1. The Wiz (1978)
Two names: Michael Jacson and Diana Ross. Need we say more? This black remake of the Wizard of Oz is one of those films every black person has seen not once, but more likely, twice.
2. The Color Purple (1985)
The Steven Spielbe ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 4:38PM
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AP - The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month made no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards. The document Elizabeth Edwards signed Dec. 1, six days before her death, also named he ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 1:52PM
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Innovation is one of the key job search techniques that most individuals do not consider. In order to stand out from the crowd of people that are looking for jobs during 2011 it's important to innovate your job search daily. Take time to make a list ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 1:50PM
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BALTIMORE -- Police in Baltimore are adding manpower to their investigation, hoping to find a missing Monroe teenager who they fear might have been abducted. Phylicia Barnes was visting a sister in the Baltimore area last week when police say she va ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 1:28PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- This year you mean it, you tell yourself — you're going to commit to making lifestyle changes to improve your well-being. If you want to stay in good health, you can start by scheduling an appointment with your doctor for a compl ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 12:38PM
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William M. Daley will become the next White House chief of
staff, bringing an outsider's voice and decades of experience
with business to the West Wing, officials said Thursday.
Currently a senior executive of the investment bank JPMorgan
Chase, ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 12:27PM
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Maybe if it comes from a White Man, people will listen. Black people do have great history. We were once and will be again kings and queens, strong, innovative creators. They will never again be a denying of the truth! ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 9:30PM
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WASHINGTON--A new crisis has erupted in U.S.-Venezuelan relations after Washington responded to Caracas’ refusal to welcome the United States’ proposed envoy to Venezuela by revoking the visa of Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States Bernardo Alv ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 7:10PM
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When I was a teenager and had been a Christian for only about two years, I kept wondering why God didn’t seem to be guiding me in my life. Perhaps you are wondering the same thing about your own life.
I used to want God to show me His will at nig ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 5:27PM
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Tonight I want to work on a little chemistry.
I want to see what would happen between you and me.
When your anatomy collides with mine, how hot will that be?
When our eyes followed by our lips, would it lead to a physical eclipse?
I want to see i ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 5:07PM
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Cornelius Dupree (pictured) was sent to prison in 1979 on charges of rape and robbery. After doing more than 30 years in prison, he has finally been set free by the Innocence Project.
Dupree served more time in a Texas prison than any other ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 3:43PM
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Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and close
confidante to President Obama, said Wednesday that he will
step down and become an outside political adviser to the
president and his re-election campaign.
Mr. Gibbs said that he intends t ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 11:59AM
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Can you guess which Island nation is literally dying from adopting Western eating today, but were once a nation of healthy people? So much so that the life span of the average man in this nation is 48 years old. Unbelievable, eh! I think it is sa ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 10:18AM
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QUEEN
By Sister Siebra Muhammad
I'm a lady a Queen
I'm not here for your needs
But for the needs of my own
See me sitting on this throne
When your free you cannot hide
Or sit around waiting to die
We must make our destiny clear
Bef ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 6:39PM
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BLACK NOVEL ADAPTED TO FILM; SPECIAL SCREENING IN NEW YORK CITY ON JANUARY 7TH
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- The new film Scrolls The Book of Life, Book One will be showcased at a special screening at Maysles Cinema located at 343 Malcolm X Blvd ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 4:56PM
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From GlobalResearch.com
January 3, 2010
The longest-serving Supreme Court Justice doesn't believe women's rights are necessarily protected by the Constitution. In a recent interview with California Lawyer (via the Huffington Post), Justice Scali ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 4:06PM
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Do pre-employment background checks amount to racial discrimination?
Is it wrong for a company to use pre-employment criminal background checks to weed out applicants? In some cases, the practice could amount to racism, at least according to Uncle ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 2:11PM
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WASHINGTON--The US’s failure under Barack Obama to impose peace between Israel and the Palestinians makes a new war likely.
In March 1973 the Israeli prime minister Golda Meir visited US president Richard Nixon in Washington. He told her that the ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 2:01PM
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Father Albert Cutie in his second book, "Dilemma: A Priest's Struggle with Faith and Love," shares his biography of choosing between the church and his heart.
Read an excerpt of the book below and then check out the "GMA" Library for more great rea ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 9:24AM
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"Mama" Debarge's memoir is an inspirational story of unconditional faith and love. It's a harrowing story of a woman's personal battle when forced to survive a life riddled with abuse, drugs, violence and great despair. Her story intricately weaves h ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 5:13AM
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ATLANTA (AP) -- The rate of teen births in the U.S. is at its lowest level in almost 70 years. Yet, the sobering context is that the teen pregnancy rate is far lower in many other countries. The most convincing explanation is that contraceptive use i ...
Posted Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 11:14PM
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I don't believe there is any such thing as African American, African Caribbean, African Nigerian, African Brazilian or any other hyphenated African hair. African hair is beautiful and diverse even on the African continent. This version of African Hai ...
Posted Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 10:16PM
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By Glenda R. Carpio and Werner Sollors
January 3, 2011
Last spring began with no hint of any but the usual excitement of a new class. We were team-teaching a course on Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston, writers who represent opposing literar ...
Posted Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 8:50PM
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