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Sep 08
2007

Women's Empowerment Party featuring Asha Tyson

Posted by elainamjorge in Untagged 

elainamjorge

IMAGINE ME
Women’s Empowerment Party
The “Imagine Me” Women’s Empowerment Party is for all women who face the challenges of career, finances, relationships, and other high pressure situations.

The purpose of this event is to raise proceeds for the Helen Delores scholarship for students majoring in Liberal Arts. The scholarship was created in memory of the founder’s grandmother who died of cancer in 1996. Helen Delores lived her life with timeless and simple ways of helping others. She inspired. She cared. She loved.
Her legacy continues through her scholarship and this event. The

Sep 08
2007

Jena 6 get new lawyers

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The jena 6 have gotten new lawyers who are trying to get a new trial stating that Mychal Bell's defense was inadequate, the trial was unfair, and that Bell at age 16 should never have been charged as an adult. Click link to watch CNN video of this story.

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

Much love to CNN who has been giving the Jena 6 a lot of media attention.

Sep 08
2007

Another female rapper headed to prison

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gcuse03champs

Is it just me or is it that while everyone is dogging male rappers for representing a thug lifestyle that female rappers are actually living the thug life. Foxy Brown has now been sent to jail for 1 year on a probation violation where she is joining a growing list that already includes Lil Kim and soon Remy Ma. It's funny how the guys get in trouble on misdemeanors things like drug possession, a gun in the car, or not having a car properly insured while the women are getting sent up for felonies including perjury, attempted murder, and assault. Makes you go hmmm don't it? Read more about

Sep 07
2007

African slaves forced to braid hair in the U.S.

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gcuse03champs
In a sad and disturbing case of Africans enslaving Africans an African couple living in NJ enslaved up to 20 young women from the African Nation of Togo and forced them to braid hair in their hair salons. Click link below to read about this sad story:

Sep 06
2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

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Hugh

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