Archive for ‘May 5th, 2008’

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May05

Deconstructing the “Equal Pay” argument

by Duane on May 5th, 2008 at 1:43 am
Posted In: Commentary, Sistahs

Steve Chapman wrote the following for Reason Magazine in his article entitled “The Truth About the Pay Gap: Feminist politics and bad economics”
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On its face, the evidence in the AAUW study looks damning. “One year out of college,” it says, “women working full-time earn only 80 percent as much as their male colleagues earn. Ten [...]

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May05

Over 40 million of us

by Duane on May 5th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Posted In: Science & Research

Minorities reach 34% of population: Census Bureau
The United States grew steadily more diverse last year.
Hispanics held on to their rank as the nation’s largest and fastest-growing minority group — a trend with far-reaching implications for American politics and immigration policies.
Newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the nation’s Hispanic population grew by [...]

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May05

Someone had some sense

by Duane on May 5th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Posted In: Headlines, Politics

Oprah Winfrey was uncomfortable with Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons, Newsweek says
Talk-show host left church, didn’t want to offend her audience, associates say
By Mike Dorning | Tribune reporter
Associates of Oprah Winfrey tell Newsweek that she stopped attending the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.’s Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago during the 1990s in part because [...]

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May05

Yeah, bail them out

by Duane on May 5th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Posted In: Economy, Headlines

Living here in ground zero of the sour real estate market (Inland Empire), I can tell you that stories like the following are very common.

Owners trash, strip their foreclosed homes
Fixtures, cabinets, tubs, sinks, even stairways face wrath of dispossessed
By Jerry Kronenberg
Jack O’Leary has seen foreclosed homes where ex-owners put paint on the carpets, anti-bank graffiti [...]

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May05

A whole family ready to adopt (5/4/08)

by Duane on May 5th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Posted In: Mentoring

DEMARCUS, DESTINY, DAHLIA, and DELONTE are darling siblings who need to be placed together. Demarcus is very sweet and charming. A very active child who likes typical boys’ toys and loves superheros, he relishes one-on- one time with his significant adults. He is very fond of baby brother, Delonte, and enjoys holding him during sibling [...]

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May05

Another one of our babies is missing (5/4/08)

by Duane on May 5th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Posted In: Our Missing Babies

MALIK HORTON
Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Sep 8, 1995
Sex: Male
Missing Date: Apr 18, 2008
Race: Black
Age Now: 12
Height: 5’5″ (165 cm)
Missing City: SAN BERNARDINO
Weight: 138 lbs (63 kg)
Missing State : CA
Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States
Eye Color: Black
Case Number: NCMC1093889
Circumstances: Malik was last seen on April 18, 2008. He may be in need of [...]

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