National Call to Invest In Black Owned Banks on Sept. 4th
Last month, “Leading syndicated radio host, Warren Ballentine issued a call to action, deeming September 4, 2009 National Community Reinvestment Day”
The national plan urges individu ...
Posted Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 8:40PM
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“If we can’t make our moment happen now … it becomes someone else’s moment”
It's been 88 years since the Tulsa riots destroyed the famous Black Wall Street, yet today, many don't know nor understand the collective magnitude of their succ ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 2:26PM
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I'm a huge tennis fan and a better than average player. So this makes me twice as proud. I'm actually at a lost for words but just gotta be the first to show some love to the sisters for sharing center court -- or better yet, center stage -- at arg ...
Posted Thursday, July 2nd 2009 at 5:00PM
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For me -- because I'm an equal lover of R&R & R&B -- it's Dirty Diana. The lyrics, heavy guitar, tearing off his wife-beater, attitude ... all LIVE in concert. Mike wasn't one of those 'try to make your voice pretty' kind of singers, he sang HARD - ...
Posted Thursday, June 25th 2009 at 8:33PM
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Throughout history, every race of mankind had to fight to gain his freedom, except the Black race. It's hard to be a historian when one has only graduated sixth grade, but I've learned enough t know that we are the only people who relied on others t ...
Posted Friday, June 19th 2009 at 12:09PM
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In the wake of the murder of a security guard by a white supremacist at the Holocaust Museum earlier this week, Shephard Smith, a Fox anchor, was so shaken that he actually went off-script and denounced the hate speech and irrational fear mongering t ...
Posted Saturday, June 13th 2009 at 2:47PM
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As we all know, there's an upcoming "Black In America II" coming in July. As I sit here, I'm trying to wrap my brain around why there hasn't been a "Brown In America" -- or even more interesting, "Red In America" ... I could see that one intermingle ...
Posted Sunday, June 7th 2009 at 3:44PM
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I'm sure by now you've heard the news: the mother & daughter who went missing claiming to be kidnapped by three Black guys have turned up at Disney World in Florida. Ordinarily, I wouldn't go there and just understand that if her intent is to convin ...
Posted Thursday, May 28th 2009 at 10:21AM
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The argument over who's better between Micheal & Kobe is for SECOND best player ever. At 24, LeBron has passed 'em both. And here's why:
Kobe is fantastic but LeBron can do everything Kobe can BUT Kobe can't do everything LeBron can. Both can s ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2009 at 8:04PM
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That someday people can't tell one is Black by the way one talks; that Blacks are comfortable with our West African attributes (ie, no color complex); that Black men don't have to act like a thug to be considered a man; that a college degree is the n ...
Posted Saturday, May 16th 2009 at 1:41PM
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How many of you are tired of looking at goofy shots of people's partial faces ? I know I certainly am. And all it takes is for the BIA staff to display the dimensions right next to the "Attach Photo" entry. It's really ...
Posted Sunday, May 10th 2009 at 11:25AM
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I'm sorry BIA members, but this is one you've GOT TO (re-) read. Otherwise, you're dedicating your entire existence (aka life) based on a close-minded approach to sanity, humanity and civilized acceptance into the 21st century. Good lord, help us [ ...
Posted Tuesday, May 5th 2009 at 11:44PM
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The Guardian, Tuesday 22 April 2008
Yes, says Prof Daniel Dennett, Tufts University
If religion isn't the greatest threat to rationality and scientific progress, what is? Perhaps alcohol, or television, or addictive video games. But although ea ...
Posted Tuesday, May 5th 2009 at 12:18PM
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"(CNN) -- Right-wing extremist groups may be using the recession and the election of the nation's first African-American president to recruit members, a Department of Homeland Security report contends.
Though the nine-page report said it has "no s ...
Posted Wednesday, April 15th 2009 at 5:54PM
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They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English.
I can't even talk the way these people talk:
Why you ain't,
Where you is,
What he drive,
Where he stay,
Where he work,
Who you be...
And I blamed the kid until I heard the mot ...
Posted Sunday, April 12th 2009 at 9:32AM
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It's sad, really, the majority of the blind who'll follow without questions.
Disgraced pastor Earl Paulk, who led a megachurch in the Atlanta area, died today. Man, if God is all-powerful and he planned the world, he sure screwed up. This guy ...
Posted Sunday, March 29th 2009 at 5:04PM
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I just accidently ran across this video while searching for the latest commentary by Rev. Jeremiah Wright. This totally caught me off guard. I'm not looking for feedback, but wish you'd take a few minutes to watch and listen. Listen to the very en ...
Posted Saturday, March 7th 2009 at 5:13PM
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Let me start by saying that I -- in no way -- believe the Hole-y Bible, but there is something that could convince me . It's that part about us being the cursed people of Hamm(?). Here's my case, stay w/me for a minute:
I often visit this colleg ...
Posted Thursday, February 12th 2009 at 6:40PM
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Seeking real answers not excuses for a debate. I realize that the question could be a murky one as most nations are diverse, but is there at least one we/I can point towards?
Kenya, Botswana ...? ...
Posted Tuesday, February 10th 2009 at 5:49PM
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The Houston Black Book African American Business Directory will host its first annual "IN THE BLACK" Black Business Empowerment Summit in Houston, TX, Saturday, February 21. This one day event is open for business owners and entrepreneurs in the are ...
Posted Saturday, January 31st 2009 at 6:27PM
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President Obama or FORMER President George W. Bush!
And BTW, although the speech had nothing to frame on your wall, make no doubt it was indeed a major league home run. Congrats to OUR new POTUS!!!
Way to go injecting that Hussein name in ther ...
Posted Tuesday, January 20th 2009 at 12:51PM
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