Archive for ‘April 22nd, 2008’

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Apr22

Legacy of slavery or just a poor self image?

by Duane on April 22nd, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Our children

Recently, I came across the following video (I believe this is the program my wife was telling me about last week–just thinking out loud) that caused me to take some pause. Check it out.
Not too long ago I took my kids (and the neighbor’s kids) to the local toy store. My daughter was the only [...]

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Apr22

Translation: The whole thing was a big joke

by Duane on April 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Posted In: Headlines, Politics

ISG moves from consensus to conflict
By DANIEL LIBIT
politico.com
In December 2006, in an effort to build a national consensus on a “new way forward in Iraq,” the Iraq Study Group painted itself as a portrait of bipartisan chumminess, with all political hackery checked at the door.
Sixteen months later, seven of the 10 ISG members are backing [...]

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Apr22

HBCU look to almums to give more

by Duane on April 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Posted In: HBCU

Black colleges seeking more financial support from alumni
By DIONNE WALKER
ETTRICK, Va. (AP) — Making money, administrators at Virginia State University have learned, takes money.
The majority black school has spent millions of state dollars renovating buildings, partly to heighten school pride among alumni they hope will respond by opening their own wallets.
It’s working: Alumni support [...]

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Apr22

Another “I’ve been good to you coloreds” moment

by Duane on April 22nd, 2008 at 9:19 am
Posted In: Politics

“I mean this is just, you know… You gotta go something to play the race card on me — my office is in Harlem. And Harlem voted for Hillary, by the way. And I have 1.4 million people around the world, mostly people of color in Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and elsewhere, on the world’s [...]

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Apr22

Cherokee nation faces battle over funding

by Duane on April 22nd, 2008 at 8:46 am
Posted In: Headlines, Politics

Frank sides with CBC, holds fast on Cherokee funding
By Kevin Bogardus
thehill.com
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has threatened to block housing legislation for Native Americans if the final bill does not include a funding ban against the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma .
Frank shares a concern first raised by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), whose members have proposed [...]

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