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A bounce house can be an extremely cost effective way to provide hours of entertainment for your guests. Bounce house rentals are available nationwide and there are hundreds of options to choose from when renting a bounce house. Over the next few days, I'll be providing tips on what to watch out for regarding renting a jumper. 

A bounce house can be an extremely cost effective way to provide hours of entertainment for your guests. Bounce house rentals are available nationwide and there are hundre

The country seems turned off and tuned out to the Congress, politics generally and the federal government in particular.  The good news is the emerging grassroots movement exemplified by The Dreamers and the burgeoning campaign among low income workers around the nation, offering a clear challenge to the political gridlock, the inaction and non-work by Congress.  Seeking to respond to this grassroots energy and to combat the frustration many people are feeling around the country, President Obama

Calling it steeped in class warfare and contempt for the Constitution, commentators with the Project 21black leadership network are highly critical of President Barack Obama's 2014 State of the Union address.

"It's interesting for President Obama to begin his State of the Union address with a list of supposed accomplishments, and then ask for a 'year of action.' He put forth a lot of ideas, yet offered no fixes

Winter in Amerikkka

Winter’s child has fallen

gone with the wind

but not forgotten

for who can forget

the torture of its cold grip

bold words of hate

issuing forth from thin lips

and the blood

drawn from black backs

cracked by fat whips

who can forget

those damned ships

Crossing the very waters

from whom

winter’s child was born

unto whom

it must return

when the sun comes back at dawn

for winter’s child is falling

and London's bridge is not far behind

as the royal family loses its royal mind

they seek to turn back

Different cultures typically have different perceptions about various issues. What may be perceived as normal behavior in one society may be a significant social issue in another. The case is not different between the African and American cultures. T

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, ICTC, SEEKS TO RECRUIT NEW AFRICAN AMERICAN MIDWIVES

Recent ICTC Doula Graduates

 Since 2002, ICTC has trained nearly 1,000 Full Circle Doulas(TM) with 90% being women of color to help reduce infant mortality by serving pregnant and new families. A doula is a trained community health worker, specializing in maternal, newborn and family health; and the need for doula services is growing.

ICTC is renowned for its culturally diverse curriculum that includes the legacy of th

Case ignites her compassion for justice
[by Chinta Strausberg] An assistant state’s attorney both in Cook and Will County since 2004, Sondra Denmark was inspired to run for the 15^th sub-circuit judge position by a teenage girl once arrested for carrying drugs…a case that ignited a feeling of compassion but ended with her getting the teen’s captor behind bars where he belong.

Born in Chicago on the South Side, Sondra Denmark was raised in Hazel Crest, Illinois where she attended the Hillcrest High

Donnie McClurkin, Jr., a gospel music singer and a minister who has won three Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award, will preach a two-day revival at Saint Sabina 7 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2014, and Tuesday, March 11th, at Saint Sabina Church, 1210 W. 78th Place.

Born on November 9, 1959 in Copiague, New York, McClurkin has seen and been a victim of sexual child abuse. When he was 8-years-old, his 2-year-old brother wa

AUTHOR REVEALS THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD

-- The Things That Mainstream Society Don't Want People of Color To Know -

 Independent researcher, community activist, author and musician Baba Lawrence, who is the principle facilitator of Spearmangroup, has penned an interesting new novel, Melanin: The Basic Guide to Knowledge of Self

Baba Lawrence claims "Even though the topic of Melanin is one of the most studied aspects of biology, neuro science, and anatomy, its investigation is carried out

"This proposal is fundamentally flawed. Instead of explicitly acknowledging the

With the increasing Indian population day by day, people are always in hurry to go offices and to drop somebody or to pick up somebody. People care a lot about their vehicles but due to less parking space and management they park their vehicles everywhere which are doubtful not safe and public face traffic problem. Keeping these things in mind we need more and more parking space facilities to remove parking problem, government and private premises and organizations have installed their own autom

AFRICAN AMERICAN LANDOWNER FEARS DEVELOPING LAND NO MORE

With the help of REDI Foundation, Susannah Nfonoyim, a landowner in Houston, Texas, has learned that developing land is easy - and very profitable - with just a little hard work.

Susannah Nfonoyim

At a recent news conference, Richard Michael Abraham, founder of The REDI Foundation announced that one of the main purposes of their 6-Month Online Real Estate Development Mentoring/Certification Program is to provide a step-by-step process for

Black conservatives affiliated with the Project 21 leadership network are available for comment about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his beliefs and his legacy in observance of the upcoming national holiday that bears Dr. King's name. For over 20 years, Project 21 has helped promote black conservatives to highlight the political diversity of the black community.

"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. emb

Some Insights into Democracy and How it can work in Nigeria.

Democracy promotes the same sets of value no matter where it is practiced. Simple definition implies that government is made up of people, and should serve the people. In order to enjoy the fruits (or as we call it in Nigeria, the dividends) of democracy, all its various components i.e. people and its legal frame work of operation (constitution) will have to work hand in hand. We also want to emphasize that greed, fraud and corruption,