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• The Politics Of "The Least Of These"

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Constructive Feedback, a conservative blogger in metro Atlanta, Ga., opines : " Congressional Black Caucus Stands Up for Voiceless and Vulnerable – and Wins - By Rep Maxine Waters I will allow you to click on the link above and form your own opinions about the "protection" afforded to the "voiceless and the ...
  12 hours ago

• Walter E. Williams on Black Education

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  The libertarian economics professor opines about the state of majority black K-12 schools in America : "Michael Casserly, executive director of the D.C.-based Council on Great City Schools, in an article appearing in Crains Detroit Business, (12/8/09) titled, Detroits Public Schools Post Worst Scores on Record in ...
  14 hours ago

• Baltimore Soldier Home for the Holidays Killed On City Streets

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  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 ...
  15 hours ago

• Dont Expect Uncle Sam To Bail Out Black Communities

  
  Mirror On America — Authority: 132
  Even in a watered-down form, Congress will soon pass a major overhaul of the nations health care system. Absent from reforms will be any effort by the government to enter the private market via a public option. Capitalists and the uncaring killed that possibility. The real, but hidden, lesson from this and the recent ...
  15 hours ago

• Dont Expect Uncle Sam To Bail Out Black Communities

  
  King Politics — Authority: 133
  Even in a watered-down form, Congress will soon pass a major overhaul of the nations health care system. Absent from reforms will be any effort by the government to enter the private market via a public option. Capitalists and the uncaring killed that possibility. The real, but hidden, lesson from this and the recent ...
  15 hours ago

• Researchers: "Genomic Diversity Among African-Americans Is Far More Complex Than Previously Believed"

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Hat tip to reader Dragon Horse for this one. People who identify as African-American may be as little as 1 percent West African or as much as 99 percent, just one finding of a large-scale, genome-wide study of African and African-American ancestry. American, African, and French researchers led by scientists from the ...
  16 hours ago

• MYCHAL MASSIE OP-ED: Key Economic Factor: Abortion

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  The conservative Republican commentator argues that abortion has negative consequences for the American economy and for black Americas economic well-being in particular : "Consumer spending is the dominant part of our economy. At a time when we are looking to bolster the ailing economy and promote job growth, a baby ...
  18 hours ago

• Should Steve Harvey Be Dispensing Relationship Advice for Essence Magazine?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
   Steve Harvey has enjoyed unprecedented success this year. His book Act Like Lady Think Like A Man was on the New York Times bestseller’s list for weeks. He has appeared on Oprah, he is also a contributor on Good Morning America, and he continues to host a popular syndicated radio show. In a word Steve Harvey is ...
  23 hours ago

• Michael Steele Cashing In the Chairmanship

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  Michael Steele is the very visible chairman of the Republican Party. He is a frequent guest on the morning talk shows and he is masterful with the one liners. According to the today’s Washington Times we learned the chairman is making a lot of money on the speaking circuit. “He charges between $8,000 and $20,000 ...
  23 hours ago

• Why are Americans So Angry?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  A few days ago there was a monster storm in the Mid-Atlantic region. In Washington DC some young people were having a snowball fight and one of the snowballs hit a red Hummer. The driver got out holding a pistol. We learned later that he was an off duty policemen, but why would he react so violently to such an ...
  1 day ago

• 12/21 News: President Obama

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  POTUSs Outlook On Black America U.S. President Barack Obama deflected criticism today 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 . "Is ...
  1 day ago

• Alaina Reed-Hall: “227″ And “Sesame Street” Actress/Singer Loses Her Battle With Cancer

  
  Seriously McMillan's "She So Ghetto" — Authority: 125
  For those of you old schoolers out there, you probably remember the actress Alaina Reed-Hall as “Olivia”.  She was the funky and spunky Sesame Street resident with a songbirds voice. She also played the down-to-earth neighbor of Marla Gibbs and Jackee Harry on the NBC show, 227. In recent years, she has been ...
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• What is the difference between Natalie Holloway and Mitrice Richardson?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  Natalie Holloway was a high school senior that disappeared on a class trip to Aruba. Her mother effectively used the media to keep this story alive. She traveled to Aruba and challenged the police. She confronted the men that her daughter was last seen with before her disappearance. Her mother was tenacious and the ...
  2 days ago

• God, the Church and Black People

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  Today I am home because my city got socked by a snowstorm. Normally I would be at church on a Sunday morning, but today I will have to make do with watching televised ministries. In switching from channel to channel I am struck by how many churches talk about finances. They give 5-7 common sense solutions that will ...
  2 days ago

• Santa, Please Give My Mommy a Job

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  When I was a child we asked Santa for toys. We were children and we really did not have a care in the world, but sadly children have been robbed of this child-like innocence. Mall Santas across the country report more and more children are asking Santa for essentials.  “A couple of years ago, children were shooting ...
  3 days ago

• Are President Obama and Tiger Woods Simply Too Proud?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
    A few days ago Lisa Warren wrote a piece for the Huffington Post, regarding the toppling of black role models. The two prominent men she compared are President Barack Obama and golfer, Tiger Woods. Warren says “In the past few weeks, the two most famous and arguably most successful black men in America have ...
  4 days ago

• News: Black America

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Nation Of Islam Wrongly Targeted By Government Hat tip to reader P. for this one. Newly released government papers show homeland security officials improperly gathered intelligence on the Nation of Islam, the black Muslim sect run by Min. Louis Farrakhan here in Chicago. The 2007 report -- titled "Nation of ...
  5 days ago

• Constructive Feedback: "Today Within The Black Community - In The Name And Memory Of Martin Luther King Jr."

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  The conservative blogger in metro Atlanta, Ga. opines that Americas black leadership is too stuck on a "back in the day" ethic : "Whenever there is a television show that features former President Jimmy Carter, Rep John Lewis, NAACPs Julian Bond and Andrew Young - you can be 100% sure that it will be a show that ...
  5 days ago

• Why this Tiger Woods Story Will Not End Soon

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  Team Tiger got some good news for a change yesterday.  He was named AP Athlete of the Decade. Why are so many people so fascinated by this story? My friend said I failed to recognize the global presence of Woods. Our NFL and NBA athletes are regarded as the locals when compared to Tiger Woods. So his story garners ...
  6 days ago

• President Obama’s Approval Rating Dips Below 50% and I Know Why

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 432
  When President Obama was elected last year we believed things were going to change. He talked about how he was going to change the way Washington did business. He was the idealistic former community organizer with a real vision for the country.  He assembled a powerful coalition of progressives, minorities and people ...
  6 days ago

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