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"Don't tase me, bro!"
That's what Andrew Meyer yelled out while police officers restrained him at a John Kerry campus forum. The reason: asking too many questions.
A-1 Pallets Silent Protest at City Hall on Tuesday, July 31, from 9 AM to 10 AM
Thanks to everyone who participated in the last protest.
We'll be in front of City Hall from 9 AM to 10 AM. If possible, please sit in on the City Council meeting afterwards since A-1 Pallets is on the …
Dr. Cornel West Criticizes President Obama
According to a blackamericaweb.com article, West pulls his support of Obama, saying that the president has no backbone and does not do enough to uplift the black community:
And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to…
...Al Gore, who is sharing it equally with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon
May they all rest in peace. I will add links in a moment, but I wanted to get the news out first.
UPDATE 2: Here is more information about Michael Jackson:
"Show Me Your Papers"
The whole thing about Obama's birth certificate got on my nerves because I was sick of hearing about it ad nauseum, but in the video below, the speaker discusses the …
Community Events and Public Meetings
Phi Theta Kappa Blood Drive Oct. 4-6, at Hinds Community College, Raymond Campus (501 E. Main St., Raymond). Donate blood in the donor coach parked in front of the Student …
White Sorority Wins Step-Off
This year, Zeta Tau Alpha won a step-off that was sponsored by Sprite. The footage was taken by an audience member, so the camera angle is a little off, but …
ARTICLE: Sharpton Knocks "Boondocks"
Aaron MacGruder indicated on Nightline last month that as a satirist, there are some things he may say that will rub people the wrong way. I don't know he was …
Things Get Hot and Heavy on "The View"
What happened on yesterday's show is what makes me contemplate busting my budget to get Tivo. On "The View," during a heated discussion with Bill O'Reilly about the possibility of …
Racism, sexism… "hairism"?
A Vicksburg High School student was told by the principal that he could not be a homecoming escort unless he cut off his dreadlocks. From WAPT:
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There Is NO EXCUSE For This!
WLBT got a tape of a mother severely abusing her child, and the mother is now in jail. Beating a child for ten minutes straight with a belt and a …
Describe Your Life in Six Words
Stephen Colbert's contribution: 'Well, I thought it was funny."
On The Early Show on CBS, there was a segment about the book, "Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure." The book is a …
Let's Put an End to "The Most Segregated Hour"
Some say that the most segregated hour in America is on Sunday at 11 a.m. Because of a history of racial division, most of today's churches are predominately white, predominately …
Morgan Freeman Seriously Hurt in Car Accident
From MSNBC:
Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident in Mississippi on Sunday night according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
This Ain't Funny, People!
If people made fun of cancer the way they make fun of mental illness, what kind of society would we have?
Unarmed Marine Killed After Off-duty Officer Shoots Him Six Times
What makes this even worse is that the officer shot at him 13 times. From WBAL TV:
A Man Shortage?
No, this isn't some desperate rant about finding a mate. I'm talking about a bonafide, honest-to-God decrease in male births.
Baltimore Police Department Has Racially Insensitive Appearance Policy
Sign this petition before January 1, 2007, and help in the fight against another form of racial discrimination - specific hairstyle restrictions. Last time I checked, we are in the …
