The term Black America is utilized to describe the people of African descent living in the United States. It also connotes shared history and fate, and is often invoked as […]
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The new NYC school chancellor Cathie Black has already put her foot in her mouth. At a meeting discussing the issue of schools overcrowding, Black felt comfy enough to joke […]
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It was 20 years ago this January that the Gulf War began. On January 16th, 1991 the the war against Iraq began. Aggression against Kuwait was one of the main […]
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This is a follow up to yesterday’s quick blurb about the IRADAC Conference. The second day of the event held yet more items to explore, and I will take the […]
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Good evening folks! Happy New Year to those of you I haven’t seen or heard from. I just got in from a day long conference on African American Studies and […]
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