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I wrote about this issue some time ago. First, here's the story: ====== Dave Alexander is somewhat less than patient when people ask whether his sons, Elias and Kieran, are brothers. "I say: 'Do they share the same DNA? Is that the question you're asking me?' " he said from his home in Langley, B.C., near Vancouver. "Then they realize what a silly question it really is. Of course they are brothers. But, ...More

YOU GO SIS!! (hat tip: Kris and April ) Lt. j.g. Jeanine McIntosh smiled from ear to ear as her father, Conrol McIntosh, pinned golden wings on her uniform Friday, making her the first black female U.S. Coast Guard aviator. McIntosh, 26, said the experience made her aware that barriers still exist for blacks and women in general. Although her name will be inscribed in history books, McIntosh said the experience also has ...More

(blacknews.com) "Success with Leon Isaac Kennedy" currently airs on The Inspiration Network as a national weekly hour show, Tuesday nights at 10:30 P.M. EST. Leon, known for his classic action flicks, such as Penitentiary, Body and Soul, and Lone Wolfe McQuade is looked upon as a filmmakers icon. One of Hollywood's first minorities to take a project from the idea stage, script it, raise the financing produce, and star in the project. ...More

Controversial website says, Bill Cosby was right. HotGhettoMess.com bills itself as a call-to-arms of sorts to challenge the African-American community to examine how it is living and looking. With over 50 million hits, it is quickly becoming the new darling of the Internet. More

(from: dallasnews.com) In 1987, Ron McCray, a young corporate attorney with a freshly minted Harvard Law degree, gathered other black attorneys working at big Dallas law firms for a party at his home. All seven of them," Mr. McCray recalls from his expansive office atop the Irving headquarters of consumer-products giant Kimberly Clark Corp. More