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By RK Byers: In keeping with the tradition of the original Boston Tea Party, today’s Tea Party Patriots are on point in one respect: they’re just as dumb as their predecessors.
From SciencNews.com: In a case of natural selection with a twist, genetic variants that confer protection against disease in Africa seem to place African Americans half a world away at elevated risk of kidney failure, a new study finds.
From BVBlackSpin.com: Police have charged the father of a 2-year-old boy and his girlfriend with homicide after finding the boy’s body buried under 400 pounds of concrete.
From AtlantaPost.com: When the time comes for selecting which higher education institution to attend, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are often forgotten, ignored, or viewed as second-rate in comparison with more traditional schools. Parents and prospective students alike are sometimes reluctant to consider these colleges, which they may view as homogeneous, rigid, and dogmatic. […]
TRENTON, Maine — President Barack Obama brought his family to the coast of Maine Friday for a biking and hiking getaway made even sweeter by a double helping of good news from Congress and the Gulf of Mexico.
From NYDailyNews.com: Gov. Paterson Friday signed into law the controversial stop and frisk legislation that forces the NYPD to delete the names of people questioned – but not arrested – from its electronic database.
From BVonMoney.com: BP is getting criticism from civil rights leaders about African Americans being left out of the highly profitable oil clean up process. According to a recent investigation by the NAACP, minority contractors are not being given an opportunity to make money by cleaning up the spill that has destroyed the livelihoods of so […]
Today’s industry insider report involves one of our own as national gospel recording artist and Cincinnati native Darwin Hobbs has reportedly been hospitalized at an undisclosed location. As you might recall, gospel music fans of Darwin Hobbs and saints abroad recently witnessed yet another testimony worth rejoicing about back on April 23rd with the news […]