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True Crime: White Privilege and a Police Killing in an Obama-Mad College Town
Iowa City, Iowa went wild for Barack Obama in '08, earning a reputation among it's more conservative neighbors as “The People’s Republic of Johnson County.” But when a white deputy sheriff shot to death a homeless Black man at the urging of a local white drunk, the “liberal” oasis behaved much like any racist backwater town.“Truck” Peavy Retires from FLFD
“I could have used my circumstances in life as an excuse not to try to become somebody and do something with my life. I chose instead to turn things that were negative into positive things...."Will Atlanta's Next Mayor Be White?
Have the generation of black mayors and the crew that brought them in really done African Americans that much good?20 Year Old Buys Home With $183,000 FHA Loan And Just 3.5% Down
Without question, Tejada's loan is toxic--to her and to the taxpayers who are backing the loan. Her house cost $155,000. Tejada's loan was apparently made on a micro-down payment of just 3.5%, the minimum down payment to qualify for an FHA loan. On top of this, however, she got an additional government backed loan to make improvements. Her total loans amount to $183,0000. In short, she was immediately underwater on her new house.Is Goldman Picking Our Pockets?
Considering the $23.7 trillion of taxpayer money being used to support these Corporate Communists one would hope they could at least make a few billion in profits with it. In context, making a few billion risking a few trillion is a rather pathetic return after all.FAMU Swim Team Tries to Get Back in the Water
“We hope to do community service preferably within the local African- American community and spread awareness about safety in the water because that’s a topic that a lot of African Americans go uneducated aboutRiots, Real Estate, & Selective Memory
African Americans were instead entrapped in predatory loans – loans designed not to enable home ownership, but to ensnare the borrower.Group to Raise Money for Haiti
An initiative to fight hunger and poverty in Haiti has spurred more than a 150 Miami Dade College (MDC) students to organize an “All-Nighter For Haiti” fundraising event beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 until 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at the Kendall Campus.Rev. Al & The Newt
“Rev. Al” is a traveling pal with the abominable Newt Gingrich on Education Secretary Arne Duncan's $4.3 billion charter school and high stakes test booster tour. First stop, Philadelphia, where the tightly choreographed Listening and Learning Tour shut out unvetted teachers, student leaders and community activists. Learning in America is becoming a businessman's game.EWC Alumni Used Convention to Mobilize Membership
“We estimate that four thousand EWC graduates live on the First Coast alone. While this convention was designed for fun and fellowship, it had a very serious underlying purpose,” said National Alumni Association President Marguerite Warren (EWC C/O ‘65). “We hope to motivate alums to participate and make sure EWC continues to provide a quality educatiEssence Williams is Dead
"She loved to dance and she loved being around people. She would make others smile no matter what the situation happened to be.
"My niece is a victim. She's not just a statistic and we don't want her death treated like that. She was a beautiful person who loved life," Ms. Hinson said.One of the 15 Worst Companies For The Planet: Progress Energy
Progress Ranked One the Worst Companies in the World according to NewsweekBCU Homecoming
Bethune-Cookman University will take on Winston-Salem State University on Oct. 24 during the annual Homecoming gameBlack Apartment Complex in Daytona Defies Landlord
"There is roof damage; water is leaking. No pest control. Stoves don’t work, fire extinguishers don’t work, refrigerators don’t work," Sipp told the Daytona Times.