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Nation of Islam: Black community must fix its own problems
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

The Rev. Richard R.T. Davis knows there are problems in the black community.

Laid Off Single Mother Wins Lottery for Millions
Source: eurthisnthat.com

There's a lot of lottery believers in the black community although we never seem to win the big bucks. But, Shantay Britman, took her dollars to her normal lottery spot and said "just take five." Little did she know she would turn that "five" into 6.5 million.

Police Shoot 73-Year-Old Black Man, Shakes Louisiana Community
Source: Yahoo! News

For 73 years before his killing by a white police officer, Bernard Monroe led a life in this northern Louisiana town as peaceful as they come — five kids with his wife of five decades, all raised in the same house, supported by the same job.

Kwanzaa - What is it and Why do we pratice it?

In 1995 my family celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time. It was really different for us because my children had become accustomed to the glitter and brightness of Christmas.

Black is the New White

The civil rights movement has a new opponent. After 402 years of racial inequality, blacks in America have finally achieved equality. Most Americans believe that with the election of a black President, blacks have now achieved equal footing with their white counterparts.

The Disciples of Hatred, in Their Own Words and Images
Source: The New York Times

Nazi hunters have made an art of exposing war criminals through photographs taken in the death camp era.

(Pic) Fake Flyer in Virginia Tells Democrats to Vote Nov. 5
Source: ABC News

With less than a week to go before voters are expected to head to the polls in record numbers, a bogus flyer directing Republicans to vote Nov. 4 and Democrats to vote Nov. 5 has surfaced in Virginia.

Black Hollywood's Highly Secret "DL" (Gay) Community Exposed by Journalist Insider
Source: eurweb.com

With his bestselling book, Hiding In Hip Hop – On The Down Low in the Entertainment Industry from Music to Hollywood, celebrity insider and veteran entertainment industry journalist Terrance Dean lifts the lid off of Black Hollywood's highly secretly "DL" community.

Fox Using Jesse Jackson Comments to Their Full Advantage

As on my usual day off I find myself surfing news networks (avoiding MSNBC because of their horrible weekend programing) when I happen upon Fox news.

An Open Letter To Rev. Jesse Jackson
Source: eurweb.com

Rev Jackson, your vulgar tirade caught on tape by Fox News where you said you wanted to cut Barack Obama's nuts off and accusing him of talking down to Black folks by giving moral lectures at churches is the last straw for me and a growing number of African Americans who are outr …

Movie Review: What Black Men Think
Source: Racialicious

In the documentary What Black Men Think, director Janks Morton takes a sledgehammer to the falsehoods and misconceptions that are used to describe and categorize black men.

Ghettonation: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and the Home of the Shameless
Source: AlterNet.org

Is "ghetto" a term to embrace? Cora Daniel's new book, Ghettonation, looks at the usage of the word and its affect on the black community. I overhear a young man standing in line at a store yelling into his cell phone, "That @!$%# in jail again? I just bailed his ass out!"

What Jesse Should Be Protesting

Jesse Jackson was arrested, again, on Saturday.

At : No Snitching Creed a Poisonous Ethos for the Black Community
Source: OpEdNews.Com Progressive

The No snitching philosophy has taken root in the black community. This poor excuse for a moral code was explained in tonight's episode of 60 Minutes.

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