January 1, 2011

Happy New Year Villagers!

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We all wake up this morning to a new year and a new decade. We enter into 2011 with an opportunity to make all things new again. I enter ...
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December 31, 2010

Top 10 Films of 2010 According to the African American Film Critics Association

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I don't have a large degree of trust in the ability of the annual Academy Awards to comment on the image of African Americans in film . ...
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December 30, 2010

Gov. Haley Barbour Tries to Assuage His White Guilt by Releasing the Scott Sisters from Mississippi Prison

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Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is finally doing the right thing ... albeit for the wrong reasons . Barbour agreed to free two sisters ...
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December 29, 2010

Ujamaa: Top Ten Reasons to BUY BLACK

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Originally posted : 11/29/2007 Drumbeats f rom Black In Business that gives ten reasons for us to support Black Business during this ho...
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December 28, 2010

Good News Tuesday: Yvette McGee Brown, Ohio Supreme Court Justice

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Soulclap to the ABA Journal for sharing information about Yvette McGee Brown. Born to a teenage single mother in Ohio who worked two jobs ...

Tune In Tuesday: Freedom (Theme from Panther)

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It amazes me how many things happen without my knowledge. I didn't realize until just recently that a movie was made in 1995 about the ...
December 27, 2010

Am I Not Human? The Universal Declaration for Human Rights

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Eleanor Roosevelt considered the signing of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights to be her greatest triumph. It was signed by the U...
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December 26, 2010

President and First Lady Spend Part of Christmas With Troops

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As a buddy of mine noted yesterday, it appears that President Obama " has his mojo back !" The president and first lady took som...

Simi Valley District Attorney Clears Police Officer James Wismer in Taser-Related Death of Charles Torrence

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It took over a year ... but the Ventura County District Attorney issued a 37-page report clearing the Simi Valley police officer James Wisme...
December 25, 2010

Our President Deserves His Hawaiian Vacation

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President Barack Obama is a man who works hard for us. He rebounded over the past couple of weeks from the 'shellacking' that he t...

Weekly Address: Merry Christmas from the President and First Lady

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President Obama and the First Lady wish families across the country a “Merry Christmas” and encourage everyone to support the troops and the...
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December 24, 2010

Old School Friday: Nat King Cole

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This blog is using the Old School Friday meme to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas ! Enjoy the powerful vocals and emotions from Na...
December 23, 2010

Taser Autopsy: Coroner Says Death of Philadelphia Teenager Was 'Accidental' | Being Tased Twice Did Not Cause His Death

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Powers-That-Be in Philadelphia found a way to work their magic on the taser-related death of 18-year-old Patrick Johnson. Johnson was shot...
December 22, 2010

Taser Death: Christopher Knight (Brunswick, GA)

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It happened again. There are few things in life that occur more regularly than a taser-related death in America. This time Christopher Kn...
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Wordless Wednesday: Earthquake Vagina

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MissRFTC gained hundreds of twitter followers, including me , when she shared the following tweet, "I am totally serious. My Ob/Gyn ...
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December 21, 2010

Tune In Tuesday: The Temptations

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The Temptations have been part of the musical scene for over 40 years. Everyone has a favorite hit by The Temptations . Personally, my fa...

Good News Tuesday: James Peterson III - Future Face of Technology

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Yvette Graham, James Peterson, Milt Haynes I met James Peterson III in 2008 when National BDPA recognized him with their Epsilon Awards ...
December 20, 2010

The BDPA Insider - December 19, 2010

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    What better way to start the day than with your weekly message from BDPA ! In this issue : BDPA Newsletters from Chapters Around the...

Family Members Accuse Las Vegas Police of Lying About Taser-Killing of Anthony Jones

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The plot thickens in Las Vegas as the family members of Anthony Jones question the story being told by the police about the way he died . ...
December 19, 2010

Taser Autopsy: Adam Colliers Tased, Unresponsive and Dead; Coroner Says His Death Was 'Accidental'

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Am I the only one who thinks that doctors seem like they enjoy peeing in our face and calling it 'rain'? That's what it feels...
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