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First, the news…
According to District 10 supervisor candidate Charlie Walker of San Francisco, this is the only solution to ensure blacks are getting the best education availiable:
District 10 supervisor candidate Charlie Walker yesterday called for creation of a separate San Francisco school system for African Americans. More »
I know I am somewhat late on this one, but it is still worth the mention.
‘Chicago Defender’ Say It’s Profitable for First Time in Two Decades
By Mark Fitzgerald
CHICAGO Despite a tumultuous year in which an editor More »
I am working over in the World column today where I have made two postings of great importance. I’ll add other postings throughout the day.
First, the news…
Another one that goes unnoticed by black and mainstream media.
‘I have a dream’ becomes Castro’s nightmare
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In the latest exchange in the US-Cuban cultural war, the electronic tickertape mounted on the fifth floor of the US Interests Section in Havana began beaming King’s quotes in 2,7 metre-high red letters.
The passages were interspersed with sections from the Universal Declaration
E-mailed to blackinformant.com and other members of The Conservative Brotherhood by ethiopundit
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Below is a link to a letter smuggled out of jail by Ms. Bertukan Mideksa, one of the 131 members of the Ethiopian opposition who are on trial for their lives for alleged genocide and treason. More »
I am planning to do an in-depth posting on illegal immigration here in the United States. In the meantime, after watching a politician begging for more money to better educate non-English speaking students, I had to ask the question “What percentage of non-English speaking students ‘legal US citizens?’” The following article does not answer that question directly, but it does give us a good idea of what that number could be. More »
China’s growing trade with Africa indicative of Sino-Western energy conflicts
By Brian Smith
asiantribune.com
Trade between China and Africa jumped 39 percent to $32.17 billion in the first 10 months of 2005, fuelled by increased oil imports and the export of Chinese goods, largely textiles. This follows rises of 59 percent in 2004 and 50 percent in 2003.
The rate of increase in Sino-African trade could see China threatening the United States’ predominant position in the next period. US-Africa trade was $44.5 billion in 2004. More »
Home schooling draws more blacks
Parents frustrated by Maryland schools find appeal in ability to incorporate culture, religion with academics
By Rona Marech
Sun reporter
Originally published January 23, 2006
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When Shawn Spence first moved to Baltimore, she enrolled her eldest children in what she believed was one of the best public schools in the city.
But before long, her daughter started bringing books from home to read while the teacher worked with less advanced pupils in the crowded fifth-grade classroom. Spence’s first-grader sat with his head on his desk while the harried teacher dealt with behavioral problems. More »
Written by: Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D
“Your medicine cabinet is one of the most dangerous areas of your house, and not for the reasons you may think. Lurking just behind your bathroom mirror, where all of your favorite beauty products are housed, is a virtual toxic nightmare. More »
from: fastcompany.com
Finding your dream job can be a real nightmare. Career counselors suggest following your passion, and that’s sage advice. Yet outstanding opportunities–jobs that offer high growth potential, good salaries, and intellectual stimulation–aren’t always easy to come by. That’s why, for the second year in a row, FastCompany.com has surveyed the labor landscape to determine where the best prospects for the coming years can be found. (more…)
A smile shouldn’t cost anything…
But Odette needs a new face.
The Aegis Trust is launching a Christmas Appeal for a girl from Rwanda whose lower face was maimed in the 1994 genocide. Lots of people would like to have plastic surgery. But eleven years after a soldier put a gun to her jaw and blew it away, Odette Mupenzi needs it if she is to survive. More »
One of the biggest mistakes we have made as a people is to inject black historical references in American politics. Recently when I heard the Hillary Clinton had made the following statement in regards to how the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is operated, I realized that we had truly reached a new low in how value black American history: More »
KHALYNN SHERRI MAZIBUKO More »
“The circle has now been completed. Spiritual Pieces gains the distinction of being the first artist to deliver a sophomore project for the More »
SEYDOU KEITA: THE IMAGE KING OF AFRICA
January 15 - March 4, 2006
Reception: Friday, January 27, 2006, 6-8pm
Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to announce an exhibition of portraits by internationally renowned African photographer Seydou Keïta (1923 – 2001). More »
First, the news…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Filmmaker Spike Lee urged blacks not to support Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice if she seeks the Republican presidential nomination. More »
Martian snow source of tropical glaciers, research team reports
Snow is the source of glacial deposits found at the base of the majestic volcanoes and mountains dotting the mid-latitude and tropical regions of Mars. Based on an innovative blend of geological observations and climate modeling created by a team of American and French scientists, the finding appears in Science. More »
2.7 Million Children Are Labourers - ILO
The Monitor (Kampala)
NEWS
January 16, 2006
Posted to the web January 16, 2006
(AllAfrica.com)
By Agness Nandutu & Jane Nafula
Mukono
AT least 2.7 million children in Uganda are labourers, an International Labour Organisation (ILO) consultant has said. More »
A lifetime of firsts comes to an end
By Michael D. Sorkin And Robert Patrick
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Judge Theodore “Ted” McMillian, who grew up More »
First, the news…
San Francisco’s Board of Education Thursday night voted to close, merge and relocate more than a dozen public schools to save some of the millions that the district says it lost this year due to declining enrollment.
The board did its work during a five-hour meeting before hundreds of angry parents, students and teachers who filled the Everett Middle School auditorium and occasionally shouted — or wept aloud — as the panel voted on a case-by-case basis. More »
