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• US civil rights attorney Percy Sutton dies

  
  AlumniUnit.com — Authority: 126
  President Barack Obama on Sunday marked the death of legendary civil rights lawyer and politician Percy Sutton as that of “a true hero to African Americans.”“His life-long dedication to the fight for civil rights and his career as an entrepreneur and public servant made the rise of countless young African ...
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• Black People in the Valley of Sun More Open to a Greener Way of Living

  
  phxsoul.com — Authority: 132
  Submitted by DaVaun Sanders International climate talks concluded in Copenhagen on Dec. 19, but it remains doubtful whether the efforts will impact Valley African Americans in the immediate future. The summit lasted for two weeks and included delegates from 193 nations. “We have the foundation for the first ...
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• Renowned Civil Rights Activist Percy Sutton Passes Away

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  By Gina GomezNew York, Dec.27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Much acclaimed civil rights activists Percy Sutton, who was known to be one of the most competent black political leader, passed away on Saturday, sources reveal. The reputed politician who played a significant role in the fight for equal rights of the African American ...
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• From the Archives: Pardon John Brown

  
  American Leftist — Authority: 420
  See you in 2010, originally posted on December 3, 2009 Yesterday, David Reynolds, a CUNY Graduate Center professor who wrote a courageous, groundbreaking biography of John Brown published in 2005, emphasized the necessity of rehabilitating John Brown : Its important for Americans to recognize our national ...
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• The Princess and the Frog — Disney’s gift to American blacks

  
  Bookworm Room — Authority: 639
  I just returned from seeing Disney’s latest release, The Princess and the Frog . Looked at purely from an entertainment standpoint, the movie is a delight.  The hand drawn animation is imaginative and, at times, exquisitely beautiful.  When the Bayou lights up at sunset with fireflies, every little girl in the ...
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• Are Black Celebrities Stealing ideas from the Common Folk or are the Common Folks Just Haters?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 434
  I just finished reading an article about the Wayans Brothers. One of their former assistants is suing them because he contends the brothers stole his idea for their book, You Know You’re a Goldigger …, Jared Edwards said he worked for them a decade ago and he wrote jokes about women using their wiles to secure ...
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• “It’s a Wonderful Life”: Honoring Lillian Randolph

  
  racismreview.com — Authority: 544
  During this holiday season, lots of people go to the movies and watch classic holiday-themed films like, Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The film can be read as a critique of capitalism through its indictment of the Potter character, and an affirmation of hope and the beauty friends as “true ...
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• Savannah GhettoBraggingRights Community Encourages Whites to Peacefully Turn Over Property Claimed As Repara- tions in Non Violent BOW Reparations Protests: “Tis Better To Give Than Receive, Devil. Ask Jennifer Ross.” – Savannah Black Foot Soldier Ebeneze

  
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• Joshua & Susan Powell, Billy Maxwell’s Family, Andrea Yates’ Kids: The Caucasian Psychopath, Are Any Of Us Safe?

  
  digitalmonkeys — Authority: 109
  “ ALL WHITES SUFFER FROM CLASSIC AMERICAN RACIAL PSYCHOSIS: ANDREA YATES MURDERED HER CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT I NCREASED AMOUNTS OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT HAD OWN HER MENTAL FACULTY. B/C OF UV, ALL WHITES ARE SUBJECT TO THESE EPISODES” – Harlem Dyse Did you know that there is a relationship between ...
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• More Black Students Took AP Exams in 2009 — Where and Why

  
  Black On Campus — Authority: 103
  The positive developments in Black education rarely make the national news, and so you may well have missed the story out of Maryland and South Carolina, that significantly greater numbers of African American high school students are choosing to take Advanced Placement (AP) exams. This is an important change ...
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• Community News (V11-I53)

  
  Muslim Media Network — Authority: 137
  Malcolm X’s daughter speaks Ilyasah Shabazz, the third daughter of the late American Muslim leader Malcolm X, is the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. and Days of Dialogue (MLK/DOD) celebration Jan. 18-22, at the University of Wyoming. Shabazz, an author, lecturer and human rights ...
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• Sean Goldman will be Home for the Holidays, but where is Mitrice Richardson?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 434
   Today David Goldman left Brazil with his son, Sean. This story has been in the news for at least 4 years. Goldman’s former wife was from Brazil and she took the boy there on a trip and ended up divorcing Goldman. She remarried and died in childbirth and the boy’s stepfather fought for years to keep the boy. ...
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• Obama Fouls His Own Nest

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Hey Obama constituencies! How’s that “HOPE” and “CHANGE” working for ya? Labor: Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 12-4-2009: National unemployment has risen from 7.6% in January 2009 to 10% in November 2009. Among the major worker groups, unemployment rates for adult men (10.5 per-cent), adult women (7.9 ...
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• Avatar: novel push for savage nobility

  
  Not My Tribe — Authority: 145
  I’d like to contrast the high-profile critical receptions being given two Hollywood films about being darker-skinned. Precious is about an African-American girl so dark she absorbs the light, without being about blackness at all. The movie tells a story of poverty, incest and the cycles of abuse, while tipping the ...
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• White Face Only Recognition Technology

  
  brotherpeacemaker — Authority: 424
  By now, anybody who keeps abreast of tech news has heard by now that Hewlett Packard’s face recognition software doesn’t recognize black faces. But that’s okay. Glitches and bugs are an inevitable fact of life when it comes to technology.  And to its credit, HP has quickly developed a patch kit for their ...
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• ) Became popular 5 months ago Here is a GREAT 3-panel from PhD Comics on college ideals and aspirations and the reality of life after college. Aside from being able to attend college classes, you’re also enjoying what you love best, cheerleading. Th

  
  College Education — Authority: 148
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• Has President Obama Lost the Confidence of the Black Community?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 434
  Yesterday President Obama sat down for an interview with April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks.  She asked him why were some portions of the black community losing faith in him. Ryan specifically asked “speaking of the African American community, this seems to be a shift in black leadership, as it relates to ...
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• HP cant recognize Me

  
  Maybe it's just me... — Authority: 493
  Great Hera, this is something. The new HP webcams may have an issue. Folks are claiming that the cameras dont register African-American faces in their programming. See the example: Okay, well HP responded to this: Some of you may have seen or heard of a YouTube video in which the facial-tracking software didnt ...
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• Obama responds to criticism in the black community

  
  AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Authority: 156
  Politico : President Barack Obama deflected criticism Monday that he has not been attentive enough to the African-American community, telling American Urban Radio Networks that he was unconcerned to see that kind of message coming from former supporters such as actor Danny Glover. "If you want me to line up all the ...
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• Baltimore Soldier Home for the Holidays Killed On City Streets

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 434
  When a young person goes off the serve their country friends and loved ones pray for their safety. One such young person was Private Clifford Williams. He was home on a 15 day leave. He wanted to spend Christmas with his son and he would have celebrated his 23 rd birthday the day after Christmas, but sadly his family ...
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