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Interracial Marriages Surge Across U.S. (wtopnews.com) Since that landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling, the number of interracial marriages has soared; for example, black-white marriages increased from 65,000 in 1970 to 422,000 in 2005, according to Census Bureau figures. Factoring in all racial combinations, Stanford University sociologist Michael Rosenfeld calculates that more than 7 percent of America's 59 million married couples in 2005 were interracial, compared to less than 2 percent in ...More

Is the Hummer more environmentally friendly that the Prius? (icwales.icnetwork.co.uk) A DEBATE on the future of electric-hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius is raging after US researchers claimed that their green credentials may not add up. Gas-guzzling cars such as the Hummer may actually be more environmentally-friendly than the Prius, the surprising research claimed. [...] The debate was sparked by researchers for CNW Marketing in the USA, who said Hummers, the big military-style cars ...More

As I was going through some of the links to BlackInformant.com this morning, I came across a site that I believe I saw before, but never took the time to really go through it. Being that I had a little downtime on this cool Saturday morning in So. California, I decided to chill for a little bit in the world of Amani (the Urban Reporter). To sum it up, I was ...More

Like many folks out there, I watched the 2-day grilling of hip-hop on the Oprah show. It was the latter part of day 2 of this special where it entered into a "kum ba yah" moment as loose commitments to address the sexist and stereotypical culture of hip hop as a united front were made. If the following article is any indicator of the level of seriousness the hip hop ...More

New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - Carlton Brown, COO of Full Spectrum NY and developer of Kalahari, the sustainable luxury condominium in Central Harlem, will be featured on Sundance Channel's original series "Big Ideas For a Small Planet: Build" on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 9:00 PM EST. A specialist in sustainability and urban renewal, Mr. Brown will highlight Kalahari and his vision as a green design leader for projects spanning ...More

(azcentral.com) Model-turned-entrepreneur B. Smith is expanding her brand of lifestyle products with a line of furniture and home accent pieces. Collaborating with furniture manufacturer Clayton Marcus, a division of La-Z-Boy, the B. Smith collection made its debut at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C., recently. "It was a natural progression. Women would ask me, 'When are you going to do furniture?' " says Smith, who has been designing ...More

(consumerreports.com) Gallon jars of mayonnaise and 30-roll packs of toilet paper have made warehouse clubs seem appropriate mainly for platoon-size families focused on staples. But if you haven’t joined, you could be missing out on a widening range of choices. Today’s clubs not only stock some smaller sizes but also sell a wider range of services and more luxury products. And as always, there are no sweaty palms when you ...More