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District of Columbia is close to recognizing same sex marriage

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:56:00 +0000

According to the Washington Informer.com the The District of Columbia is close to recognizing marriage between members of the same sex. A D.C. Council committee voting on Tues., Nov....

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58-year-old South Carolina manTasered to Death by Corpus Christi police

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

CORPUS CHRISTI — According to caller.com, and kristv, a 58-year-old South Carolina man who police subdued using a Taser and then performed CPR on died Friday. The man was removed from life support...

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Where is Shaniya Davis?

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:44:00 +0000

(Family Photo) On Wednesday, police continued their search for 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, who went missing from her Fayetteville, NC home early Tuesday morning.Investigators have now...

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Fayetteville police will no longer use Tasers on folks who are passively resisting arrest

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:37:00 +0000

Police Revise Stun Gun Rules For Officers . According to Ozarksunbound.com the Fayetteville police will no longer use Tasers on folks who are passively resisting and will avoid the upper chest...

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Black and Latino's Win Big in Boston, Chuck Turner Wins

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:33:00 +0000

City Councilor Chuck Turner has said for months that voters would look past his federal indictment and grant him another term, and last week the five-term Roxbury councilor got his vindication: a...

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CNN Bigoted host Lou Dobbs Resigns

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:35:00 +0000

Washington, DC - Media Matters for America released the following statement responding to late breaking news that controversial CNN host Lou Dobbs, best known for his relentless anti-immigrant...

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White Republican's Scared and Afraid of Black Folks says RNC Chairman, Michael Steele

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:11:00 +0000

As reported by Huffington Post, CNN and The Raw Story, During a weekend interview, Michael Steele told TV One's Roland Martin that he has experienced fear from other selected members of his...

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New Hate Group: American Family Association

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:25:00 +0000

Color Aroused Hatred continues to raise it's ugly head. I guess this is not post-racial America. Check out how one conservative group is calling to purge Muslims from the U.S. military ...

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John Allen Muhammad the D.C. Sniper Will DIE by lethal injection - Goodnight John

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

John Allen Muhammad, His execution by lethal injection is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 p.m. As reported by David G. Savage in LA Times, Seven years ago, the captured "Beltway Snipers" — John...

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Sen. Joe Lieberman Must Go

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000

There is a movement to get rid of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is building steam. AAPP says: I agree, Joe Must Go! I have been very clear regarding my opinion of this snake for...

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African-Americans Demonstrate At White House Protest.

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:11:00 +0000

Why are black folks demonstrating against President Barack obama? Is this crabs in the barrel mentality or do black folks have a reason and or right to demonstrate against the first African American...

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Ayanna Pressley first African-American woman to serve on the Boston City Council

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:31:00 +0000

In my home town of Boston, Massachusetts. As reported in the wickedlocal.com, Ayanna Pressley will be the first African-American woman to serve on...

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Heath Care Reform, Democrats, High-Fives and Black Folks

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:24:00 +0000

As reported by the NY Times, the Chicago Sun Times, and various blogs. After a daylong clash with Republicans over what has been a Democratic goal for decades, lawmakers voted 220-215 to...

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The Tea Party Bigots are Coming, the Tea Party Bigots are coming!

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:16:00 +0000

File this under: The Bigots are coming, The Bigot's are coming! Well, the Tea Party folks are planning another color aroused event at capitol hill tomorrow. Let me tell you, this is NO Paul Revere...

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Birthers and The Republican Party of HATE

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:00 +0000

Why are Americans allowing extremist like the birthers wrestle the GOP voices into more HATE? Have you had the opportunity to read and see some of the extremist images from the blog post...

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Powerful words from Rihanna.

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0000

Thank you blogger "This Sista's Page" for the link and your observations.Rihanna on GMA: “I Feel Ashamed…Eff Love.” http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/rQXR

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Mia Love, first black female mayor in the state of Utah

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:32:00 +0000

Sarasota Springs, Utah, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A city councilwoman in Saratoga Springs, a 12-year-old fast-growing city in Utah, has been elected the first black female mayor in the state. ...

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Edward Brooke, Congressional Gold Medal, and the black power movement

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Here is great political news. A man who I have respected since my youthful days growing up in Boston received an appropriate award last week. As reported by CNN, Edward Brooke, the first...

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A list of African-American Firsts: Government

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:00 +0000

Here is an interesting list of African-American Firsts: GovernmentLocal elected official: John Mercer Langston, 1855, town clerk of Brownhelm Township, Ohio. State elected official: Alexander...

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NAACP Creates "War Room" For Health Care Reform

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000

I just received a notice that the NAACP, the National Urban League and the Black Leadership Forum have formed a unique partnership in the final days of the health care...

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GOP the "Taliban Ticket" Wins in Virgina

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:19:00 +0000

A reported in the Washington Post, U.S. Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) also likened the Republican ticket in Virginia this year to Afghanistan's radical Taliban movement in comments broadcast Sunday...

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Police used a Taser gun to restrain a resident outside of his home as it burned

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:48:00 +0000

As a posted in the Dailykos, a man tased as his house burned - No kidding! According to Sarah Steimer at at Kent News Net the resident, Mike Bartlett, said he was returning from downtown for his...

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The Atlanta Election in Black and White

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000

The City of Atlanta will hold municipal elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3 in an effort to fill the offices for Mayor, multiple City Council seats and the Board of Education. The incumbent mayor, Shirley...

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Man with his hands on a squad carTasered on his neck by Minneapolis Police

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:39:00 +0000

The Minneapolis Police Department is again defending itself against accusations that an officer went too far during an arrest. Video given to WCCO-TV late Monday night shows a man with his...

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Black Folks and American Color Issues - No Change Since 1963

AfricanAmericanPoliticalPundit@gmail.com (AAPP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:07:00 +0000

We are in no better position than we were in 1963. Politico and other news outlets are reporting that despite America's decades-long...

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