JSOnline (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Holly Davenport faces the same prospect each summer. Davenport, director of the Milwaukee Community Sailing...
God Is a Beer Drinker (Free subscription) | yesterday
No, that would be grievous ethnic stereotyping. Ah, yeah. Didn't Murray Rothbard say all stereotypes are based on fact? I guess so in Maine . Living life at the margins for thirty some-odd years.
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008 : Police in the city of Winnfield, Louisiana are being accused of covering up the death of twenty-one-year-old Baron Pikes. He died in police custody on January 21 after being shot nine times with a taser gun while in handcuffs. The city police chief initially claimed that Pikes was high on crack cocaine and PCP at the time of his death. But the coroner recently ruled Pikes'...
Reality TV Website (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The Newest Addition to Discovery Health's "Amazing Families" Anthology Premieres Tuesday, August 5 at 9 PM ET/PTSix years ago, Diamond and Chris Harris got more than they bargained for when they decided to have one more baby as a companion for their six-year-old son, DeWayne. Their surprise? Sextuplets! The second installment of Discovery Health's three-part special THEN CAME 6 continues the story...
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Advertising Age reports that “Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal’s Olympics coverage” and “has taken a $5 million package of Olympics spots that includes network TV as well as cable ads.” The Associated Press notes that ‘[s]uch an extensive purchase of ad time would give Obama wide exposure [...]
BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
- The CoverMe Foundation, a national non-profit organization, has announced it will offer a free comprehensive program that helps locate health care coverage available to the uninsured and underserved groups such as the elderly, disabled and pregnant women. The CoverMe Foundation wants to help improve the quality of life for all Americans nationwide, particularly African-Americans. The number [...]...
Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
No. Nothing is private anymore. Not even a prayer at a place as sacred as the Western Wall. Someone dug out Senator Obama’s prayer at the Western Wall. Here it is: Lord, Protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is [...]
Nature Publishing Group (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hypertensive CKD in African Americans progresses despite treatment Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology 4, 409 (2008). doi:10.1038/ncpneph0869
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A new poll shows a racial divide over Americans' views on whether conditions in this country have improved for black men. (CNN) — Although blacks and whites agree that conditions have improved for African-American women over the past decade, there are very different views on the status of black men, according to a CNN/Essence Magazine/Opinion Research [...]
Clutch Magazine (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Video For Danity Kane "Bad Girl Featuring Missy Elliot" Off Of "Welcome To The Dollhouse" Out Now!
BlogXilla.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
I almost don’t have to type anything for you to bust out laughing from looking at this picture. In an effort to regain his street cred, Rick Ross leaked pictures onto the internet of his mug shot. I don’t know about you all, but he’s the Big Boss Man of rap. Pictures Ganked from Straightfromthea
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Leaving the Bench to Stand Up Navanethem Pillay, the first woman of color to be appointed to the South African High Court, faces new challenges now that she has been named the UN's new chief of human rights. Despite criticism that she is not qualified for the position, she says she is used to it, citing that she was not allowed to sign a contract without her husbands consent for years even though she...
Clutch Magazine (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Fitness + fashion= the Aurelia gladiator sandal? The Fitflop is the latest trend in exercise…
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Areva D. Martin has this week's installment of "Speak Your Mind." Her op-ed, titled, "It Takes a Chorus of Diverse Voices to Drown Out Ignorance," is focused on the recent incendiary comments of radio host Michael Savage. Martin is an attorney based in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, July 16th, AM radio talk show host Michael Savage, whose weekly show, Savage Nation, reaches an audience of eight million...
Clutch Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
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