A 12-year-old suspended from school for fighting killed a 10-month-old baby by throwing him to the floor at a home where several young children were unsupervised, officials said Wednesday.
The preteen boy, whom authorities won’t name because of hi ...
Posted Friday, April 24th 2009 at 1:24PM
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Six South Florida men being tried a third time on terrorism charges pledged allegiance to Osama Bin Laden and wanted to wage war against the United States, including blowing up Chicago’s Sears Tower, a prosecutor said during closing arguments Thursda ...
Posted Friday, April 24th 2009 at 1:16PM
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Almost a year after Fox called Michelle and Barack’s “pound” and terrorist fist bump, CNBC host Larry Ludlow called the handshake that Barack Obama gave Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez a “Boyz in the Hood style handshake.” Is he trying to equate tw ...
Posted Thursday, April 23rd 2009 at 1:39PM
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Jill Scott and fiance Lil’ John Roberts welcomed their baby Jett Hamilton Roberts into the world at 4:20 pm on April 20. Jett weighed in at 7 pounds, 8 ounces.
Jill was told she couldn’t have kids.
Jill discovered she was pregnant while filming ...
Posted Thursday, April 23rd 2009 at 1:25PM
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CALL IT THE STIMULUS PACKAGE FROM GOD.
Manhattan’s Riverside Church - one of the country’s most illustrious religious institutions - is paying its new senior pastor, the Rev. Brad Braxton, more than $600,000 in annual compensation.
That’s twice ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 at 2:26PM
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It’s a general fact that breastfeeding during infancy is better for a baby’s health, but what about yours? According to a new study, the longer a woman breastfeeds, the lower her risk is for heart attack or stroke. Says EurekAlert,
The longer wome ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 at 2:20PM
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More than three years after Katrina stirred up the waters and washed out levees along a 75-mile, man-made shipping channel dubbed “hurricane highway,” a judge could soon decide whether the Army Corps of Engineers owes residents and businesses damages ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 at 2:17PM
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Because of the state of the economy and the massive amount of foreclosures I think it is a good time to buy. There are plenty of houses that were selling at $500K two years ago that are selling for $300K today.
I found these five reasons in an art ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 at 2:10PM
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Brothers, I’ve done most of the work for you. Just copy and paste, fill in the blanks and leave this somewhere for the woman in your life to read. You can thank me later!
Dear ,
Have I told ...
Posted Tuesday, April 21st 2009 at 4:20PM
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Listen up ladies! A new study shows that a woman’s risk of Lupus can be heightened by her consumption of the birth control pill, but there are some other factors you should look out for before you start freaking.
A new study shows the increased ri ...
Posted Tuesday, April 21st 2009 at 4:10PM
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The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other ...
Posted Tuesday, April 21st 2009 at 3:46PM
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The hip-hop world is a less bling-bling place these days.
The music genre has been defined as much by diamond-encrusted watches and platinum chains as its gritty urban lyrics. But in the last couple of years, it has scaled down its flash, a trend ...
Posted Monday, April 20th 2009 at 4:57PM
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This is my new job, apparently. Racist commercial watch. HA! Well, check this one out.
I recently saw this commercial for Popeye’s featuring their newest spokesperson, Annie the Chicken Queen and it kinda bothered me, but I kept it moving. Seems ...
Posted Monday, April 20th 2009 at 4:41PM
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If a movie about Barack Obama is ever in the works, Angela Bassett will definitely be among the number of black actresses auditioning for the role of Michelle.
Miss Bassett, who played Tina Turner in the biopic What’s Love Got To Do With It?, said ...
Posted Monday, April 20th 2009 at 4:35PM
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YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS PLEASE...
From TalkingTheTruth.com
April 20, 2009
They say desperate times call for desperate measures and we are definitely in desperate times. The biggest problem about the US economy is that we don’t make anything anym ...
Posted Monday, April 20th 2009 at 4:20PM
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An exciting tradition, The ESSENCE Music Festival®, began in 1995 as a celebration of the 25th birthday of ESSENCE Magazine, July 4th weekend in New Orleans. Three days of cultural activities and three nights of performances by some of our greatest A ...
Posted Sunday, April 19th 2009 at 9:06PM
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Yeah…. it’s funny ha ha to make fun of people because of race and if you can somehow manage to make a profit off of your racism so much the better. I’m surprised they didn’t have a collection of Mammy salt and pepper shakers to go with the bobble h ...
Posted Sunday, April 19th 2009 at 4:50PM
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President Obama was forced to confront long-standing resentment of U.S. Dominance of Latin America as he told regional leaders here Friday evening that his administration seeks an "equal partnership" with the rest of the hemisphere.
"There is no ...
Posted Saturday, April 18th 2009 at 8:02PM
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She did not settle and She did so much better! This is a good example why we should never compromise, but most of all why we should wait for who GOD has for us....I love it.
A man named David Upchurch is now telling media sources about his stint ...
Posted Saturday, April 18th 2009 at 7:59PM
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Ever been accused of a crime that you didn’t do? It takes a strong-willed person to go against the powers that be and seeing that justice is blind, American Violet takes an incredible look at how far the spirit will carry you in this story based on t ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2009 at 3:24PM
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DECEMBER 31, 2008
Being a Republican does not make you an Uncle Tom. If you believe in fiscal responsibility and social conservatism, it is your right to be a republican. However if you are a black republican, it should be you ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2009 at 2:52PM
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I'M GLAD I WASN'T EATING PORK BEFORE READING THIS (LOL)...
LOUISIANA - A sheriff's deputy said a 54-year-old man stabbed his 63-year-old brother during an argument in their kitchen over a can of pork and beans. Sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Chadwick ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2009 at 10:25AM
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I deliberately use the word black rather than the words African American. The latter lacks the proper emotional value. It is cultural and geographical. The former is visceral. Bigotry is not subtle. It is primal. It is not about ideas. It is irration ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2009 at 9:59AM
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