WASHINGTON—California, New York and New Jersey continue to lead other states in hate crime statistics. According to figures from the annual FBI report released Monday, hate crimes have declined nationally, decreasing by 13 percent in 2009, but these ...
Posted Thursday, November 25th 2010 at 12:57PM
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From The Huffington Post
November 25, 2010
Many of our urban schools have a problem. The problem is one of cultural competency. Many of our teachers within urban communities lack the cultural awareness component as classroom managers and delivere ...
Posted Thursday, November 25th 2010 at 12:49PM
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Friend --
When Michelle and I sit down with our family to give thanks today, I want you to know that we'll be especially grateful for folks like you.
Everything we have been able to accomplish in the last two years was possible because you have ...
Posted Thursday, November 25th 2010 at 10:46AM
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Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 7:18PM
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In the years since Min. Farrakhan gave his last televised interview, the Nation of Islam leader has survived major surgery, been forced to confront his mortality and pondered his legacy while keeping a watchful eye on the circumstances impacting the ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 3:48PM
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Beyonce's spirited younger sister Solange Knowles has come out as a vocal critic of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, after reading that Palin called Michelle Obama a racist.
The controversial Tea Party proponent is currently peddli ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 3:19PM
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by Dr. Charles F. Stanley
We often remember to thank Him when something positive happens in our life. But 1 Thessalonians 5:18 tells us to give thanks in all things, which includes difficult times as well as happier circumstances. Of course, thank ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 12:29PM
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James Rucker, ColorOfChange.org
For decades, Black farmers across the South suffered widespread discrimination at the hands of the United States Department of Agriculture. Now they're finally getting their due, and it's in part thanks to you and mor ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 11:58AM
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The Potter's House Thanksgiving Celebration Streaming Live Around the World! Don't miss this exciting celebration with Bishop T.D. and First Lady Serita Jakes & the entire Potter House Family on Thursday, Novemeber 25, 2010 at 10 A.M. If you can, ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 11:38AM
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Americans are especially blessed with a spiritual tradition handed down by forefathers whose faith and covenant with God was the bedrock of their lives. Thanksgiving is more than turkey dinner and a trip to Grandma's house. The attitude of thanksgivi ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 11:23AM
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MADEA'S BIG HAPPY FAMILY is Now Available on DVD. Bring Madea’s family to yours this Thanksgiving.
Be blessed, Tyler ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 8:38AM
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Posted By: Leroy Vaughn, author of Black People and Their Place in World History
You've seen the headlines: "Are Americans Ready for a Black President?" "Is Obama Black Enough?" "Obama: America's First Black President?"
Ever since the nation f ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 7:47PM
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You know, I have come to realize that the key to abundant, successful living begins with the above Scripture! It begins with meditating on positive, not negative things. Then, what you think about or meditate on eventually flows over to your speech a ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 7:30PM
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James Rucker, ColorOfChange.org
Republicans in Congress are pushing to continue Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans, at the same time that they’re opposing extending unemployment insurance for people struggling to find work. Democrats ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 3:51PM
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The following article contains excerpts of a message delivered by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on November 7, 2010 live from Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Illinois.
THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN:
In our Lessons that Master Fard ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 1:41PM
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This video was sent to me through BlackPlanet.com, and it blew me away. I advise everyone reading this to please do not fast forward the video, view it in its entirety and may it serve as a divine reminder that we must never forget the light side of ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 1:30PM
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NEBRASKA--A new study determined that African Americans who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA risk is more pronounced among individuals positive for the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope, a genetic risk factor for ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 1:14PM
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MediaTakeOut.com just heard that CRAZIEST RUMOR - but it came from a VERY CREDIBLE person.
Word in the Christian circle is that prophetess Juanita Bynum has a new love interest - Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles.
According to our source, Mathew ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 12:38PM
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Amel Larrieux re-emerged at New York’s SOB’s late last month, on October 27, to remind any and every fan that despite her hiatus, she hasn’t given up on music.
In fact, her band now includes her daughters and she’s “working on” a reunion album wit ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 12:22PM
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Post by Raiysa Epps
In my opinion, this is a prominent issue in my life and a topic of discussion way too much. I don’t understand who put this idea in my peers of the African American communities mind. A lot of people don’t like to discuss this is ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 12:15PM
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Thanksgiving Day is approaching and this post epitomizes in my mind the reasons we should give thanks. Somebody say AMEN!
By Greg Laurie
In the Old Testament, we find an interesting story of how King Jehoshaphat took an uncommon approach when his ...
Posted Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 at 9:17AM
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I heard Sharpton on the radio talking about how they fought to stop Brotha James statue from being put up here in augusta, and how they wouldn't let him play in his own city back in the day, but now those same businesses and people own and operate bu ...
Posted Monday, November 22nd 2010 at 6:32PM
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Friday Civil Rights activist Cornel West told Democracy Now!‘s Juan Gonzalez that, like President Bush before him, President Obama’s policies discriminate against African-Americans. West said the President’s neglect of the poor and of poverty program ...
Posted Monday, November 22nd 2010 at 4:48PM
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"The Simpsons" took its latest dig at Fox News on Sunday's episode, inventing a new logo for the channel: "Not Racist, But #1 With Racists."
Granted, it's hardly the first time the cartoon has jabbed at its sister channel ("The Simpsons" is, o ...
Posted Monday, November 22nd 2010 at 4:38PM
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