From the land of the absurd comes Texas Republican Rep. Betty Brown who suggests that Asians should change their names because that would be easier than everyone else learning Chinese. Brown said “Rather than everyone here having to learn Chinese — ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 6:40PM
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In their classic 1967 treatise, Black Power: The Politics of Liberation, Kwame Ture and Charles Hamilton critically observed a characteristic common to societies built around racial supremacy:
{Whenever a number of persons within a society have enjo ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 6:26PM
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Manpower 2009 - "Visions and Dreams" June 25-27, 2009 @ the Potter's House in Dallas, Tx
...Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: Joel 2:28
This event is free and open to the public.
Thursday - 7:00 p.m.
Friday - 9: ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 5:40PM
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by mcoop
My expereice at the Whitehouse Easter Egg Roll w/ Pictures Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 01:40:39 PM PDT
This was my first time attending, and it was an expereince of a lifetime!
We ended up in Group C, which was from 11:30am to 1:30pm. We got ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 3:58PM
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Al Rodgers at dailykos.com has posted some great photos of the Easter egg hunt at the White House, showing the great new diversity at our “White” House, for a refreshing change. Here is one of them:
http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2009/04/14/new- ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 3:53PM
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No, I’m not reciting the lyrics of an extremely popular musician. I’m reciting the sentiments of numerous menopausal and pre-menopausal women. Hot flashes overheat three out of every four menopausal women. Marked by a sudden and intense heat that ris ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 3:28PM
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Lamont Adams, 16, was born, raised and died within a 2-mile geographic area in one of North Philadelphia's most violent neighborhoods. His legacy might have been no more than a murder statistic - and memories his beloved grandmother cherished of the ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 3:20PM
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Susan Todd loves her daily coffee fix. "I can drink four or five cups, easily, comfortably," said Todd, 59, of Clinton Township, Michigan. But if she skips her regular dose of caffeine, Todd warned, watch out. "I feel lousy all over. It's not that an ...
Posted Thursday, April 16th 2009 at 3:05PM
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CAIRO - The Middle East is finding, to its amazement, that it may actually like America's new leader. Barack Obama has impressed many Arabs and Muslims with promises to open a new page after years of distrust during his first presidential venture to ...
Posted Sunday, April 12th 2009 at 10:54PM
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While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the country’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior admi ...
Posted Sunday, April 12th 2009 at 3:47AM
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April 12
Herbie Hancock was born on this date in 1940. He is an African-American musician, composer, and arranger.
From Chicago his parents weren’t professional musicians but lovers of the art form. His father was a bathtub singer and mother pla ...
Posted Sunday, April 12th 2009 at 3:28AM
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I really enjoy hearing from Joe- and I'm glad that the administration can have healthy debate about policy without ruining relationships.
And, of course, I really liked these parts:
"This administration -- the last administration left us in a w ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 7:12PM
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(Taylor Media Services) Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who operated on the mother of Hip Hop star Kanye West the day before she died in 2007, has been forced to give up his license to practice medicine in California. The State Medical Board had b ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 2:35PM
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Moyo argues corrupt African leaders misuse foreign aid for their own benefit and live lives of luxury. Pictured are former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba and his wife Regina. He has been charged with theft of state funds.
Amazingly, Economist ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 2:28PM
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(Taylor Media Services) A delegation composed mostly of African American members of the U.S. Congress has called on President Obama to end 50 years of hostility toward Cuba and immediately begin normalizing relations. The seven-member delegation bega ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 2:04PM
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(Taylor Media Services) Hispanic Americans appear to be developing attitudes towards the police and the nation’s criminal justice system similar to the low opinion generally held by Blacks rather than the high opinion generally held by whites. That w ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 2:02PM
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Thanks in no small part to your incredible work and dedication, we have taken another step towards creating jobs and rebuilding our struggling economy.
Last week, the budget I submitted to Congress passed both the House and the Senate and it embra ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2009 at 11:20AM
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Just ten weeks into Barack Obama's presidency, partisan voices and leaders like Rush Limbaugh, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and Indiana Congressman Mike Pence are already trying to turn the American people against him. "I hope the President fails ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2009 at 10:49AM
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Muslim women: My headscarf is not a threat
Study: Majority of American Muslims worried hijabs could lead to discrimination..
http://www.aclu.org/ ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2009 at 2:31AM
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The government and corporations are aggressively collecting information about your personal life and your habits. They want to track your purchases, your medical records, and even your relationships. The Bush Administration's policies, coupled with i ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2009 at 2:17AM
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CNN went further than any national media outlet ever went when it recently implored viewers and its website readers to help Los Angeles police hunt down the Grim Sleeper. That’s the macabre play on the Grim Reaper; the old English term and symbol for ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2009 at 1:39AM
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ESSENCE magazine was granted exclusive access into the White House for its May 2009 issue, which features First Lady Michelle Obama and her mother, Mrs. Marian Robinson, on the cover. Before you pick up this must-have special edition issue, view behi ...
Posted Wednesday, April 8th 2009 at 10:50PM
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights activist Al Sharpton weighed into a fight over an Arizona sheriff's immigration sweeps on Tuesday, accusing him of racially profiling Hispanics and urging him to step down. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ha ...
Posted Tuesday, April 7th 2009 at 8:27PM
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