Archive for March 21st, 2007

I just heard on the radio that Ted Hayes (homeless activist) is planning on having a protest in the downtown Los Angeles area this Sunday @11am. The protest will center around the growing issue of the negative impact illegal immigration is having on the Black community in that area and how the local government is [...]

I know I have been on this issue quite a bit these past few days, but I think it is an important one. I just found this article written by Debra Dickerson that spells out what I addressed a few days ago on how both the media and commentators are trying to spin this story. [...]

Bryan Caplan writes…
“But three decades of experience, combined with two decades of reading and reflection, have convinced me that our educational system is a big waste of time and money. Practically every politician vows to spend more on education, and as an insider, I can’t helping asking “Why? Do you want us to waste even [...]

(The East African—AllAfrica.com) “According to the just released trading results, big banks in Kenya registered impressive financial growth for the year ending December 2006.
The three top banks, Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya and the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) realised over half of all the banking industry’s profits.”
[...]
“The East African Breweries Ltd [...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Many predicted Vanessa Williams would fade into obscurity when she gave up her Miss America crown because of a scandal over nude photographs, but her star shone brightly Monday.
Williams received the 2,331st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Fellow cast members from the TV show “Ugly Betty,” in which she [...]

WASHINGTON (NNPA)  U. S. Sen. Barack Obama, a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, has denounced reports of a rivalry between him and former presidential candidate Al Sharpton. In response, Sharpton has all but declared that he will not run again for the Democratic nomination.
“This is just something that was concocted by [...]


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