There are a few things Aevin Dugas has had to sacrifice for her hairstyle. Peripheral vision is one.
Driving is a problem. Even riding in a car with friends, she get relegated to the back. Blind spots are inevitable when your afro nearly fills ...
Posted Friday, September 23rd 2011 at 11:26AM
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ESPN.com--A hockey fan threw a banana at the Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds in an apparent racist taunt as the African-American winger prepared for a shootout.
Simmonds scored on the attempt, which came Thursday night in a pre-season game aga ...
Posted Friday, September 23rd 2011 at 11:17AM
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WHERE ARE THE MEN?
What happened to the fearless Brother who stood for something.
Did what was necessary because it was necessary.
Truthful, responsible to His family, to His people.
Strong because He was strength.
Now all we talk about ...
Posted Friday, September 23rd 2011 at 11:06AM
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Cynthia McKinney's letter to Chatham County District Attorney for Troy Davis
Mr. Larry Chisolm
District Attorney
133 Montgomery Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Dear District Attorney Chisolm:
I am a daughter of Georgia and I want t ...
Posted Wednesday, September 21st 2011 at 1:24PM
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The following list is meant to illustrate that to start prepping does not have to take lots of money. For $100 you may be surprised what you can get:
200 cans of vegetables.
150 cans of fruit.
100 cans of soup.
101 jars of peanut butter at 99 c ...
Posted Wednesday, September 21st 2011 at 1:05PM
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CHICAGO--A man filed a lawsuit Friday claiming he was fired from the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition because he is gay.
Tommy R. Bennett claims Jackson fired him unjustly and the civil rights leader forced him to perform “uncomfortable ...
Posted Monday, September 19th 2011 at 1:18PM
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From The Wall Street Journal
September 18, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Black people have been emptied from the City of Tawergha in Libya, their homes razed, and that the words "slaves" and "negroes" are scribbled on their aban ...
Posted Monday, September 19th 2011 at 1:02PM
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — More than a half-century after federal troops escorted nine black students into an all-white school, efforts to desegregate Little Rock's classrooms are at another turning point.
The state wants to end its long-running payments ...
Posted Sunday, September 18th 2011 at 9:51PM
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This past week in a grand deficit cutting bargain the Senate Finance Committee explored “Tax Reform Options Promoting Retirement Security.” The excuse is to make 401K plans more efficient; to keep Social Security afloat and to switch funds from these ...
Posted Sunday, September 18th 2011 at 9:46PM
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The following article contains only excerpts of the inspirational message to women delivered by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday, September 11, 2011 before a packed audience full of M.G.T. and G.C.C. Vanguard and female guests at Mosq ...
Posted Saturday, September 17th 2011 at 6:15PM
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HOUSTON-- Recently joining the race for the 2012 Republican nomination for president is Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry, in his third and final term at the helm of the state, has rapidly moved to the front of still fluctuating field of candidates.
Pe ...
Posted Friday, September 16th 2011 at 11:48AM
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Just when we thought Beyoncé and hubby Jay-Z were about to become parents for the first time, the couple have been hit with rumours stating the rapper already has a secret son.
Long before Jigga married Bey, Star magazine has reported that the 41- ...
Posted Thursday, September 15th 2011 at 1:29PM
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Chicago Sun-Times--On Sept. 15, 1963, a bomb set by KKK members killed four young black girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.
The 16th Street Baptist Church was known as a gathering place for civil rights leaders including M ...
Posted Thursday, September 15th 2011 at 1:09PM
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Newsweek.com-- The government and corporate media are pumping out more propaganda on vital economic statistics to mask the severity of our economic crisis. Deceptive unemployment, GDP, inflation and poverty measures are easily exposed with some resea ...
Posted Thursday, September 15th 2011 at 12:58PM
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USAToday.com--R&B singer Kelis has lashed out at the British after experiencing racial hostility at a London airport.
The Milkshake hitmaker, was heading home to America after performing at the Bestival music festival on the Isle of Wight at the w ...
Posted Tuesday, September 13th 2011 at 2:16PM
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has a new date set for its official dedication ceremony, after Hurricane Irene forced organizers to postpone the event, planned for late August.
Organizers are expected to announce a new dedication date of Oct. ...
Posted Monday, September 12th 2011 at 1:09PM
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By Akindele Akinyemi
http://onedetroitnetwork.blogspot.com/
Asserts the conservative in Michigan, who argues that neither the Republican Party nor U.S. President Barack Obama is at fault on this issue.. He wonders: why is Black America not effect ...
Posted Monday, September 12th 2011 at 12:36PM
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Global Research Editor's Note
We bring to the attention of our readers the following text of Osama bin Laden's interview with Ummat, a Pakistani daily, published in Karachi on September 28, 2001. It was translated into English by the BBC World Mon ...
Posted Sunday, September 11th 2011 at 7:08PM
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