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Dr. Boyce: Emmett Till’s Family is Rightfully Angry at Lil Wayne’s Blatant Disrespect
Over 50 years later, we now have black rappers who think it’s OK to compare this 15-year old boy’s face to a v@gina. I doubt that Dr. King would consider this to be progress. When a rapper says he’s gonna “pop a pill” then “beat that p*ssy like Emmett Till,” that’s...
Black men on alert as Dorner search continues
SAN DIEGO – As the manhunt for suspected murderer Christopher Dorner continues, a police sergeant warns African American men of the reality of racial profiling. “If you’re an African American man, you could be stopped and questioned,” said San Diego Black Police...
Is Dorner a drone target?
Are police using drones in the manhunt for Christopher Dorner? According to a report by a British newspaper, they are. On Sunday, the Express quoted a "senior police source" who said the "thermal imaging cameras the drones use may be our only hope of finding him—on...
Wanted for Killing 3, Christopher Dorner’s Claims of Racism, Corruption Resonate with LAPD’s Critics
A manhunt is continuing in California for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer accused of shooting three people dead. In his online manifesto, Dorner threatened to wage "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare" against a police department he...
Pope Benedict resigns: Could the next Pope come from Africa?
There are several papal contenders waiting in the wings, but no obvious front-runner - as was the case when Pope Benedict was elected pontiff in 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II. Here are the main contenders: Cardinal Francis Arinze - odds 15/8 Born in...
Los Angeles Times: Details emerge in LAPD’s mistaken shooting of newspaper carriers
The officers' radio crackled with an urgent warning: He could be coming your way. It was around 5 a.m. in Torrance on Thursday and police from nearby El Segundo had seen a pickup truck exit a freeway and head in the general direction of the Redbeam Avenue residence of...
Suspected LAPD Killer Found $8,000 And Returned It To An Oklahoma Church In 2002
“'It's an integrity thing,' Chris Dorner told Enid News and Eagle. 'I didn’t work for it, so it’s not mine. And it was for the church.'” The military stresses integrity. It is apparently a lesson learned well by two Vance Air Force Base students. An Enid church is a...
Private Prison Company Celebrates Black History Month — Wait, What?!
We can honor Dr. King's legacy by embracing his dream of equality for all people – regardless of race, creed or color. We can also make a decision to be of service – to take actions that improve our communities and, ultimately, our society. —Damon Hininger, President...
Surprise: Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal in federal investigation
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to a source familiar with the matter. The latest development comes in the ongoing federal investigation of Jackson’s alleged misuse of campaign funds. Surprise: Jesse Jackson Jr....
Christopher Dorner: Manhunt continues for ex-police officer wanted in 3 deaths
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Police continued the massive manhunt for Christopher Dorner early Friday in a Southern California mountain town as a severe winter storm that may help cover the tracks of the suspected cop killer moved in. As quickly as Dorner emerged on the scene...
Mexico’s First Black President
Barak Obama admires Abraham Lincoln. Vicente Guerrero, Mexico’s first black president, was his nation’s Lincoln. In 1829 he issued Mexico’s slavery abolition decree (which led a few years later to Texas slave holders taking Texas out of Mexico). Obama and Lincoln are...
FBI stops Malcolm X grandson Iran trip
The grandson of the late African-American civil rights leader Malcolm X has been arrested by FBI agents on his way to Iran, Press TV reports. Muslim civil activist Malcolm Shabazz was reportedly arrested before starting his scheduled visit to Tehran to attend a...
