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• Dr. Boyce: Prosperity Gospel: Is it Real or Not?

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 426
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins   Nearly every African American knows just how important the black church is to our community. We also know about "prosperity gospel," the act of preaching about God within the context of wealth building. I admit that this form of faith is a bit odd to me. I am a Finance Professor and I ...
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• Black News: Police Still Can’t get to Tiger Woods

  
  Your Black World — Authority: 520
  Florida troopers who sought to interview golf great Tiger Woods and his wife on Saturday about how his SUV struck a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree were told by his agent to come back the following day. Two Florida Highway Patrol vehicles had arrived at Woods’ $2.4 million mansion outside Orlando, but the ...
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• The Washington Review Commentary: About That Presidential Security Breach

  
  THE KALEIDOSCOPE FACTOR: A Unique Collection of African American News and Commentary — Authority: 137
  Party Crashers Michaele And Tareq Salahi Shakes Hands With President Obama Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is in the hot seat. As he should be. How could two complete strangers infiltrate a state event without the batting of an eyelash? Tareq and Michaele Salahi breezed into the state dinner given in the ...
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• Dr. Boyce: Has Obama Helped Black Men?

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 426
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins   I did a recent CNN appearance along with the actor Hill Harper and Dr. Alvin Poussaint at Harvard University. The series was a one-year anniversary segment featuring political issues within the African American community . for the entire week, the primary focus was on the impact that ...
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• Where’s the national news coverage of the National Day of Outrage

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 132
  The National Day of Outrage was a planned protest against gun violence in black communities sponsored by  Al Sharpton & the National Action Network. It took place in cities such as NY, Atlanta, Chicago, and LA. George Cook of letstalkhonestly.com questions why the national media all but ignored it. Read the ...
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• Dr. Wilmer Leon: Obama’s Social Agenda and What We Need for America

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III , Your Black World , Howard University   Early on the campaign trail, presidential candidate Barack Obama said, "This country is ready for a transformative politics of the sort that John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt represented." Socially, President Obama is beginning to ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins: Things You Don’t Know about Heather Ellis

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins     Jury selection for Heather Ellis continues Heather Ellis case one in a long line of Missouri’s racial injustices This Nov. 4, 2009 file photo shows Heather Ellis, left, arm-in-arm with her mother, Hester Ellis, exiting the Stoddard County Justice Center in Bloomfield, Mo. (AP ...
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• Mississippi Governor Wants to Merge All of It’s HBCUs

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  Gov. Haley Barbour’s plan to merge Mississippi’s three historically black universities has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled with a violent civil rights past and a decades-long legal battle over the historic underfunding of those schools. At Jackson State University, students have turned to Twitter ...
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• Your Health News: Another Hurdle Jumped for Healthcare Reform

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  WASHINGTON – A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. The bill would extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down ...
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• OPINION: Depression in the Black Community – Why it is a Serious Problem

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 629
  Depression in the black community is a serious issue, but is long neglected by many of us.  According to the National Institute for Mental Health, 54 percent of all Americans consider depression to be a personal weakness.  While I am not one to distinguish between the cases where depression is imagined or ...
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• OPINION: Heather Ellis Finally Tells Her Story – Why I Believe Her

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 629
  Heather Ellis is the woman who once faced up to 15-years in prison in an incident stemming from being accused of cutting the line at Wal-Mart.  We fought for Heather for weeks, but I’d never had a chance to actually speak with her.  Finally, she called me and we had the chance to talk.  It was a two hour ...
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• Heather Ellis Speaks Exclusively to AOL Black Voices and Dr. Boyce

  
  Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — Authority: 155
  Filed under: Interviews , Race and Civil Rights The reactions I received from those in the Your Black World Coalition in response to the decision by Heather Ellis to take the plea deal varied all the way across the board. There were some who felt that Heather had sold out the cause of her supporters by ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins: Jesse Jackson Gets into it with the CBC

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Black Planet , Your Black World Coalition I love speaking with Rev. Jesse Jackson.  He walks and talks like a man who has seen and heard nearly everything.  Our civil rights leaders are social hubs through which many members of our society must travel in order to reach their ...
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• Heather Ellis Takes the Plea, but Dr. Boyce Watkins has Questions

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Black Planet   I have been actively involved in the fight for Heather Ellis, the 24-year old school teacher now facing up to 15-years in prison for cutting line at a local Wal-Mart .  Although Heather has now reached a plea deal with prosecutors over her arrested, there are still ...
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• Soledad OBrien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star Newss

  
  RushPRnews - Newswire & Global Press Release Distribution — Authority: 439
  Soledad OBrien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star Newss Annual Dinner 2009 FridaySpecial To The Black Star News [Black Star News Annual Dinner 2009] The new venue for The Black Star Newss 2009 Annual Awards Dinner on November 20...
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• Jamar Pinkney Sr. Shoots His Son in the Head Execution Style

  
  Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — Authority: 155
  Filed under: News , Opinion Jamar Pinkney, Sr. of Detroit is accused of shooting his 15-year-old son in the head execution style. The shooting occurred after his son, Jamar Jr. , confessed that hed done something inappropriate to his 3-year-old sister. Jamar Sr. came home, stripped his son naked, took him ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins – The Heather Ellis Case: All About Racism

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   My mother raised me to believe that black men are supposed to stand up for black women . Heather Ellis is the woman who now faces 15-years in prison for an incident deriving from her being accused of cutting line at a Walmart. Based on my knowledge of the Heather ...
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• Memphis Benefit Planned for Heather Ellis

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 426
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• Tom Joyner, Roland Martin and Dr. Boyce Discuss the Heather Ellis Case

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 426
  On Thursday, November 12, Dr. Boyce spoke with Tom Joyner about The Heather Ellis Case.  Please sign up to save Heather at www. SaveHeatherEllis.com and get involved!
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• Dr. Boyce: The Financial Value of Rihanna’s Pain

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 426
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins   I hated what Chris Brown did to Rihanna. I was angered, disappointed and irritated by the fact that many are quick to forgive egregious behavior on the part of celebrities, and a hit song can forgive all sins. At the same time, celebs are just like the rest of us, full of complexities that ...
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