The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

from: The African American Registry
*On this day in 1865, Forty Acres and a Mule was inacted.
In the midst of his ‘March to the Sea’ during the Civil War, General William T. Sherman and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton met with 20 Black community leaders of Savannah, Georgia.

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L.A. mayor: City is the ‘homeless capital’
By PAUL CHAVEZ
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report released Thursday that provided new details on the region’s homeless population prompted Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to call the nation’s second-largest city the nation’s “capital of homelessness.”

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For skiers, gathering celebrates King’s vision
By Blair Anthony Robertson — Bee Staff Writer
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“Club members chuckle when asked about the reactions they often get after others spot the hundreds of black skiers on the slopes at once.

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“One of the most sadistic tales of child abuse has been the recent story of 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown. Her stepfather, Cesar Rodriguez (read the NY Post article), beat her to death after she took some yogurt without permission. New York City officials say the girl’s mother, Nixzaliz Santiago, did nothing to help or stop this [...]

First, the news…
Teacher pay tied to test scores in Houston schools
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston became the largest school district in the country on Thursday to adopt a merit pay plan for teachers that focuses on students’ tests scores.
By a 9-0 vote, the Houston school board approved a plan that offers teachers up to $3,000 in [...]

Food Processors & Supermarkets Move Forward on Trans Fat
Chain Restaurants Lag Far Behind, According to CSPI Survey
While many of America’s biggest food manufacturers and supermarket chains are busily replacing trans fats with more healthful substitutes, the biggest restaurant chains are still frying French fries, chicken nuggets, and other fast foods in trans-fat-laden, heart-attack-inducing partially hydrogenated [...]