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Community News, Headlines
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

(EURWeb.com)*On his radio show Tuesday, Glenn Beck pontificated on the issue of what to call people of African descent, reports Mediate.com. He wanted to know why it was proper to refer to all black persons as “African American,” particularly when so many black individuals don’t live in the U.S.? Beck notes that, in South Africa, [...]
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Business News
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

By Brittany Danielson, CRN – The U.S. Justice Department has moved to block AT&T (NYSE:T)’s proposed $39 million acquisition of T-Mobile, with a civil antitrust lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. In a statement, the DOJ said that the merger would lead to reduced competition, increased prices, and lower quality products [...]
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Community News, Headlines
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

By Cindy Boren – Saying, “To be honest, I never thought this day would come again,” Michael Vick thanked the people who have helped him recover his status as one of the NFL’s pre-eminent quarterbacks. Along with that status, Vick got a $100 million, six-year contract from the Philadelphia Eagles, one that makes him the [...]
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Headlines, National News
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Obama appears on Tom Joyner radio show, tries to reassure African American listeners By Peter Wallsten – Under fire from some black lawmakers for not directly addressing rising unemployment in their communities, President Obama appeared Tuesday morning on a popular African-American-oriented radio show to assure listeners that he understands their concerns. Obama reflected on the [...]
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Commentary, Marc Morial
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Marc H. Morial – “It is troubling that unemployment is so high…and that we are so caught up in details of deficits and debt ceilings that we question whether government has any moral duty to serve the poor, help feed the hungry and assist the sick.” U.S. Representative and civil rights legend, John Lewis of [...]
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Entertainment
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Houston, TX – Music World Gospel recording artist Le’Andria Johnson will release her debut album, The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson, on September 6, 2011. The CD is produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Chuck Harmony (Rihanna, Fantasia, Chrisette Michele). The songs on the CD showcase Le’Andria’s unique combination of power, skill and reverence, which made her [...]
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Commentary, Gantt Report
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

By Lucius Gantt (The Gantt Report) – Who is, or should be, known as the greatest robber? Is it Robin Hood or Ali Baba? Could it be Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse and Frank James? Maybe you’d say it was John Dillinger or Baby Face Nelson. I say the greatest bank robbers are United States bankers [...]
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Commentary
Friday, August 26th, 2011

By Shark-fu – In 1971 Congress designated August 26th “Women’s Equality Day” at the behest of the late Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY). Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920 that granted women the right to vote. I’m pondering how much has changed and how much has remains [...]
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Community News
Friday, August 26th, 2011

Washington, DC – Harry E. Johnson, Sr. president and CEO of the Washington DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. released the following statement about Dedication Day. ” In consultation with the National Park Service, the Mayor’s office and FEMA, it is with a heavy heart and enormous disappointment that we announce [...]
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Commentary
Friday, August 26th, 2011

By Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner – Today is Women’s Equality Day. At the center of my mind is: What the heck do I tell my daughter? How do I tell my daughter about the fact that despite many gains made for women’s (and mothers’) equality, women still don’t earn equal pay for equal work? Women now make, [...]
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