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• JAMES SHIKWATI COMMENTARY: Parents Have To Motivate Children

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  The libertarian head of the Inter-Region Economic Network (Kenya) opines about reducing Kenyas crime rate : "As Kenyans take some time off to enjoy the long holiday season, it is important that we jointly reflect on the role of the basic unit of society — the family. The country aspires to become a first class ...
  2 days ago

• Prison Population To Have First Drop Since 1972

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 587
  DALLAS – The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other. The inmate population has risen steadily since the early 1970s as states adopted get-tough policies that sent more people to prison and kept ...
  5 days ago

• JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS OP-ED: King Of The Blacks

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  The conservative Republican actor in California writes about instilling academic excellence in one of his sons : "Last week I had what my parents generation used to call a come to Jesus meeting with my 7th grade son. His mid-term report card arrived in the mail. His mother and I were under-whelmed. The comments on my ...
  1 week ago

• SHAMARA RILEY COMMENTARY: Chinas One-Child Laws Wont Translate For African-American Women

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Yes, Ive got another piece up over at theGrio.com. This one is my libertarian feminist take on the argument that population control - where there is worldwide implementation of Chinas one-child policy - shouldve been the main focus of the international environmental conference in Copenhagen : "Most fundamentally, the ...
  1 week ago

• GOOD NEWS: L.A. Mom Keeps Hope Alive As Family Faces Homelessness

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 587
  From HuffingtonPost.com: This story is part of HuffPost Impact’s 12 Days, 12 Cities, 12 Families series, highlighting Americans who have persevered to overcome incredible challenges and the nonprofits that helped change their lives. Check back tomorrow for the continuation of this series. Andrena Seals, a ...
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• Maria: "My Hubby, My Hero"

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Maria, a conservative blogger in northeastern USA, pens a love post about her husband : "I laid in bed this morning, wondering about our children’s future, our country’s future. Insomnia and exasperation can be a frustrating combination. But then you stirred…and I felt all set right with the world again. Hubby, ...
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• Crowning moment – Baltimore Sun

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 172
  Sydney Morning Herald Crowning moment Baltimore Sun Nicholas favorite character was Mama Odie: "How many black families have this very strong grandmotherly figure in their lives who imparts wisdom and ... Still Waiting For Disneys First Black Prince NPR Review: Princess and the ...
  2 weeks ago

• I Don’t Know If I’m Going to see “Precious”

  
  Jack & Jill Politics — Authority: 600
  From the reviews I’ve read, and the fact that I read the book, “Push”, several years ago, it’s just flat out depressing. Now, I have gone to see “The Blind Side” and no, the “Captain Save-A-Negro” concept was not lost on me, but that movie left me believing that LeeAnn Tuoey is just as much ...
  2 weeks ago

• Oprah & Tyler Perry Should Be Applauded

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Sophia Nelson, a moderate pundit, gives a thumbs up to the folks behind the movie "Precious" : "After seeing the movie with the same title, I will never think of Chante Moore’s chart topping 1990’s song, Precious, quite the same, ever again. The movie Precious left me feeling deeply wounded, confused and ...
  3 weeks ago

• FDIC: Black Families Less Likely To Use Banks Regularly

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 587
  From Black Enterprise: Minorities and low-income households are less likely to have a bank account or more likely to use alternative financial services compared to the population as a whole, according a new report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Nationally, nearly 20% of lower-income U.S. households — ...
  3 weeks ago

• Mearly A Case Of Mistaken Identity

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Tony Sewell discusses the case of Tyrone Mears (pictured), a British-born athlete who played for Jamaicas soccer team earlier this year. It turns out that his father, who he thought was Jamaican, is actually Sierra Leonean. Because of FIFA rules, Mr. Mears now cant play for Britain. Mr. Sewell, a British moderate ...
  4 weeks ago

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