by Furious | Mar 8, 2013 | News
AFRICANGLOBE – At this point, it’s almost a cliché to declare “There are more Black men in jail than in college.” I’ve heard it my entire life—from adults, friends, politicians, and assorted pundits. When he was just a presidential candidate, then-Senator Barack Obama...
by Furious | Mar 8, 2013 | News
As states have sought waivers from the 100 percent proficiency requirement of No Child Left Behind, new performance targets were put in place that led to differing expectations for children depending on their race. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports....
by Furious | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
In reaction to President Obama critic of Venezuela ties with Islamic republic of Iran , the president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez name Obama as fake and told the United States president on state television “Focus on governing your country, which you’ve turned...
by Furious | Mar 7, 2013 | News
by Colin Barras – Albert Perry carried a secret in his DNA: a Y chromosome so distinctive that it reveals new information about the origin of our species. It shows that the last common male ancestor down the paternal line of our species is over twice as old as...
by Furious | Mar 6, 2013 | History
Sarah “Saartjie” Baartman (before 1790 – 29 December 1815)[1] (also spelled Bartman, Bartmann, Baartmen) was the most famous of at least two[2] Khoikhoi women who were exhibited as freak show attractions in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot...
by Furious | Mar 6, 2013 | News
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Bruce A. Dixon It’s an obvious question, with an easy answer. Our nation’s bipartisan political elite have decided to privatize public education. They know the only way they can execute this deeply unpopular policy is to...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died, according to Vice President Nicolas Maduro. Mr Chavez, the democratically-elected leader who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela and crusaded against US influence, died on Tuesday at the age of 58 after a nearly...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles TimesFebruary 26, 2013 African American public school students in Los Angeles County demonstrate significant learning gaps by second grade; those gaps widen with age and lead to the highest school dropout rate among all races, according...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
This woman actually opens her sermon with “Welcome to the Gospel form the Stripper’s pole”. You can’t make this stuff up. Take a moment to listen to the video, but pay special attention to the inappropriate outfit and the camera man’s...
by Furious | Mar 5, 2013 | News
News that jobless claims jumped last week and the economy had shrunk for the first time since 2009 were stark reminders that the nation’s economy still has a long way to go before it is healthy again. The African-American unemployment rate for January...
