African-Americans are Running out of Excuses

Already, black immigrants are challenging native-born black students for prestigious slots in Ivy League schools. In June, according to The New York Times, several prominent black academics pointed out that about two-thirds of Harvard University’s black undergraduates are black immigrants, children of immigrants or children of biracial marriages. Researchers studying black enrollment at several other [...]

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How to Spin a Story 101

Apparently, the NAACP seems to be having some trouble with their voting drive in North Carolina. In some counties, people have been complaining that they have been getting the calls as described below:

Complaints about unauthorized and sometimes threatening telephone calls to registered voters have poured into the Moore County Board of Elections office in recent [...]

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Weak and Insecure African-Americans Need Hand-Holding

This is what groups like the ACLU and the NAACP want African-Americans and the rest of the world to believe. Throughout this site I have mentioned that yes, I do believe the possibility of voter diversion (Let’s face it, people will do just about anything to see their candidate win). However, as an [...]

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Is John Kerry Seen as Just a Figurehead to Blacks?

For some time now, I have been combing the Internet for any type of list that shows the reasons why African-Americans should vote for Kerry. To this day, I have still been unable to find such a list. Most of the African-Americans that are voting for Kerry this Fall, weather they want to admit it [...]

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A Very Good Gesture!

Nigeria’s president paid tribute Wednesday to a colonial-era burial ground for blacks in lower Manhattan, a visit he said was intended to unite blacks from Africa and America who “have been separated in spirit for far too long.”
“We share the pains of the past and hopes of the future with our African-American brothers and sisters [...]

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Nothing is Free!

Do you remember the other week when Oprah gave away all of those “free” cars? I did not see the show, but I did see a picture of some of the ladies excitedly waving the keys to their new car. Well, it seems like reality has finally settled in:
That’s because while Pontiac [...]

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Public Vs. Private School Education

Booker Rising’s moderator quotes from a recent Fordham Institute study that finds that public school teachers are almost twice as likely as other parents to choose private schools for their children.
This is hypocritical to say the least on the behalf of the NEA. This sends a mixed message to parents that want to [...]

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Has The Sting of Racism Become Dull For This Generation?

Racism has been a part of African-American history since we first arrived to this country. From the atrocities of slavery to the bigotry of the Jim Crow laws, we have seen all the ugly faces of racism. For African-Americans over 45, the memories of having to use the colored restroom are very real. However this [...]

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Things That Bush Did While in Office that Benefits African-Americans

The Booker Rising website moderator has put together a list of reasons why African-Americans should vote for Bush this election. As I pointed out in an earlier posting, most African-American websites that are anti-Bush are just that–Anti-Bush. They will not do the homework to show their readers why African-Americans should vote for Kerry. [...]

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John Kerry’s Economic Plan for the African-American Community

I saw this ad in my local phone book (No photoshop doctoring here). I can hear someone saying right now: “Man, Massa would only give me $20 for my stereo…!”
No, I was not looking for a pawn shop.

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