Anti-immigrant groups have repeatedly tried to drive a wedge between African Americans and immigrants by capitalizing on the myth that immigrants take American jobs—particularly jobs that would otherwise go to African Americans. That myth, as anti-im ...
Posted Friday, July 17th 2009 at 3:25PM
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By Robert James Taylor
Some good news emerged from Haiti last week. The predominantly Black and poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere appeared to be making great strides in conquering its AIDS epidemic. However, the surprisingly good news from a ...
Posted Friday, July 17th 2009 at 2:30PM
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(Taylor Media Services) Despite a star-studded public memorial service last week, widespread media coverage and effusive praise from Congressional Black Caucus member Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, there will not be a Congressional resolution honoring ...
Posted Friday, July 17th 2009 at 2:11PM
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ruling, the NAACP has launched a major effort to force authorities to re-open the case of Troy Anthony Davis and prevent his pending execution. Davis is a 40-year-old Black man who has been languishing in prison since his conviction for allegedly kil ...
Posted Friday, July 17th 2009 at 2:05PM
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Equal Care Improves Cancer Survival Rates for Blacks; but Not in All Cases; As a Result, Some Suggest Black Biological Inferiority
(Taylor Media Services) A first-of-its kind, 20,000-patient study has found that when they receive equal care African ...
Posted Friday, July 17th 2009 at 2:03PM
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NEW YORK – President Barack Obama on Thursday traced his historic rise to power to the vigor and valor of black civil rights leaders, telling the NAACP that their sacrifice "began the journey that has led me here." The nation's first black president ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2009 at 10:12PM
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WASHINGTON – Frank Ricci, the white firefighter who recently won his reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court, said Thursday that an unfavorable ruling by Sonia Sotomayor and other judges "divides people who don't wish to be divided along rac ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2009 at 9:58PM
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I was reading the news section and saw a post from Erika Hardgrove.
( http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi?blog_id=146243&cid=1&reading= ) Look at what this Jason said about Serena. I also want you guys to click on the link for the full art ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2009 at 9:34PM
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WASHINGTON – A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly. U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Schneid ...
Posted Wednesday, July 15th 2009 at 9:32PM
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This is something I saw today on one of the sites. Debate Raged Over Funeral. Apparently some Americans are outraged that LA paid $1.4 million to cover the cost of extra security at MJ's Memorial. As you all know California is in a deep budget def ...
Posted Wednesday, July 15th 2009 at 12:30PM
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JERUSALEM – More than two dozen Israeli soldiers who fought in the Gaza war say the military forced Palestinians to serve as human shields and used reckless firepower that caused needless deaths, according to a report released Wednesday. One of the ...
Posted Wednesday, July 15th 2009 at 11:49AM
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I have had the opportunity to follow Kim Clement's ministry for sometime now and I've found him very refreshing when it comes to balancing my views about America. He appears geniune. Please watch this web broadcast if you would like a spiritual per ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 5:12PM
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Thanks to you and more than 50,000 other ColorOfChange members, pressure is mounting on the Valley Swim Club, and on the Department of Justice to investigate its actions. It's amazing. But we can do more. This isn't just about bringing consequences ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 4:44PM
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WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a Hispanic pioneer well qualified for the Supreme Court on Monday, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack Obama's views as well at the start of confirmation hearings. ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 12:58PM
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – Investigators are looking at business ties among other leads for a motive in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple who adopted 12 children with developmental disabilities and other problems, authorities said Monday. There may be ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 12:47PM
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CHICAGO — A former chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to use President Barack Obama's Senate seat as leverage to get the then-governor into a high-paying job. John Harris, 47, also promised that ...
Posted Friday, July 10th 2009 at 4:49PM
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SYDNEY — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country _ and possibly the world _ to take such a drastic step in the growing backla ...
Posted Friday, July 10th 2009 at 4:38PM
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Just over 31 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television. Nielsen Media Research says that's a smaller audience than for Princess Diana's funeral or President Barack Obama's inauguration — but it's still ...
Posted Friday, July 10th 2009 at 3:44PM
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The president's policies leave a lot to be desired, but we need more men to follow his commitment to being a husband and father. Several months ago, during the news conference at which Dr. James Dobson announced he was stepping down as chairman of t ...
Posted Friday, July 10th 2009 at 3:16PM
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings begin Monday, and that means we're one step closer to getting her on the Supreme Court. Since President Obama nominated her back in May, Judge Sotomayor's brilliance and unique legal qualifications have ...
Posted Friday, July 10th 2009 at 1:43PM
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(Taylor Media Services) African American billionaire Bob Johnson last week urged African countries to combat bribery and corruption in order to attract more foreign business investment to the continent. Johnson was speaking in the West African nation ...
Posted Thursday, July 9th 2009 at 7:46PM
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(Taylor Media Services) Black former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was among a group of humanitarian activists whose ship was seized by the Israeli navy last week as it attempted to deliver food and medicine to Palestinians in the blockaded Gaz ...
Posted Thursday, July 9th 2009 at 2:47PM
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Yesterday AL Sharpton spoke to the First A.M.E Church in Los Angeles yesterday about what he felt to be a double standard in the media's coverage of Michael Jackson. He stated that some elements of the media have tried to destroy the legacy and imag ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2009 at 6:29PM
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams has won her third Wimbledon title, beating sister Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final. The second-seeded Serena also beat Venus in the 2002 and '03 Wimbledon finals, but lost to her older sibling in las ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2009 at 2:04AM
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