JOS, NIGERIA—Soldiers patrolled the central Nigerian city of Jos on Monday and aid workers tried to assess the death toll after attacks on outlying communities in which several hundred people were feared to have been killed.
Acting President Goodl ...
Posted Monday, March 8th 2010 at 2:12PM
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KOVANCILAR, TURKEY—A strong earthquake killed 57 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn on Monday, officials said, and aftershocks continued for hours after while rescuers searched for trapped survivors.
People were sleeping in t ...
Posted Monday, March 8th 2010 at 2:08PM
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Dear honourable Sir,
My name is Alex Dubonse and I am the son of a diamond mining company in Angola. My father is most unfortunately recently deceased due to insurgence in my country and I am in need of a foreign partner to receive $18,000,000 (18 ...
Posted Saturday, March 6th 2010 at 5:11PM
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In this rushed world, it seems more and more difficult to enjoy friendships. Finding the time to hang out over a cup of coffee, or take in a good movie and dessert afterward. Because of busy schedules, I've allowed too many of my friends to get deleg ...
Posted Friday, March 5th 2010 at 4:21PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) – The history of black hair began in Africa, of course. Before the slave trade began, many African cultures wore notably elaborate hairstyles. This is where twists, braids, and intricately parted styles began.
From the minute bla ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 7:41AM
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March 3
*On this date in 1859, "the weeping time" of slavery occurred in African American heritage. This was the largest sale of human beings in the history in the United States.
This episode took place at a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia. D ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 7:27AM
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*The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of the True Reformers (GFUOTR) was chartered by the Virginia legislature on this date in 1888. They began business on April 3,1889. This was the first black-owned financial institution in America. ...
Posted Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 at 10:23PM
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Remember when passing notes in church was borderline sacrilege? I mean, to hear parents of a generation ago, scribbling and swapping notes during the sermon was almost an affront to the Almighty—sort of like interrupting the President's State of the ...
Posted Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 at 9:24PM
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TORONTO - Toyota Canada's February sales were up more than 25 per cent compared with a year ago, suggesting a massive worldwide recall did not significantly affect the brand's popularity in this country.
The company said Tuesday it sold 12,693 ...
Posted Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 at 8:44PM
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Scientists calculate that Chilean quake has permanently shortened the day by microseconds. Earth rotating faster ...
NEW YORK - Earth's days may have gotten a little bit shorter since the massive earthquake in Chile, but don't feel bad if you have ...
Posted Tuesday, March 2nd 2010 at 8:42PM
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Some patients who suffer brain injuries occasionally lose the ability to talk in their native accent -but now scientists may know why. The condition, called "foreign accent syndrome", affects only a tiny number of patients. It can mean that a native ...
Posted Monday, March 1st 2010 at 9:46PM
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Comedian Russell Peters recounting how his father would sound with a Jamaican accent.
I happened to stumble upon this guy by accident and he's really funny at least I think so. We all know that we've been told that laughter is the best medicine ...
Posted Monday, March 1st 2010 at 10:25AM
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After the big game, Stephen Harper is ready to collect on a 'friendly' wager with the U.S. president.
VANCOUVER, B.C. - It seems U.S. President Barack Obama owes Prime Minister Stephen Harper a few cold ones. The two leaders had a friendly bet on ...
Posted Monday, March 1st 2010 at 9:19AM
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I can remember the day I married my wife, it was a sunny day in September and everything was perfect. We were happy to finally get the chance to say I do. We both thought that after we say I do everything would be wonderful. We would buy our first ho ...
Posted Sunday, February 28th 2010 at 5:41AM
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TALCA, Chile — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile on Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean – roughly a quarter of ...
Posted Sunday, February 28th 2010 at 5:38AM
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The report by the Institute of Medicine, one of the National Academies of Sciences, urges the CDC to promote policies that make it easier for people to be more physically active, cut calories and reduce their salt intake.
High blood pressure or hy ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2010 at 6:03PM
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-- Nationwide named 2010 CIAA corporate sponsor of the year --
-- Celebrity guest Lamman Rucker joins the excitement --
Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) -- Nationwide Insurance, "Official Insurance Provider of the Central Intercollegiate Athlet ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2010 at 5:56PM
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nas faces a criminal contempt charge for unpaid child and spousal support in his divorce from fellow singer Kelis.
The rapper pleaded not guilty through his attorney and was ordered back for a March hearing in Los Angeles.
Ke ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2010 at 5:45PM
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Before she was a teenager, Chelsea* had a cell phone. She also had her own bedroom complete with cable TV and a computer with high-speed Internet access. By the time she was a young teen, she made regular salon visits and had an artificial tan that m ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2010 at 4:40PM
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This blog is merely an observation of my own and therefore subject to my own vantage point or the pair of glasses that I'm looking through.
Although I've been on the earth a little less than some other people in this world, no less my experience ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2010 at 10:01AM
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Hello Irma Robinson,
Who made you an expert on Black History or Jim Crow? Have you elected yourself to be an Expert by virtue of your having personally experienced Jim Crow? I want you to know that I do not appreciate your condescending remarks ...
Posted Thursday, February 25th 2010 at 1:17PM
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Visitors to Orlando theme park look on in horror as veteran trainer is killed in orca tank.
(Feb. 24) -- An animal trainer at SeaWorld Orlando was killed this afternoon in front of horrified theme park visitors by an orca that was involved in two ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 10:12PM
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NEW YORK (AP) — Patti LaBelle thinks some people shouldn't be on "American Idol" — and she's not talking about the contestants.
"Some of the judges, I don't think they're qualified to even judge," she said in an interview Wednesday.
The veteran ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 7:59PM
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DETROIT (AP) — A judge has ruled that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick must return to court Friday to be arraigned on a probation violation warrant.
The judge said Tuesday that a warrant will soon be issued for Kilpatrick. He ordered Kilpatri ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 7:56PM
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February 24, 2010
Being Real
READ: 2 Corinthians 6:3-11
In all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses. —2 Corinthians 6:4
There’s no substitute for being real.
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Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 6:29PM
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