Annie Turnbo Malone (1869-1957) was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist during the early 20th century. She manufactured a line of beauty products for black women and created a unique distribution system that helped thousands of black ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 at 2:08PM
(more)
THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN:
It is a great honor and privilege for me, the Nation of Islam, and others to welcome Brother Leader Muammar al-Gadhafi, Leader of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and President of the African Union to his first v ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2010 at 5:33PM
(more)
Claudette Colvin (b, September 5, 1939) is a African American woman from Alabama. In 1955, at the age of 15, she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white person, in violation of local law. Her arrest preceded civil rights activist R ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2010 at 3:58PM
(more)
A South Carolina politician is making very a public apology - and this time it's not Governor Mark Sanford.
After likening welfare recepients to stray animals, Andre Bauer, the embattled Republican's lieutenant governor, is hastily back-pedallin ...
Posted Tuesday, January 26th 2010 at 4:06PM
(more)
THE SAINTS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE SUNSHINE STATE!!!
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THE CHOCOLATE CITY!!!
...
Posted Monday, January 25th 2010 at 8:53PM
(more)
NEW BOOK TRACES THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
Unheralded but Unbowed: Black Scientists & Engineers who Changed the World makes it clear that "in America, you cannot do high technology without Black folks!"
PHILADEL ...
Posted Monday, January 25th 2010 at 8:48PM
(more)
SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A Louisiana man faces years in federal prison for burning a cross at the home of a relative involved in an interracial relationship, officials said Friday.
A jury in Shreveport, La., convicted Daniel Earl Danforth ...
Posted Saturday, January 23rd 2010 at 3:44PM
(more)
From Newsweek.com
January 18, 2010
Michael Jackson’s death has been officially ruled as murder, it was revealed today.
The cause of death on the 50-year-old’s death certificate has been amended to 'homicide' after months of speculation.
Accor ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 2:30PM
(more)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Drumbeats called the faithful to a Sunday Mass behind mounds of rubble and amid the few remaining walls of Port-au-Prince’s destroyed Roman Catholic cathedral to listen to a sermon in a scene resembling the Apocalypse.
“Why ...
Posted Sunday, January 17th 2010 at 2:12PM
(more)
According to NewsOne/Blackplanet polls, most Black people say the word “Negro” itself doesn’t offend them — that is, unless it’s being uttered by a white person.
In recent weeks, “Negro” has unexpectedly been granted a second life. Once the widely ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 1:18PM
(more)
SELF ESTEEM
Brace yourself child
It's a moment of lies
Don't sell yourself cheap
It brings tears to your eyes
You let others tell you
What is best for you
And let go of dreams
For dreams of them too
You look in the mirror
At ...
Posted Monday, January 11th 2010 at 4:49PM
(more)
A Fairy told a married couple, "For being such an exemplary married couple
for 35 years, I will give you each a wish". "I want to travel around the
world with my dearest husband" said the wife. And the fairy moved her magic
stick and abracadabra! ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 9:33PM
(more)
Early research suggests that wearing a cell phone on your hip may weaken the area of the pelvis widely used for bone grafting.
Using an X-ray technique used in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with osteoporosis, researchers from Turkey's S ...
Posted Sunday, January 3rd 2010 at 5:55PM
(more)
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING, SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THATOLD?
WELL, YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE...
MY NAME IS ALICE SMITH AND I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST.I NOTI ...
Posted Saturday, January 2nd 2010 at 4:04PM
(more)
1. Stay out of trouble.
2. Aim for greater heights.
3. Stay focused on your job.
4. Exercise to maintain good health.
5. Practice team work.
6. Rely on your trustd partner to watch your back. Take your time trusting others.
7. Save ...
Posted Thursday, December 31st 2009 at 4:40PM
(more)
A Mexican maid asked for a pay increase. The wife was very upset about this and decided to talk to her about the raise. She asked: "Now, Maria, why do you want a pay increase?"
Maria said: "Senora, there are 3 reasons why I want an increase. The f ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2009 at 9:03PM
(more)
For those of you who have not seen this poem which was blogged by me on this same day last year, here it is. I hope you find it inspiring enough to pass along.
For those of you who have already seen it and passed it along, I hope you enjoyed the ...
Posted Friday, December 25th 2009 at 8:38PM
(more)
Season's Greetings Dear Beloved Family!
May everyone have a great day of being with family and friends. Though I may not celebrate this holiday season like the rest of you all may, let's have a Coke and a Pizza and not forget the light side of li ...
Posted Thursday, December 24th 2009 at 8:32PM
(more)
MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE
Going to a party at my neighbor's house today
The people that I meet inside I know what they'll say
"Welcome to the future, the past is memories"
Come on to a party at my nieghbors house with me.
And when we get inside th ...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 at 12:26PM
(more)
