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(hat tip: Blackelectorate.com) "At first, women were pleased to see the jagged toenails get filed, the clothes fit better, and armpit funk traded in for Gaultier's "Le Male." But at this point More

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Already have a DVR from your cable or satellite service or an older, nonnetworked Series 1 TiVo? Chances are you can't live without it. But if you're like us, you also have episode after episode of your favorite can't-miss show--24, Deadwood, Lost, or what have you--piling up on your hard drive. Maybe (more...) More

The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make a criminal look like he's the victim and make the victim look like he's the criminal. -- Malcolm X (1964) For the longest time, we have been hearing about the "systematic means of torture" that America has been conducting in places like Gitmo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. More

When you think about kidneys, think about more than beans! Your pair of kidneys is among your body's most important organs. Their job is to purify your blood and flush away impurities. When one or both kidneys fail, the results can be devastating or even fatal. March is National Kidney Awareness Month so lets discuss some facts about kidney health African Americans and other people of color More

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America's (NACA) mission is to set a new national standard on providing loans to low and moderate income people and those who are considered to be subprime borrowers. The NACA standard is to provide Prime Loans with the best mortgage services in the country to borrowers who the lending establishment has determined must pay exorbitant interest rates and outrageous fees for the opportunity to own ...More