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Egypt is perhaps best known as home of ancient Egyptian civilization. Egypt is the prime location to see the monuments from this ancient world including temples, hieroglyphs, mummies and above all –pyramids. Yet it is not all. It is also part of holy land, homes monuments of other civilizations, offers nature and desert treks, great scuba diving, golf and fishing and birding expeditions. You have the options of relaxing by the coasts of Red Sea and Sinai, getting enthralled by the culture and he

Being a small state of India, Goa is the most sought after tourist destination drawing the attention of tourists from within and outside of the world. Often referred as the ‘Queen of Beaches’, it is the tiniest state of India, bordered by the state of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Due to the long coast-line, it is spotted with innumerable beaches which are the major attractions of the state. Picturesque beaches, serene landscapes, amazing wildlife parks, pulsating night life and the ranges of flora

Jefferson is a young healthy middle aged man. He is a tour operator and keeps on travelling most of the time. But past few days I saw him little tensed and seen him avoiding his neighbors like the way he was avoiding me. I asked him what the matter with him. He said he is afraid and pretty tensed as doctor has told him that he is suffering from skin cancer. Really a person with such a sound health and charisma will fall pray of tension when he will get to know that he is suffering from cancer. I

In relocation there are numbers of tasks have to be completed. The burden of the work makes people pissed off. The work of relocation gets start with packing of numbers of goods. Packing each and every item carefully is a very tough job but professional people are very habitual of this task so they don’t get any difficulty in completing it. These workers use quality packing materials to pack the goods perfectly by which their will be no risk or damage takes place. The professional people have di

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in USA. There have been lots of treatment available to cure this disease but the safest and the quickest is Mohs Surgery. Brainchild of American general surgeon Dr. Fredrick Mohs, also known as Chemotherapy is a process of exhaustive, careful procedure of curing skin cancer. In this therapy the doctor serves as pathologist as well as surgeon, while removing tissues and measuring the signs and stage of cancer.

It is the most effective and sta

Kerala has so many wonderful tourist places and all are exotically beautiful. It has exciting tourist places, beach destinations, wildlife parks and sanctuaries, backwaters and more importantly hill stations. Kerala has exciting collection of amusing tourist places and all are outfitted with world class accommodation facilities and roadways that make the holidays much enjoyable and fascinating.

Among the many such tourist places, Munnar is one of them which is amazingly beautiful and is endowed w

Are you stressed down with your hectic shedule of life and wish to invigorate your body and soul by taking your family and close to an exotic holidaying destination if yes then look no further than the gift of River Nile ‘Egypt’, undoubtedly one of the most sought after tourist destination fascinates tourists from every nook and corner of the world.

Every year from every nook and corner of the world people visits this country in the hordes. Egypt the Arab Republic of Egypt is in north-eastern Af

JOY CUNNINGHAM RECEIVES MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORT AND MAJOR POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS FOR ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT

From The news blog 'And The Ordinary People Said' by veteran political activist Mark Allen at www.chicagonow.com

The historic campaign of Illinois Appellate Court Justice Joy Cunningham for Illinois Supreme Court kicked off with the powerful political powers like Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, and Secretary of State Jesse White. With that b

STATEMENT BY VETERAN BLACK POLITICAL ACTIVIST MARK S. ALLEN, CHAIRMAN OF BLACK WALL STREET CHICAGO, A LOCAL BLACK COMMUNITY ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION 773-392-0165

THE CHICAGO BLACK CAUCUS PRESENTED A UNITED FRONT, BUT THE BLACK COMMUNITY LOSES IN REMAP VOTE

While The City Council Black Caucus said they were united in their stand on 18 majority Black Wards, I am still raising the question as to HOW and WHY does this approved Remap have 19 majority White Wards while Blacks are STILL th

Shifting vehicles is a complex job and must be accomplished by expert hands. Professional movers and packers offer specialized services for shipping of variety of vehicles. They offer completely reliable services for moving boats, motorcycles, motor homes, small to luxury cars. They have experienced employees and special arrangements to lift, pull, load and unload clients’ automobiles with complete safety. These agencies also have specifically designed vehicle transporters for shifting variety o

I am almost afraid and weary to write this article. This is probably because of my penchant to dwell very long on issues that are very close to my heart, but don’t want to bore the reader with a long treatise.

Unfortunately, however, the problem of Nigeria is my problem, your problem, and you know what, the world’s problem. 

In sitting down to write this article, I have had to rely very heavily on comments made by my friends and other people in the newspapers, internet media, the social networking

Obama 2012! Let's Fall in Love Again!

State of the Union Address, Washington, DC, Tuesday January 24th 2012

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Obama 2012! Let's Fall in Love Again.

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by La Vonda R. Staples ~

            Since I have embarked on the study of Africans in America I've been shocked on rare occasions.  As Moms Mabley once said, "if you ever catch folks acting nice they're probably just not feeling well."  Very little amazes me.  I've recently been shocked to find out that there is a new condition among African Diaspora women.  It's called traction alopecia and it is caused by the combined use of chemical relaxers and braiding/weaves as the ONLY style of coiffure m

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson ~

   It's hard to believe that fifteen years have passed since the First Wall Street Project opened in New York City. It was 1997, at at that time we actually were on Wall Street, with many of the events happening either in board rooms, on the trading room floors, or at the World Trade Center.

I can remember sitting in the top of the World Trade Center at one of the luncheons, in a facility where the ceilings were arched, and so low that you had to bend to be in there, and

With its ochre sandy beaches, safe seas, magnificent colonial architecture, exotic wildlife, carnival like spirit of people, eco tourism spots and diverse geographical marvels Goa attracts millions of tourists to its lap.

Goa, the tiniest state of India is located in the Konkan Coast of Western India.

Goa has always been synonymous with beaches for a long time and to a larger extent still is. But it is slowly changing. Other attractions of Goa are also getting the attention of tourists. Goa to

World-renowned as ‘God’s Own Country’, Kerala is an amazing tourist attraction spot draws the attention of many form every nook and corner of the world. Invigorating hill stations with blue streams, exotic wildlife parks, palm-fringed beaches, peaceful lakes and ranges of floras and faunas are the few attractions that enhance the popularity of the state and encourage large number of visitors to visit this place in a lifetime span. Whether looking for any kind of vacations there wouldn’t be any b

Monday, January 23, 2012

Exhibit Marvin X Lecture Series

Exhibit Marvin X Lecture Series

Tentative Schedule

Saturdays, 7-10pm, during February

During February, students and associates of Marvin X will discuss their relationship with the poet and read from his selected writings and their own. The poet will entertain questions from the audience on his life and times.


There will be a special lecture/discussion on Marvin X's mentor, the Honorable John Douimbia, founder of the Black Men's Conference, 1980.