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Another Bus Attack Reported BALTIMORE -- Maryland Transit Administration officials are investigating a second reported assault on a bus in the last week. Patrick Green and Robert Rothe told WBAL TV 11 News that they were antagonized and attacked after boarding the No. 64 bus late Monday night in south Baltimore. The men, who are white, said the attackers yelled racial slurs and that no one on board, including the driver, stepped in ...More

Hip hop grannies get down in China ITN It may be the beacon of youth culture, but hip hop dancing has now been taken over by a whole new generation in China. While many OAP's choose to enjoy the relaxing art of Tai Chi, one 71-year-old from Beijing is defying age as the country's oldest known hip hop dancer. But instead of getting down with the kids, Wu Ying decided to set up her ...More

Here is yet another poll :( Please allow me just this one time an out for not formatting it. Nation's First Multilingual Poll Uncovers Tensions Among The Largest Ethnic Groups In America WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's first multilingual poll of Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans has uncovered serious tensions among these ethnic groups, including mistrust and significant stereotyping, but a majority of each group also said they should put aside differences and work together ...More

For Casino Owner, Winning a License Was Not a Matter of Luck By SEAN D. HAMILL nytimes.com PITTSBURGH — Don H. Barden could have scheduled the groundbreaking for his $450 million casino on his 64th birthday, Dec. 20, if he wanted. After all, he owns what is projected to be the most lucrative of Pennsylvania’s 14 slots casino licenses. But already irritated by a year’s worth of delays, Mr. Barden, the country’s only African-American ...More

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Gabrielle Union - Union sick of slave roles contactmusic.com Sexy actress GABRIELLE UNION has started producing her own films because she's sick of all the offers she gets to play black slaves. The Bad Boys II star is convinced young moviegoers aren't interested in another big screen lesson about the ills of slavery, and so she's turning heads as a Hollywood go-getter. She explains, "There was this script that came and it ...More

The Powerful Finale of BET's 'Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is' Premieres as the #1 Series Telecast in Network History NEW YORK, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- It was a history-making night for BET, as the season finale of the network's critically acclaimed series KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS triumphed as the #1 series telecast in BET history. More than 2.9 million viewers and 2.0 million households tuned in on Tuesday, ...More

City panel advances South L.A. fast-food ban By Rick Orlov, Staff Writer dailynews.com Despite concerns over its broad sweep, a city panel on Tuesday moved ahead with a plan to ban fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles. The proposal from Councilwoman Jan Perry was approved by the council's Planning and Land Use Committee even though two city officials said they believe more work on the ordinance is needed. "We have a serious problem in my ...More

This has been my second time on the News & Notes show. I am certainly counting my blessings and not taking any of this for granted. It looks like I may be back on the show sometime next month. [Link to show] More

This is what our international bruthas and sistahs will be hearing on a television near them real soon. Wesley Snipes to be the Spokesperson for the Dynamic Flex, CelebDirect’s Revolutionary Wellness, Toning and Stretching Machine blacktalentnews.com Actor Wesley Snipes has signed a celebrity endorsement deal with CelebDirect to be the official spokesperson and represent the Dynamic Flex in all of its International Media Campaign. Snipes is a globally recognized actor and martial artists who ...More

More blacks appear to be adopting white children Number of black parents adopting white children on the rise Grant Segall Plain Dealer Reporter Candace Russell doesn't mind the color of her new sister's skin. As long as the baby learns to love hot pink. Taylor, 1, shares Candace's vividly painted bedroom in Euclid and enjoys the 9-year-old's gentle care. Taylor's adoptive mother is part of a small - maybe growing - group of blacks who ...More

Bush policies likely to blame for more teen births First, violent crime. Now, teen birth rates. After declining for more than a decade, births to unmarried teenagers suddenly increased 3 percent among 15- to 19-year-old girls between 2005 and 2006, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Like the uptick in violent crime, this could signal a worrisome trend — another sign that undesirable social phenomena the nation struggled to curb ...More

From Wikipedia-- "The origins, etymology, and even the ingredients used to make the original eggnog drink are debated. Eggnog, or a very similar drink, may have originated in East Anglia, England, though it may also have been developed from posset (a medieval European beverage made with hot milk). An article by Nanna Rognvaldardottir, an Icelandic food expert, states that the drink adopted the nog part of its name from the word ...More