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Nov 06
2007

More white students in black face?????

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6 white football players that attend Hamline University have been kicked off the football team for throwing a black face Halloween Party. Amazingly they claim to be surprised that people are offended and even thought that there "costumes" were inventive. Read entire story and see a picture of the students in "costume" by clicking the link below:
Nov 06
2007

March on Washington, 2007

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The next display of protest being planned by Warren Ballentine, www.thetruthfighter.blogspot.com, is a March on Washington. The 2007 March on Washington is being planned and will take place on November 16, 2007. If you want to participate in the march and want to ride a bus with other protestors, call 877-626-4651. Remember that each generation must take a stance. Our children need to experience democracy at work. You can be a part of history. You can help to make a change.

 Lest We Forget, "those who ignore the past are bound to repeat it."

March on Washington, 1941

In 1941

Nov 05
2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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                    William Wells Brow:

 

William Wells Brown Was Born A Slave Near Lexington, Kentucky, On November 6, 1814. His Mother Is Believed To Be The Daughter Of Frontiersman, Daniel Boone.

Brown Escaped Slavery At The Age Of 20. After Teaching Himself To Read And Write, He Achieved Success As An International Lecturer, Speaking Against Slavery In The United States, Canada And Europe.

On July 27, 1853, Brown's Novel, Clotel; or the President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States, Was Published In London, England. Clotel, The First

Nov 05
2007

Watch Oprah talk to South African parents

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Click the play button on the media player below to watch Oprah Winfrey give her message to the parents of the girls at her school. She admits to being devastated by the news of sex abuse at her school and vows that the girls will be safe from now on.

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html


Nov 04
2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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Shirley Chisholm:

On November 5, 1968, Shirley Chisholm The First Black Woman To Serve In The U.S. Congress.  A Democrat, She Represented The Bedford-Stuyvesant Section Of Brooklyn.

In 1972, She Became The First African American And First Woman To Run For President, With A Major  Political Party.

Born In New York, To West Indian Parents, On November 30, 1924,  The Educator, Writer And Polirician Served In Congress For 14 Years.

She Was An Outspoken Champion Of Minority And Poverty Issues, Fought To Raise The Minimum Wage And To Obtain Federal Funding For Day