Archive for ‘September, 2007’

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Sep01

Hiram Rhodes Revels

by Duane on September 1st, 2007 at 4:56 pm
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From Wikipedia – (Picture: Jefferson Davis is pictured visibly shaken over the fact that his seat in the Senate has been taken over by Revels–a Black man.) “During Reconstruction in 1868, Revels was elected alderman in Natchez, and in 1869 he was elected to represent Adams County in the Mississippi State Senate. As Lynch reports, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep01

Lenders are salespeople first

by Duane on September 1st, 2007 at 9:31 am
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Found this quote from the Harvard study entitled “Understanding Mortgage Market Behavior: Creating Good Mortgage Options For All Americans” by Ren S. Essene and William Apgar. (pdf docucment) Peter D. Hart Research Associates and the Coldwater Corporation. 2002. The Growing Demand for Housing: 2002 Fannie Mae National Housing Survey. Fannie Mae Foundation. This study found […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep01

Interesting school concept

by Duane on September 1st, 2007 at 8:46 am
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Hawthorne, CA, August 31, 2007 –(PR.com)– High School for Recording Arts (HSRA), a Minnesota-founded charter school, will open its Los Angeles campus in Hawthorne on September 6, 2007. Dr. Jennifer Murphy, Program Director for Centinela Media Arts Academy in Hawthorne, announced today that HSRA/Studio 4 will blend their curriculum, faculty and unique recording arts program […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep01

Poverty didn’t drive them to do this

by Duane on September 1st, 2007 at 8:26 am
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(nydailynews.com) Three gun-wielding gang members raped a mother, her teenage daughter and a teenage family friend after invading a Brooklyn apartment early yesterday, police sources said. The brazen attackers pushed their way into the second-floor Sterling Place apartment in Crown Heights about 1 a.m., brandishing a shotgun and two pistols. They tied up the husband, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep01

Worth checking out: blackinteriordesigners.com

by Duane on September 1st, 2007 at 8:06 am
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“Featuring the work of professional residential and commercial interior designers. The premier source for locating and featuring African-American interior designers in your city.” [Link]

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Sep01

One with guts, the other…just dumb

by Duane on September 1st, 2007 at 12:49 am
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