It was Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., that great purveyor of black nationalism, who once made the following remarks: "The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness." "A people without the knowledge of their pa ...
Posted Monday, July 4th 2011 at 4:15PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A teenager now lives at the White House.
Malia Obama, the eldest of President Barack Obama's two daughters, turned 13 on the Fourth of July.
As usual, she was sharing her parents with hundreds of others on her special day.
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Posted Monday, July 4th 2011 at 4:09PM
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By Dr. Boyce Watkins
July 2, 2011
When I think about the fourth of July, my mind is motionless. I don’t get happy, sad, angry or thoughtful. As a 40-year old man, I can’t even get excited about the fireworks anymore. The holiday means as much ...
Posted Sunday, July 3rd 2011 at 4:27PM
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Philly.com--She had to kill off Precious.
That was what Sapphire, the 60-year-old author of the 1996 underground classic Push, the novel that was the basis for the unflinching movie Precious, concluded.
The California-born literacy teacher, poe ...
Posted Sunday, July 3rd 2011 at 4:19PM
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NEW ORLEANS--In its 17th season, the Essence Music Fest is still dressed to impress.
Patrons who file into the Louisiana Superdome tonight will bear witness to what, on paper at least, looks to be as entertaining an opening-night roster as Es ...
Posted Friday, July 1st 2011 at 12:08PM
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News from John Hopkins
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY
Cancer Update from John Hopkins:
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Posted Friday, July 1st 2011 at 11:51AM
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Homelessness in California is now punishable by a year in jail.
By Steven Argue
For protesting on the county steps against Santa Cruz laws that make it illegal for the homeless to sleep at night, homeless activists Gary Johnson and Attorney E ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2011 at 12:32PM
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