‘Free Speech' Moment at Bush Event
God bless this guy.
Someone got past the guards who keep Bush's public audiences W-friendly, stood up in a balcony with a microphone and offered a moment reminiscent of Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech," …
The "Free2Flow" Hiphop Summit this Saturday
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING FREE2FLOW SUMMIT. For everyone who is making plans to attend the Free2Flow Summit on Saturday, I have some important news for you. The event was in the …
Mississippi: Stop Honoring White Supremacists
There's an ongoing debate over whether to recommission the Jackson-Evers International Airport as the Medgar Evers International Airport, but I'm more worried about the names that we're already commemorating.
Jackson Assoc. of Black Journalists Community Workshop
This message is from Joyce Brewer, the President of the Jackson Assoc. of Black Journalists:
Don't miss this upcoming media workshop where you can meet the journalists who cover the Jackson area.
IS Rap Poetry? by Junior
Watching and listening to a rap video the other day I began to wonder since
Just in time for April and National Poetry Month, one of our contributing writers, Junior, has posed an interesting question that I'm sure will spark some interesting discussion. It should …
I've been waiting on this.
This just came off the wire.
I've been waiting to see this headline for three months.
C. A. Webb's Interview with Tyler Perry
Here is the link to my interview with Tyler Perry that appears in the Clarion Ledger's weekend section today.
"MARRIAGE IS FOR WHITE PEOPLE"
Article by Joy Jones at Washingtonpost.com---
'I grew up in a time when two-parent families were still the norm, in both black and white America. Then, as an adult, I saw divorce become more commonplace, then …
Clarion-Ledger Whining About ‘Tort Reform' ... Again
Gov. Haley Barbour's media partner in "tort reform" is now whining about Mississippi's position on the U.S. Chamber's state legal climate ranking, now asking the question they should have asked …
Abortion Ban Attempt Dies in Conference
More details as they develop ...
Tonight, the 8 p.m. bill deadline came and went at the Mississippi Legislature without an agreement out of conference. Thus, the abortion ban bill died.
ARTICLE: Breast cancer deaths higher among black woman: study
Why, why, why...It ain't fair, I tell ya!
...minority women with early-stage breast cancer had double the risk of white women of failing to receive radiation, chemotherapy or hormonal therapy following breast cancer surgery.
Online Support Group for Boomerangers
For all the adults who live with their parents, we could use a virtual hug now and then.
Let's Give The Children More Drugs
As a social worker working with mentally ill children, I am no stranger to the medicating of them. But, this NYT piece regarding the side effects of stimulant medication really …
Helen Thomas
In a column that follows up on Ms. Thomas' much-discussed questioning of Bush at his press conference earlier this week. During the press conference, it became clear that Bush couldn't …
