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May 11

2008

Black family greeted by racism

Posted by gcuse03champs in Untagged

In Metairie Louisiana it took less than one week for a black family moving into a predominantly white neighborhood to be greeted by racism. Someone burned the letters KKK into their front yard. What's sad is that the family moved to the town so their children could grow up in a safer neighborhood. Read the entire story by clicking the link below:.

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May 11

2008

Failure of Democracy

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Minister Farrakhan Speaks out on the faliure of democracy.

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May 10

2008

NY cops stop the wrong black guy

Posted by gcuse03champs in Untagged

Now check this out and trust me I am not making this up. Mind you the following incident happened while the NYPD is under increasing scrutiny for racial profiling.

Two of NY's finest who happen to be white walked up to a SUV that belongs to the NYPD and asked the black man inside to get out an ID himself. After the black man a 3 star chief in the NYPD identified himself one of the two the geniuses decided it would be a great idea to argue with him. Now the idiot is on desk duty minus his gun and badge. Read the entire story by clicking the link below:

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May 09

2008

Black reporter sues NYPD for racial profiling

Posted by gcuse03champs in Untagged

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

Posted by Hugh in Untagged

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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