Diana Ross is on The Oprah Winfrey Show today with her family in tow. The Supremes icon and Lady Sings the Blues actress is surprised by Billie Dee Williams, who makes a cameo on the show. This represents her first appearance on television in years.
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Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 3:18PM
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NEW ORLEANS--Faculty, parents, students, and alumni crowded into the St. Augustine High School gym Thursday to talk about discipline. Most of those in the audience want to see the African American Catholic boys school bring back corporal punishment, ...
Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 2:54PM
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NOTE FROM SIEBRA:
The following text is excerpted from the book "The Meaning of F.O.I." by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, published in 1983 and available through the Nation of Islam website www.finalcall.com.
THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOU ...
Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 2:41PM
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New York (CNN) -- A billboard has sparked controversy in New York after an anti-abortion group erected a sign focused exclusively on African-American abortion rates.
The sign -- which was paid for by an organization called Life Always -- reads: "T ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th 2011 at 12:03PM
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AKRON--A woman convicted of a felony for using her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district should be "saluted, not arrested," civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said at a rally for her on Thursday.
Sharpton ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th 2011 at 11:59AM
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In school, having a great teacher is the single most important factor in determining a student's success. Giving America's kids the best education in the world is only possible with the best teachers in the world.
States are being forced to make m ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 3:30PM
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This aired last night on PBS. I highly recommend viewing it. There was filiming of the moment-by-moment events from the protesters perspective as all hell was breaking loose in Egypt. This program also takes a look at The Muslim Brotherhood. ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 3:19PM
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Beyonce graces the March issue of L'Officiel Paris, but it's a controversial photo of the superstar inside the French fashion magazine that's getting the most attention.
The glossy is celebrating its 90th anniversary, and Beyonce marks the oc ...
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 at 3:10PM
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CHICAGO--Once upon a time, Congressman Danny Davis was vying with ex-Senator Carol Moseley Braun to be named the "consensus black candidate" for mayor by a group of Chicago's African-American leaders.
When Braun won that title, Davis became one of ...
Posted Monday, February 21st 2011 at 3:23PM
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Subject: Veterans For Peace Demands Apology From Secretary of State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Veterans for Peace http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
Leah Bolger, leahbolger@comcast.net
Veterans For Peace Demands Apology From Secretary ...
Posted Monday, February 21st 2011 at 2:49PM
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She's currently in the middle of a custody battle with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry over their daughter Nahla. But Halle Berry has another family issue in her life that hasn't gained so much press attention - she's estranged from her siblings.
The a ...
Posted Sunday, February 20th 2011 at 4:00PM
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Though a half century has passed, John E. Lawrence can still recall the teachers who touched his life as he was growing up in the community of Walltown in Durham, N.C.
There was Cleo Russell, his first-grade teacher at Walltown Elementary School. ...
Posted Sunday, February 20th 2011 at 3:49PM
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MSNBC.com--Racial incidents at Kentucky’s Georgetown College and at the University of Alabama have put race relations in the crosshairs once again at Southern colleges, and raised tensions on both of the campuses.
A fraternity at Georgetown Colleg ...
Posted Saturday, February 19th 2011 at 3:29PM
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(ThyBlackMan.com) It has become a travesty of epic proportions; Black boys are being sent in record numbers to the psychiatrist for mind-altering medications that come with a plethora of side effects. At the heart of the issue are allegations by clas ...
Posted Saturday, February 19th 2011 at 3:26PM
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NEW ORLEANS--Fantasia Barrino is ready for her closeup.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 'American Idol' season 3 winner has landed her first leading role in a biopic about the life of American gospel singer and civil rights activist Mahal ...
Posted Friday, February 18th 2011 at 4:17PM
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Excitement is building across the country as thousands prepare for the Nation of Islam's Saviours' Day 2011 Convention.
This year's convention marks the 81st year of the Nation of Islam's existence in North America. Each ...
Posted Friday, February 18th 2011 at 3:34PM
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