The following was the first post I did for 2007. You will see that quite a few of my predictions have already come to pass.
Taken from “Will the circle be broken?”
Racism and all of its variations
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Politicians/movie stars that have “sold out” or are too uppity.
The endless tagging of Blacks who live in the suburbs [...]
(blogs.abcnews.com) The campaign coffers of the new Democratic House committee chairmen have seen a big jump in contributions from lobbyists and special interests since the Democratic takeover of Congress, according to new campaign finance filings available on PoliticalMoneyLine.com.
In some cases, Democrats in powerful posts are raising more money from special interest groups than the Republicans [...]
TYREEK RAYSHEEN LEE
Case Type: Lost, Injured, Missing
DOB: Sep 15, 1996
Sex: Male
Missing Date: Apr 16, 2007
Race: Black
Age Now: 10
Height: 4’7″ (140 cm)
Missing City: BROOKLYN
Weight: 65 lbs (29 kg)
Missing State : NY
Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States
Eye Color: Brown
Case Number: NCMC1068866
Circumstances: Tyreek was last seen on April 16, 2007. He may still be in the [...]
The Naked Truth About Sex
By Lakita Garth
Found on cbn.com
(excerpted)
Before my wedding I was asked to speak to the football team at my alma mater, the University of Southern California, on the topic of sexual abstinence. I was a cheerleader at my university, and I counted it a privilege to be invited to address my team [...]
ISTANBUL (BP)–In a gruesome assault against Turkey’s tiny Christian community, five young Muslim Turks entered a Christian publishing office in the southeastern province of Malatya April 18 and slit the throats of the three Protestant Christians present.
Two of the victims, Necati Aydin, 36, and Ugur Yuksel, 32, were Turkish converts from Islam. The third man, [...]
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 [...]
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.
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The debate was sparked [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
(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 [...]
(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 [...]
(postchronicle.com) Late funk legend James Brown’s estate owes $70,000 in funeral costs.
The C.A. Reid Funeral Home in Augusta, Georgia arranged the singer’s funeral and cared for his body from his 25 December (06) death up until its March (07) burial at Brown’s daughter, Deanna Brown Thomas, home in Beech Island.
Charles Reid, manager of the funeral [...]
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