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WHY I WANT TO PURCHASE AN HBCU AND USE IT AS A BOARDING SCHOOL TO SERVE BLACK BOYS, By Dr. Umar Johnson

3828565064?profile=originalBlack boys were gifted with an all-new G.E.D. test for the 2014 school year, which will make it even more difficult for them to escape the trappings of low expectations, as the only alternative to a high school diploma, the G.E.D., has now been made just as difficult to obtain as the diploma itself. Why a new G.E.D.? Politically-speaking, keeping Black boys from having a gambler’s chance at a

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The Brotherhood is on the the move once again, this time for our new 2014 Summer/Fall session which will begin in July.
STEP Rites and Manhood Development Organization is now accepting applications for registration with special emphasis on young black men between the ages of 5-16yrs..of age.
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Persons interested in registering a young future leader please contact as at: 
S.T.E.P
(973) 842-8212
step_incnj@yahoo.com 
 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
 
We need concerned people, volunteers
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We are working to build an three part community facility to help the Global African family. Please check the link and support our effort to raise the funds needs towards making this repatriation and education effort a reality. Any amount, no matter how big or small Counts! To support this effort, go to: http://www.gofundme.com/sankofa-center

3828564795?profile=originalCreated by Kala Mujibha on April 4, 2014
http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/showthread.php/105291-Please-Support-the-Sankofa-Community-Center-Library-Housin

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3828564723?profile=originalLooking for a fresh start, under-employed or in need of an exotic adventure? Follow the lead of 17 North American black women who decide their best course of action involves packing their bags and beginning a new journey they refer to as "Trailblasian."

Trailblasian is the brainchild of Canadian-born writer T.K. McLennon.  She describes Trailblasian as a word she created to define the action of "black people moving to Asia to lend their talents, learn the culture and pave new pathways for the n

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New Book, One Nation, Calls On Left And Right To Toss Aside Unanimity of Party Speech And Thought And Concentrate On Respectful Dialogue For Real Problem Solving.

“The John’s Hopkins neurosurgeon may not be politically correct, but he’s closer to correct than we’ve heard in years.” -- The Wall Street Journal.

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In his new book, One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future, famed Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and political pundit, Dr. Ben Carson delivers a way out of the America

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3828564771?profile=originalIf you want to kill your sex life, keep eating salt (if you’re a man) or feeding your man salt. This topic and many other salt related diseases are reported in a new book, Salt: Black America’s Silent Killer by heart surgeon Dr. Surender Neravetla.

Studies have indicated that one out of every three men over the age of 50 have erectile dysfunction (ED) and up to 40 percent of all men over age 40 will experience ED at some time in their lives. No wonder tens of millions of men are now spending up

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[by Terry Stanfield] Buying gifts for new mothers is very difficult as most people don't know what the new mother needs - unless you have been a new mother yourself. Buying gifts for mom is hard and buying gifts for a new mother is doubly difficult. Remember, the new mom will probably receive many gifts from many people therefore extra though needs to be given prior to purchasing a gift.

You need to ensure that the gift you give stands out from all the others. It's important to put yourself in t

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IS U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER AND THE WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION STILL UPHOLDING THE LEGACY OF FUNDING RACISM?

 :By Rev. Dr. Clenard H. Childress, Jr.

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U.S. Attorney General ~

  The words of Dr. Martin Luther King still ring true and their relevancy has not diminished, for in fact: they have never been more relevant! We are presently witnessing for the first time in our history, the church must find favor in the courts in order to remain a practicing Christian. Religious persecution is no

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687093-e?max=400LIBREVILLE, Gabon, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first African Citizens' Summit will be held on the first day of The New York Forum AFRICA, the world's foremost African business forum, in Libreville, GabonMay 23-25. Over 1,000 business and political leaders from around the world will participate in this third edition of The New York Forum AFRICA.

The African Citizens' Summit focuses on opportunities for the generation of students that will shortly be entering the workforce. The sum

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Chicago-Midwest
  • 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
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“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

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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

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DC93389LOGO?max=400LOS ANGELESMay 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The top three public charter school systems in the running for the 2014 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools are Achievement First, KIPP Foundation and IDEA Public Schools, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today. The three charter systems are up for the top prize of $250,000 for college-readiness efforts for their students.

The Broad (rhymes with "road") Prize for Public Charter Schools is an annual award to honor the urban publ

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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

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3828564271?profile=originalThe 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

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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

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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
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TV white space technology further demonstrates social and economic impact and commercial feasibility. MSFTLOGO?max=400

ACCRA, GhanaMay 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 Festivalasn_reellook2014_slider.pngTeens 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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