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Over the recent Thanksgiving holiday, I decided to take some time to review the recent piece of legislation introduced by the Congressional Black Caucus entitled The Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005 (HR-4197). I'll just give you some of the highlights that stuck out to me. More

{Excerpt from wholehealthmd.com} Early American physicians successfully applied crushed cranberries to tumors and wounds. They also used cranberries as a remedy for the age-old malady known as scurvy, a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C. It wasn’t too surprising, therefore, when modern scientists discovered that cranberries contain plentiful stores of this common antioxidant vitamin. More

Pictured: President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of Congo and Chinese vice Premier Zeng Peiyan of the State Council. [Link] I have noticed an increase of interaction between China and Africa. At first glance, the relationship sounds promising as China has been pouring money into African nations to help build much needed infrastructure and forgiving massive amounts of debt (roughly 1.3 billion US dollars). With all of that being said, the ...More

The Peter Westbrook Foundation is quite possibly the most successful and influential program of its kind in the country. Since its inception, PWF has seen thousands of inner-city kids come through its doors to learn the art and sport of fencing. More

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The UrbanPromise HomeSchool Academy is a full-time private high school focusing on the needs of young people who are not realizing their academic potential in public education. More

Although this press release is roughly 3 years old, the information is quite relevant for today as there has been a continual upswing of black parents making the switch to private or homeschooling. ==== Washington, D.C. (February 19th, 2002)—At the conclusion of a three-year evaluation, the test scores of African American students participating in New York City's privately funded voucher program were substantially higher than the test scores of comparable students in ...More

Blacks in Argentina -- officially a few, but maybe a million (San Francisco Choronicle) Ruthie Ackerman, Chronicle Foreign Service Buenos Aires -- Maria Lamadrid, an Afro-Argentine, vividly recalls the day when her country's immigration authorities prevented her from boarding a plane for Panama, demanding she present them with a "real passport." More