I was reading a post on an Essence.com message board containing some reactions to Chris Rock's Good Hair movie and let me say it left me scratching my head. Before reading the post I was watching a Youtube clip of high school students commenting on t ...
Posted Tuesday, October 27th 2009 at 3:40PM
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October 25, 2009.
MediaTakeOut.com had to struggle hard to determine whether or not we were even gonna talk about this. But after a long internal debate we figured that, instead of burying our heads in the sand, it was better to let you guys know ...
Posted Sunday, October 25th 2009 at 6:13PM
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A cell phone video that shows police officers repeatedly hitting an unarmed university student with batons and a Taser gun has prompted a criminal investigation into the officers’ conduct, a San Jose police spokesman said.
The video, posted by the ...
Posted Sunday, October 25th 2009 at 5:45PM
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MEMPHIS (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan issued blunt warnings Oct. 18—commemorating the 14th anniversary of the Million Man March—to the United States government, to the Black community at large, and to Black clergy and other ...
Posted Sunday, October 25th 2009 at 5:35PM
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A TEMPORARY THANG
I am happy
this emptiness right here
this emptiness right now
is a temporary thang.
Happy people cry too
even if their tears are confused, missed and taken for laughter
Happy people scream too
even though their pa ...
Posted Friday, October 23rd 2009 at 5:37PM
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There once was a man who was on his way to work when suddenly one of the front tires of his car blew out. Remembering he had a spare tire in the trunk, he pulled to the side of the road and changed the tire. While changing the tire, the lube slipped ...
Posted Friday, October 23rd 2009 at 12:15PM
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Police are still trying to get a description of the suspects who shot three teenage girls in Clayton County.
The girls were rushed to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after being shot in a drive-by on Plover Road in an unincorporated section of Cla ...
Posted Wednesday, October 21st 2009 at 2:34PM
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There was a long, long line of spirits at the gate waiting to get into
heaven. Not all these spirits could fit into heaven, so the ones who
died the worst death would be allowed in.
The first man in line started telling his story, "Well, Peter, ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 1:21PM
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STEP OUT FOR THE 14th NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST TO STOP POLICE BRUTALITY, REPRESSION, AND THE CRIMINALIZATION OF A GENERATION
October 22, 2009
4:30pm Rally and march from Washington Square Park (gather at the west side of the fountain) - youth and ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 12:52PM
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Her murder was imminent, Mildred Muhammad knew for sure. After years of psychological abuse and having her ex-husband kidnap their three kids for 18 months, the man she married had become a distant memory. Yet while the local and national news was wh ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 12:34PM
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NOTE FROM SIEBRA:
The following speech was made shortly after the murder of Derrion Albert, a high school student from Chicago, Illinois.
THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN:
There is a scripture in the Bible that teaches that Allah (God) ...
Posted Sunday, October 11th 2009 at 5:46PM
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How would you pronounce this child's name?
She spells her name... "Le-a"
So... How would YOU pronounce her name?
Leah? .............. NO.
Lee - A? ........... NOPE.
Lay - a? ........... NOT A CHANCE.
Lei?................... NICE ...
Posted Saturday, October 10th 2009 at 3:55PM
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MIRROR, MIRROR
By Sister Siebra Muhammad
Mirror, mirror in my face
Who is the one that is ashamed
And disgraced?
Why, not the Creator
This is for sure
He is the Originator
Who truly is adored!
Yes, He is that indeed
Who all ...
Posted Monday, October 5th 2009 at 4:53PM
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The "disgusting" blob in Fred DeNegri's Diet Pepsi can was probably a frog or toad, the Food and Drug Administration said.
DeNegri was grilling in his backyard tiki bar in Ormond Beach, Florida, when he popped open a can of Diet Pepsi, took a big ...
Posted Saturday, September 5th 2009 at 5:32PM
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Jackson family patriarch JOE JACKSON's reported lovechild was born the day after his son Michael turned 16, according to new reports.The true parentage of Joh'Vonnie Jackson has been a closely guarded Jackson family secret for years - and almost cost ...
Posted Tuesday, September 1st 2009 at 3:26PM
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MICHEAL'S FINAL CALL
Happy Birthday to We, our Michael's now free.
Each 29th We'll recall our Dark Star's rise... crest... and fall.
Our sister's first crush, didn't know he made "Art"
We just knew Mike was FINE ~ big 'fro, smile, nose, and h ...
Posted Saturday, August 29th 2009 at 7:09PM
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I had a sister tell me about this yesterday at work. When she told me about the details I thought she was joking. I did a search about the incident this morning and it is definitely true. Here is a blogtalk radio interview about the topic.
If you ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2009 at 1:23PM
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For a couple years I 've been blaming it on lack of sleep and too much pressure from my job, but now I found out the real reason: I'm tired because I'm overworked. The population of this country is 237 million. 104 million are retired. That leaves 13 ...
Posted Monday, August 24th 2009 at 2:39PM
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