History & Politics

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The World’s Coolest Nationalities: Segregation Lives On!
January 23, 2011, 1 Comment

I was watching CNN this morning when I came across this article.  It made me angry that such a major media and current ...

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Black Sisters Released from Prison, but not Pardoned
January 19, 2011, Comments Off

Two Mississippi sisters who had been imprisoned for 16 years were released  on the condition that the younger sibling d ...

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In Memory of MLK…
January 15, 2011, Comments Off

At this time every year the world is reminded of the great works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His magnum opus, “ ...

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Black Is…Our New Year Traditions
January 2, 2011, Comments Off

Happy 2011 Folks! Celebrations are still happening around the world to ring in this new year and of course, our communit ...

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10 Minute Break: HBCU’s vs. TWI’s*
November 25, 2010, 1 Comment

Listen in as KC and the family discuss HBCU’s vs. TWI’s and which choice is best for the our children. Podca ...

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The Jackie Robinson Effect – Destruction of African America’s Institutions
November 11, 2010, Comments Off

The continued belief that the success of a few of us into predominantly European-American institutions is "success" will ...

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From Super Soaker to Solar Power
November 8, 2010, 3 Comments

If you think Lonnie Johnson’s only claim to fame would be the Super Soaker squirt gun, think again. His latest inv ...

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Why We Have to Support Prop 19
November 1, 2010, Comments Off

This is not a ploy to get folks to make weed legal for my personal use. This is, rather, a plea to make marijuana legal ...

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It’s An Election Year…
October 29, 2010, Comments Off

2010 is an election year in the state of California and in addition to us finally getting a new governor, there are impo ...

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This day in BLACK History
October 19, 2010, Comments Off

October 20, 1898: On this date, the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company was the first African American owned in ...