Setting the stage for what could be the most sweeping political battle over gun control in decades, President Obama today laid out a comprehensive package for reducing gun violence in America, a multi-part plan he says will not only "help prevent mas ...
Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 10:51PM
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it is not a coincidence that destructive music with a toxic message has taken over the airwaves of most black communities across America: A black man with a bottle in his hand is not nearly as intimidating as a black man holding a book – The first m ...
Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 10:47PM
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Young Black people have heard enough whining. They need to be educated regarding who they are and what they represent, and then inspired to develop their full potential. That’s what the community should be focused on – that, and educating the comm ...
Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 10:43PM
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The National Rifle Association blasted out an urgent fundraising appeal by Executive Director Wayne LaPierre Tuesday night, hours ahead of President Barack Obama's announcement of 23 executive actions on gun control.
"I warned you this day was com ...
Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 7:05PM
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The NRA called the president some names today. The president, on the other hand, spoke about guns today and challenged us to dicuss them in a reasonable manner. I can confirm that the Second Amendment did not burst into flames. He made some changes a ...
Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 6:22PM
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Seven Pennsylvania Republican state representatives introduced a bill to rig the next presidential election to make it nearly impossible for the Democratic candidate to win the White House, no matter who the American people vote for. The election-rig ...
Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 3:28PM
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Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 3:18PM
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When the NRA called for armed guards to be stationed at schools nationwide in the wake of the massacre in a Connecticut school late last year, the media and liberals alike erupted in laughter. It's too expensive, they cried.
They hardly cared that ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 3:33PM
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Following a day in which President Obama dominated the news cycle by holding the last news conference of his first term, the headlines this morning are focusing on two major White House agenda points: the debt ceiling and gun control. Yesterday, the ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 2:29PM
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Oprah Winfrey said Lance Armstrong, who she said confessed to her that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his string of Tour de France victories, did 'not come clean in the manner' she expected, Reuters reported.
Winfrey went on to say that ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 12:53PM
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President Obama presses Congress on debt limit
President Obama said today in a White House press conference that he won’t negotiate with Republicans on the federal debt ceiling. Post economic policy reporter Zachary Goldfarb stops by to explain wh ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 11:13PM
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That was President Barack Obama's response Monday to critics who have questioned why his second-term cabinet nominees have all been white males.
"I would just suggest that everybody kind of wait until they've seen all my appointments, ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 10:45PM
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Dear Black Men,
I have never really been the type to write love letters because I was always told “when a word is spoken, you can feel the emotions in it” but today I woke up feeling very inspired, and what was the cause of this inspiration you ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 6:40PM
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KANYE WEST: KEEP MY KID AWAY FROM THE KARDASHIANS!
Word on the street says Kanye is not interested in his kid being raised by the Kardashians, in particular momma Kris. I don’t know if they fight a lot, but it seems like there is some ongoing beef t ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 6:22PM
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THIS FOOL NEEDS TO BE SLAP !
BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Police in North Carolina say a deaf man was stabbed several times after his sign language was mistaken for gang signs by another man.
Burlington Police Sgt. Mark Yancey said 45-year-old Terrance Er ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 4:52PM
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A major gun advocate is promoting his pro-firearms stance by saying that had African Americans been given the right to bear arms, "slavery might not have been a chapter in our history."
Larry Ward, ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 4:49PM
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I suddenly find myself concerned about my blackness.
It had never occurred to me to worry about it before. Then came the incident last month on ESPN’s First Take program that initially got commentator Rob Parker suspended and then, last week, fire ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 4:13PM
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A former Robins airman is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty this month in a 2011 shooting death at a Macon nightclub.
Steven Holsey, 23, was originally arrested by Macon police and charged with murder after 20-year-old Anthony Harris J ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 12:22PM
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With just about every post on this site announcing the production of a movie centered around stories of slavery in the United States, the inevitable question asked by readers, comes in the form of something like: what's the deal with all these slave- ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 12:01PM
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During a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, former Secretary of State Colin Powell criticized his fellow Republicans for making racially-charged attacks against President Barack Obama, and warned that there is “a dark vein of intolera ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 11:57AM
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MSNBC yesterday reported a huge increase in their overall ratings, a 20% increase, in 2012, no doubt due to the 2012 Presidential campaign, but also due to a another major factor - Black viewership. The network announced an incredible increase in the ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 11:54AM
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