Posted by Duane On January - 6 - 20075 COMMENTS
Here is an e-mail that I received a few weeks ago. Dear Black Informant, I am writing on behalf of Martin University in Indianapolis. Martin is the only predominantly black college in Indiana. An historical event is coming up at Martin that I thought you should be aware of. Next year, after thirty years in position, Reverend Father Boniface Hardin will retire as the university's president. Fr. ...More
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Posted by Duane On January - 6 - 2007ADD COMMENTS
One of the first well-known inductees into the H.O.Y.R. (Hatin' On Your Race) club was Bill Cosby as he continues to tour the country and simply states what we read in our newspapers, watch on the evening news, or what is celebrated in Hip-hop culture. Apparently there is some limit out there of just how much a person can publicly condemn some of the self-destructive behavior that is found (but ...More
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Posted by Duane On January - 6 - 2007ADD COMMENTS
"I just don't think it's going to happen again -- something like Katrina happens only once in a hundred years," he said. "By that time, I'll be dead." - Comment from a real estate broker in New Orleans. Continue reading: New Orleans repeats mistakes as it rebuilds Many houses in areas that Katrina flooded are not on raised platforms (link) More
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