Posts Tagged ‘Mississippi’

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Aug16

BET and NewsOne can’t handle the truth

by Duane on August 16th, 2011 at 6:55 am
Posted In: Commentary

First it was theGrio.com’s post in Facebook that questioned if Philadelphia Mayor Nutter went too far in accusing these kids for “damaging their race”. This morning I read in both BET.com and NewsOne an article that simply cannot stomach the fact that Black families that either cannot or simply refuse to control their own kids [...]

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Feb18

Playing With Black Infant Mortality Numbers To Make A Point

by Duane on February 18th, 2010 at 8:58 am
Posted In: Our children, Our Health, The Media

The New York Times and a Mistaken Infant Mortality Trend
How the paper of record used partial data to reach a wrong conclusion on infant death in Mississippi.

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Jan04

Dixie Flag Wearing Civil Rights Activist

by Duane on January 4th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Posted In: Remember

(CNN) — Bobby DeLaughter — the prosecutor who secured the conviction in the infamous Medgar Evers Mississippi murder case — is himself now headed to prison.
It was DeLaughter’s dogged 1994 prosecution and the subsequent conviction of Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith that helped trigger the reopening of dozens of civil rights cold [...]

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Jul06

Obesity report: SMASHED!

by Duane on July 6th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Posted In: Headlines, Junk science, Our Health, Science & Research

From consumerfreedom.com~
“The researchers drew the conclusion that the economic crisis may cause families to give up on paying more for healthy food, making fast food the only low-cost option for families. Of course, they conveniently forgot that many healthy foods – like rice, beans, potatoes, and fresh produce – are easily affordable for anyone who [...]

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Mar17

What would the Eskimo do?

by Duane on March 17th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Posted In: Our Expression, Politics

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say Mayor Frank Melton is not entitled to a black jury when he’s tried a second time for the destruction of a duplex he considered a crack house.
Melton’s attorneys want a federal judge to reconsider his decision to choose a jury from south Mississippi.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan’s decision [...]

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