Newsweek.com--As international concern grows about Libya descending into civil war, Libya's Muammar Qaddafi has accepted a mediation offer from longtime ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. But key international players, as well as Libya's oppositi ...
Posted Friday, March 4th 2011 at 4:20PM
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Today is a time for remembrance for the cause of a people who fought for equality and freedom from oppression in America fifty years ago. This is a shared struggle for justice and human dignity that precedes the 20th century; a cause that can be shar ...
Posted Thursday, March 3rd 2011 at 2:40PM
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Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan is famous for his outspoken ideals on politics and current events, but these days the controversial Muslim speaker has a bone to pick with an unlikely target: Rihanna. Farrakhan who delivered his annual ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 3:08PM
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After a year of steady progress for the Nation of Islam's development in becoming the type of saviours needed to bring healing to the problems that plague the Black community, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered a very special Saviours' ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 2:50PM
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Islamabad—The United States, Britain and France have sent several hundred “defence advisors” to train and support the anti-Gadhafi forces in oil-rich Eastern Libya where “rebels armed groups” have apparently taken over.
According to an exclusive ...
Posted Tuesday, March 1st 2011 at 2:29PM
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What do you prefer, paper or plastic? We’re talking cash or credit cards and if you’re like most Americans you have at least one card in your wallet that you use on a regular basis. But don’t let that alluring little piece of plastic put you in the p ...
Posted Tuesday, March 1st 2011 at 2:12PM
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In a community rocked by a spate of police shootings of young African American men in the inner city, Miami Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas in an unprecedented ruling found Miami Dade Police Officer Carol McKinnon violated the Constitutional rights ...
Posted Tuesday, March 1st 2011 at 2:10PM
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LOS ANGELES--State prosecutors have filed suit against four companies and four people they say defrauded dozens of African American churches in Southern California in a nationwide computer-leasing scam.
California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris’ office ...
Posted Tuesday, March 1st 2011 at 2:07PM
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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that he considers Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi a friend and won't distance himself from him despite the deadly crackdown on protestors in the turbulent North Africa country.
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Posted Monday, February 28th 2011 at 2:45PM
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Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash is the latest entertainer to have one of his most prized possessions taken from him. The DJ announced that his laptop, a record spinner's pride and joy, was taken from him late Friday night (Feb. 25) after a show at ...
Posted Sunday, February 27th 2011 at 2:10PM
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Move over Weight Watchers — an exotic new superfruit called 'African Mango' has quickly become the hottest new way to lose weight.
After one of America's most popular medical doctors and daytime TV talk show hosts called African Mango (mention ...
Posted Sunday, February 27th 2011 at 2:04PM
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As Black History Month nears an end for 2011, here a few children's books and DVDs worth checking out.
1. “Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down” by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney: Last year, Little, Brown Books for Young Reade ...
Posted Sunday, February 27th 2011 at 1:31PM
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LONDON – Gross or tasty? A London company is offering an unusual dessert — ice cream made with human breast milk.
Trendy London ice cream parlor The Icecreamists said its "Baby Gaga" ice cream sold out as soon as it launched Friday.
The company ...
Posted Saturday, February 26th 2011 at 6:09PM
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Diana Ross is on The Oprah Winfrey Show today with her family in tow. The Supremes icon and Lady Sings the Blues actress is surprised by Billie Dee Williams, who makes a cameo on the show. This represents her first appearance on television in years.
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Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 3:18PM
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NEW ORLEANS--Faculty, parents, students, and alumni crowded into the St. Augustine High School gym Thursday to talk about discipline. Most of those in the audience want to see the African American Catholic boys school bring back corporal punishment, ...
Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 2:54PM
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NOTE FROM SIEBRA:
The following text is excerpted from the book "The Meaning of F.O.I." by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, published in 1983 and available through the Nation of Islam website www.finalcall.com.
THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOU ...
Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 2:41PM
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