Archive for ‘October, 2004’

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Oct05

Is the Fading HBCU Landscape a Sign of Progress?

by Duane on October 5th, 2004 at 4:11 am
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In a continuous wave of bad management of HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), FAMU makes the decision to end the contract of now former campus president Fred Gainous. Here is an excerpt of the report:
Also in September a state audit of FAMU’s financial operations found, among other things, that the university had poor [...]

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Oct04

Further Proof that the African-American Voter is Becoming More Savvy

by Duane on October 4th, 2004 at 2:49 am
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John Kerry’s 11th-hour appointment of the Rev. Jesse Jackson as a senior campaign adviser last week has little to do with the Democratic presidential nominee wanting to address the average black voter, and more to do with assuaging Jackson’s elephantine political ambitions by using him to stop any more defections before Election Day. Although a [...]

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Oct04

Ahh! African-Americans Coming Into Our Own

by Duane on October 4th, 2004 at 2:42 am
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I have been reading a lot about Prince Georges county lately. I have been there many times, and I can tell you that it is a very cool place. This is further proof that our economic condition is improving. I wonder if this county has any problems knowing how the voting machine works?
Last year [...]

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Oct02

Oooh! Now This Could Be A Very Good Blog Conversation

by Duane on October 2nd, 2004 at 9:14 am
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I came across this article this morning. As I said not too long ago, I like shifting the focus off of politics on the weekends to something more thought provoking. Check out the excerpt below:

Personally, I don’t feel the love from black men to black women and doubt much of that “love” still [...]

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Oct01

My Very Small Two Cents

by Duane on October 1st, 2004 at 9:11 am
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After watching most of the debate (I say most because I had to take care of other business), I think that it was it was a draw. I would have given Kerry the nod, but he still has not told the American people HOW he is going to build a better coalition. If he has [...]

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Oct01

A Soldier’s Story

by Duane on October 1st, 2004 at 2:03 am
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Here is the story from one of our readers. As you can see, he is a soldier currently in Iraq. Hear his story:
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my story……
The Story of D in Iraq for the 2nd time. Back in 1990 I spent 218 days in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. I am in the Air [...]

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