One word for you: Ikea This is a very neat store, but the maze you have to get through is just unbearable. In the meantime, I find out just as we are at the register that we now have to pay 5 cents per bag in addition to the other things we bought. Nothing important.
(latimes.com) Solomon Martin, 71, (far left) was forthright about what he thought about a reporter for The Homicide Report walking down his Compton street last month after a homicide. “They send you, by yourself? Where are your lights? Where are your trucks? Your cameras?” he demanded. “You can tell your supervisor that I was displeased! […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(ajc.com) New York — There are fears in Atlanta’s black community that its declining presence in the population could shrink its political influence and endanger social policies that support diversity, Mayor Shirley Franklin said Friday. “It’s not spoken about much, but there are concerns that we will lose, as African-Americans, our political base, which has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ROME (Reuters) – Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S. soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be shot in Italy. Lee told Italian daily “La Repubblica” in an interview published on Wednesday that the film, based on James McBride’s novel “Miracle at St. Anna”, aims to recognise the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(contracostatimes.com) If the state of sitcoms is at a low point in TV history, TBS won’t help matters much with the debut of another new comedy tonight. It’s hard to believe that “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” at 9 and 9:30, got the green light from a cable network that advertises itself as “Very Funny.” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(spokesman-recorder.com) In our April 5 issue, the Spokesman-Recorder ran a story about the many benefits accruing from the St. Paul Public Schools’ Early Childhood Family Education program. This story is about the same program in Minneapolis and why it appears to be less successful in reaching African American parents. For 15 years, Helen Wells has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen…” After you read this article, you will be ready to curl up on your favorite couch to watch both Rosewood, all the sad parts of The Color Purple, Roots and Native Son back to back. Sheesh! A Leaderless Community Bruce Dixon Scratch that. I was going to highlight some […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Basic theme of his recent speech at Hampton University: “It’s all Bush’s fault”! (AP) Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Bush administration has done nothing to defuse a “quiet riot” among blacks that threatens to erupt just as riots in Los Angeles did 15 years ago. The first-term Illinois senator said that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is one thing for Americans to be critical about the handling of our war against terrorism (personally I think that it is warranted). However it is something totally different when folks label our government and troops “terrorists” while the same folks give groups like Al-qaeda and other like-minded groups that teach their children the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(scroll to bottom for update) Just wondering if there is going to be just as much in-depth analysis over this case. MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – A 61-year-old teacher punched in the face by a Murphy High School student in an incident videotaped on a cell phone by another student expects to continue her career this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the latest update on a story about a low performing school that I have been following (click here for the last post on this issue). District blocks Locke High’s departure Saying most tenured teachers no longer back a takeover, L.A. Unified tosses out Green Dot’s charter plan. The firm’s founder cries foul. (latimes.com) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(AP) MUMBAI, India – Mike Tyson wants to try something new — acting in Bollywood movies. Tyson said the energy on the sets of a music video he recently shot for a new comedy got him thinking about trying to do more Bollywood work, The Times of India reported Monday. The former heavyweight boxing champion […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(worldnetdaily.com) WASHINGTON – China, the leading exporter of seafood to the U.S., is raising most of its fish products in water contaminated with raw sewage and compensating by using dangerous drugs and chemicals, many of which are banned by the Food and Drug Administration. The stunning news follows WND’s report last week that FDA inspectors […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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