resigned in protest after city council members refused to allow her to hire an African-American officer.
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Posted Sunday, November 21st 2010 at 9:32AM
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Hi everyone. What a week it has been here on AAreports . I know that you all have been waiting anxiously for my insightful and thought provoking commentary with bated breath. Today I'm going to touch on Wesley Snipes, Roland Burris, President Obama a ...
Posted Saturday, November 20th 2010 at 9:52AM
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Senate passes black farmer settlement
The U.S. Senate approved a $1.15 billion measure Friday to fund a settlement initially reached between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers more than a decade ago.
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Posted Friday, November 19th 2010 at 5:35PM
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When did being a ho become a requirement for female rappers?
I grew up in a era with Queen Latifah and MC Lyte when female rappers prided themselves on their skills on the mic and not on trying to see who could swallow it. What happened to wanting ...
Posted Wednesday, November 17th 2010 at 4:53PM
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A new report says more African Americans and young adults smoke menthol cigarettes. Studies show that most menthol smokers are African-American, and many of them are women. Other studies claim that menthol makes it easier to get hooked and harder to ...
Posted Monday, November 15th 2010 at 6:24PM
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Haiti cholera death toll rises
Haiti's cholera toll has risen above 900, including dozens of deaths in the teeming capital, as the epidemic showed no sign of abating just two weeks ahead of presidential elections.
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Posted Monday, November 15th 2010 at 4:38AM
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Criticism of how Newark is spending Facebook School reform dollars
The Partnership for Education in Newark was set up
to match Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million gift. It estimates the outreach effort and advertising and public relation costs will t ...
Posted Friday, November 12th 2010 at 8:46PM
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Republicans want Michael Steele Out?
Okay as republican party chairman you have just won historic gains in the US House of Representatives, made gains in the Senate, and won several seats in state legislatures. What does that mean? If you are Mich ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 10:11PM
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The mother of Bobby Tillman a young man beaten to death by four other men at a house party has spoken out abbout her son.
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Posted Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 6:21PM
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Pres. Obama unveils $10 billion in new contracts for U.S. exports to India
President Obama unveiled about $10 billion in new contracts for U.S. exports to India on Saturday which will equate to about 54,000 jobs for Americans.
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Posted Sunday, November 7th 2010 at 7:49AM
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Blacks struggle with 72 percent unwed mothers rate
Seventy-two percent of black babies are born to unmarried mothers today, according to government statistics. This number is inseparable from the work of Natalie Carroll, an obstetrician who has de ...
Posted Saturday, November 6th 2010 at 8:05PM
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Police officer in BART shooting sentenced to 2 years
Johannes Mehserle the officer who shot Oscar Grant has been sentenced to the lowest possible sentence he could be given. Just two years.
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Posted Friday, November 5th 2010 at 6:40PM
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Roderick L. Ireland, Masschusetts first black chief justice
Deval Patrick, the first black governor of Massachusetts, on Thursday nominated Roderick L. Ireland to be the first African-American chief justice of the state's Supreme Judicial Court.
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Posted Thursday, November 4th 2010 at 5:44PM
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Democrat Terri Sewell has become the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. House from Alabama.
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Posted Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 at 5:22AM
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Check out this short speech from Michelle Obama as she reminds us all that voting in 2008 was not enough. She reminds us all that this is not about voting one time if we truly want change.
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Posted Monday, November 1st 2010 at 8:00PM
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Video: President Obama, "Don't sit this one out"
Check out this 30 second ad that will air only on BET and MSNBC that features President Obama asking those that supported him in 2008 to vote democrat in 2010.
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Posted Sunday, October 31st 2010 at 8:27AM
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5 reasons the GOP's pledge to repeal healthcare reform hurts African Americans
Here's another reason for you as an African American to get off your *** and go vote on Nov. 2. The GOP has promised that if they gain control of the US Congress and ...
Posted Saturday, October 30th 2010 at 8:46PM
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