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DHS Illegally Spied on Farrakhan and Nation of Islam

sekle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:49:05 +0000

WASHINGTON — Homeland security officials improperly gathered intelligence on the Nation of Islam, a black Muslim group, but government rules were "unintentionally and inadvertently violated" and only publicly available information was collected, according to documents made public Wednesday. Internal correspondence shows the 2007 report – titled "Nation of Islam: Uncertain Leadership Succession Poses Risks" – was [...] Related posts:

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PW Tight Fisted Afro Picks Sparks Racial Complaints

sekle — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:15:36 +0000

The 1999 image, pickin', by Lauren Kelley Am I missing something or are we becoming too overly sensitive. The 1999 image, pickin', by Lauren Kelley caused a spark on the blogosphere on Monday after the recent copy of Publisher Weekly (PW) used it on their magazine cover. Pickin' is a photograph of a black woman [...] Related posts:

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Mark Ingram Wins University of Alabama First Heisman

sekle — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:31:02 +0000

Photo Source: Pool photo by Kelly Kline Congratulations to Mark Ingram and the University of Alabama family for winning the 75th Heisman Memorial Trophy. Ingram was selected on December 12, 2009. The sophomore running back of the Crimson Tide was selected as the Most Outstanding College Football Player in the United States for [...] Related posts:

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Tiger Take Indefinite Break from Professional Golf

sekle — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:05:47 +0000

Tiger knees According to a press release on Eldrick Tiger Woods' website, he will be taking an indefinite break from professional golf. I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I [...] Related posts:

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What is Wrong With This Damn Katt?

sekle — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:12:38 +0000

Comedian Katt WilliamsOn November 8th, the Comedian Katt Williams was arrested on charges of allegedly stealing $3,555 in jewelry and collectible coins. After posting $41,150 bond in Coweta County, Georgia, he was released. On November 10th, Williams was reportedly re-arrested on a bond payment related issue. A little less than a month after being charged with [...] Related posts:

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9.5 Steps to Improving Your Website or Blog Pagerank

sekle — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:34:29 +0000

Pagerank, also known as PR, is the term created by Google in determining a site placement with regards to their algorithm which ranks web pages. It said that Larry Page, Google’s cofounder along with Sergey Brin developed the Google ranking algorithm process. Google uses a scale to value the importance of each web page. The exact [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Pleasure P leads Google’s Today’s Hot Trends

sekle — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:16:46 +0000

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Tiger Woods Strange Car Accident

sekle — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:22:58 +0000

Tiger Woods and Family Photo Credit: WireImage.comDuring the early hours of Friday, November 27th, Tiger Woods was involved in an apparent one-man car accident. What appears to be unusual is the circumstances surrounding the [...] Related posts:

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Do You Care if Mrs. Obama Doesn’t Support Black Designers?

sekle — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:24:17 +0000

By Charles S. MomboMrs. Obama looking beautiful as usual in an outfit designed by Isabel Toledo, a Cuban-born American fashion designer For millions of American women, Jacqueline Kennedy was the fashion standard by which every woman including African Americans on the public stage was judged. She was the closest thing that Americans could compare to royalty. [...] Related posts:

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Tyler Perry Donates One Million Dollars to NAACP

sekle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:54:20 +0000

Tyler PerryTyler Perry has made history again.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that the acclaimed film director has donated one million dollars, marking the largest gift ever given by an individual entertainer. In 2007, he became the first black or African American film producer to own a major [...] Related posts:

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Secrets and lies in relationships: Is it ever okay to keep your past hidden?

sekle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:30 +0000

Rhonda McKnight, author of the novel, Secrets and Lies “Communication is critical in relationships, but the only thing worse than a lack of communication is secrets and lies between you.”—Rhonda McKnight, author of the novel, Secrets and Lies I’ve always been blessed with nice skin, so whenever I have a pimple on my face it’s [...] Related posts:

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Heather Ellis and the Bizarre Walmart Incident

sekle — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:34 +0000

By Charles S. Mombo Heather Ellis and Family Photos Credit: Corey NolesCNN News reported last night that Heather Ellis, a 24 year-old African American Xavier University graduate [...] Related posts:

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Disempowering A Black Woman’s Breast

sekle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:44:32 +0000

By Charles S. Mombo Self-ExaminationOn November 16, 2009, The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced that it is changing its guidelines for mammography. USPSTF’s new recommendation says women in their 40's don't need to get mammograms if breast cancer is not in their family history. They suggest women should get one every two years [...] Related posts:

Jolie, The Most Beautiful Woman In Whose World? By Charles Mombo An African beautyIn a recent Vanity Fair’s...

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Abdul-Jabbar Has CML

sekle — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000

Abdul-Jabbar has Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CMLAccording to former Los Angeles Lakers player and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) last December. Known for being a very private person, he decided to go public with the disease to shine a spotlight on CML. In a recent interview [...] Related posts:

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Ex-congressman William J. Jefferson Gets 13 Years

sekle — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:03:22 +0000

Ex-congressman Jefferson and family Photo source: Michael DeMocker / The Times-PicayuneTo say it’s a sad day for us at Chocolate City is an understatement. We have always held the ex-congressman in very high esteem and [...] Related posts:

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Rep. Cao Ignores Republican Groupthink

sekle — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:21:13 +0000

AP–Republican Anh 'Joseph' Cao waves as he holds his daughter Betsy Cao, 4, with his wife Kate Hieu Hoang. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao of Louisiana appears to be an independent thinker and does not subscribe to the Republican Party Groupthink mindset. He was the only common sense House Republican to join the Democrats in [...] Related posts:

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Soul Food – Same Taste With a Dash of Health Consciousness

sekle — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:28:49 +0000

Soul Food – Same Taste With a Dash of Heath ConsciousnessIf I were asked to define the word “soul food,” the definition will definitely have to include phrases such as – the taste, tantalizing and mesmerizing, the presentation, eye moving from item to item,colorful, politics, movers and shakers, and the master of all cuisines. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Chicago Disses Its Black Founder – Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable

sekle — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:06:46 +0000

Sculpture of DuSable on Chicago's Magnificent Mile Unless you have had a Chicago connection, there is a strong possibility that you have not heard the name Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable. Way before the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, Millennium Park, Sears Tower (or whatever they call it these days), Du Sable [...] Related posts:

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An Interview with RENT’s Actress, N.K Gutierrez

sekle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:01:01 +0000

By: Charles Mombo Beautiful actress N.K Gutierrez plays the role of Joanne Jefferson in RENT Despite her busy schedule between practices and managing her Bridal Stylist business, N.K Gutierrez found the time to meet and have a cup of coffee with me at Caribou Coffee shop in Oak Park, Illinois – a suburb of Chicago. We [...] Related posts:

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Honor Killing – Arab Fathers Just Don’t Get It

sekle — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:17:06 +0000

By: Sister Fatima Muhammad Over a year ago, ChocolateCity.cc created a category on their blog called – Justice/Honor Killing which was dedicated to the dishonorable killing of young Arab females by their senseless and selfish fathers, brothers or relatives who feel they have some sort of ownership over them. Today, I just say a CNN headline [...] Related posts:

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Lil Wayne to have an address change for criminal gun possession

sekle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:40:20 +0000

Grammy Award-winning artist Dwayne Carter, also known as Lil Wayne is expected to serve a year in prison for gun possession. Documents obtained from the Manhattan District Attorney's office indicated the hip-hop artist pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. Mr. Carter’s guilty plea was to a reduced charge. According to police [...] Related posts:

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What is Wrong With This Damn Katt? Comedian Katt WilliamsOn November 8th, the Comedian Katt Williams was...
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I Will Not Officiate a Black and White Couple Wedding

sekle — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:58:43 +0000

Beth Humphrey and husband Terence McKay - Photo Source: CNNAccording to Judge Keith Bardwell, who is also an elected Justice of the Peace in Tangipahoa Parish’s 8th Ward in Louisiana, his [...] Related posts:

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Republican Party Joins the Taliban in Condemning Obama’s Nobel Win

sekle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:47:42 +0000

Republican Party Michael Steele Joins the Taliban in Condemning Obama's Nobel WinJoining the Taliban, the African American Chairman of the Republican Party, Michael Steele, immediately issued a statement Friday saying, "The real question Americans are asking is, What has President Obama actually accomplished?"Mr. Steele, who took over the reigns of the party earlier this year, [...] Related posts:

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Nobel Peace Laureate Barack Obama

sekle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:12:37 +0000

Laureate Barack ObamaLess than nine months into his presidency, President Barack Obama makes history again. On Friday he was unanimously awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate. President Obama now joins an elite team of outstanding winners including Wangari Maathai (2004) of Kenya, Former President Nelson Mandela (1993) of South Africa, Bishop Desmond Tutu (1964) of [...] Related posts:

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The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent Violence

sekle — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:54:48 +0000

Dr. Elijah Anderson The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a research and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, has issued a report reaffirming the “Code of the Street” theory of urban violence developed by Yale professor Dr. Elijah Anderson. The “code of the street” theory involves an unending cycle of gaining and losing respect and [...] Related posts:

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A Kardashian Doctrine for Black Men?

sekle — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:34:48 +0000

Newly wed - Khloe Kardashian and Lamar OdomUnless you’ve had your head in the sand you might have heard about the Bush Doctrine. The Bush Doctrine was named after its originator, former United States president George W. Bush. It was basically a strategic doctrine of pre-emption. This radical strategy, action, idea or whatever you call [...] Related posts:

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Black Hair Business – Are the Koreans Unfairly Targeted?

sekle — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:32:57 +0000

One of my greatest admiration of the United States of America is its private enterprise system. The private enterprise system is an economic system that rewards an individual for her ability to perceive a need and service that need by creating a demand for her prospective consumers. Much credit goes to Adam Smith, the [...] Related posts:

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Ashley Jewell, Fiance of Housewives Kandi Burruss is Dead

sekle — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:44:33 +0000

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Chicago Public School and The Wet Monkey Theory

sekle — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:14:48 +0000

African American teens kicking and striking schoolmate Derrion who is also African American with splintered railroad ties. I first heard about The Wet Monkey theory several years ago while in graduate school. I am not sure if the Wet Money theory is an urban legend or an actual theory. From every indication, it seems to [...] Related posts:

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President Obama: Kanye West is a Jackass

sekle — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:53:02 +0000

Rapper Kanye West and President Barack ObamaPresident Barack Obama’s candid and off the record conversation with CNBC’s reporter John Harwood was tweet by an ABC reporter who overheard the conversation between the president and Harwood and did not realize it was considered off the record. ABC News apologized to the White House and CNBC, saying [...] Related posts:

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