Yesterday the spirit moved me to blog about Diamonds and the bloodshed they've caused.
Today it's a story in Yahoo. I have a feeling that this will play in the Obama Whitehouse.
Here is the background for all of us.
Thousands … Eastern Cong ...
Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2008 at 7:12PM
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I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Sister Marie at her book signing this past summer at Mosque #25.
She autographed the book, and welcomed me as her Cuban Sister and spoke a bit about Castro and the Minister's relationship.
When I read he ...
Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2008 at 5:42PM
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Us: Whites have got to stop trying to use us as scapegoats for their thievery. His agency was under the U.S. Government's watchful eye.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ He will be paid $3,831.10 everyday for life. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Them: "He has no s ...
Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2008 at 1:17PM
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I blogged this before when the financial meltdown of Wall street was the everyday buzz.
It is just a matter of time. Who will be indicted and who will actually serve time,depends on who is in office, who their friends are and who has the the most ...
Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2008 at 12:34PM
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The faces of otherwise teenagers, who should be excelling in high school, planning for a bright future.
Young men disencfranchised by the system. Marginalized by the very system that looks just like them.
Poor whites, disenchanted, discontent ...
Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2008 at 11:05AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Z4K_WWeBA
When Kanye West made his cut "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", I was impressed at the political awareness that he and Jay-Z demonstrated, but not really surprised.
I knew from years ago about the DeBeers d ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 11:27PM
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Don't let them take this election from us, we have come too far!! Listen to the boldness of McCain saying he "guarantees" how? he is losing.
McCain said that he "GUARANTEES" HE will win the election. I thought about it and I am going to follow up ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 4:23PM
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As we all know women have been pegged as petty, jealous, trifling, competetive and some not so nice labels. I find that the best way to be a friend is not to gossip about others, not to be jealous of their success, but to relish their accomplishments ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 11:58PM
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Alaska's Biggest Paper Endorses...Obama
By Greg Mitchell
Published: October 26, 2008 12:45 PM ET
NEW YORK Alaska's biggest paper, The Anchorage Daily News, has endorsed Barack Obama for president, despite -- or at least partly because of -- ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 6:07PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ7mmMe4klQ&NR=1
(Spoken Word Video linking to today's Video Vixens)
Saartjie Baartman
Tragic Venus
circa 1789 - 1 January 1816
Saartjie Baartman was born in 1789 into the Griqua tribe of the eastern Cap ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 12:54PM
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My blood begins to boil , when I hear an anti-Obama communist, terrorist rant. But I realize,my God, these people are lost..
These people need prayer. This guy may have made $100.00 dollars to hold the sign up. Maybe he needed the money, like we a ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 12:06PM
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I have had enough fights with my fellow Cubans, about Obama I am so proud they've come around. Gracias! "La lucha continua"--the struggle lives on!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFD3PyJpDQs
Check out "Step In The Name of Life..The Obama Hu ...
Posted Saturday, October 25th 2008 at 11:02AM
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Hello from Florida!
Early voting is going well, except we need more volunteers to assist with voter protection, canvassing and taking folks to the polls. The lines are very long, so we also need folks to assist seniors, the disabled and those wi ...
Posted Saturday, October 25th 2008 at 10:49AM
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Obama Family,
Thank you for your continued dedication and support. To date, Georgia has cast over 825,000 early voter ballots. As well, Senator Obama is ahead in Georgia by 1% - THANK YOU. However, many feel Georgia is still McCain country - t ...
Posted Saturday, October 25th 2008 at 10:42AM
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When I posted a blog on "I wonder how white people feel when we call them honkies" this is really where I was coming from. It's deeper than name calling, it's name calling people who placed their lives on the line. Should we not acknowledge and remem ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2008 at 10:53PM
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They fought against the French, you would think then, that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania would not be as anti-American, (my new phraseology) for anti-Black as they are. This a battleground state for Obama, rich in history yet, a stubborn fear pe ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2008 at 10:33PM
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Understand this well, the Republicans, the masters of deceit and lies, evil members pleasing the Prince of Darkness, will stoop to any level,any level to try and stop Barack Obama. But it will not work. Here is the latest:
John Verrilli, the news ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2008 at 8:26PM
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He isn enjoying an 80% support rate around the world. What message is that sending to America? People internationally are calling their relatives in the United States and asking them to vote for him. To cast their vote, in another country.
So ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2008 at 7:33PM
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My question is ? when is it going to stop?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jasper-style lynching in Paris, Texas?
By Jesse Muhammad
Staff Writer
Updated Oct 24, 2008, 11:28 am
What's yo ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2008 at 4:42PM
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Nice to know that my "shero" Margaret Mead and his mom understand the cultural mores of nations. This will help him to be an even better leader than any other candidate when it comes to understanding how to manage the Multi-Cultural society of Ameri ...
Posted Thursday, October 23rd 2008 at 9:18PM
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Ugly election incidents show lingering U.S. racism
By Carey Gillam – Wed Oct 22,
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Two weeks before an election that could install the first black U.S. president, scattered ugly incidents have reflected a deep residue of racism among som ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 7:10PM
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As I was getting ready to take the trip to Ohio,I had some anxiety. First I was told that the KKK is still lurking there. Then I thought about the three civil rights workers slain, Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney in 1963 on the Mississippi freedom ri ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 4:04PM
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This information is from an Election Lawyer, not the press, not some article I read and certainly not from the man in the street!
Myth:Voter going through foreclosure can't vote.
Truth: If the foreclosure process is NOT COMPLETE, you can vote a ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 12:58PM
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Last evening I attended Volunteer Lawyers for Obama. As usual , you never know what to expect in an Obama supporter meeting. 230 lawyers, 85% white, male, there on their own time to ensure that no hanky panky goes on Election Day.
A lot of info ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 at 12:21PM
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