10 fun (and little known) facts, according to Black History Biography.
* Rapper Jay-Z allegedly developed his stage name as a reference to New York's J/Z subway lines that have a stop in his Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, neighborhood.
* Martin Luther Kin ...
Posted Wednesday, February 9th 2011 at 3:39PM
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A proclamation by the President of the United States:
The great abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass once told us, "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." Progress in America has not come easily, but has resulted from the collective ...
Posted Wednesday, February 9th 2011 at 1:33PM
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CNN — Television cameras will be allowed to broadcast the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor on charges of involuntary manslaughter starting next month, a judge has ruled.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor also brought forward the ...
Posted Tuesday, February 8th 2011 at 3:32PM
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In honor of Black History Month, I spent some time thinking about some of the lesser-known black athletes and coaches of the past who've served as pioneers for their sports.
After a bit of research, I came up with a list of ten that stood out. I' ...
Posted Tuesday, February 8th 2011 at 2:18PM
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At least 297 people have been killed since Egypt's anti-government uprising began two weeks ago, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said Monday.
The count is based on visits to seven hospitals in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez that included interviews with ...
Posted Tuesday, February 8th 2011 at 2:01PM
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday called on Congress to back a six-year, 53-billion-dollar investment in high-speed, intercity rail, saying it was "dreaming big" on reinventing US infrastructure.
Vice President Joe Biden, an enthusi ...
Posted Tuesday, February 8th 2011 at 1:54PM
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The following text is taken from an article by Minister Louis Farrakhan that originally appeared in the Final Call newspaper on April 20, 1992.
THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN:
There never was a time that so many of us have killed and a ...
Posted Monday, February 7th 2011 at 5:04PM
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Ruby Bridges Hall (born Ruby Nell Bridges September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi) moved with her parents to New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 4. In 1960, when she was 6 years old, her parents responded to a call from the National Association ...
Posted Monday, February 7th 2011 at 4:40PM
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