Blacks, Hispanics Less Apt to Get Best Heart Failure Care Death rates from cancer among blacks have declined, but blacks continue to be diagnosed at more advanced stages with lower survival rates. … Blacks, Hispanics more likely to be stopped in WVa New study finds blacks still lag in obtaining total knee replacements for arthritis […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First this… CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of clergy members have gathered in Chicago to show their support for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s controversial Senate appointee Roland Burris as he readies to leave for Washington. About 60 ministers met at a church on Sunday evening, called together by Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush. At a news conference, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My son is a huge Lego fan. He spends hours every day building new creations with his huge collection of Lego pieces he has amassed over the years. “Daddy, can you come here?” he often asks me in a hushed, yet excited voice. He wants to show me yet another one of his latest creations. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
E-mail: “Please list our Virginia homeschool group on your website. We are Hampton Roads Black Home Educators.” – Checwanda McMahon Hampton Roads Black Home Educators (HRBHE) is an all inclusive network of homeschool families in the Hampton Roads and surrounding areas of Virginia. Hampton Roads Black Home Educators serves families who choose to home school […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That subject line applies to me when it comes to some of these very good documentaries out there. Blacks Without Borders:Chasing the American Dream in South Africa is a documentary that has been out since 2007. Yours truly just saw it last night on Showtime (actually, I caught the last 25 minutes). This documentary that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was my dumb request in response to another. Read below. NEWS: Group Wants Congress to Close Achievement Gap for Black Students The Campaign for High School Equity, a national coalition of civil rights organizations focused on high school reform, is looking to Congress during Black History Month to take the action necessary to close […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Put a Black face in the White House, test scores go up. I guess we’ll be seeing a surge in Black Rhodes scholars if Obama was “fully Black”. Study Sees an Obama Effect as Lifting Black Test-Takers By SAM DILLON nytimes.com Educators and policy makers, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, have said in recent […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I thought it was for more than just that? Most blacks say MLK’s vision fulfilled, poll finds WASHINGTON (CNN) — More than two-thirds of African-Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for race relations has been fulfilled, a CNN poll found — a figure up sharply from a survey in early 2008. The CNN-Opinion Research […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is another public official who neglected to check with the Trademark Office on Language, Expressive Racial Adjectives, and other Nondescript forms of proper social Communication and Etiquette (a.k.a T.O.L.E.R.A.N.C.E). So far, the following words are under trademark and should only be used by those who are regestered with the office. Hang or lynch® Bull […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have already expressed on this site time and time again about folks holding up the Obamas (Barack and Michelle) as the ultimate Black role models. But according to this article found in the Chicago Tribune, apparently to some folks Sasha and Malia are also role models for an entire race of people in need […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Re: What Value Would You Put On Black Flesh? Protests over BART shooting turn violent sfgate.com A protest over the fatal shooting by a BART police officer of an unarmed man mushroomed into several hours of violence Wednesday night as demonstrators smashed storefronts and cars, set several cars ablaze and blocked streets in downtown Oakland. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alright. This is the second film mentioned on this site today. The choices are out there, y’all. Support ‘em. Bishop T.D. Jakes focuses on love and marriage in ‘Not Easily Broken’ By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times ‘Not Easily Broken,” the latest faith-based feature film from Bishop T.D. Jakes, touches upon themes of marriage, relationships, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What’s done in ’08 is DONE! The Lord has granted you with another year. Now how are we gonna raise this baby? In the meantime, do you need a refresher course on how we kick this thang off? While New Year’s Day falls within the contemporary celebration of Kwaanza, it is also referred to as […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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