It's become a TV ritual: Every year in mid-January, around the time of Martin Luther King's birthday, we get perfunctory network news reports about "the slain civil rights leader."
The remarkable thing about this annual review of King's life is that ...
Posted Monday, January 20th 2014 at 8:10PM
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This will be a very short diary. It will not contain any links or any scholarly references. It is about a very narrow topic, from a very personal, subjective perspective.
The topic at hand is what Martin Luther King actually did, what it was that he ...
Posted Monday, January 20th 2014 at 8:06PM
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Interesting 'characterization' of white privilege in America. After nearly 70 years in America it is not white privilege that concerns but 'black oppression'. In other words why do drug laws more severely punish blacks and let whites go free? And why ...
Posted Monday, January 20th 2014 at 7:54PM
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Amenhotep IV , better known as "Akhenaton" is in some respects, the most remarkable of the Pharaohs. He is considered the the founder of the first monotheistic religion. The account of Akhenaton is not complete without the story of his beautiful wife ...
Posted Sunday, January 19th 2014 at 3:27PM
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African history is the oldest human history in the World. From Ancient Egypt to the present great leaders (alive as well as those in transition) have shaped Africa and world history. This page is dedicated to studying their noble deeds, learning fr ...
Posted Sunday, January 19th 2014 at 3:16PM
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The Immigration system in America is currently broken. We need to support Immigration Reform that will allow millions of immigrants to come out of the shadows and be on the path to U.S. citizenship.
They deserve it and together we can do it. Ple ...
Posted Saturday, January 18th 2014 at 2:54PM
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I like all of you to help me in saying Happy Birthday 50th Birthday to the Fit, Fabulous, Fabulous and Phenomenal First Lady Michelle Obama!!
Wish her a great day leave a comments below!!
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Posted Friday, January 17th 2014 at 1:11PM
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A fool will go around saying they know everything with no proof leave that fool alone get with some people that want to prove what thy say is real so you can have the records of facts true or false but never ever allow a fool to convince you of ...
Posted Friday, January 17th 2014 at 10:36AM
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Xtra, Xtra! Community newsletter has great information, resources, and watch Magic Johnson's message, too!
Just click the link below and spread the message:
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Posted Thursday, January 16th 2014 at 8:02PM
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Lets shed light on a few things some say the Koran means ''recite'', not true,the word Koran means '' pentateuchal reader ,,WHEN YOU go to where the word originally came from (Syriac) that is what Koran means......
ok lets see what im getting at ...
Posted Thursday, January 16th 2014 at 6:58PM
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We are the only group of people whom America has harmed and have yet to receive reparations. Native Americans continue to reap for the atrocities they suffered. Jews have reaped even though we didn't participate in their extermination attempt, Asians ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 3:28PM
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The greatest Black love story in history, Nefartari II and Rameses II. During the 19th dynasty or the 19th dynastic period, Rameses II and Nefartari II were the greatest king and queen to ever rule ancient Egypt (Kemet). Rameses II and Nefartari II, ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 3:24PM
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Today, on what should have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 85th birthday, it’s time to reflect on his legacy and reimagine the significance of commemorations attached to his name.
King’s outsized iconography towers over contemporary American race re ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 3:20PM
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this is what they dont write about !!!
Video: Champion speed skater talks to NBC Olympic analyst Apolo Ohno in a candid interview. Davis, 31, who is shooting for a threepeat in Sochi, Russia, says he is still chasing the dreams he has had since he ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 12:37PM
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Getting shot and killed over texting in a movie theater makes about as much sense as getting shot and killed over a bag of Skittles and a can of ice tea. A retired police captain who unceremoniously unretired himself and took the law into his own han ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 11:31AM
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Practically all of the successful Negroes in this country are of the uneducated type or of that of Negroes who have had no formal education at all. The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our best colleges are all b ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 10:45AM
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Black In America is an online community for African American men, women, and families, and want to shatter negative stereotypes and misconceptions. This platform stimulates positive ideas, dialogue and solutions.
THE "educated Negroes" have the a ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 10:41AM
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hey friends,
I invite you to visit my facebook 'book' page and read about Reenie! (https://www.facebook.com/LOPeBooks)
Reenie is the main character in this exciting, thought-provoking book, "I Saw You In His Eyes."
I thought I would give y ...
Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 9:56AM
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WHAT: Bishop T. D. Jakes' Pastors and Leaders Conference!
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Posted Wednesday, January 15th 2014 at 8:42AM
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Posted Tuesday, January 14th 2014 at 9:43PM
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Oh, how many times have we found ourselves in a position of needing unemployment insurance until we found ajob?
Currently, 1. Million persons are out of work and need to have unemployment insurance benefits extended.
This will keep children f ...
Posted Tuesday, January 14th 2014 at 9:39PM
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ormer Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is defending his memoir that both praised and criticized President Obama, calling it an “honest account” and saying he did not “vilify” anyone.
Gates also said that he is disappointed by the reaction to the bo ...
Posted Tuesday, January 14th 2014 at 2:10PM
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This is heart-breaking Tia and Tamera Mowry sat down for an emotional interview as they discussed some of the racist and hurtful comments they’ve received online criticizing their marriages. “I’ve never experienced so much hate ever in my life, ever” ...
Posted Tuesday, January 14th 2014 at 1:56PM
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