Is that grape or cherry kool-ade?

New Direction Congress Prioritizes Needs of Minority Communities
By James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) NNPA Special Commentary
“In the 2006 elections, the American people cried out for change. They were tired and frustrated with the stagnant economic policies and the record budget deficits created by the President and Republican Congress. Many had grown weary of the myopic war [...]

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Meanwhile, back in my e-mail

Out of the three e-mail boxes I have for this site, two of them I use quite frequently. Unfortunately for both boxes, I regularly get slammed with spam like you would not believe. Another unfortunate thing is that because I regularly get e-mails from folks unknown to me, I have to comb through many of [...]

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This time, a study with some positive results

Report: Black, Hispanic children making gains
By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
Black and Hispanic children have made significant gains in health, safety and income over the past two decades, narrowing gaps between them and white children, according to a pioneering report on child development to be released Tuesday.
They still fare worse overall than whites, but they’re catching [...]

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Barack Obama on the economy

Taken from the website barackobama.com.
Barack Obama Announces Plan to Revitalize Economy and Protect American Families
Chicago, IL | January 13, 2008
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Former Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley say plan will help jumpstart the economy; call for immediate implementation
Chicago, IL - Barack Obama today unveiled a plan to revitalize the economy in the [...]

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Now if California doesn’t want it…

Troubled health care bill up for vote today
Tom Chorneau, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
A yearlong legislative effort to overhaul California’s estimated $190 billion health care system and provide coverage for millions of uninsured residents is likely to die quietly today, barring a dramatic intervention from state Senate leader Don Perata.
Although the bill has the support of Republican [...]

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Another website joins the party

Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Launches “The Root”
First-of-Its-Kind Web Site to Focus on Black News, Views and Roots
Edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Lynette Clemetson and Terence Samuel
Contributors to Include Malcolm Gladwell, Thelma Golden, William Julius Wilson, John McWhorter, Charlayne Hunter Gault, Among Others
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–“The Root” launches today, a daily online magazine published by The Washington Post Company’s [...]

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Looks like the music industry has just thrown in the towel

From today, feel free to download another 25 million songs - legally
Adam Sherwin, Media Correspondent, in Cannes
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
After a decade fighting to stop illegal file-sharing, the music industry will give fans today what they have always wanted: an unlimited supply of free and legal songs.
With CD sales in free fall and legal downloads yet to fill [...]

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Who will help groom this girl into a woman? (01/27/08)

Meet Vantayshia a very creative child. Vantayshia loves music and loves to dance. Her favorite music to dance to is Rap or R&B. However, Vantayshia says that she loves all music..”except for Country.” In addition to her love of dance and music,Vantayshia expresses her creativity through drawing and coloring.
Vantayshia hobbies are to collect posters and [...]

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Another one of our babies is missing (01-27-07)

COURTNEY RAVEN MORGAN
Case Type: Lost, Injured, Missing
DOB: Dec 18, 1993 Sex: Female
Missing Date: Sep 2, 2007
Race: Black
Age Now: 14
Height: 5′5″ (165 cm)
Missing City: HALIFAX COUNTY
Weight: 140 lbs (64 kg)
Missing State : VA
Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States
Eye Color: Black
Case Number: USVAVA07-591
Circumstances: Courtney was last seen on September 2, 2007 around 1100 hours. She was [...]

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Now it really begins

Coming off of a huge win in the state of South Carolina, Barack Obama has proven answered the question wether or not if the Black community will get behind his quest for the White House. Now the fun really begins. As I have been repeating on this website numerous of times, he along with his [...]

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