Abner Louima, police brutality victim, to stump for Brooklyn DA candidate Ken Thompson
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS--Abner Louima, the Haitian immigrant who was sodomized by cops in a Brooklyn police station bathroom in 1997 is returning to the borough — t ...
Posted Thursday, October 31st 2013 at 12:38PM
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From DemocracyNow.org
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013
As the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation holds protests in several cities today, we bring you the shocking story of Mohamed Bah, ...
Posted Friday, October 25th 2013 at 12:09PM
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The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson
Posted: 10/24/2013 9:43 am EDT | Updated: 10/24/2013 11:12 am EDT
Less than 24 hours after the news that Barneys and the New York Police Department are being slapped with a discrimination suit by 19-year ...
Posted Thursday, October 24th 2013 at 12:53PM
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GRAMBLING, La. -- Naquan Smith and his Grambling State football teammates have no regrets about a nearly weeklong boycott that forced the university to forfeit its game against Jackson State on Saturday.
Grambling players stood behind Smith Monday ...
Posted Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 at 1:04PM
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Minister Farrakhan has sought medical care for a bacterial infection of unknown origin, and was unable to speak at the 18th annual Million Man March celebration Sunday. Please keep the Honorable Minister and his family in your prayers and your hearts ...
Posted Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 at 12:56PM
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Examiner.com--According to Fox News on Oct. 17, O.J. Simpson wants to become a televangelist. It has been reported that Simpson, 66, wants to host a religious television show after getting out of prison.
His manager and promoter Norman Pardo calls ...
Posted Saturday, October 19th 2013 at 10:33AM
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Guy Johnson says he is often asked what it's like to be Dr. Maya Angelou's son. In this clip from "Super Soul Sunday" on OWN, he shares his experience being raised by the woman hailed as one of the most influential voices of our time. Did J ...
Posted Thursday, October 17th 2013 at 2:14PM
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TUSKEGEE, Ala. (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, thousands of Muslims and guests will mark the 18th Anniversary of the Million Man March, Holy Day of Atonement in this historic town. The Minister will de ...
Posted Thursday, October 17th 2013 at 2:05PM
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SOUTH HOLLAND, IL -- Michele Hoskins has had to overcome obstacles to launch her business, grow her business and maintain her business Michele Foods, Inc. As a woman, African American, single mother and on welfare when she started it people might be ...
Posted Tuesday, October 15th 2013 at 7:22PM
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SANTA FE >> Kids across New Mexico have heard of Joe Bauman, a minor-leaguer who tasted national fame by swatting 72 home runs one glorious season for the Roswell Rockets.
Not as many know about Josh Gibson. Some who do call Gibson the African Ame ...
Posted Monday, October 14th 2013 at 10:09PM
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‘The Arsenio Hall Show’ Is In Trouble; Is Help On The Horizon From A Comedian?
October 10, 2013
Our sources have told us that The Arsenio Hall Show, which premiered to great ratings during it’s initial broadcast run in September is in trouble.
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Posted Sunday, October 13th 2013 at 6:32PM
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6 Shocking Facts About Slavery, Natives and African Americans
Vincent Schilling
10/9/13
In the last week of September, the Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center at Norfolk State University (NSU) held a conference called “1619: The Making of America.” Th ...
Posted Sunday, October 13th 2013 at 10:15AM
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The Diary of Malcolm X
Third World Press seeks assistance with the publicity, marketing and production costs of publishing the Malcolm X Diary, set to be released in November of 2013.
Hello, my name is Haki Madhubuti. I am the founder and publi ...
Posted Thursday, October 10th 2013 at 1:33PM
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There are some character traits that existed in chattel slavery in the Americas that still may be lurking or haunting us still today. We need to take a closer look at the behavioral character that was created during this time. Tariq Nasheed brings th ...
Posted Sunday, October 6th 2013 at 6:53PM
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What Every Woman Should Ask Herself Before She Becomes a “Side Piece”
By: Krystle Crossman
HealthyBlackWoman.com
If you are in a relationship with a man who is married or is in a committed relationship, you are considered a mistress. Before you ...
Posted Sunday, October 6th 2013 at 6:39PM
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Breast Cancer is a well-known topic in all groups, no matter the age or gender. The facts circulating every day are generally those meant for prevention or procedural care, so here are some breast cancer facts you may not know to help everyone stay i ...
Posted Sunday, October 6th 2013 at 5:36PM
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned that a prolonged government shutdown could do long-term harm to the U.S. economy, Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) President and CEO Rhone Resch this week issued the following statement:
“As an industry org ...
Posted Thursday, October 3rd 2013 at 11:54AM
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I watched some of Rihanna's latest music video "Pour It Up", and it's sad that our sister has to wear certain things and do certain things in order to be accepted into today's music industry for fame and extreme wealth and privilege. Rihanna's a beau ...
Posted Thursday, October 3rd 2013 at 11:45AM
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THE FIRST LADY WRITES AN IMPASSIONED AND PERSONAL PIECE URGING THE NATION TO BUY IN TO THE PRESIDENT'S UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PLAN
It wasn’t that long ago that Barack and I were starting out as a newly married couple, trying to make our apartment i ...
Posted Friday, September 27th 2013 at 12:45PM
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