Knowing the history of Christmas
Here are some good links from around the web that provides us with the real deal behind Christmas.
The History of Christmas - The History Channel
News briefs for 12-23-05
King Center may be sold to feds
The board of the King Center is exploring the possible sale of the Atlanta civil rights landmark to the National Park Service, the center announced Thursday. More »
A new black statewide newspaper
Ken Ma
Sentinel Staff Writer
Tama Broadcasting Inc. is hoping to bring Florida’s black community a little closer by offering something it has never had before: a statewide newspaper. More »
South Africans fight against Chineese Imports
First, the news…
By John Chiahemen for the BBC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa’s union federation COSATU planned to use a rally marking its 20th birthday earlier this month to promote a “buy local” campaign. More »
Kenyans …on ice?
East Africa’s ice skating first
Kenyans have been nervously skating on ice - many for the first time - after the launch of East Africa’s first ice skating facility.
The Solar Ice Rink at a Nairobi hotel, can accommodate 200 skaters and measures 15,000 square feet.
Owners hope the rink will be a big draw for tourists across the region. More »
A good idea
First, the news…
Hannibal schools may get foreign teachers
By Ann Pierceall
Herald-Whig Staff Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo.  Hannibal school officials are looking at a different kind of cultural exchange next school year  recruiting teachers from other countries. More »
Top Religious Trends in 2005
First, the news…
Barna Releases Review of Top Religious Trends in 2005
The Christian Post ^
The Barna Group on Tuesday released a report on the top religious trends for 2005 based on studies conducted this year. More »
Ridiculous, but true
Now I promised myself that I would do no more writing on Tookie, but the following comments from around the web regarding yesterday’s funeral were just too much for me to handle by myself… More »
On black mothers and how they raise their sons
This comment was recently submitted by reader Donna Rogers on a past posting entitled “10 Harmful Things Single Mothers Do To Ruin Their Sons Lives (Part 1)” written by Gillis Triplett …
I think the mis-raising of black boys is More »
Teachers know better
from: .humaneventsonline.com
Federal judges have just hit parents with a triple whammy. Two appellate courts held that parents have no right to stop offensive, privacy-invading interrogation of their own children in public schools. In a third case, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated that it is not going to do anything to protect parental rights concerning schools.
It has become clear that many courts have adopted the notion that a village — in these cases, schools — should raise children. Judges prefer to side with schools and against parents. (more…)
Relief may be around the corner for those with eczema
Relief from eczema and finding an eczema treatment that works for you may be just around the corner. Shielding lotions are showing promise with users as an effective way to minimize the effects of the debilitating skin condition. More »
More Katrina revelations: The bridge to Gretna
I came across this report by 60 minutes via the Black Conservatives yahoo group.
Remember the bridge where thousands of New Orleans residents were trying to cross, but were turned away by white cops firing their guns in the air? Apparently, there was a whole lot more to the story both the media and race hustlers did not mention. More »
Black News Media–Give your readers the WHOLE story
Last week, I did a posting that showed that the claim that blacks were more affected by hurricaine Katrina More »
Bush: Doing what we voted him to do (UPDATE II)
By now at least most of you are aware of the article the New York Times printed this past Friday regarding Bush’s authorization of a program that allowed domestic surveillance on American citizens. Because there are already more than enough people both on and off line yammering about this issue, I’ll try to just stick to giving you a quick, bullet-pointed opinion. More »
Hey y’all
Writing commentaries this week will be very sporadic this and next week due to the holidays. If you have written something and would like to have it posted, please forward it to me for consideration.
Duane
www.blackinformant.com
What can Mineral Deficiencies Do?
By: Dr. George Obikoya
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Minerals are essential to the functioning of organ systems and our entire body. Some of these minerals exist in large amounts in our body such as calcium. Others such as manganese exist in trace amounts but are, nonetheless, critical to our health and well- being. More »
International cities worth considering
From Fastcompany.com:
“They speak English, and they have the right mix of technology and tolerance to attract talent. They’re the international cities competing with the United States for the global talent pool.” (click here to see the list)
Website to check out: Urbanhustler.com
The tagline for this great website is “Documenting sucess from the street to the boardroom”.
A great online source that does a reasonable job of tracking progress in the black community.
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