From The Washington Post
January 16, 2012
The war is still on to be fought – the war for freedom, justice and equality for all.
And fighting it requires leaning on the word of God, according to the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, pastor emeritus of ...
Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2012 at 1:00PM
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KALAMAZOO — Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered in 2012 as a hero, but toward the end of his life the civil rights leader certainly was not treated as one, an award-winning author told a crowd in Kalamazoo on Sunday.
”Dr. King was seen as a pest, ...
Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2012 at 12:50PM
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CHICAGO--In a reversal of fortunes Rahm's bullying and union busting tactics have not only been uncovered, but challenged by state officials on the Chicago Facilities Task Force Force.
What was established by evidence and eyewitness testimony in ...
Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2012 at 12:38PM
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DRUMMONDS, TENNESSEE-- An African-American family returned home from a grocery store run on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to find “KKK” markings on their driveway and mailbox.
Dorothy Campbell said she was gone for about three hours and found the gra ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2012 at 12:49PM
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Happy Birthday to our first lady Michelle Obama! The lovely leader turned 48 today!
Check out some unknown facts about the beauty:
1. Her nickname is “Miche” (pronounced “Meesh”).
2. Her husband calls her “My Rock”
3. Her father worked th ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2012 at 12:33PM
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COLUMBIA, SC -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was forced to answer tough questions and clarify his past statements on race before members of an African American congregation Saturday evening.
At the Jones Memorial African Methodist Episcopal ...
Posted Sunday, January 15th 2012 at 3:52PM
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(FinalCall.com) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan are prophetic voices for peace who sought to stop wars, started by U.S. Presidents, which were based upon lies and deceit of the American people. Their prophetic w ...
Posted Sunday, January 15th 2012 at 3:39PM
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1. Make a cool appearance. It is very necessary to make a cool and neat appearance of you whenever you go in front of that woman. It will look great to her and of course yourself.
2. Never show off. Women actually hate the show off thing; don’t e ...
Posted Friday, January 13th 2012 at 5:56PM
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, speaking over the airwaves of WVON-AM 1690 and via the Internet, urged listeners to join him Feb. 26 at the United Center for a major address to close the Nation of Islam Saviours’ Day ...
Posted Friday, January 13th 2012 at 12:20PM
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CNN--Pepsi will pay $3.13 million to resolve a charge of racial discrimination related to criminal background checks for job screenings, which led to disproportionate exclusion of 'black' applicants.
Pepsi Beverages (Pepsi), formerly known as Peps ...
Posted Thursday, January 12th 2012 at 11:21AM
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INDIANA--Indiana University researchers reportedly found in a recent study that pubic hair removal can cause heart failure, strokes, and birth defects.
Pubic hair removal can cause infection of the heart valves which can lead to heart failure and ...
Posted Thursday, January 12th 2012 at 10:37AM
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NBC New York--Authorities are investigating a spree of burned cars and swastikas in a predominantly Jewish area of Brooklyn as a possible insurance scam, not a hate crime, sources tell NBC New York.
Officials have a person of interest that they're ...
Posted Wednesday, January 11th 2012 at 2:41PM
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Aretha Franklin tops the list of performers slated for the 2012 Essence Fest in the Superdome. The roster also includes perennial Essence favorites Mary J. Blige and Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, Stephanie Mills, Keyshia Cole and New Orleans-born Ledisi. ...
Posted Wednesday, January 11th 2012 at 2:17PM
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's father Joe said Thursday he will begin selling the much-delayed fragrance that honors his pop star son later this month --without using the name Michael.
Joe Jackson, who was left out of the ``Thriller'' s ...
Posted Tuesday, January 10th 2012 at 1:39PM
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Newsweek.com--Pensions and health care plans for US troops will be drastically reduced under a new budget presented by US President Barack Obama on Thursday. Not all aspects of the DoD will be annihilated, however.
The DoD will ditch medical benef ...
Posted Monday, January 9th 2012 at 4:47PM
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