WASHINGTON — A US appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing Tuesday death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, without overturning the guilty verdict of the man who has become a cause celebre for death penalty opponents.
The court in Pennsylvania rule ...
Posted Tuesday, April 26th 2011 at 12:46PM
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GERMANTOWN, Md -- An interdenominational group of African-American pastors has united to ignite a movement to renew marriage and fatherhood in the African-American community.
The movement, led by 10 pastors in partnership with National Fatherhood ...
Posted Tuesday, April 26th 2011 at 12:43PM
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This was sent several members of the African Union, on April 6, 2011.
April 3, 2011
African Union
Greetings His Excellency,
May this message find you in the best of health and spirit!
My given birth name is Lisa Brown. I am your ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2011 at 7:03PM
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MISSISSIPPI--More than half a century after he first moved to desegregate higher education in the Magnolia State, James Meredith is calling for another revolution.
"There is desperation in Mississippi, particularly in the Mississippi Delta," said ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2011 at 6:53PM
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Relocating to a different country to live can be a bag of blessings mixed with struggles and the Lujwangana family from Tanzania are showcasing that dilemma in their new reality show Growing Up African. The show centers on five siblings—John ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2011 at 5:24PM
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Local residents and others are seeking financial assistance for the legal defense of a Paris, Texas man accused of sexual assault in a case civil rights activists state is one of several that illustrates racism within the town’s criminal justice syst ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2011 at 4:51PM
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By Aaron Keck
(Additional reporting from Carolina Connection)
The State House of Representatives has proposed a 15.5 percent budget cut for the UNC system. That’s an attention-grabbing number, but students on campus, particularly minority student ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2011 at 4:46PM
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USATODAY.com--A quote by the man who discovered gravity resonates with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
“If I have seen further than others,” wrote Sir Isaac Newton, “it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
Obviously, the former Lakers and Bruins gr ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2011 at 4:43PM
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CHICAGO — A Texas anti-abortion group on Saturday defended its billboard campaign on Chicago’s South Side that uses an image of President Barack Obama, while community groups said they hope to encourage residents to talk frankly about women’s health ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2011 at 4:40PM
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Only two out of every 10 African-Americans are on a path to achieve their retirement goals, according to a six-month-old survey of Blacks conducted by a major wealth manager.
The study, entitled “The African-American Financial Experience,” produce ...
Posted Saturday, April 23rd 2011 at 4:49PM
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MARYLAND--If you live in Broadneck, Severna Park, the South River area or south county, chances are you're a lot more satisfied with county schools.
But if you live in north county, Annapolis, Glen Burnie or near Fort George G. Meade, you're more ...
Posted Friday, April 22nd 2011 at 1:33PM
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To understand the complex web of deceit aimed at luring the American people and the rest of the world into accepting a military solution which threatens the future of humanity, get your copy of Michel Chossudovsky's international bestseller, America' ...
Posted Thursday, April 21st 2011 at 1:21PM
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Just last week President Barack Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy, and Prime Minister David Cameron wrote an op-ed in which the three imperial powers jointly defend their ‘intervention’ in Libya. While it may seem like a legitimate argument, what the ...
Posted Thursday, April 21st 2011 at 1:17PM
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I love springtime, but am currently having problems with caterpillars attacking some of my plants and flowers in my front yard. My neighbor recommends wrapping aluminum foil around the pots and spraying the front yard with a mixture of Dawn dishwashi ...
Posted Thursday, April 21st 2011 at 12:18PM
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From GlobalResearch.com
April 19, 2011
Plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world's largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, government documents show.
T ...
Posted Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at 1:21PM
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Whether folks want to admit or not, our public school system is in terrible trouble, and it’s our kids who are caught in the crosshairs. We’ve all heard the reports and mews articles—only 47 percent of black males graduate from high school on time (t ...
Posted Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at 1:17PM
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The following article contains excerpts from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's keynote address he delivered amidst the heated controversy and charges of anti-Semitism advanced by Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh, Pa. in response to talk show host ...
Posted Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at 12:53PM
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QUESTIONS THAT HAUNT ME!
If you have sex with a prostitute against her will, is it considered rape or shoplifting?
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murd ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 2:17PM
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The North Paran Book Buzzlist is a weekly feature produced by NorthParan.com that gives readers an entertaining digest of the most fascinating books that are being talked about by the black community today.
The 100 Best African American Poems by N ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 12:46PM
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We were a little surprised on this one.
The Institute for Economics and Peace just released its newest U.S. Peace Index, which rates states by their level of peacefulness. They come up with this list by looking at five factors: (1) number of homic ...
Posted Sunday, April 17th 2011 at 2:50PM
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From Press TV.com
April 17, 2011
Press TV has interviewed Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of US Treasury from Panama City, who gives his insight on the revolution in Libya and why US President Barack Obama needs to overthrow Qa ...
Posted Sunday, April 17th 2011 at 2:13PM
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While the Japanese nuclear crisis might upstage the Gulf crisis, it hasn't gone away.
As the Wall Street Journal notes today:
Vladimir Uiba, head of Russia’s Federal Medical-Biological Agency… compared the contamination of seawater by the Fukus ...
Posted Sunday, April 17th 2011 at 2:07PM
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