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I came across this story today this morning and found it interesting. This movement has some of the same flaws as the reparations movement for black folk when the argument is tied to slavery. Making the case that every black person in the US has a distant relative who suffered from slavery is next to impossible because there are plenty of white out there who have at least one African slave ...More

Let's face it; kids can be cruel. And being an overweight kid is almost sure to be painful. The most stylish clothes aren’t made with chubby children in mind.Gym class is embarrassing. Friends are few and far between. But even more important, being overweight is downright unhealthy. More

RaySat Inc., a Virginia company using satellite technology to supply broadband to moving vehicles, has landed $27 million in venture capital. The hard cash infusion may propel the company's goal of providing television and Internet broadband reception for cars. The firm has already been successful in installing its phased-array antennas on European trains for TV and Internet access. In addition, it has installed its antennas " about five inches high by ...More

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Black, Hispanic students closing race gap Study shows gains at elementary level "African-American and Hispanic students at the elementary school level are catching up with their white counterparts in reading and math, but..." Hold it right there! More

from: The Black Collegian Before 3M and four HBCUs partnered to focus on a new field in sales and customer service, these HBCUs offered little or no educational content to support the financially lucrative careers of business' frontline professionals. Today, students of More

From PHXnews.com ==== Schumer,Clinton,Biden, Kerry :Never Mind Security - We Want Pork !! A bill that would have added more Border Patrol agents to help stem the flood of illegal immigrants that nearly engulfs Texas,Arizona,New Mexico,Nevada, and California was defeated More

Blankley absolutely nails it in his piece regarding how the media here in the United States has treated the recent bombing in London. The Natalee Holloway case and the recent hurricane that swept through the Caribbean (yes folks, Florida wasn't the only place that was hit) received more attention combined than London. Political correctiveness has climbed a new height. Here is the link to Blankley's piece. More

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Big-city black populations just keep falling From peak in 1980, trend has been steadily downward The Bay Area's oldest big cities grew increasingly diverse over the 20th century, but More

Denyce Graves looked into the distance, toward the Ohio River, and softly recited words from a spiritual: "Before I'll be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave, and go home to my Lord to be free." For Graves, singing the title role of "Margaret Garner," opening tonight in Music Hall, is deeply personal. More

A major source of chemical More