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MICHEAL JACKSON CONVERTS TO ISLAM
AS-SALAAM ALAIKUM MY BROTHER!!! London: Pop singer Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel. The 50-year-old star pledged his allegiance to the Koran in a ceremon
Couple Claims New Orleans Police Beat Suspect
The young couple huddled Friday night behind the security bars of their apartment window, their attention fixed on the screams of a desperate young man in a desolate neighborhood. Garth Kiser and S
PEOPLE, THIS IS NOT CUTE
Peace To All: The photo to the right was taken in front of a Baptist Church in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. Your thoughts on this please...
The First Couple
All Hail the President & First Lady!!!
New Orleans Hornets
New Orleans Hornets
My Black Is Beautiful
Enough Said!!!
TOO MANY ENERGY DRINKS CAN LEAD TO DEHYDRATION, HYPERTENSION
High-caffeine energy drinks have become increasingly popular, but these drinks don't mix well with exercise. While most sports drinks are non-caffeinated and meant to replenish fluids lost in exercise
VICTORIA'S SECRET CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG TO EVERY BLACK WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE. THANK YOU. Bras sold by Victoria's Secret have been the subject of numerous complaints by women who say they sustained serious and
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL LIED ABOUT HIS ROLE DURING KATRINA
If it looks like a lying liar and talks like a lying liar, odds are, it’s a liar. Remember that story Bobby Jindal told in his big speech Tuesday night — about how during Katrina, he stood shoulder
CANADA HAS SOMEONE THE U.S. ISN'T TELLING YOU ABOUT
Looks like you Canadians are doing your thing too! Canada has someone the US isn't telling us about. The Governor General of Canada is the vice-regal or viceroy representative in Canada of the Q
Was Babe Ruth A Black Man?
In his editorial in Gotham Magazine Spike Lee asked ¿Was Babe Ruth Black?" A small plethora of African-Americans say yes, based solely on the Yankee Clipper¿s physical appearance. Stocky, with full li
BEFORE MADAME C.J. WALKER EMERGED...
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 d
POLIO VACCINE LINKED TO CANCER?!
Many millions more people than previously thought might have been given polio vaccine contaminated with a monkey virus linked to cancer. It has been known since 1960 that early doses of polio vacci
UNREST IN CARRIBEAN HAS ROOTS IN SLAVERY PAST
POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (AP) - Protests that have nearly shut down the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique are not just about demands for lower prices and higher wages: For demons
MINISTER AVA MUHAMMAD SPEAKS ON OBAMA'S STIMULUS PACKAGE
Peace To All: The following is a four part video sent to me by a friend on my Myspace page. Brothers and Sisters please make copies of this video and pass it on. It is important to keep at least o
CHRIS BROWN SAYS STEPFATHER BEAT HIS MOTHER
R & B artist Chris Brown is, in some ways, an unlikely person to be accused of domestic violence by his girlfriend Rihanna. He's spoken openly about his alleged experiences with abuse as a child a
ON THE OCTUPLETS' MOM
Peace To All: Okay, gang, call me jaded, but after watching the octuplets' mom interview on Dateline last night with Ann Curry I came to the conclusion that no female of sound mind would raise 8 ch
BEYONCE SLAMMED BY ETTA JAMES!
Remember a few months ago when Etta James had some nice things to say about Beyoncé's portrayal of her in "Cadillac Records"? Well, apparently the good vibes have dissipated. James unleashed a verba
BIBLICAL BATTERED WIFE SYNDROME
Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic Violence By Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches Posted on February 2, 2009, Printed on February 2, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/12
RECOMMENDED READING: SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME BY DOUGLASS BLACKMON
The Book Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World War II Author: Douglas A. Blackmon Publisher: Doubleday, $29.95 (512p) ISBN 978-0-385-
IN SEARCH OF OUR MINDS
In search of our minds By: Edmund W. Lewis, Editor Posted: Monday, December 29, 2008 2:09 pm by The Lousiana Weekly Newspaper The signs are everywhere. Dennis Rodman. Michael Jackson. O.J.