May09
“And while 11,519 black Baltimoreans are living with HIV/AIDS, the figure for whites is just 1,302, she said.” (One of many issues discussed he Greater Baltimore Urban League’s report, “The State of Black Baltimore”) [Link]
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May09
Black lawmakers consider bids for Congress as independents By The Associated Press | The Natchez Democrat BATON ROUGE (AP) — Three black state lawmakers say they are weighing whether to run for three U.S. House seats this fall as independents, a move that could splinter Democratic support in the races. Sen. Don Cravins Jr., Sen. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May08
The part of the story that will get lost in the noise
by Duane on May 8th, 2008 at 7:11 amPosted In: Headlines
“Ramsey said that the latest incident occurred after a team of narcotics officers with the 25th Police District in North Philadelphia witnessed a triple shooting during a drug surveillance at 4th and Ansberry streets. The officers were hoping to arrest drug suspects and question them about the slaying of Andrew Coach on Sunday, Ramsey said.” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May07
I knew San Diego State was a party school, but this is crazy! ======= 96 Students, Others Arrested in Massive Drug Raid at San Diego State University foxnews.com SAN DIEGO — Ninety-six students, local gang members and others were arrested Tuesday in a massive drug raid at San Diego State University. Drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May06
University administrator gets suspended for not buying into the “Gay is the same as being Black” line
by Duane on May 6th, 2008 at 9:25 amPosted In: Headlines
University suspends staffer over view of homosexuality African-American condemned for stating in local paper being ‘gay’ not the same as being handicapped or black wnd.com The University of Toledo suspended an administrator for stating in a guest column in a local newspaper that choosing homosexual behavior is not the same as being black or handicapped. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May05
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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May05
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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May04
Just when I thought I was going to have some time to watch the 60 Minutes report on inmates who had been wrongly accused and freed on DNA evidence, I got caught in a 2 hour conversation with a neighbor—missing the program altogether. DNA Helps Free Inmate After 27 Years 60 Minutes: James Woodard Owes […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
May01
“A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” WHEREAS it is fitting that the people of this Nation should remember with pride and vigilantly guard the great heritage of liberty, justice and equality under law which our forefathers bequeathed to us; and WHEREAS it is our moral and civic obligation as free […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
320 complaints of racial profiling and not one had merit, LAPD says The report to the city Police Commission is greeted with skepticism. ‘This is not a racist department,’ Chief Bratton says in defending the report. By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Los Angeles Police Department officials announced Tuesday that they investigated more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apr29
Probably a good way to measure outrage
by Duane on April 29th, 2008 at 8:55 amPosted In: Headlines, Our Expression
I wonder if the system is set up to recognize repeat callers? ===== P&G Weighs Pulling Ads From MTV, BET Packaged=Goods Giant Soliciting Advice From Consumers Via Toll-Free Number By Linda Haugsted — Multichannel News The packaged-goods company is taking calls at an 800 number. Once dialed, callers are advised they have two choice regarding […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apr29
After a while, comments like this become too predictable
by Duane on April 29th, 2008 at 8:48 amPosted In: Headlines
Sharpton Raps Obama By CHUCK BENNETT and KAVITA MOKHA NYPost.com Barack Obama made a call for nonviolence in the aftermath of the Sean Bell verdict – infuriating the Rev. Al Sharpton, who accused the presidential candidate of trying to “grandstand in front of white people,” sources told The Post. During what a source described as […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apr26
“When something is taken like a sound bite for a political purpose and put constantly over and over again, looped in the face of the public, that’s not a failure to communicate,” Wright said in an appearance with Bill Moyers. “Those who are doing that are communicating exactly what they want to do, which is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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