Detroit Public Schools would close 23 schools and lay off 600 teachers in a proposal released Thursday that would consolidate facilities in a shrinking district facing a projected $303 million deficit.
The proposal was made by the state’s financ ...
Posted Monday, April 13th 2009 at 12:08PM
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Just when I thought this was the only black show these days that had staying power, it looks like Chris Rock has officially announced that he has planned to end the TV show Everybody Hates Chris, the show based on his early life after four seasons.
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Posted Monday, April 13th 2009 at 12:07PM
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Dedicated to all my New Orleans Family!!! Too Funny!
These will make any New Orleans native (25 and older) smile a little.
When they mention the B.W. Cooper on the news, you're confused 'cause you know all the housing projects by their old na ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 1:11PM
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Popular court TV judge Greg Mathis has partnered with filmmaker Matty Rich to create the unique video game Mathis “Detroit” Street Judge.
Set to be available for the X-Box 360, Playstation 3, and PC, the third-person shooter will tell the fict ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 12:10PM
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ANOTHER REASON WHY WE MUST SAVE OUR CHILDREN...
Two days after the worst day of her life, when she found her 11-year-old son had committed suicide by hanging himself, Sirdeaner L. Walker said on Wednesday she wants the bullying to stop.
She fo ...
Posted Saturday, April 11th 2009 at 12:07PM
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I Believe...
That just because two people argue, doesn't mean they
don't love each other. And just because they don't argue,
doesn't mean they do love each other.
I Believe...
That my best friend and I can do anything, or nothing, and have the
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Posted Friday, April 10th 2009 at 11:57AM
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I think this is probably why Madonna doesn't help out the Black kids here in the US (LOL)...
To watch the video, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTKCPt2yeJw
NOTE: Parents are cautioned that this video contains material not suitable ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2009 at 3:01PM
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Recently there has been a lot of controversy about cop killings. There is a difference between a cop killing an African American and an African American killing a cop. Police are fully aware that they have a dangerous job in which they may get killed ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2009 at 2:19PM
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For those who have congratulated the cop killer for killing a black cop, here’s some more information for you. Apparently Richard Poplawski, the man who killed three cops in Pittsburgh, was a racist and neo-Nazi. Here’s a some quotes from the New ...
Posted Wednesday, April 8th 2009 at 2:26PM
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US authorities confirmed that Turkish police have arrested a man who claims to have plotted to kill US President Barack Obama when he visited Turkey.
The Secret Service in Washington said Monday night that Turkish National Police arrested the man ...
Posted Wednesday, April 8th 2009 at 2:21PM
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BROTHERS AND SISTERS THIS IS A VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK THAT EVERYONE ON BIA SHOULD READ. AVAILABLE FROM BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSELLERS AND AMAZON.COM.
Slavery by Another Name:
The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World W ...
Posted Tuesday, April 7th 2009 at 6:29PM
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GIVE ME MY RESPECT
By Sister Siebra Muhammad
Respect, Respect me
Respect, respect me, I say
In every single way
Respect me day by day
Don’t put me down
When we are out and about with people around
Playing me like a fool
Portray ...
Posted Tuesday, April 7th 2009 at 4:02PM
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PROVERBS 31
By Sister Siebra Muhammad
She's a woman who fears the Lord
Gets up before daylight
Preparing food for her family
A hard worker, she knows the value
Of everything she makes
Very focused in everything she does
She knows very wel ...
Posted Monday, April 6th 2009 at 2:51PM
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A rare set of interactions involving grapefruit juice, birth control pills and a genetic mutation almost cost a 42-year-old woman her leg, physicians report.
“It started when she was driving in the car one afternoon,” said Dr. Lucinda Grande, ...
Posted Monday, April 6th 2009 at 2:32PM
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Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared Monday the United States “is not and will never be at war with Islam.”
Calling for a greater partnership with the Islamic world in an address to the Turkish parliam ...
Posted Monday, April 6th 2009 at 2:25PM
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There is a good article in the Washington Post on how Obama should be treated by blacks post election. They quote “cousin” Jeff Johnson from BET.
Get past “Obama the personality” and see “Obama the president,” he says. “Otherwise al ...
Posted Monday, April 6th 2009 at 2:21PM
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So you’ve had a great first date with that cute guy who you really wouldn’t mind seeing again? However, it’s been three days and he still hasn’t called you. You wonder, what did I do wrong? I thought we both had a great time…
So wouldn ...
Posted Monday, April 6th 2009 at 1:44PM
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Baltimore based Urban Communications, LLC (UC) today announced the official release of OurSpace.com (http://www.ourspace.com/), formerly a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Portal.
"Within the last five days OurSpace.com generated ...
Posted Sunday, April 5th 2009 at 6:24PM
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A recently released report by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion contains a chapter entitled "Potential for Terrorist Use of Twitter," which expresses concern over the increasing use of Twitter by political and religious groups, the AFP report ...
Posted Saturday, April 4th 2009 at 4:44PM
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This discussion will probably be my longest, but as I get closer to the truth and God, I hope that I'm helping people to come into the truth of life and not the terror of lies. So HERE...GOES...NOTHING.
This subject is mandated because when the tr ...
Posted Saturday, April 4th 2009 at 10:04AM
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Listen up, insomniacs! Tossing and turning into the wee hours may be more harmful than you think.
Two new studies suggest that insomnia may have harmful affects on both the body and mind, including a rise in blood pressure and an increased risk of ...
Posted Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 7:46PM
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Mary J. Blige is set to star in Tyler Perry's forthcoming Lionsgate film, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself." Scheduled for nationwide release September 11, 2009, the film also stars Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson.
Based on Perry¹s stage play o ...
Posted Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 7:44PM
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Worker Dead At Desk For Five Days
submitted by Larry Shepley
Your Chariot Awaits You... All Ye Drones
COULD THIS HAPPEN IN CAMBRIDGE? Bosses of a New York publishing firm are trying to figure out why no one noticed that one of their em ...
Posted Tuesday, March 31st 2009 at 6:15PM
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Someone sent this to me in an e-mail, said it had been circulated on multiple message boards and through e-mail as an actual leaflet distributed by the KKK. Please take a moment of your time to reflect on the severity of the statements:
"The Ku Kl ...
Posted Tuesday, March 31st 2009 at 6:05PM
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