Before you share your thoughts let me share a few facts to help you along !
(CNN) - In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10925, ordering that federally funded projects "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are e ...
Posted Sunday, October 14th 2012 at 8:23PM
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the fight Black people have against the “media” is really a
battle against CONCEPTS. This is, at best, a very, very difficult battle to
win because the minds of Black people are filled to overflowing with white
concepts. There is no space left ...
Posted Sunday, October 14th 2012 at 1:23PM
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First Corinthian Baptist senior pastor Michael Walrond Jr. envisioned the Dream Center as a 'hub of community empowerment'
First Corinthian Baptist Church Pastor Michael Walrond Jr. addresses the crowd at opening ceremonies for the Dream Center, a ...
Posted Saturday, October 13th 2012 at 11:53PM
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There comes a point when one must make a decision. Are YOU willing to do what it takes to push the right buttons to elevate those around you? If the answer is YES, are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the vill ...
Posted Saturday, October 13th 2012 at 11:08PM
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Live positive
Holding a grudge can get heavy and tiresome. Lighten your load by letting it go.
Looking for someone to blame for what’s wrong takes time and effort away from doing what’s right. Do yourself and everyone else a favor, and put your energy into positive actions.
Being envious of those ...
Posted Saturday, October 13th 2012 at 4:00AM
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KEEP IT ???
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Posted Saturday, October 13th 2012 at 3:09AM
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People are shaking their heads in disbelieve of children: being abused; being taught, and trained the criminal life successfully; trying to become and maintain an outstanding citizen, but are not being notice and falls along the wayside. People wake ...
Posted Saturday, October 13th 2012 at 2:53AM
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My thoughts in this matter is through the course of history Black people have fought for the right to be treated and respected as citizens of a country they were forced to travel to on slave ships that crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
The numbers of Bla ...
Posted Saturday, October 13th 2012 at 12:00AM
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President Barack Obama watches the Vice Presidential debate aboard Air Force One with staff, en route home from Florida, Oct. 11, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
This official White House photograph is being made available only f ...
Posted Friday, October 12th 2012 at 1:15AM
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The former classmate, who referred to Obama as “Barry” throughout the interview (the name she claims his classmates called him),
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Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 9:25PM
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THE BLACK COMMUNITY AGREES: GOD SAID MARRIAGE EQUALS ONE MAN + ONE WOMAN
For generations the Black Community has steadfastly adhered to the belief that marriage is between one man and one woman. Our churches have always upheld this teaching, and o ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 9:14PM
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Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus on Thursday got into a bit of a testy exchange with CNN’s Soledad “Talking Points Memo” O’Brien, the former accusing the latter of treating left-of-center issues with kid gloves.
The bac ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 9:05PM
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wait wait wait ,,,,,, ROMNEY IS A MERMEN RIGHT ??? — GOP nominee Mitt Romney and Rev. Billy Graham discussed policy and personal connections Thursday at a meeting at the evangelical leader’s home that ended with the men praying together.
"I'll ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 8:41PM
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Supreme Court Case ruling may inspire HBCUs to recruit more black students
Wednesday’s oral arguments in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case has suggested a notion of potentially overruling the admission policies for universities and ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 8:00PM
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When I was in the process of reading and writing about Nielsen and the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s report on African-American buying power for this week’s Black newspapers, I was reminded of how many top companies continue to take adv ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 6:50PM
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For far too long, we’ve been hearing such gloom and doom reports on the economy, on housing, on efforts to end Medicare and Medicaid, as well as ending Obamacare –as those of us who support affordable health care for all learned to affectionately cal ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 6:41PM
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After looking at this video how can you NOT get out and register to vote, how can you NOT honor the men and women that sacrificed their lives to earn the right to vote for you and your children. The effort for equality and equitable treatment is neve ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 6:36PM
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On Thursday, Oct. 18th, One Stop Early Voting begins in North Carolina. That means unless you plan to cast your ballots on Election Day, Nov.6th, you’ll have between the 18thof October and the third of November to do so early.
As always, this news ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 5:46PM
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Four states permanently disenfranchise ex-felons. In Florida, Iowa, Kentucky and Virginia, it takes a decree by the governor or a clemency board to restore a person’s voting rights, and only after a predetermined waiting period and all fines and fees ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 5:41PM
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Ebony's Jamilah Lemieux challenges the arguments of Abigail Fisher, a white candidate who says she was denied the right to attend the University of Texas, which insists she wouldn't have gotten in even without affirmative action.
Despite having gr ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 5:36PM
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Standing at the back of a packed high school gym as Vice President Biden finished speaking in Ft. Myers, Florida, on Saturday was 15-year-old Kobe Groce. He cradled a "Forward" sign, hoping to get the Vice President to sign it for his brother, Kaelin ...
Posted Thursday, October 11th 2012 at 5:26PM
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We rumbled, and I stood up in the paint like a real G."
Sunday's BET Hip Hop Awards were a mess for members of Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group crew. Two separate altercations led to a series of conflicting reports involving thrown punches, pepper s ...
Posted Wednesday, October 10th 2012 at 10:08PM
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