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Site name: Tiffany & Co. Web address: http://proactiff.typepad.com About: Let's see. So many opportunities to talk write about myself, I never know where to begin...and end. Almost 32-years-old, I am a petite five-foot-two-and-a-half-inches, lover of high heels and an occasional pair of comfy flip-flops. I'm not a fan of the great outdoors or sports, except of course, on my way into shopping malls and centers, then I say, "Let the games begin!" I ...More

In an effort to further expand the views expressed on this website, I have asked black militant leader Tupac Fo' Sho' to report on the efforts of white people to take away the freedoms of black Americans. ====== Once again, racism has shown its ugly face---white face--to the masses this week.This week the Catholic church selected a white pope over a black one. If anyone out there was holding there ...More

Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg cannot understand why she has become the target of such animosity. "This was somewhat of a shock to me that someone would turn this into a racial or religious issue," she says. ...But she was dragged into a political brawl in Newark this week, and suddenly, her religion and race were on center stage. It began when Weinberg questioned the award of a $10,000 grant to an organization run by ...More

The murder rate for black juveniles has declined far more sharply than for Latino youths over the past decade -- possibly highlighting racial differences in the behavior of street gang members, experts said Thursday. The Chicago Police Department studied the killings of juveniles between 1991 and 2004, finding the murder rate steadily fell for African Americans under age 20. For black youths between ages 17 and 19, for instance, the rate was ...More