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From Sequester To Shutdown. What Is Next?
Congress has failed you again, American people. By now, there is no way this surprises you, but it will impact your life immediately. This isn't like the sequester, which we endured not too long ago. The Government Shutdown will be felt around the country tomorrow....
Fast Facts on Obama Care
Tomorrow October 1, 2013 The Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") will begin open enrollment, so I thought I'd take this time to share some important facts with those of you concerned or confused about it. "Obamacare" is actually the Patient Protection and Affordable...
In the face of death, Black man is Denied Justice
A man by the name of Herman Wallace is on the brink of death after 42 years in solitary confinement. Wallace has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is starting to lose faith as he feels that he has been done a great injustice. Wallace is 71 years old and has been...
Why Have We Killed The Fun In Hip Hop? Or… “Seriously?!”
Good morning, afternoon, evening…Or whatever the time of day is for you. Welcome once again to another thought provoking UI blogging. I always have loved music, whether it be the Lyrics of true rap artists such as Talib, Earl Sweat Shirt, Del The Funky Homosapien… Or...
A Pastor Shot and Killed During Church Services
On 9/28/2013 at about 9:30 A.M. Pastor Ronald J. Harris Sr. Was gunned down in the middle of his sermon, by congregation member Woodrow Karey in Lake Charles LA. The African American pastor was going about his normal Sunday routine of preaching and holding the weekly...
First Black Minister of Italy Has Bananas Thrown At Her During Speech
The latest proof that we cannot just tighten up our image, respect ourselves, and take care of our families to be respected. You hear people inside and out of our community making these claims. If we respect ourselves, then everyone else will respect us. Well, this...
The Way Some of Them View Us
I’m not even really sure how to begin with this right here…..*exhales*..….. I mean, I’m just not sure I can do this justice in an area as short as this one, but I’m going to give it a shot. I was sent this article VIA Facebook and after reading, I just had so much to...
Settlement Reached In No African American Nurse Case
The Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, has finally settled a lawsuit they faced over a discriminatory case. One of their black nurses wasn't allowed to work on a white child patient at the compliance of the hospital and request of the patients father. Clearly,...
This kid will make you believe in angels…
Tobias Bass, 10, wants to be a pastor, brings home good grades and sports trophies but that alone is not why he was featured on Oklahoma's News 9. This young man wrote into the news station requesting help NOT in the form of money but a loan, a loan for a jogging...
Florida Court Grants New Trial To Woman Serving 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot
Here is some decent news coming out of Florida, but many are remaining cautiously optimistic. Remember the woman sentenced 20 years for firing a warning shot into the air in aims of keeping her abusive husband off of her? She has been granted a new trial to prove her...
Mom: 17 Year Old Brought Gun To School To Protect Himself
This story is causing a lot of heart break, outrage, and frustration in the community. There are too many of our young people that want to do the right things like go to school, get an education and make something of their lives, but they are constantly being bullied...
Kid Genius to Graduate College at 14, Credits God
There are some very intelligent children in our community and Thessalonika Arzu-Embry is definitely one of them. She is on her final leg of her collegiate undergrad tour. Amazing! The 14 year old girl from the Chicagoland area should be getting ready for her first...
