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Republican Hypocrisy

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonRepublican HypocrisyI told myself I would not watch the Republican National Convention coverage, but I found myself walking by the room where my wife was watching i,t peeking my head in to see what was going on every now and then. I knew something was amiss when I saw the stunned expression on my wife’s face as she watched the convention. She was astounded at the hypocrisy of the all white GOP conventioneers.I told her two days ago the Republicans were des
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NYMetro
The ONLY way to stop those who would bleed our nation dry, dismantle our constitution, and dissolve our national sovereignty is to sayI will not work for you, buy from you, fight for you, or die for you, until thecriminals are gone from the halls of our government.EXIT STRATEGY:General Strike

www.votestrike.com/We the people...The Constitution of The United States of America spells out in the first line where the power of our great democracy lies. Unfortunately we the people have allowed the pow
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AfrikaTalk: Realizing the Potential

Ory Okolloh tells the story of her life and her family -- and how she came to do her heroic work reporting on the doings of Kenya's parliament. About Ory Okolloh<

About this talk; http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ory_okolloh_on_becoming_an_activist.html
Ory Okolloh maintains the blog Mzalendo, providing an unprecedented look at the doingsof Kenya's parliament -- information once unavailable to Kenyan citizens.
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THIS IS FOR MY PEOPLE

This is For My People

There was a Black man, a White man, a Native American man and aLatino man. All four of them were on top of a cliff discussing the difficulties that their people had gone through.The Native American said, "My people have suffered the most, and inhonor of what they have endured, I will fling myself off this cliff inhopes that my blood will change things." So he yelled "THIS IS FOR MYPEOPLE", and jumped off the cliff.The Latino, not wanting to be outdone, quickly looked at the
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Georgia

Mbodyment is calling to action the fight against obesity by launching the Mbodyment’s Action Against Obesity Foundation (MAAOF). As many know, America is one of the fattest countries on Earth and has plagued our society. Obesity is the leading cause of diseases such as Type II Diabetes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Liver Disease, Sleep Apnea, Osteoarthritis, Depression and many more. These disease are life threatening and will shorten a life span by ten to twenty years.

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Labor Day 2008

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonLabor Day 2008“Very few Americans experience the power of a union anymore. U.S. unions today represent just 7.8 percent of all private sector workers. Organized labor can't stop wages from falling; hours from increasing; jobs from being offshored; or health and pension benefits from disappearing. Conditions in unionized garment and meat-packing factories here have regressed to the point where they actually mirror those described in muckraking exposes of a
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DUDLEY THOMPSON - The Charges

Thank you for your mail and for agreeing to step-down as Chairperson of the Honorary Board and agreeing, as Kola says, ‘to remain on Board’, by being a member of the Honorary Board of the Sudan Sensitization Peace Project (SSPP)That said and to reverse the order of proceedings, I come to the ‘Charges’ as you call them. Please do not take these questions personally. We are all in a learning curve, with some more advanced in their knowledge of Afro-Arab relations than others. The fact that these i
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RandomThougths About Current Events

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonRandom Thougths About Current EventsThe last few days and weeks have been historic and quite memorable. Of course I have my thoughts and opinions about much of what has happened. For one day Back Obama was the rage. His acceptance speech in Denver was watched by thirty-eight million people on televison and seen in person by seventy some thousand people. I watched at a viewing party at the Philadelphia African-American Museum. The atmosphere was giddy and h
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Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)As a Digital Drummer, I'm always looking for something good to put on this virtual drum line...smileArlena Richardson, is a relatively new friend, I met on We Are Creative People (see www.wacptv.ning.com) I've watched this sister selfishly put out positive, proactive and empowering information for the last year.She exemplifies what social networking is all about; sharing, supporting, and encouraging those of us in the Black online D
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On Monday, I reported that the City of Philadelphia--for the moment, at least--had informed the Institute for the Study of Civic Values that the city contract that supports PhillyBlocks would not be renewed for the coming year.We asked everyone on our lists who values what we do to use the Hallwatch.org service to fax letters to City Councill and the Mayor telling them how PhillyBlocks benefits you and why the City should continue to support it. You can access that service easily from the home p
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NYMetro

On Monday, I reported that the City of Philadelphia--for the moment, at least--had informed the Institute for the Study of Civic Values that the city contract that supports PhillyBlocks would not be renewed for the coming year.We asked everyone on our lists who values what we do to use the Hallwatch.org service to fax letters to City Councill and the Mayor telling them how PhillyBlocks benefits you and why the City should continue to support it. You can access that service easily from the home p
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How To Read e-Mail Headers

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileSpam is a consistent problem in our online world. Now personally, I believe everyone has a right to tell you about their business/products/service. It is called free speech or in this case "Business Speech", and protected by Constitutional law. But that does not change the fact the Unsolicited Commercial E-mail or UCE is more then just an inconvenience (like traditional
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AmeriKKKan Hypocrisy KNows No Bounds

From The Ramparts Junious Ricardo StantonAmeriKKKan Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds“The idea that the U.S. can, should and must be, more or less, in a state of permanent war, and can start wars in a whole host of circumstances having nothing to do with defending the country from an attack or imminent attack, is as close to an unchallengeable, bipartisan article of faith as it gets. We're a country that fights wars and uses military force in far more places and for far broader reasons than any other co
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From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonWhy Should We Care About What is Going On In Central Asia?On one of the Websites that carries my blog/column From The Ramparts , in the post a comment section, a Sistah inquired what the significance of my posting about the situation in South Ossetia was; and what did that situation have to do with the “black cause”? First of all, the essence of my article was, we (people of African ascent) were sleeping while a potential flashpoint for WWIII was being ign
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Isaac Hayes’ Memorial Service Is Announced

Isaac Hayes’ Memorial Service Is AnnouncedAugust 13th, 2008The R&B, soul icon passed away Sunday at the age of 65A celebration of the life of powerhouse composer-musician Isaac Hayes will be held on Monday at Hope Presbyterian Church in Cordova, Tenn. The Grammy-, Golden Globe and Academy-award-winning artist passed away Sunday in Memphis at the age of 65. We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and love from Isaac’s dear friends, colleagues and fans from every corner of the world, and
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From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonWe Slumber While WWIII Is In The Making“Last year, the Georgian president commissioned from private Israeli security firms several hundred military advisers, estimated at up to 1,000, to train the Georgian armed forces in commando, air, sea, armored and artillery combat tactics. They also offer instruction on military intelligence and security for the central regime. Tbilisi also purchased weapons, intelligence and electronic warfare systems from Israel. T
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"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

"If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more."-Harriet TubmanMany of our people of color are in mental slavery. Most are victims and refuse to escape to the land of self sufficiency. I and many others work tirelessly to lay out the tools , but few grasp them immediately, trust and
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