WASHINGTON– Last Friday in a special session, Congress passed a bipartisan bill requiring Americans to add Israel’s Star of David to the U.S. flag.
Sen. Dale Wentworth (D-NJ) told reporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial:
“The great nat ...
Posted Saturday, July 7th 2012 at 6:14PM
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From Globalresearch.com
July 6, 2012
President Obama presents former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright with a Presidential Medal of Freedom, May 29, 2012, despite her role in and public defense of the war crimes of the Clinton administra ...
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By Keith Spera
July 6, 2012
After three years on the Essence Fest undercard, Charlie Wilson was promoted to the main event this year. He closes out the main stage in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Friday, July 6, the opening night of the 2012 ...
Posted Friday, July 6th 2012 at 12:29PM
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa has appointed Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, a daughter of former President Nelson Mandela, as its ambassador to Argentina.
The businesswoman is the first daughter of Mandela's marriage to his former wife Winnie ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 11:42AM
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan wrapped up a busy weekend of activities delivering a profound message titled “All is Vanity” at the Nation of Islam’s international headquarters Mosque Maryam July 1.
The mosque sanc ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 11:20AM
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Al-Jazeera--Recent tests conducted on Yasser Arafat's personal belongings at the time of his unexpected death in 2004 suggest his body contained abnormal levels of radioactive polonium, the same poisonous substance that killed Russian spy-turned-diss ...
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By Dr. Boyce Watkins
July 2, 2011
When I think about the fourth of July, my mind is motionless. I don’t get happy, sad, angry or thoughtful. As a 40-year old man, I can’t even get excited about the fireworks anymore. The holiday means as much t ...
Posted Wednesday, July 4th 2012 at 12:32PM
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TMZ.com--President Obama's Fourth of July celebration will be extra special this year- his oldest, the First Daughter Malia turns 14 on Wednesday.
According to politico.com, the Obamas will host the traditional Independence Day barbecue for milit ...
Posted Wednesday, July 4th 2012 at 12:17PM
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(FinalCall.com) - During the annual State of the City address at the end of May, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu could not sugarcoat the fact that reducing the violence in the streets continues to be his administration’s greatest challenge.
Mr. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 at 12:22PM
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NEW YORK -- Every year over 400,000 people from around the world descend upon New Orleans for the only music festival that offers not only scorching music performances and a party filled atmosphere, but also a full Empowerment Experience and four day ...
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CHICAGO—The jewel of 79th street is returning with the early July reopening of the Nation of Islam built Salaam restaurant.
Calvin Hollins, the new executive director, said the $5 million Salaam restaurant will officially reopen for business J ...
Posted Sunday, July 1st 2012 at 3:08PM
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CALIFORNIA--For many parents, this is a time of year to be particularly proud; their high school student has just graduated, and as they learned during their commencement address, the "sky is the limit" for their aspirations.
Or is it?
For stud ...
Posted Saturday, June 30th 2012 at 5:21PM
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Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the St. Clair Village, the South Hills section of Pittsburgh. Born to an African American family, she was the eldest of seven children and a third cousin of actor Earle ...
Posted Saturday, June 30th 2012 at 4:31PM
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From Newsweek.com
June 29, 2012
As some 500 000 Haitians still live in displaced camps, five star hotels are being built amid shanty towns.
As part of the country's "Reconstruction", The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund recently invested $2 million in ...
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The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914–2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha, Pervis, Yvonne, and Mavis. They are best known for their ...
Posted Thursday, June 28th 2012 at 10:53AM
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Newsweek.com--Pregnancy is the biggest killer of teenage girls worldwide, a charity has said.
Every year one million teenage girls die or are injured because of pregnancy or childbirth, according to Save the Children.
In a new report, the child ...
Posted Thursday, June 28th 2012 at 10:29AM
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From Commentary Magazine
June 26, 2012
At Tablet, Zack Beauchamp wonders whether Democrats are overreacting about former Black Panther Charles Barron’s chance of winning the Brooklyn primary race against the more moderate Hakeem Jeffries:
Ther ...
Posted Wednesday, June 27th 2012 at 12:36PM
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TMZ.com--Elmo impersonators roaming New York are nothing new, but one going off on anti-Semitic / racist tirades - ranting maniacally about Jews while harassing tourists - is.
The NYPD was forced to remove a man wearing the familiar furry, red Elm ...
Posted Wednesday, June 27th 2012 at 12:25PM
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