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A Shameful Parade - Sons of Celebrated Leaders Who are in Jail or on the Way to Jail

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 14:34
Written by Dr. Barbara Reynolds
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ParadeofShameIt’s hard for me to overlook the shameful parade of sons of celebrated leaders who are in jail or on the way to jail for confessed crimes ranging from bribery, embezzlement and just plain thievery. Their crimes go beyond mere law-breaking.

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Hunger Never Takes a Vacation - Ending Childhood Summer Hunger In The Greater Houston Area

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 14:16
Written by Ashura M.I.R. Bayyan
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HungerWhile the term “food insecurity” has become the new buzz word and politically correct name for hunger, the issue of hunger continues to remain the same.

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Rice Moved from U.N. to White House to Be Obama National Security Adviser

Wednesday, 12 June 2013 14:17
Written by Zenitha Prince
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Susan_RicePresident Obama on June 5 named “trusted adviser” Susan Rice as his national security adviser, defying Republican critics who had decried her handling of the attack on a U.S. embassy in Libya, that left four Americans dead. Rice will replace Tom Donilon, who retires July 1;

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National NAACP Applauds Historic Expansion of Voting Rights

Wednesday, 05 June 2013 12:29
Written by Newwire
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NAACP“This is a great step for Virginia and we look forward to working with the Commonwealth …on expanding the vote,”stated Benjamin Todd Jealous, national president and CEO of the NAACP. “Anyone who has made a mistake, done their time and paid their debt to society should be able to join their neighbors at the voting booth.”

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HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT - A TRIBUTE TO HOUSTON’S FALLEN HEROES

Wednesday, 05 June 2013 00:00
Written by Jeffrey L. Boney
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Houston_Fire_DepartmentNever in the 118-year history of the Houston Fire Department (HFD) has a fire been so deadly that it cost HFD the lives of so many brave public servants at one time.

Such a tragedy occurred this past Friday afternoon, when roughly 150 firefighters responded to a massive, out-of-control five-alarm motel fire that took place in Southwest Houston.  

The Houston Fire Department said this was the single deadliest day in department history.

 

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Zimmerman’s Team will Seek to Discredit Trayvon Martin

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 00:00
Written by George E. Curry
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ZimmermanWhether George Zimmerman goes on trial as scheduled June 10 for killing Trayvon Martin or he gets the 6-week delay requested by his lawyer, it is clear from court filings that part of the defense strategy involves depicting the 17-year-old dead Black youth as a troublemaker and pot head.

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Black Mayors Rally to Reclaim their Organization

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 00:00
Written by George E. Curry
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MayorsWith some embarrassing internal issues addressed and its sights set firmly on expanding its global impact, the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) kicks off its 39th annual convention in Atlanta this Thursday.

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Obama Approval Ratings Rise Amidst Scandals

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00
Written by Hazel Trice Edney
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ObamaThe 2013 Morehouse College Commencement theme, “Keeping Our Focus,” defined by the university’s President John Wilson as attending to important matters “to the exclusion of distractions” appears to also describe the strategy employed by its graduation speaker – President Barack Obama.

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Cleveland’s Charles Ramsey: Hood or Hero?

Wednesday, 15 May 2013 00:00
Written by George E. Curry
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Charles_RamseyWhen some of us saw the first video of Charles Ramsey, the colorful Black dishwasher in Cleveland who is being celebrated as a hero for rescuing three White women captives from horrid conditions in a Cleveland house, we had a flashback to Antoine Dodson, who became a flamboyant Internet sensation after saving his sister from a would-be rapist in their Huntsville, Al. housing apartment, and Sweet Brown, who barely escaped a fire in her Oklahoma City complex.

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Former CBC Chair Watt Nominated to Head Housing Agency

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 00:00
Written by Zenitha Prince
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President Obama has nominated former Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which regulates government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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