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- Father Pfleger backs new candidate for 17th ward race
- Seeks “new norm, greater vision”
[By Chinta Strausberg] At a press conference held at the Chicago Park District Ogden Park Field house 6500 South Racine, Father Michael L. Pfleger Monday announced his support for 50-year-old Glenda Franklin who is a member of his church and a candidate he says will bring a “new norm” into the 17th Ward.
Flanked by dozens of older and younger supporters, Glenda Franklin, 50, director for the musical grants for th
“If we can learn to be bold enough to restore the value of truth in our society, then we will have justice. Without truth, we cannot have justice” - Jerry Rawlings, ex-President of Ghana
“And without Justice and Truth, we cannot have a Democracy” – my own humble addition.
When the late ex-President Umar Yar’ Adua was in incommunicado and invisible, due to his failing or failed health for many months, probably even dead, and his wife and so-called kitchen cabinet were doing all they could to pull t
Corruption: Synonyms - Sleaze, dishonesty, exploitation, bribery, fraud, venality, vice.
Many of us think we know what corruption looks or is like – a state governor dipping his dirty fingers in the treasury and amassing ill-gotten wealth; an illicit deal carried out by politician; a government official or civil servant taking a cut in a deal; a policeman on the road harassing drivers, demanding and collecting bribes or a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria collecting bribes to push in a b
The Broad (rhymes with "road") Prize for Public Charter Schools is an annual award to honor the urban publ
60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Desegregation Decision Commemorated
Jim Crow Banished, But Failing Public Schools a Crisis for Many Black Youth
Vouchers and Other Alternatives to Failing Public Schools Needed for Full Equality of Opportunity
Washington, DC - On the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling that mandated desegregation in American public schools, members of theProject 21 black leadership network commend the necessary desegregation
The beauty industry involves black women from all corners of the world as customers, stylists, clinicians, models, manufacturers, spokespersons and more. The ethnic beauty business is a $15 billion business that consists of a 96% African-American customer base, but roughly only 3% of the retailers are African-American.
There has been talk in salons, on talk shows, at events and classrooms on what should be done about the disparities and discriminations in the industry. Some say boycott hair prod
Susan Williams Smith, an author, ordained minister, and former mentee of Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., presents an honorable and comprehensive picture of Wright as a man, an African American, a patriot, scholar, and pastor in her new book - The Book of Jeremiah: The Life and Ministry of Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
Smith first met Wright when she was a student at Yale Divinity School. She had heard him preach a stirring sermon, but it was at a dinner with him and the president of Yale that evening that sh
| Flashpoint in Ukraine provides insight into today's gravest geopolitical crisis since WW II. Possible global war looms. Viewed from the perspective of Western mainstream media, the crisis arose due to pro-democracy activists overturning a brutal dictatorship, which led swiftly to Russian incursion into Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. Viewed from the perspective of the 20 highly-credentialed analysts who have contributed to this anthology, it’s an entirely different story. Obama's pivot i |
TV white space technology further demonstrates social and economic impact and commercial feasibility. 
ACCRA, Ghana, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuesday at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Global Summit in Accra, Microsoft Corp. announced new TV white space partnerships and projects on four continents, including its newest partnership with SpectraLink Wireless and Facebook to provide low-cost wireless connectivity to students and faculty at universities in Koforidua, Ghana. Globally, Microsoft is
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Today: Trayvon Martin Infuses 2014 Chicago Youth Film Festival
Teens Release Violence "Intervention" Films At Youth Film Festival, "A Reel Look At Their Neighborhoods"
CHICAGO, May 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
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As Trayvon Martin's father calls for a renewed civil rights movement leading up to the one year anniversary of the trial that acquitted George Zimmerman, Chicago high school students are using film as a platform to galvanize the nation's languishing civil rights progre |
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New film tells the story of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (USAF Ret.), who was imprisoned in a Nazi P.O.W. camp and lived to tell about it.
FERNDALE, Mich., May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In many ways, retired Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (USAF) was fighting a fierce battle before, during and after his days as a fighter pilot in World War II. Jefferson, 92, was shot down during a mission and spent nine months in Stalag Luft III, a Nazi P.O.W. camp and location of "The Great Escape."
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New Music and Arts Festival at High Noon Saloon in Madison
Performances from local women musicians, DJs, dancers, aerialists and a poet to benefit incarcerated women in the Wisconsin prison system, Sun., Jun 1.
Madison, WI, May 08, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Alert: Musically stunning story and photo opportunity
Who: First Annual Madison Womyn's Music & Arts Festival is pleased to announce a dynamic mix of performances from Terra Incognita Aerial Dance, Mami Wata African Drum Troupe, DJ Steph Stringer, DJ
Four State Lawmakers Caught in Government Bribery Sting; Accused of Taking Cash to Influence Actions on Government Contracts and Voter ID
State's Attorney General Declines to Prosecute, Apparently Because Lawmakers are Black and Liberal
"It appears that Attorney General Kane picks and chooses the laws she will defend and the crimes she will prosecute based on a political litmus test," says Project 21's Episcopal Missionary Church Bishop Council Nedd II, a Pennsylvanian
Washington, DC - In the wa
Hubert Harrison
Keep Alive the Struggles and Memory of this Giant of Black History
by Jeffrey B. Perry
Hubert H. Harrison (1883-1927) is one of the truly important figures of twentieth-century history. A brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist, he was described by the historian Joel A. Rogers, in World’s Great Men of Color as “the foremost Afro-American intellect of his time.” This extraordinary praise came amid chapters on Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, William
National Stroke Association Launches Minorities and Stroke Campaign
Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness About Stroke Risk in Hispanics, African-Americans, and Women.
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and a leading cause of adult disability. Hispanics, African-Americans and women in the U.S. have higher stroke risks and lower recognition of stroke warning signs compared to other populations.
This May, during National Stroke Awareness Month, National Stroke
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Donald Sterling and the NBA Good Ol Boys Club
“It’s the world! You go to Israel; the blacks are just treated like dogs.- Donald Sterling. “So do you have to treat them like that, too?”- Girlfriend “The white Jews, there’s white Jews and black Jews. Do you understand?”- Sterling. “And are the black Jews less than the white Jews?”- Girlfri
[by Jeffrey N Fink] People respond to verbal conflict the same way they do to physical conflict. The same adrenaline starts to flow and our minds even adopt some of the same strategies. Being aware of these strategies is one of the essences of Kung Fu Negotiation. Whether you are sparring with your fists or with words, there a handful of basic principles:
1. To the extent you can, pick your battles.
2. Know your goals: why are you fighting?
3. Do not get hit. Block, avoid or redirect.
4. Learn
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