Vibe.com--Spike Lee said the film Django Unchained is an insult to blacks who suffered as slaves in the US and therefore he has no plans to see it, the African American director said on Twitter.
The Quentin Tarantino movie starring Jamie Foxx and ...
Posted Wednesday, December 26th 2012 at 12:50PM
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The seven-day festival of Kwanzaa, which celebrates African-American heritage and culture, runs from Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Tuesday, Jan. 1.
Noted on the official Kwanzaa Web site are remarks by founder Maulana Karenga, professor and chair of ...
Posted Wednesday, December 26th 2012 at 12:08PM
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Politicker.com--Former Republican presidential candidate blasted the New York Times on the website of his online TV network today in a column that claimed the paper put on “a white sheet and hood” by publishing an editorial that was critical of black ...
Posted Wednesday, December 26th 2012 at 12:00PM
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By Prof. James F. Tracy, December 20, 2012
Evidence suggests that 2 additional Sandy Hook shooting suspects were apprehended by police in the minutes following 9:35AM when officers were dispatched to the elementary school.
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Posted Friday, December 21st 2012 at 12:44PM
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NEW ORLEANS -- A New Orleans man faces serious charges after allegedly boarding a school bus with a gun and threatening to shoot students.
The incident took place Friday afternoon – several hours after the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. ...
Posted Thursday, December 20th 2012 at 10:58PM
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ATLANTA — The Fulton County District Attorney announced a 45-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her 26-year-old newlywed husband.
Jurors Thursday found Arelisha Bridges guilty of murder, felony murder, aggrava ...
Posted Wednesday, December 19th 2012 at 11:28AM
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NEW YORK--A Brooklyn bus driver was arrested Tuesday after he beat up a passenger who spit at him in an argument over the fare, police sources said.
The 42-year-old bus operator was charged with misdemeanor assault.
Sources said the dispute e ...
Posted Wednesday, December 19th 2012 at 11:22AM
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The Black Male Female Relationship Show is on the road again as the show is shot Live at Muhammad's Mosque in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Posted Wednesday, December 19th 2012 at 11:15AM
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ABCNEWS-- Nancy Lanza feared son, Adam, was ‘getting worse’, told friend ‘he was burning himself with a lighter’ and that she was 'losing him'.
The 54-year-old woman was shot several times in the head by her son, the coroner's office reports, maki ...
Posted Wednesday, December 19th 2012 at 11:12AM
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NBC pre-empted the first quarter of tonight’s 49ers-Patriots game to show President Obama’s speech at the Newtown memorial for victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. As you might expect, many football fans didn’t take kindly to this.
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Posted Monday, December 17th 2012 at 5:43PM
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National Review--After making headlines several weeks ago while promoting the violent Django Unchained, on Saturday, actor Jamie Foxx said he believes Hollywood violence prompts tragedies like the one that unfolded on Friday in Newtown.
“We canno ...
Posted Monday, December 17th 2012 at 5:22PM
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NEW ORLEANS – A horrific shooting at a Connecticut elementary school is sending shock waves across the nation.
In the New Orleans metro area, some parents and students say they're struggling to come to terms with the tragedy. Experts say even tho ...
Posted Saturday, December 15th 2012 at 10:35PM
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We are all heartbroken by the senseless shooting today in Newtown, Connecticut. The magnitude of this tragedy is incomprehensible, with so many innocent lives lost.
To the families and community of Sandy Hook Elementary – we share in your grief, ...
Posted Saturday, December 15th 2012 at 10:19PM
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SEATTLE — Following the tragic shooting in Connecticut, many parents around the country are left with the difficult task of talking to their children about the horrific tragedy.
Psychiatrists at the Seattle Children’s Hospital have released a blo ...
Posted Friday, December 14th 2012 at 9:04PM
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HOUSTON – Manny Pacquiao drew automatic suspension for 120 days from the Nevada State Athletic Commission and was directed to avoid any contact in the first 90 days or do any physical activity related to boxing following his devastating knockout loss ...
Posted Friday, December 14th 2012 at 12:25PM
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Siebra Muhammad is a native New Orleanian. She currently holds an Associates Degree from Delgado Community College in New Orleans, LA. A registration specialist with the New Orleans Public School Systems, she is now planning to add author to her resu ...
Posted Friday, December 14th 2012 at 12:11PM
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In her best-selling book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," Michelle Alexander argues that the nation's trillion-dollar "War on Drugs" and "tough on crime" political rhetoric have resulted in mass incarceration ...
Posted Thursday, December 13th 2012 at 1:28PM
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Graves of Dozens of African-American Boys Among Those Found at Florida Reform School
Authorities have found nearly 100 unmarked graves at a Florida reform school where students were reportedly beaten, murdered, and even raped.
It was originally ...
Posted Thursday, December 13th 2012 at 1:19PM
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About Henriette Delille:
Henriette Delille was born in New Orleans in 1813. Her father was a white man and her mother a "free person of color," of mixed race. Both were Roman Catholics. Her parents could not be married under Louisiana law, but the ...
Posted Tuesday, December 11th 2012 at 1:50PM
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