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Jan 26
2008

Do Black Parents Believe Reading IS ESSENTIAL?

Posted by theJUICEandBERRIES in Untagged 
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I'm reminded of the words someone spoke over us as a people. They declared it was easy to hide anything from blacks by placing it inside of a book. They were alluding to the ideaology that blacks don't read and so therefore the safest place for great secrets can be hidden within pages - masked behind the great paperback.
In my community I go on outreach excursions. I talk to parents. I see children. I see women and men alike who simply do not believe that books are an important tool to shaping the minds of our children. Their priorities are mismanaged buying bags of haircare
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Jan 25
2008

Jim Brown is upset with Tiger Woods

Posted by gcuse03champs in Untagged 
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NFL Legend Jim Brown who has taken many a stand on social and racial issues while he was playing is not to happy to Tiger's Woods response to Kelly Tilghman's lynching comments. He believes that Tiger has a RESPSONSIBILTY to speak out more than he does on social and racial issues. That silly Jim Brown, why does he want Tiger to take a chance messing up his endorsement deals just to do something foolish like taking a stand. Oh that silly Jim. Watch the ESPN video by clicking the link below:

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Jan 25
2008

Karibu Books is closing down

Posted by gcuse03champs in Untagged 
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In some very sad news the African American book chain Karibu Books is shutting down. The Washington based retailer will be closing it's five stores. Ironically the rise of black authors or more importantly the sales they now generate hurt niche stores such as Karibu Books. Because of those sales numbers major retail chains and discount stores began to carry the books making them much more available to the public and are able to sell them at a discount. Read more about this sad story by clicking the link below:

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Jan 24
2008

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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Constance Baker Motley:

On January 25, 1966, Constance Baker Motley Became America's  First Black Female Federal Judge, After Being Appointed To The U.S. District Court For Southern New York, By President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Motley Also Made History In Other Ways. In 1964 She Was The First Black Woman To Win A Seat In The New York State Senate And The Following Year She Became Manhattan's First Female Borough President.

Born In Connecticut On Septemer 14, 1921, Motley Received Her Law Degree From Columbia University. She Worked As A Civil Rights Lawyer For The NAACP, From 1954 To
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Jan 23
2008

Please sign to help missing black women

Posted by gcuse03champs in Untagged 
gcuse03champs

Please sign my petition to get black women more coverage on cable news channels. You can sign here

 http://www.petitiononline.com/mbw/petition.html

To:  CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

While this started as a drive to get cases of missing African American Women and other women of color more air time on cable and news it is now a mission to get missing women of every ethnic group, race, or religion more air time by asking Cable Stations to devote just 30 seconds of air time per hour to the story of a missing woman. That would be 168 woman a week and 8736 women a year that would get at

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