Archive for ‘October, 2005’

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Oct05

Recent “firsts” for people of African Decent

by Duane on October 5th, 2005 at 1:44 am
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First black Archbishop to begin job(Scotsman.com) The Church of England’s first black Archbishop will formally take up his post in a ceremony.

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Oct04

Writing the FAQ’s for this site

by Duane on October 4th, 2005 at 12:03 pm
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I know that many of you have seen that old “tyad” link under About this site. I am going to create that link little by little so please continue to bear with me. Thanks, family!

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Oct04

As Addis Turns: Of Banned Demonstrations and Spending of Aid Money

by Duane on October 4th, 2005 at 7:10 am
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E-mailed to blackinformant.com this week by the group Young Ethiopian Diasporans The Ethiopian government has announced it has a new motto: too many opposition members to arrest, too little time.

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Oct04

Bush’s Supreme Choice

by Duane on October 4th, 2005 at 7:00 am
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My main concern is that because she has no experience at the bench, like most people it is kinda difficult for me to feel one way or the other about her. Don’t worry, I’m sure that by Friday the media would have told us what is her favorite shade of blue–of course according to an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct03

Question of the day

by Duane on October 3rd, 2005 at 5:59 am
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How has Affirmative Action helped you personally? –still waiting… For something that we fight so hard to keep, it seems that someone would have something to add.

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Oct02

Playing with the numbers

by Duane on October 2nd, 2005 at 7:32 pm
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Earlier this year, The Education Trust (A public school watchdog group) came out with a report that exposes just how graduation rates are calculated by the government. Here is an excerpt of their press release on the matter:

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Oct02

Eating plastic

by Duane on October 2nd, 2005 at 4:49 pm
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Did you know that fried foods like french fries and potato chips contain a dangerous level of a chemical used to make plastic?

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Oct02

“Freedom fighters” express their “freedom” in Bali

by Duane on October 2nd, 2005 at 4:15 pm
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From NY Times KUTA, Indonesia, Oct. 2 – Three suicide bombers carried out the coordinated terror attacks on crowded restaurants in Bali Saturday night, Indonesian officials said on Sunday.

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Oct02

The Brazilian Bombshell: Carmen Miranda

by Duane on October 2nd, 2005 at 1:34 pm
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I remember seeing this woman depicted in many cartoons here in the US, but I never knew that much about her beyond that. Recently I saw a documentary about her life and it left me wanting to know more about her. Many of you may just know her as the woman that had the fruit […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct01

We hear what we want to hear–We defend what we want to defend (AUDIO INCLUDED)

by Duane on October 1st, 2005 at 12:39 pm
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I know many people have already addressed this rather ridiculous issue, so I will add my two cents into the mix.

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