Hurricane Irene interrupted the formal dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the 48th anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963 “I Have a Dream Speech,” but it did not stop a stream of visitors on their pilgrimage to the memorial on the National Mall. The skies began to clear about 6 a.m. Sunday […]
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Jay-Z and Kanye West: Hip-Hop Empowerment
This is a well-deserved salute to two global icons of hip-hop culture, two successful Black men who transcend race and social division and have attained the pinnacle of worldwide impact with their artistic genius and empowerment consciousness. Jay-Z and Kanye West, with the release of their latest album, Watch the Throne, are revealing the sustainable […]
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Lavonne Merriweather and Girlfriends
Tradition is the reason Lavonne Merriweather and a group of her girlfriends wound up in Washington, D.C. Her desire to pay homage to a great leader is the why she ended up visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. “If you fight hard enough and long enough this is what happens,” Merriweather said. The memorial […]
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Young Couple from Huntsville, MD.
The possibility of inclement weather was not enough to stop Rosalind Cylar from joining her husband to visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. She made the day trip to Washington, D.C., from the couple’s home in Huntsville, Md., partly to make a statement that there is still a long way for black people to […]
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British Police Face Public Anger as Riots Rage
LONDON (AP) — Britons swept up, patched up and feared further violence Tuesday, demanding police do more to protect them after three nights of rioting left looted stores, torched cars and blackened buildings across London and several other U.K. cities. Police said they were working full-tilt, but found themselves under attack — from rioters roaming […]
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Fight for Food in Mogadishu Leaves 7 Dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A World Food Program handout of corn rations to Somalis trying to survive a famine turned deadly Friday after government troops opened fire, killing at least seven, witnesses said. Residents of Mogadishu’s largest famine refugee camp accused government soldiers of starting the chaos by trying to steal some of the 290 […]
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NBA or NFL – Priceless
This is a big eye opener!! 36 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71 repeat 71 Cannot get a credit card due to bad credit […]
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Diversity Stretching Can Help You Land That First Professional Job
If you are a college student seeking to be recruited into the professional workforce, one of the most important qualities employers will be searching for is your ability to be a “team player.” For most employers this means working effectively with their experienced workers who in most cases are older than student recruits. It also […]
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Irish and African Americans changed US history
“As diverse cultures, we struggled as migrants. That struggle led us both to the White House,” writes MARTIN O’MALLEY AS BARACK Obama visits Ireland for the first time as president, I am reminded of a simple gesture of kindness that altered the course of American history. In October 1960, Dr Martin Luther King Jr was […]
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Omitting the Island Humanity of the Pacific
Sitting here in Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, I’m appalled and aghast with the way the Imperialist Western media has covered the Earthquakes, Tsunami and Nuclear Devastation in Japan. CNN, ABC, MSNBC and FOX news and the “talking head experts” all reported that it was ok for the winds to blow off […]
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Waiting, Watching – Tsunami #3
From a mountaintop on Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands, the following notes present a picture of the dramatic experience of those waiting the arrival of the Tsunami generated by Japan’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake. 2 a.m.: Well here we are 2 a.m. (HST) March 11, 2011 Koko Head District Park in a twilight zone. The stillness […]
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CBC Chair Shares Insight for Session
The 112th Congress has convened with a new chairman for the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II. Coming to the House of Representatives for his third term from Missouri’s Fifth District, he serves on the Financial Services Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Speaker’s Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The Congressional […]