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I have been reading the story of President Jose Mujica — the leader of Uruguay (please note the word “LEADER”) and I find it to be a singular example of humility, sacrifice and an uncommon disdain for all worldly material and other acquisition. In my opinion, this is a leader who may be worthy of emulation by our so-called leaders in Nigeria, and indeed, in Africa.

However, please let us recognise that being "poor" has not necessarily made Mr Mujica a successful or good leader (Uruguay is hardly

Car Tip of the Week…

Excerpts from

“A Woman’s Guide to Buying a New or Used Vehicle: Everyday Secrets You Should Know” (Part I & II).

Are You in the Market for a New or Used Vehicle?

According to experts -- the best time to buy a new vehicle from a dealership is in the fall when the new cars arrives or two weeks before the end of the year. You will be able to save hundreds of dollars at this time.

While buying last year’s model, follow this rule – “If you are not saving at least $1,500, yo

Only two weeks left to sign the petition against „racial/ethnic profiling“ in Germany

During the past two weeks, 8,000 people have signed the petition against the police’s discriminatory identity checks. Over 15,000 signatures were obtained for the first petition that was submitted to the German Parliament.

http://www.stoppt-racial-profiling.de/english/

The petition can be signed by non German citizens and residents!

The practice of identity checks without suspicion conflicts the Equal Rights Law in

by Gloria Dulan-Wilson •

On Tuesday, December 4, 2012, a 6:00 PM, there will be an emergency community meeting to save Boys and Girls High School from being closed. It will be held in the Auditorium of the school, which is located on Fulton at Malcolm X Boulevard (Utica Ave.).

And, I personally don't care who you are, or if you ever attended Boys High before it became Boys and Girls, or if you attended a rival high school in the community, or what – if you're Black, or of African Heritage, you had

Marvin X takes midnight flight to Puerto Rico for much needed R and R

Marvin X's peripatetic journey across America extended beyond the USA mainland to the US colony of Puerto Rico where the poet enjoyed some R and R after three months on the road promoting his Revolution of the Rocks Book Tour 2012, including his Wisdom of Plato Negro, parables and fables, Black Bird Press, 2012. But his How to Recover from the Addiction to White Supremacy, a Pan African 12-step model, was the most requested tit

Once again, Israel is in a rage, bombing a weaker Arab neighbor, one that would be hard pressed to face the most powerful armed force in the Middle East.

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one ruler named Mentuhotep, meaning Montu is satisfied, took the prenomen of Nebhepetre, and it is he who is credited with once again reuniting all Egypt under one ruler, and beginning the 11th Dynasty, what Egyptologists call the Middle Kingdom. Nebhepetre ruled for 51 years, and built the temple at Deir el-Bahri that most likely served as the inspiration for the later and larger temple built next to it by Hatshepsut in the 18th Dynasty.

Once again Thebes declined politically, as Amenemhat I of

as Thebes it was described by Homer as "the hundred-gated city." Its later name, al-Uqsur, means "City of the Palaces." Testaments to a desire for immortality, built for eternity in sandstone and granite, the temples, tombs and palaces still stand, surrounded by souks and luxury hotels. On the east bank of the Nile, in the City of the Living, Luxor and Karnak Temples greet the sunrise. The sunset on the west bank throws shadows through the City of the Dead: the Tombs of the Nobles, the Valley of

THE MOST EXPLOSIVE STORY EVER WRITTEN FROM BEHIND THE WALLS OF LEAVENWORTH PENITENTIARY

It Is What It Is: Systematic Incarceration / Disguised Racism - The Autobiography of Gerald H. Duffy Jr.

"My mother taught me how to love and keep positive plans; universities and colleges taught my mind to expand; the street taught me how to survive and live off the land; however, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary changed me from a boy to a man."-- Gerald Hawthorne Duffy, Jr.

• Now, after continuously servi

On Monday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. praised the Kingsbridge National Ice Center (KNIC) as the “perfect fit” for the Kingsbridge Armory.   As a Bronx resident and a member of the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance (KARA), my message to Borough President Diaz Jr. is this: the only way to ensure this project is a “perfect fit” is to publicly call on the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and KNIC to put the commitments they made to your office in the lease agreement with th

    
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Well, the Eagles have won the election, but the turkeys and buzzards are already circling to try to thwart the progress that has been made.  According to the communique below from the CEO of the International Association for Women of Color Day, Susan Brooks, 97 racist Rep-ugh-blicans have written a letter to President Obama claiming that UN Ambassador Susan Rice is unfit to assume the role of Secretary of State when Hillary Clinton vacates the post. 

Of course, int

The historic Million Woman March (MWM) is the largest gathering in the world of women anywhere ever; thus making it not only Black/African history and Women's history, but also World History. While many historians and so called scholars have failed in recognizing this incredible accomplishment, its possible and actual potentials, the continued work and ongoing mission to uplift and empower women and girls of African descent throughout the Diaspora,and the quest for true freedom, justice, and sel

• I     did not want to vote for a president who followed and executed the     abhorrent war-mongering George Bush foreign policy, but I did.
• I     did not want to vote for a president who extended the Bush tax cuts for     the rich, but I did.
• I     did not want to vote for a president who uses drones to flagrantly violate