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BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - China is on course to overtake the United States this year as the world's biggest carbon emitter, estimates based on Chinese energy data show, potentially pressuring Beijing to take more action on climate change. China's emissions rose by some 10 percent in 2005, a senior U.S. scientist estimated, while Beijing data shows fuel consumption rose more than 9 percent in 2006, suggesting China would easily outstrip the U.S. ...More

(heraldsun.com) GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Economist and author Julianne Malveaux was named the new president of Bennett College on Monday, taking over the private women's school amid a $50 million fundraising campaign. The college's Board of Trustees chose Malveaux to replace Johnnetta Cole, who has led the historically black university since 2002. Malveaux will take over June 1. "I am honored to have been chosen to lead an institution that will continue to ...More

UPDATED! SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED INFO. I am going to break this post into two parts. Side One In case you haven't heard by now, there is a case down in Paris, Texas that is getting a whole lot of attention regarding the racial overtones of the issue: (chicagotribune.com) "Among the leading candidates for early release is Shaquanda Cotton, a 14-year-old black girl from the small east Texas town of Paris, who was sent ...More

(clarionledger.com) On the day the ceiling almost fell on his head, Steven Roberts learned that his brother could see things before they happened. "I was 3 years old," Steven Roberts says, "and had dragged my rocking horse into a room where my dad was going to get the ceiling fixed. My parents had forbade us to play in there. "Mike was passing by and saw me. He told me to get out ...More

It wasn't too long ago that yours truly was pulling a 9-to-5 grave shift working as a security guard at a nearby hotel. Before that, my hours were either 10-5am or 11-7am working at various posts (corporate park, dairy farm, etc.). It was during those times that writing on this blog kept my sanity. If the Internet was not available (which was most of the time), there were always those ...More

Remember Billy Ocean? Remember Caribbean Queen? How about European Queen? Huh? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EXsnwrYuqQ] More

TIFFANY SMITH Case Type: Endangered Missing DOB: Sep 13, 1989 Sex: Female Missing Date: Mar 16, 2007 Race: Black Age Now: 17 Height: 5'0" (152 cm) Missing City: LOUISA Weight: 105 lbs (48 kg) Missing State : VA Hair Color: Brown Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown Case Number: USVAVA07-205 Circumstances: Tiffany was last seen around 0705 hours on March 16, 2007 getting onto the school bus. She was carrying a black bookbag with "Nike" on it. Her ears are pierced. ...More

Marvin Winans is by far my favorite male gospel artist. In fact, as I type this, I am playing some Winans music from back in the day. Anyway, here is a video clip I was able to find on YouTube. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0tPT5POWUY] # More

(washingtonpost.com) "Jesse Jackson and Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson yesterday announced a plan to use the county as a laboratory" for addressing the problems plaguing young African American men. Under the agreement, county officials and Jackson's RainbowPUSH Coalition will create a task force of educators, parents, lawyers, business leaders and elected officials to address such problems as the high rates of illiteracy, teen fatherhood, crime, imprisonment, unemployment, poverty and ...More

From the website of The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. "There were numerous organizations and associations formed by African Americans in Harlem. The purpose of many of these clubs was social; however, these organizations also served as networking and support systems for doctors, lawyers, actors, politicians and businessmen and women in the community. Often they would have group portraits taken with the club's banner and insignia. This photograph is of ...More

While there is much "high-fiv'n" going on regarding the passage of the latest war-funding bill that sets a timetable for troop pullout, the truth is like all past bills, many Democrats (like all other bills considered) still were not convinced about this latest proposal. The only way they were able to get agreement had nothing to do with the war, but the promise of funding for pet projects. Here are ...More

(nytimes.com) With an average class size of nine, the tiny Sea Isle City school district on the Jersey Shore is spending $33,805 for each of its 90 students this school year, or nearly three times the statewide average of $12,098 a student, according to figures released this morning by the New Jersey Department of Education. By contrast, some 140 miles up the coast, the Guttenberg school district in Hudson County is ...More

(ArkansasBusiness.com) "The percentage of blacks in managerial and professional jobs in Little Rock grew from 13.7 percent in 1980 to 26.8 percent in 2000 – 1.6 percent higher than the national average, according to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's fourth annual Racial Attitudes Survey. The survey is part of a continuing project to measure the attitudes of white and black residents in Pulaski County about race relations. The study ...More