CNN--In 2006 Countrywide Financial Corporation financed 20 percent of all mortgages in the United States. In 2008 Bank of America completed the purchase of Countywide Financial Corporation (Countrywide) and merged the business of Countrywide into the ...
Posted Thursday, December 29th 2011 at 6:12PM
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WASHINGTON--Across the Washington area, black students are suspended and expelled two to five times as often as white students, creating disparities in discipline that experts say reflect a growing national problem.
An analysis by The Washington P ...
Posted Thursday, December 29th 2011 at 6:06PM
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Change.org--When Sandra Baker was called to pick up her 9-year-old autistic son, Chris, from his Mercer County, Kentucky school, she was stunned by what she found: She says that Chris's teacher had stuffed him in a gym bag and left him in the hallway ...
Posted Wednesday, December 28th 2011 at 11:06AM
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HOUSTON--R&B legend Etta James has been hospitalized in Riverside, California after suffering breathing problems.
The terminally ill singer, who is battling leukemia, spent Christmas in hospital and her longtime manager Lupe De Leon admits the 73- ...
Posted Tuesday, December 27th 2011 at 11:05AM
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From The Los Angeles Times
December 26, 2011
Crenshaw Boulevard and Leimert Park on Monday played host to Los Angeles' main celebration to mark the start of the African American festival of Kwanzaa.
Hundreds of people turned out along the boul ...
Posted Tuesday, December 27th 2011 at 11:01AM
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ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Washington and other governments condemned Nigerian Christmas Day church bombings allegedly carried out by an Islamist terror sect that killed 40 people.
"We condemn this senseless violence and tragic loss of life ...
Posted Tuesday, December 27th 2011 at 10:59AM
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OHIO--Less than a year after Frito-Lay announced plans to make half their products without “any artificial or synthetic ingredients,” the $13 billion company was sued last week in federal court for allegedly marketing the snacks that contain genetica ...
Posted Tuesday, December 27th 2011 at 10:55AM
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Peace Family,
The year 2012 is right around the corner. Let's continue to raise our children and grandchildren well, stress education as the key to success, and follow the laws of the land. Those are the most important!
DON'T chase money this ...
Posted Saturday, December 24th 2011 at 5:03PM
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WDSU Channel 6 News--A mother wailed and a grandmother wept Friday as the cover of a short, padded casket closed over Keira "Pooh Bear" Holmes, who would have turned 2 on Thursday but for a stray bullet that snatched her life this week outside the B. ...
Posted Saturday, December 24th 2011 at 3:24PM
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Mogadishu, SOMALIA—Britain is apparently preparing its troops for the next oil war in Africa after Prime Minister considered Somalia as a “failed state” that has been threatening Britain’s interests and security.As the British government considered L ...
Posted Saturday, December 24th 2011 at 3:18PM
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Question: "Who was Lilith / Lillith? Does the Bible say anything about Adam having another wife before Eve?"
Answer: There are legends that Adam had a wife before Eve who was named Lilith, but this is not found in the Bible. The legends vary signi ...
Posted Thursday, December 22nd 2011 at 12:35PM
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James White's lawyers in Michigan call his case "the worst case of HIV discrimination they've ever seen." It's hard to believe how much James had to endure:
When James disclosed his HIV status to his boss at a Great Expressions Dental Center -- wher ...
Posted Thursday, December 22nd 2011 at 12:28PM
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What Type of Brother/Sister are You?
Imagine yourself in each of the following situations and answer truthfully what you would do, choosing the answers a, b, c, or d. Then score yourself to find out what type of brother/sister you are.
1. Wh ...
Posted Tuesday, December 20th 2011 at 12:54PM
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TMZ is reporting that racism is at the root of Terrence Howard’s messy divorce, and that the actor says his estranged wife hates black people and would often call him names like, “monkey” and “n**ger.”
As previously reported, both sides in the div ...
Posted Tuesday, December 20th 2011 at 12:31PM
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BET.com--Oprah Winfrey has called reality TV star, Kim Kardashian a “phony” over her recent trip to Haiti. Both Oprah and Kim were both in Haiti at the same time for charitable missions according to the National Enquirer.
According to the Enquirer ...
Posted Monday, December 19th 2011 at 2:22PM
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The New Orleans Public Library is preparing for its annual Black History Month series that will showcase African-American heritage and cultural programs. The series launches in January.
"I am very excited and pleased to have the programming take ...
Posted Sunday, December 18th 2011 at 3:20PM
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CNN.com--A woman passenger on a public bus from Ashdod to Jerusalem Friday was told by an ultra-Orthodox male passenger to move to the back of the bus. The man held the door of the bus open and would not allow it to move for approximately 30 minutes. ...
Posted Sunday, December 18th 2011 at 3:08PM
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