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• What Do the Cleveland Murders Say About Our Society?

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   Anthony Sowell is a name that most of us would like to forget. Sowell is the 50-year-old man in Cleveland found to have 11 corpses in his home after being arrested on a rape charge. His neighbors noticed the smell, but some blamed it on the sausage factory next ...
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• Black Preachers and Elections: What Gives?

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  A few weeks ago, the Rev. Calvin O. Butts III , the influential pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, came to a difficult decision, one he had wrestled with all summer. Daniel Barry for The New York Times "What could I say to a man who was mayor, and was supportive of a lot of programs that ...
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• NY1s Dominic Carter Keeps Having a Bad Week

  
  Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — Authority: 146
  Filed under: News , Opinion , Politics Somebodys having a really tough week. After dealing with wife-beating allegations, being hammered in the media and getting kicked off the air , NY1s celebrated and humiliated journalist Dominic Carter has found himself in yet another controversy. The story goes like ...
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• Several US Cities elect black mayors on 11/03/09

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 129
  On 11/03/09 several African Americans won mayor’s seats in several US cities while David Bing retained his seat in Detroit. Take a look at 6 of these new mayors by using the link below: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins: Michael Baisden Steps to the Plate on the Heather Ellis Case

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 492
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins   Just when you thought black celebrities didnt care anymore, the "Bad Boy of Radio," Michael Baisden announced today that he is going to give $5,000 to the legal defense fund of the family of Heather Ellis , a 24-year old black female college student who faces 15-years in prison after ...
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• Black Women, 15 Years in Prison for Cutting in Line at a Walmart? Where’s the Constitution in all this?

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  Dr. Wilmer Leon , Howard University , Sirius/XM Satellite, Your Black World One of the things that make America unique is its Constitution, specifically the Bill of Rights. In its original form, the Constitution did not include a list of basic civil liberties or guarantees to the individual. Many prominent ...
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• Dr Boyce Watkins: Obama’s Fed Chairman Makes Racially Embarrassing Remarks

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  by Dr Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University , Your Black World   I’ve always had mixed feelings about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. I feel that he is better than the previous chairman, Alan Greenspan, but the Fed Chairmanship (like the presidency) is almost never given to the right man. Just the fact ...
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• Black News: Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Needs a Lesson in Racial History

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke listens to businessmen following an address in Chatham, Mass., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Last spring when Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke visited Morehouse College , an undergraduate student asked him what accounts for the enormous racial ...
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• Afronerd Radio Interviews Black Rock Evangelist, Rob Fields - Nov 02,2009

  
  Afronerd Radio | Blog Talk Radio Feed — Authority: 103
  Stop by for yet another exciting and fiery broadcast, when Afronerd Radio interviews award winning blogger (BoldasLove.us) and "Black Rock Evangelist," Rob Fields regarding the current state of popular Black music and the emergence of Afro-Punk & Black Rock. For the second half of the show, we will discuss the ...
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• Maxine Waters under ethics investigation

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 129
  Ten term California Congresswoman Maxine Waters is currently under investigation for ethics violations. The Ethics Committee said it was investigating whether Waters used her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock, and whether the couple benefited as a result. Read more by using the link below: ...
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• What is Your Purpose?

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  by Dr. Julianne Malveaux , President: Bennett College Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, the first woman President of Lincoln University, has a name that reflects her reality. Niara means woman of high purpose, and that she is, indeed. After leaving Lincoln University in 1998, she traveled and consulted, and has recently been ...
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• Black News: Rallies Planned for Heather Ellis Case

  
  Your Black World — Authority: 435
  To join the Your Black World Coalition, please visit www.YourBlackWorld.com . From Dr Boyce Watkins www.BoyceWatkins.com To the Your Black World family: When the children of my assistant Shauntay (Justin and Journi) brought the case of Heather Ellis to me, I was in disbelief.  I was shocked that in 2009, a ...
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• Black News: Texas Southern University Removes Tavis’ Name from Building

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  A long-simmering disagreement between broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Texas Southern University ended Friday when the university’s governing board agreed to strip Smiley’s name from its communication school. Smiley promised in 2004 to donate $1 million and to raise another $1 million for TSU. The school later ...
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• Update on Derrion Albert Gang Melee Murder

  
  American Power — Authority: 694
  Update to my report, " The Providence Effect: Astonishing Educational Achievement, The Way It Should Be Done ." There I quoted the Chicago Tribune on the administrations response to the Derrion Albert killing: President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary ...
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• Afronerd Radio Interviews Author, Pop Culture Critic & Fashionista, Michaela Angela Davis! - Oct 25,2009

  
  Afronerd Radio | Blog Talk Radio Feed — Authority: 103
  Noted writer and urbanista, Michaela Angela Davis stops by for what will undoubtedly be a festive and informative broadcast. Heres just a taste of Ms. Davis resume: former Executive Fashion and Beauty Editor for Essence; founding Fashion Director for Vibe magazine and she is also a well renowned stylist to celebrities ...
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• News: The Campus Accountability Project (CAP)

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  To sign up for the Your Black World Coalition, please visit www.YourBlackWorld.com . Dr. Boyce Watkins www.BoyceWatkins.com Hello to the Your Black World Family, Think for one second and ask yourself:  How many Black professors did you have in college outside of those who taught African American studies?  ...
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• MLK’s Angry Children

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 492
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   Martin Luther King is rolling in his grave. Yes, I said it. So sue me. Well, you might actually do that if you were one of Martin Luther Kings children. In fact, yesterday Martin Luther King III and Rev. Bernice King - who were suing their brother Dexter for ...
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• If Governor Paterson Goes, So Does the Power of Harlem

  
  THEROOT.COM — Authority: 679
  Harlem, New York and Black Politics "Uptown" is eclipsed by Obamas Chicago; the NYC power Rangel wielded is dispersing to Brooklyn and Queens. ...
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• Notes on Brick City: Part 1 and 2

  
  Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture — Authority: 611
  by Guest Contributor Kiana, originally posted at ProperTalks and Postourgie Sundance’s Brick City is the only reality TV show worth watching this week. The street soldiers, sheroes and heroes of Newark New Jersey along with Mayor Cory Booker are all attempting to renew Newark’s urban landscape but they ...
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• Dr. Lenora Fulani speaks in Harlem on the significance of Mike Bloombergs independent run for Mayor of NYC for the Black community

  
  The Hankster — Authority: 122
  Must see for independent voters, not only in New York City, but throughout the country: Lenora Fulani speaks out on the Mayors race in NYC -- Black or Independent? How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Synthesize, synthesize, synthesize! Dont let the big shots tell us what it means to be Black, dont let the parties ...
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