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Dec09

Blackinformant.com Xtra: ProjectExplorer.org

by Duane on December 9th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Posted In: Featured, Our children, Podcast, Science & Research, World, Wow!

Here is my interview with Jenny Buccos. She is the founder of the website ProjectExplorer.org

 Blackinformant.com Xtra w/ProjectExplorer.org: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What is ProjectExplorer.org?
Our Mission: To provide a global cultural experience through film and multimedia materials aimed at fostering the next generation of global citizens.
Founded in 2003 by Jenny M Buccos, ProjectExplorer.org is a nonprofit organization (501c3) that produces free, online global [...]

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Nov19

A Teachable Moment In Politics

by Duane on November 19th, 2009 at 12:27 am
Posted In: Commentary, Featured, Headlines, Our Expression, Politics

(thehill.com) The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill.
“We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,” Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.”
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Other members of the CBC found no fault in [...]

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Nov13

The Need For A Devil

by Duane on November 13th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Posted In: Commentary, Featured, Politics, The Media

The Right has it with the “mainstream media” and the Left has it with “conservative talk show hosts”. In the theater of politics, there is always the good guy and the eeeeeeeevil bad guy.
What I will never understand is why there is this obsession to keep talking about those who are routinely deemed as insignificant. [...]

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Nov11

You Are Gravely Wrong, Mr. President!

by Duane on November 11th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Featured, Follow the money, Headlines, Politics, The Media

“Well, look, we — we have seen, in the past, rampages of this sort. And in a country of 300 million people, there are going to be acts of violence that are inexplicable. Even within the extraordinary military that we have — and I think everybody understands how outstanding the young men and women in [...]

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Nov11

Giving Yourself Away

by Duane on November 11th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Posted In: Commentary, Featured

Recently I have been toying around with the idea of downloading the Loopt application on my phone. For those of you out there who never heard of loopt, it’s a program designed for cell phone users that provides the physical location of your circle of friends (who also need to register for the service). A [...]

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Nov10

Like I Said, It Had Nothing To Do With Racism

by Duane on November 10th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Featured, Headlines, Politics

When folks faked blowing a mental gasket over Rush Limbaugh’s attempt to own a piece of a NFL team, the biggest reason thrown out there was because of “racist” comments he made in the past. Based on that, critics were also saying such a move would especially be hurtful to Black players and Black fans.
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Nov09

Sicking The Race Hounds…Again

by Duane on November 9th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Posted In: Featured, Headlines, Obama Health Care, Our children, Our Health, Politics

Anytime a major piece of legislation is being pushed, there always has to be a racial component added to it in order to sweeten the sale to Americans. This health care bill was no exception. Recently, the NAACP, National Urban League, and other Civil Rights groups got together it what was being called a “Civil [...]

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