Posted by Duane On March - 8 - 20071 COMMENT
Before you get main piece of this post, keep the following excerpt in mind: From the Building A Better California website - K-12 Schools Governor Schwarzenegger has kept his commitment to education by ensuring that every student has access to a quality school principal and quality teachers, investing in opportunities for students, and restoring music, art, and physical education to support a well-rounded education. The Budget includes $66.3 billion ($40.5 billion General Fund ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 8 - 2007ADD COMMENTS
As I told you the other day, after reading the text of Obama's speech I found absolutely not one shred of evidence as  to why he should be the next president. He said nothing new and like the all of his Democratic predecessors who  have shopped rual Black churches, he relied more on Old Testament terminology than his own "unique" agenda (whatever that is). Hillary Clinton did the same thing ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 8 - 20077 COMMENTS
(cinemablend.com) "Wynton Marsalis has been called jazz’s most recognizable name, which doesn’t say much about the genre if you haven’t heard of him. However, after more than a dozen classical albums and more than 30 jazz albums, Marsalis is making perhaps the biggest splash of his career with his new politically charged album, From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, due out March 6. The title track is actually not about bananas ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 8 - 2007ADD COMMENTS
(PR) The National BlackChamber of Commerce (NBCC) announced today that it has submitted testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee regarding legislation to increase federal regulation of tobacco products. The bill in question is S. 625, introduced earlier this month by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA). This legislation, giving the Food and Drug Administration broad new powers to regulate tobacco, would affect millions of business owners around the nation. The ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 8 - 2007ADD COMMENTS
"...what has not changed in recent years is the type of businesses that African-Americans own. In 1997, over half of all Black-owned companies were service related, i.e. beauty salons or auto repair shops. Much of the same was reported for 2002, with health care and social assistance service-related businesses as the most common industry for Black entrepreneurs. The second most common type was ''other industries,'' which includes personal service companies, ...More
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