Site: http://www.cardweb.com/cardtrak The Skinny: This site is a one stop shop for those that are looking for a credit card. All you have to do is just plug in what kind of card you are looking for (It took me about 30 seconds) and seconds later, a list of potential credit card companies will pop […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Actor Richard Gere has now assumed the role of Tarzan in his latest televised appearance urging the Palestinians to get out and vote. In the transcript he makes the following statement: “Hi, I’m Richard Gere, and I’m speaking for the entire world. We’re with you during this election time. It’s really important: Get out and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gregory Moore of blackathletesportsnetwork.net talks a little bit of one of his favorite pastimes, going to the barbershop. One of the best ways a black person can get inspired to be a writer is by becoming a “regular” at either their local barbershop or beauty salon. I’m sorry, but the Hair Cuttery or Uncle Sams […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Late last night I was doing a search in google for black man, loves wife. Most of the results had to do with either a porno site, or a person on the DL (down low) looking for someone of that description. In one lifetime, I have seen the depiction of a husband loving his wife […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the most disturbing things that I have witnessed in a very long time is the amount of criticism the US has been getting from the world body (as well as our own press) regarding our initial response to the survivors of the tsunami in south Asia. This despite the long history of America […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
4 HBCU Grid Stars Vie for Hall of Fame Four former standouts from historically black colleges and universities are among the 25 semifinalists for the National Football League’s Pro Football Hall of Fame for 2005. (more…) Former Lady Tiger signs pro contract Amie Williams, a former standout basketball for the Jackson State University Lady Tigers, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Biography Kris and April met in January 2000. One night, they were bored and both decided to get on American Online (AOL). April ended up searching for someone she could talk to in the same town and found a screen name called “deadlysins187″. She thought, “Eh, that’s an interesting screen name…I think I’ll instant message […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shirley Chisholm, an advocate for minority rights who became the first black woman elected to Congress and later the first black person to seek a major party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency, has died. The Rev. Jesse Jackson called her a “woman of great courage.” (more…) Thank you for blazing a way for the rest […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“A young black artist who combines Renaissance art references with the garishness of hip-hop culture is getting his first solo museum exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, which has recently acquired his five-painting take on the Sistine Chapel.” “Kehinde Wiley, 27, has been out of art school only three years and he already is causing a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Scientists conducting a study involving more than 3,000 participants have come to the same general conclusion as the controversial documentary, “Supersize Me,” with its admittedly unscientific study of one individual: Frequent consumption of fast food is bad for your health.” “The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study by Mark Pereira, Ph.D., assistant […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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