GREENVILLE--Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson's mother, Helen Burns Jackson, died in a Greenville, South Carolina, hospital on Monday, according to Jackson and a family friend. She was 91.
"My loving mother ... has made her transition to be w ...
Posted Monday, September 7th 2015 at 3:27PM
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Here’s a picture that’s worth a thousand words.
Minister Louis Farrakhan is continuing to spread the word about his “Justice Or Else!” campaign leading up to the 20th anniversary of the M ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2015 at 2:03PM
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President Obama speaks in New Orleans on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina devastating the city. ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2015 at 1:48PM
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Northstar News Today
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Police killed 123 people in July and 682 so far this year, according to the website Killed by Police 2015.
The number of people killed in July by police is much higher t ...
Posted Sunday, August 16th 2015 at 4:22PM
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ARLINGTON, Texas — A police officer in suburban Dallas shot and killed a college football player during a struggle after the unarmed 19-year-old crashed a car through the front window of a car dealership, authorities said.
The Tarrant County M ...
Posted Saturday, August 8th 2015 at 4:54PM
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A police officer in Alabama proposed murdering a black resident and creating bogus evidence to suggest the killing was in self-defence, the Guardian has learned.
Officer Troy Middlebrooks kept his job and continues to patrol Alexander City after aut ...
Posted Tuesday, August 4th 2015 at 4:29PM
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NEW BUFFALO, Mich. (FinalCall.com) - As hundreds of Muslims from around the country converged on the pristine, picturesque property of Muhammad’s Farm for a comprehensive agricultural seminar, it was evident to the men and women who enrolled, t ...
Posted Tuesday, August 4th 2015 at 12:50PM
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RT.com--A total of six African-American women have been found dead in police custody in just the last month. Most of the deceased women had been in jail for no more than two days and held for minor charges. Their deaths are all under investigation.
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Posted Saturday, August 1st 2015 at 3:54PM
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MIAMI--As the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March in the nation’s capital approaches, Louis Farrakhan spoke to a large crowd on Thursday night at a church in Overtown.
The historic Mount Zion Baptist Church, which in the past has served ...
Posted Saturday, August 1st 2015 at 3:46PM
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By SVEN BECKERT
July 26, 2015
Without understanding the past, it is difficult to grapple with the present. This became quite clear in the wake of the tragic attack in Charleston, when public dialogue swirled with myths, ...
Posted Saturday, August 1st 2015 at 3:39PM
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby admitted in 2005 that he got quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and that he gave the sedative to at least one woman and "other people," according to documents obtai ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2015 at 6:56PM
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Frankie Beverly & Maze perform their song "Joy and Pain" live at the 2015 Essence Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2015 at 5:36PM
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At least eight people have died and 41 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago this Fourth of July weekend.
Among those who died was a 7-year-old boy who was shot while watching fireworks in Humboldt Park with his father just before ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2015 at 5:05PM
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[Editor’s note: The following article contains excerpts from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s June 24, 2015 address at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington, D.C., during the press conference to officially announce &ldq ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2015 at 4:52PM
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Classic Southern Pralines Adapted from The New Orleans School of Cooking Makes 20-50 pralines, depending on how large or small you drop them
1 1/2 cups (12 oz) granulated white sugar3/4 cup (6 oz) light brown sugar, packed1/2 cup (4 oz) milk - whole ...
Posted Wednesday, June 24th 2015 at 11:11AM
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A million and a half handwritten records from the 1860s about newly-freed slaves will no doubt be invaluable for black people trying to trace their family history.
From the Guardian:
The records belong to the Freedmen’s Bureau, an administ ...
Posted Wednesday, June 24th 2015 at 11:03AM
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DES MOINES, IOWA--A former police officer convicted of violating the civil rights of a man he kicked in the head during an arrest in 2013 was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Colin ...
Posted Wednesday, June 24th 2015 at 10:49AM
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CONVERSE, Texas — A well-kept family secret about racial identity has given a Texas woman a unique perspective on the uproar surrounding Rachel Dolezal.
The mere mention of Dolezal's name sets Verda Byrd off like a stick of dynamite.
"She lie ...
Posted Wednesday, June 24th 2015 at 10:41AM
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The following article is a continuation of edited excerpts from the Thursday, June 11, 2015 interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on Cliff Kelley’s The Talk of Chicago program at WVON Studios in Chicago, Illinois. This int ...
Posted Wednesday, June 24th 2015 at 10:36AM
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Peace,
There has been a lot of talk concerning former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal ousted for pretending to be a black woman and whether or not her actions are appropriate. First, white people and Jewish people have always owned the NAACP. Th ...
Posted Wednesday, June 17th 2015 at 2:21PM
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Adrian Martin, 18, was the only teen arrested at last weekend’s McKinney pool party confrontation and wants to debunk accusations that he interfered with police. He describes the scene accompanied by his attorney, Heath Harris.
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Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2015 at 8:47PM
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The above clip features three excerpts from the series, “Blacks, Blues, Black!” including, Maya Angelou reciting the poem, “A Letter to an Aspiring Junkie,” a performance and interview she did with legendary blues guitarist B. ...
Posted Tuesday, June 9th 2015 at 9:01AM
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Jahi Bakari, the father of a girl who was present at a pool party in McKinney, Texas, that was broken up by police on Friday, demanded the officer who pulled a gun on the teens be fired.
“This guy was just out ...
Posted Tuesday, June 9th 2015 at 7:25AM
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Minister Farrakhan discusses plans for a national tour for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March to be held on 10-10-15 in Washington, D.C. and much more. ...
Posted Friday, June 5th 2015 at 8:00PM
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