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May 09

2008

Black reporter sues NYPD for racial profiling

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NY Post reporter Leonardo Blair who is black is now suing the NYPD. The lawsuit is in response to his being stop and frisked for no valid reason. He believes the NYPD engages in racial profiling. With over million people stopped half were black. Listen to Mr. Blair's story by clicking the link below:

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May 09

2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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Jack Thompson

On This Date In 1930, Bare-Knuckle Boxer Jack "The Frisco Flash" Thompson Defeated Defending World Welter Weight Champion, Jackie Fields.

Fields Had Beaten Thompson In An Earlier Title Fight (1929). The Second Fight, Which Was Considered An Upset, Was Witnessed By A Crowd Of About 14,000 Fans At The Olympia Arena In Detroit, Michigan. The Fight Receipts Totaled $70,000 Dollars.

Thompson, A Native Of Oakland, California, Beat Fields In 15 Rounds. It Had Been 15 Years Since An African American Had Won The Welter Weight Title.

Thompson Lost The Title To Tommy Freeman A Few Months After Winning It. He Reclaimed The Championship In 1931, And Lost It Again To Lou Brouillard.

Jack Thompson Retired From Boxing In 1932. He Died In 1946.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert

Gaddy, Jr.

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May 08

2008

Harpo Inc named company of the year by Black Enterprise

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On May 16 Oprah Winfrey's company Harpo Inc will be named Company of the Year by Black Enterprise Magazine. Read the entire story by clicking the link below:

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May 08

2008

Play the Number's Game

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Let's Play a little Q&A Numbers Game today.

Did you know the 3 most popular ways entrepreneurs finance their business? The 3 most popular ways are:

(1) Personal Savings
(2) Friends and Family
(3) Business Loans

Did you know that almost 38.3 Billion Dollars in Business
Loans a year are extended by friends and family?

Did you know that over 50 Million dollars a day are given
out in SBA Loans?

Did you know that there are over 50 Billion dollars a year
given out in grants to organizations?

Did you know that the world's Largest microlender has given
out over 12.9 Billion dollars to small startup businesses...
many without personal credit or low credit scores.

Did you know the US economy or Gross Domestic Product
(everyone's combined income in the US) is about
13.8 Trillion dollars?

Did you know the value of business loans extended in 2004
was 1.38 TRILLION Dollars or almost equal to 10% of the
US economy?

Do you know where to get your piece of the business finance
pie to grow and expand your business?

Find out now at...
Raise Cash Fast

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P.S. Recently Lee Green the CEO of the National Black
Business Trade organization commented on Raise Cash Fast
and stated ""The info is great stuff!"

See the whole review from Lee at...
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Have a Profitable Day,

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May 08

2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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Bishop Henry McNeal Turner

On This Day In 1915, Author, Activist And Church Organizer, Henry McNeal Turner, Died At Age 82.

Turner Was Born Free, In Georgia In 1834. Instead Of Being Sold Into Slavery, He Was Sent to Live With A Quaker Family. He Taught Himself To Read And Write.

Turner Was An Outspoken Bishop Of The African Methodist Episcopal Church And The First African American Chaplin To Serve In The U.S. Army.

A Strong Supporter Of The African Colonization Movement, Turner Called For A Separate Black Empire And Encouraged Blacks To Return "to the land of our ancestors" And To "give the world, like other race varieties, the benefit of our individuality."

He Founded A.M.E. Churches In Sierra Leone And Liberia, Both African Colonies For Former Slaves. He Also Established The International Immigration Society.

During Reconstruction Turner Was Elected To The Georgia House Of Representatives But Denied Admission. In A November 3, 1868 Letter, Regarding The Denial Of His Seat, Turner Wrote:

"You may expel us, gentlemen, but I firmly believe that you will someday repent it. The Black man cannot protect a country if the country doesn't protect him; and, if tomorrow, a war should arise I would not raise a musket to defend a country where my manhood was denied."

Turner Was Considered "Radical" For His Time. He Was A Fiery Orator Who Preached On Issues That Made Him Controversial In The Eyes Of White And Some Black Americans. One Such Sermon Dealt With The Ethnicity Of

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