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Can Swim Club That Kicked Black Kids Out Learn From Imus, Intel and McDonald's?
Source: DiversityInc

These people should be kicked out of the world. We live in the year 2009. Seriously? Do I really have to deal with a group of dumb people like that? White patrons pulled their kids out of the water. Seriously? There's more than one person that thinks that ignorantly?

Who Called Michelle a Gorilla?
Source: DiversityInc

GOP staffers' racist remarks about the first couple are circulating via e-mail. How are government officials responding? Find out more.

Blacks Less Likely To Be Aware That They Have High Blood Pressure
Source: Medical News Today

Men are one-quarter less likely than women to know that they have high blood pressure and black men with high blood pressure, are particularly unlikely to know of their condition, according to study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Reuters Health reports.

The AMA Apologizes for its Discrimination Against Black Doctors.
Source: ama-assn.org

The American Medical Association (AMA) today apologizes for its past history of racial inequality toward African-American physicians

Rush and Imus - Two Apples from a Bad Barrel

This week in response to Rush Limbaugh's "Barack The Magic Negro" show, one Newsvine reader's statement hit the nail on the head. The Newsvine comments to her also proved the well known "fact", of Rush and his racist listeners.

Oprah & Snoop Dogg on Imus (Poll)

You heard everybody talk about the Imus Cultural Poisoning event (did you hear Oprah and Snoop?). Now the question is, what is your bottom line. What are you personally going to do to improve Cultural Health, starting NOW?

Should The Young Ladies Sue Imus (Poll)

I started this as an open letter to the Rutgers young ladies based on the feelings expressed in the quote below. I think the piece has ended up as an open letter to America. "Mr. Imus Has Stolen a Moment of Pure Grace For Us"

Religious Cultural Literacy Could Stop WWIII (Poll)

In case you did not notice King Bush's Cultural Illiteracy, and yes, our own, has gotten us into the early stages of World War III. If we do not understand Islam we cannot understand Arab Culture. There is a new Book out that could help us all raise our Cultural Literacy.

The 39th Anniversary of the assassination Dr. King

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee he was 39 years old. In times gone by, a King and a President did a hell of a job for America. What is King Bush doing for us today. Learn about Dr.

Black History Month and Woman's Month in Sync. (Poll)

Some people always get the short end of the stick. Black history month only had 28 days and many woman are not treated as they should be. However, we all have a common mother we should know about.

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