Prudence Crandall was born in Rhode Island on 3rd September, 1803. After being educated at a Society of Friends school in Plainfield, Connecticut, Crandall established her own private academy for girls at Canterbury.
The school was a great succes ...
Posted Saturday, March 3rd 2012 at 6:53PM
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Born in 1933, Myrlie Evers-Williams was the wife of murdered civil rights activist Medgar Evers. While fighting to bring his killer to justice, Evers-Williams also continued her husband's work with her book, For Us, The Living. She also wrote Watch M ...
Posted Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 5:00PM
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Just Because He's Black
A white man asked his black friend, 'Are you voting for Barack Obama just because he's black?'
The black man responded by saying, 'Why not? Hell, in this country men
Are pulled over everyday just cause They're black; ...
Posted Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 4:51PM
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NEW ORLEANS -- While the investigation continues into Thursday's deadly shooting, a Mid-City family is mourning the loss of Justin Sipp, who was shot and killed by police.
"One of them was in college, both working. On their way to work. This is r ...
Posted Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 10:47AM
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Question: If 35,000 people are willing to pay $100 or more to see Mary J. Blige at the Essence Music Festival, how many will show up to hear her for free? Answer: Not as many, but a bunch.
Mary J. Blige and her band perform during a free concert ...
Posted Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 10:44AM
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WDSU Channel 6 News--New Orleans human rights defenders are preparing a gathering Wednesday at BP headquarters for the start of a New Orleans style funeral service and procession for the murdered Gulf of Mexico, organized to coincide with the “Trial ...
Posted Thursday, March 1st 2012 at 12:33PM
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New Orleans Times Picayune--Controversy over the proper role of religion in American politics was inflamed yet again during the weekend when Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said that he wanted to "throw up" reading President John F. K ...
Posted Thursday, March 1st 2012 at 12:27PM
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.— The Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers is working with the General Assembly's Black Caucus to increase blood donations in the African-American community. The campaign is called "Make Every Drop Count."
Rare blood tra ...
Posted Wednesday, February 29th 2012 at 12:24PM
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