19June2013
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New Art Gallery May Soon Be Coming to Downtown Atlanta
A new art gallery could soon be built in downtown Atlanta. The gallery would occupy the old AJC building’s ground floor located at 72 Marietta St. The Atlanta City Council approved allocating $750,000 to go tow...
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Health Disparities: A Function of Assets, Access and Attitudes
Julianne Malveaux
Last week, I attended a “think tank” conversation with leaders of the Rodham Institute, a newly- established center at George Washington University is dedicated to reducing health disparities in Washington, D.C. This is an important effort because Washington is such a divided city. East of the Anacostia River – Wards 7 and 8 – are the poorest areas in the district, with some of the most challenging problems. They have an obesity rate of more...
06-18-2013
Read moreBlacks More Willing to Make Privacy Concessions
George Curry
Although the federal government secretly spied on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders in the past, Blacks are more willing than Whites to have their privacy rights invaded if it will help investigate possible terrorists. A recent joint poll by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post showed that a majority of Americans support the National Security Agency’s tracking of telephone and Internet records of millions of Americans in an effort...
06-17-2013
Read moreWhy 2 Chainz Got Robbed
Dion Rabouin
I often find myself in conversations centered on the question, "What happened to hip hop?" The best answer that I've found came from HBO "Real Time" host Bill Maher in reference to a previous conversation he had with rapper Jay-Z. Maher had chastised Jay about his lyrics, particularly the over-the-top braggadocio about Maybachs, Ace of Spades and spending Euros (that's right, plural) that has come to define the Brooklyn-born rapper in the later stages of his...
06-14-2013
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He Still Got Game: Ray Allen Remains Mr. Dependable
Down three points with less than six seconds on the clock, Ray Allen received a pass in the corner from Chris Bosh with barely enough room to catch it let alone make sure he was behind the three-point line. The most prolific three-point shooter in NBA history made the game-tying shot that ultimately...
Serena Williams on Steubenville Rape: ‘Boys Did Something Stupid, But…Maybe She Wasn’t a Virgin’
In a recent interview with ‘ Rolling Stone ,’ tennis player Serena Williams weighed in with her two cents on the morals of the 16-year-old Steubenville rape victim, the effectiveness of the teen’s parents and whether the punishment the two accused rapists received was “fair,” reports Deadspin.com.
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Jay-Z-Samsung Deal Shows New Ways To Promote Music
He really is more than a businessman.
Jay-Z’s partnership with Samsung for his new album, “Magna Carta Holy Grail,” is another sign of how musicians are finding new ways to push, sell and promote their music, and how the multiplatinum performer — who famously rapped “I’m no
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BMW, Dollar General Sued Over Background Checks on Black Applicants
(NNPA) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that enforces federal employment discrimination laws, filed lawsuits against BMW and the discount retailer Dollar General alleging that the companies broad use of criminal background checks discriminate against Black applicants a...
Viewpoints
Cartoonish College Republicans
When I read the recently released report by The College Republican National Committee (CRNC), titled, "Grand Old Party for a Brand New Generation," I immediately thought of two cartoons: the Flintstones and the Jetsons.
The Flintstones was an animated, prime-time TV show that debuted in 1960. It was ...
Trial to Secure Justice For Trayvon Martin Begins
"I believe that's Trayvon Martin, that's my baby's voice. Every mother knows their child, and that's his voice." - Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin
The trial of George Zimmerman, charged in the second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin, has finally got underway. The surface facts of the case are ...
Praise
Cedric The Entertainer & Neicy Nash Prep For New Season Of ‘Soul Man’
Are you ready for Season Two of
TV Land’s The Soul Man
starring
Cedric the Entertainer
and
Niecy Nash
? The two play happily married couple – The Reverend and Mrs. Lolli Boyce. Soul Man proves that you can have a clean TV
show on the air that the family can watch without cringing.
Our frie...
Minute Meditation: Prayer To Fight Loneliness
Loneliness is not necessarily being alone. We may be alone for long periods without feeling at all lonely. On the other hand we may feel lonely in a familiar setting without really understanding why.
Set aside a moment and allow yourself to feel this emotion.
Next place your concern prayer.
Heavenly Fa...
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