Archive for ‘April, 2007’

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Apr03

Coming up: BlackInformant.com interview with Christopher Cruise

by Duane on April 3rd, 2007 at 1:42 am
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Not too long ago on this site I referenced an article that appeared on bankrate.com where Christopher Cruise (Senior National Mortgage Trainer) was interviewed. Well somehow he discovered the post and contacted me via e-mail to thank me. We talked yesterday by phone and briefly talked about the current state of the mortgage industry and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr03

Discrimination in “Chocolate” city

by Duane on April 3rd, 2007 at 12:14 am
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Orleans DA is contesting bias verdict Jordan’s firings of white workers not based on race, judges told Tuesday, April 03, 2007 By Gwen Filosa (nola.com) Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan appeared in a federal appeals court Monday, fighting to overturn the 2005 jury verdict that he violated labor discrimination laws by firing dozens of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr02

Is Brandy getting off easy?

by Duane on April 2nd, 2007 at 8:14 am
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I remember hearing about this case not too long ago. I have been trying to follow it, but as far as I know she is still out and about. The following is from Wikipedia: On December 30, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., Brandy struck another vehicle from behind on a Los Angeles freeway while driving her […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr02

A community built for foster children

by Duane on April 2nd, 2007 at 8:02 am
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(voanews.com) There is an old saying that “it takes a village to raise a child.” In the midwestern American state of Illinois there is a special place that takes that message to heart. Hope Meadows is a community built around the special needs of children who, until they moved there, had no families of their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr02

Black miners

by Duane on April 2nd, 2007 at 7:54 am
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(pittsburghlive.com) “My family has miners going back five generations, back to our slave ancestors,” said Gina Jones, Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus instructor. “There is not too much out there about this part of African-American history. It’s up to us to do that.” Penn State Fayette and the state Historical and Museum Commission took […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr02

Nation’s largest African-American-owned architectural firm gets new director

by Duane on April 2nd, 2007 at 7:43 am
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(news.enquirer.com) Vincent Terry is ready to take the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky office of Moody-Nolan Inc. – the nation’s largest African-American-owned architectural firm – to new heights. Terry, 42, has been named the director of operations of the Columbus-based company’s office in Blue Ash for this region. Terry will have his hands full in his new post […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr02

Interesting finding on Autism

by Duane on April 2nd, 2007 at 7:38 am
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Surprising new study finds that autistic children can interpret mental state of others by looking at their eyes (awares.org) NOTTINGHAM, UK: Autistic children are able to interpret the mental state of others by looking at their eyes, contrary to previous research, a new University of Nottingham study has found. In findings that contradict previous studies, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr02

Using race as a calling card in business

by Duane on April 2nd, 2007 at 7:32 am
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Minority businesses leery of label Designation opens doors to work but can imply limitations (chicagotribune.com) When Valarie King-Bailey launched her information technology business in 2004, she played up her 24 years of industry experience as she went calling on customers. Less important, she said, was her company’s status as a minority-owned business. “I’m selling IT […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr02

Ongoing troubles for Cen-Tex AA chamber

by Duane on April 2nd, 2007 at 7:29 am
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(wacotrib.com) The city of Waco is continuing to withhold funds from the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce as the organization staggers under declining membership, financial reporting problems and power struggles. Formed in 2004 as an alternative to the scandal-ridden Heart of Texas Black Chamber of Commerce, the Cen-Tex group won a city economic development […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr01

More of our babies are missing (4/1/07)

by Duane on April 1st, 2007 at 7:56 am
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When I went to the missingkids.com website this morning, my search results came up with 43 of our babies that are classified as “missing”. I mention this because I have never seen the number this high in all the months I have been going to that site. Take the time to check it out for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr01

Funeral services held for bishop

by Duane on April 1st, 2007 at 7:08 am
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(rctimes.com) MEMPHIS — A former president and a pair of civil rights movement leaders joined thousands of mourners Saturday to pay final respects to G.E. Patterson, presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ. Patterson, who helped grow the predominantly black Protestant denomination to about 6 million members worldwide, died of heart failure March […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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