Man charged with vandalism of Tupac Shakur statue By DAVID SIMPSON ajc.com A 43-year-old DeKalb man was charged this week with the recent vandalism of a statue of Tupac Shakur at the arts center named for the slain performer. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said investigators have no reason to believe the suspect, Kenneth Anthony […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“They’ve gone from Jason to Jesus.” This is the thought that goes through my mind this time of the year as I walk through stores like Target and Walmart. Huge displays that once featured some of the most demonic costumes imaginable are now being replaced with displays that feature Rudolph, Santa, Christmas trees, and figurines […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The criminal justice meltdown in New Orleans? By Bill Quigley, Contributing Writer louisianaweekly.com “We are faced with the daily reality of an imminent collapse of our criminal justice institutions.” New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley Some say crime causes a city to be under siege; others say crime is the symptom of a city under […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The police are oftentimes the easy scapegoat for urban decay as folks like Jesse Jackson has jumped on just about every alleged case of police brutality against Blacks for years. However, some of the real sources of urban decay oftentimes are left off the ‘racism in America’ template which is why comments from folks like […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
PATIS Did Africa Proud Swallehe Msuya , Mshale Senior Staff Writer mshale.com The three-day Pan African Trade and Investment Summit (PATIS) that took place in Minneapolis last month, the first of its kind, has come and gone! The energetic organizers of this momentous event, mainly African-born immigrants in Minnesota, gave their time and leadership skills […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A growing number of scientists in Europe are questioning the whole theory of man-made global warming. Proliferation of Climate Scepticism in Europe By Hans H.J. Labohm [...] In Germany EIKE (Europäisches Institut für Klima und Energie, Jena: http://www.eike-klima-energie.eu/) has been established – still in its infancy, but nevertheless. Moreover, a group of German climate sceptics […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No longer do you have to wait for brah-man to sell you dvds of movies currently playing in theaters. Apparently someone has placed Tyler Perry’s latest movie “Why Did I Get Married?” on youtube (or at least chunks of it). That’s yo’ cuzzins, not mine. No, I’m not linking to it . LOL
It is a doggone shame that many of our kids are not afforded the same swift disciplinary action of teachers that have been accused of sexual abuse within the walls of public schools. Once word got to Oprah about the 27-year-old dormitory matron who had crossed the lines of teacher/student relationship, she wasted no time […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Atlanta water use is called shortsighted By Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times [SNIP] Yet while Georgia’s leaders try to cast the water shortage as a battle between 5 million people and a few mussels — with the message that greater priority should be given to Atlanta residents — there is a growing sense that the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, THAT John Amos from ‘Good Times’. JOHN AMOS DONE GONE COUNTRY: Veteran actor signs five-album deal with Nashville label run by member of Johnny Cash family. EURweb.com John Amos, who currently stars in the ABC comedy “Men in Trees,” is releasing an album of country music titled “We Were Hippies” in the wake of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thousands Returning to a Safer Baghdad Associated Press BAGHDAD — In a dramatic turnaround, more than 3,000 Iraqi families driven out of their Baghdad neighborhoods have returned to their homes in the past three months as sectarian violence has dropped, the government said Saturday. Saad al-Azawi, his wife and four children are among them. They […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ten Reasons To Not Ask Jesus Into Your Heart by Todd Friel (found on galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com) The music weeps, the preacher pleads, “Give your heart to Jesus. You have a God shaped hole in your heart and only Jesus can fill it.” Dozens, hundreds or thousands of people who want to get their spiritual life on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alyse DOB: 07/96 and Jarrell DOB: 01/00 are currently placed together in a foster home. The children are extremely bonded and look out for one another. Alyse is currently in the fourth grade where she is doing very well in all of her subjects. Alyse is in the spanks club and is also a cheerleader […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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