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Feb 18
2008

Amber Alert! Michelle Smith abducted in Georgia

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Authorities in the Savannah area have issued an abduction alert for a 14-year-old girl, Michelle Smith they believe was taken by three males on Sunday afternoon. A Garden City police detective says Michelle Smith has not been seen since she and another girl were forced into a black car around 4 p.m. Learn more about this story and see  Michelle's picture by clicking the link below:
Feb 17
2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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The Antislavery Movement:

The First Formal Protest Against Slavery In The Western World Took Place On February 18, 1688, By Four Mennonite Men In Germantown Pennsylvania.

Francis Daniel Pastorius, Gerhard Hendricks And Derck And Abraham Op Den Graeff Wrote:

"Pray, what thing in the world could be done worse towards us, that if men should rob or steal us away, and sell us as slaves to strange countries; separating husbands from their wives and children."

Throughout The Next Few Centuries, The Mennonites And Quakers Continued To Be The Primary Force In The Antislavery
Feb 17
2008

Problems with Dem. NY Primary results

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In a shocker the NY Board of Elections has said that unofficial primary results are wrong. The unofficial results gave Obama no votes in nearly 80 districts, including Harlem's 94th and other historically black areas - but many of those initial tallies proved to be wildly off the mark, the board said. What realy makes one raise their eyebrows is that many of the miscounts were in predominantly black districts. Read more about this story by clicking the link below:

Feb 17
2008

What if whites had been slaves in America?

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Hi this is George Cook the host of the weekly author interview program LTh Weekly. Check out my interview with Adam Perkins
Adam Perkins is the author of Looking Over Black Shoulders in which he flips United States History in a very unique way to discuss race relations in the United States. It may give many a perspective on race they have never had before. In his book Adam Perkins ask:
What if whites had been slaves?
What if whites had to deal with Jim Crow laws?
What if white had to overcome segregation?
What
Feb 16
2008

Interracial couple attacked at Wal Mart

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On 02/15/08 in Greenville NC Police say Donovan Patrick Williams, 23 an admitted member of a hate group, initiated a confrontation laced with racial slurs after seeing Jovan Hodge, 19, walking with his white girlfriend. He then shot at the couples car as they were trying to leave the situation. Hobson has been arrested and charged but police have not charged this as a hate crime????? Read more on this story by clicking the link below: