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February 24 *This dates Registry from 1492, offers a brief article on the origins of Soul food. Soul Food is a term used for an ethnic cuisine, food traditionally prepared and eaten by African Am

The Washington Times February 23, 2009 “If you want your child to get the best education possible, it’s actually more important to get him assigned to a great teacher than to a great school.” This

Washington, D.C - The Immigration Policy Center's Director, Angela Kelley, issued the following statement: "A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center entitled A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal

Your voice is making a real difference in the Oscar Grant case.1 Last week, ColorOfChange members here in the Bay Area confronted the Alameda County District Attorney with stacks of more than 20,000

By The Canadian Press OTTAWA - RCMP made an arrest on Parliament Hill shortly before the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama for a six-hour visit. Few details were immediately available, but a

Today, I signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. This is a historic step -- the first of many as we work together to climb out of this crisis -- and I want to thank you for your re

NEW YORK (AFP) - The founder of a US television station has been arrested and charged with beheading his wife, local media reported. Muzzammil Hassan was charged with second-degree murder of his wife

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By BRIAN STELTER February 16, 2009 Reacting to an online swell of suspicion about changes to Facebook’s terms of service, the company’s chief executive moved to reassure users on Monday that the

What would you do with an extra $18,000 in your pocket? That's the amount of extra cash each and every Burger King employee in America would have received last year if Goldman Sachs (one of the fast-

NBA All-Star 2009 Intro !

O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, former teammates and rivals with the Los Angeles Lakers, were briefly reunited Sunday evening, leading the West to a 146-119 victory over the East in the N.B.A. All-Star Game.

2008 BET Awards Upcoming albums Maxwell's next project is his fourth album Black Summers' Night. On his myspace Maxwell states that it is a trilogy of albums released over three years, starting in 2

(Taylor Media Services) A British court last week ordered American actor/comedienne Eddie Murphy to pay former Spice Girl Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown a total of 7 million pounds (roughly $9.9 millio

Halle Berry (Taylor Media Services) Black Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry says in effect she gave up on Black men and decided to find love with white Canadian Gabriel Aubrey. In an interv

January 25th *Etta James was born on this date in 1938. She is an African-American singer. She was born Jamesette Hawkins in Los Angeles. She received her first professional vocal training at the ag

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I tend to post things about black males, but when I saw this post on the BIA site I felt compelled to copy and paste it here. I didn't realize the number of black females that go missing and aren't c

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(Taylor Media Services) The recession continued its jobs-destroying grip on the American economy last month. According to data released by the Labor Department Friday, the nation’s unemployment rate

On December 8th, 17-year-old Billey Joe Johnson died from a gunshot wound to the head. Police say he killed himself with a shotgun after being stopped for a simple traffic violation in Lucedale, Missi

Spelman Independent Scholars' Oral History Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcxQFn-LFxA&feature=related

>Secret messages in the form of quilt patterns aided slaves escaping the bonds of captivity in the Southern states before and during the American Civil War. >Most quilt patterns had their roots in

Go Steelers But What About those Commercials! (((LoL))) http://ca.video.yahoo.com/network/100076996?v=4409180&l=5499020

Born in USA!!! BORN IN THE U.S.A. Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life