The Black Informant

Another one of our babies is missing (4/30/06)

IESHA LAMAE HALEY
Case Type: Endangered Runaway
DOB: Jun 24, 1991
Sex: Female
Missing Date: Apr 13, 2006
Race: Black
Age Now: 14
Height:  5′11″ (180 cm)
Missing City: NORTH HILLS
Weight:  135 lbs (61 kg)
Missing State : CA
Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States
Eye Color: Brown
Case Number: NCMC1042301
Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Iesha. She may still be in the local area. Iesha has her name tattooed on her left ankle. She may go by the alias first name Destiny, Asia, Stephanie, or Brittany. Iesha may go by the alias last name Thompson.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
Los Angeles Police Department (California) 1-877-275-5273

Post-Abortion Syndrome

For Max Baker,44, the pain after an abortion is not just a woman’s issue.
“The shame and the guilt — I guess the way that I dealt with that was, don’t talk about it. We don’t talk about it - we don’t bring it up. But the shame was always there,” Max said.
Max and his wife Judy have been married for 16 years. But before they tied the knot, Judy got pregnant. Not wanting to be parents yet, they agreed to end the pregnancy. That decision to have an abortion is one Judy will never forget.
“When I lay down on that table, I knew it was wrong,” Judy admitted. “I knew that I was making the wrong decision. It was horrendous pain — it was very painful. And then they put you in a room, in a recliner, and you sit there by yourself and you contemplate what you’ve just done for the next hour and a half, until they allow you to go home.”
And when Judy wanted to talk about the abortion, Max just wanted to put the whole thing behind them.
“I didn’t want to talk about it — sort of like, out of sight, out of mind,” he said. “And if we don’t talk about it, I wouldn’t have to deal with it.”
Abortion is often trumpeted as a quick, guilt-free solution to a tough situation. After more than 35 years of abortion-on-demand, the evidence is growing that for millions of people, abortion is a lingering, painful experience. It even has a name: Post-Abortion Syndrome.
The symptoms include depression, grief, sexual dysfunction, drug and alcohol abuse, and even attempted suicide. (more…)

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Post-Abortion Syndrome:  Does it exist?  Or is it just guilt thrust upon women by religion?   What about the APA saying it is not real?

Places to get help 

Safe Haven

SaveOne

Your thoughts on yet another protest for ILLEGAL immigration

Update: 

Reader “Ty” brings up an interesting point.

“I think that any black person who needs a job should show up at the business’ that will be affected by the boycott with there birth certificate and social security card in hand and get a job. Maybe this will be a chance for us to get ahead.” 

This should be a great opportunity for ANYONE who is unemployed and are currently looking for work. If you are legal, your opportunities for employment will be great on May 1st. Just make sure that the job pays at the current market rate. If not, you still have some leverage because you can easily sell yourself as an employee that won’t WALK OUT when you are scheduled to work.

Just a thought.

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As you may know by now, protests are scheduled to take place around the country as a walk-out to demonstrate the economic power ILLEGALS bring to this country.

My quick take: If the American economy can rebound from 9/11, a walk-out will not even be a drop in the bucket. Suggestion–if ILLEGALS want to show their economic imapact, stay off of ALL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ONE WEEK.

The Spanish version of the national anthem (My take): Another very bad PR move. To my knowledge, there are no English versions of any national anthems of South American countries. Any notions to do so would be interpreted as American aggression. Wanna create more anger towards ILLEGALS that DEMAND citizenship? This is the best way to do it.

Kimberly Oliver–Teacher of the year

President Bush presented Maryland kindergarten teacher Kimberly Oliver with the National Teacher of the Year award today and highlighted the importance of teachers in building the future of the country.

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At Broad Acres Elementary, Oliver sponsors “Books and Supper Night,” an event held four times during the school year that allows students and their families to read books together and have dinner with their friends and classmates. She also wrote and received grants to purchase electronic learning systems, tape players and books in English and Spanish.
With her award comes a new role for Oliver — starting June 1, she will serve as a global spokeswoman for education, with a focus on early childhood education. (more…)

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Great news!

Question: Why did SHE have to write for grants? Shouldn’t that be included in the school budget?

Going after the gnat when an alligator is in the room

This writer brings it home in his piece entitled “The World’s Missing Conscience”. Many black folks in this country have been so trained only to have knee-jerk reactions to issues that involve racism from whites that we oftentimes overlook the real issues that are going on in the rest of the world. While snap polls will reflect that most black Americans don’t trust whites, on this particular issue whites appear to be leading the way in addressing this issue (for years BEFORE the headlines) while the black community has reserved its rage for the next “white cop beats black man” issue.

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The world’s missing conscience (Gilbert Khan)

Many in the Jewish community throughout the area are readying to attend the rally this Sunday against the genocide being perpetrated and/or tolerated by the SudaneseGilbert Kahn government. In the course of this preparation, one is immediately struck by the deafening quiet within various elements of American society — as well as throughout the world — to the horrors transpiring in Sudan. As happened in Somalia and then in Rwanda, blacks in Africa — Muslims and some Christians — are slaughtering men, women, and children for no intelligible reason and the world is standing idly by. More »

Attention Photographers!

#1
Las Vegas Police Claim Beatings Possible Hate Crimes

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According to a police report released on Tuesday, four suspects and one juvenile all admit to their role in the beating of an MGM Grand employee. Although no on has been charged with a hate crime, police are now saying that the beatings may be racially motivated with a possible gang connection. Police say they found items in some of the suspect’s homes that suggest gang activity.

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“He picks out himself…you see him brutally beat the victim with upper cuts and hits to the face and body. It is seen that DeMarcus then stomps on the victim while he’s on the ground in the fetal position literally jumping up and down on him in the head, face, feet, and the torso of the victim.”

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“It should also be noted that all of the victims in every event were all white. I asked if it was for fun. They stated no. They could give me no legitimate reason other than that I could figure that this is a hate crime.” (more…)
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Sheriff’s deputy off force
Webb was charged after taped shooting

The San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy who was videotaped shooting an unarmed airman after a brief chase is no longer with the department.

Ivory J. Webb Jr.’s employment ended April 13, said Cindy Beavers, a department spokeswoman. Beavers said state law prohibits her from saying whether Webb was fired or left voluntarily.

Webb, a 10-year veteran, was charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of Senior Airman Elio Carrion on Jan. 29. Webb shot Carrion after a short high-speed chase through Chino. Carrion, who survived, was a passenger.

On the video, it appeared that Webb instructed Carrion to stand up after ordering him to the ground. Webb then shot Carrion three times. (more–may need to register–use bugmenot.com for user/pass)

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This second story does not appear to be racially motivated, but you can imagine the reaction if the officer was white and the victim was black.

Are men being left behind in education?

First , the news…

From USA Today

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As boys slip behind, some feminists reject helping them
Backlash recalls fight a generation ago over attempts to help girls in schools.
With its powerhouse basketball teams, famed chemistry department and high rankings in college surveys, the University of North Carolina shouldn’t be lacking for qualified male applicants. But UNC’s current freshman class is 60% female.
There’s no mystery behind the gender imbalance. North Carolina’s female applicants take tougher courses in high school, earn better grades and score just as high on the SAT college admission tests. So the girls get more spots.

That same phenomenon is playing out across the country. Just as educators are beginning to address it, however, an unhealthy backlash appears to be developing. Some feminists, concerned that what helps boys might hurt girls, are denying that a problem exists — ironically in the same reflexive way that some men repudiated attempts to help girls a generation ago. More »

This is why you should stick to the ol’ skool

From Reuters (U.K.) 

“BREAST-FEEDING mothers have been given potentially harmful advice on infant nutrition for the past 40 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted.
Charts used in Britain for decades to advise mothers on a baby’s optimum size have been based on the growth rates of infants fed on formula milk.

The organisation now says the advice given to millions of breast-feeding mothers was distorted because babies fed on formula milk put on weight far faster.
These breast-feeding mothers were wrongly told that their babies were underweight and were advised, or felt pressured, to fatten them up by giving them formula milk or extra solids.

Health experts believe the growth charts may have contributed to childhood obesity and associated problems such as diabetes and heart disease in later life. A government study has found that more than a quarter of children in English secondary schools are clinically obese, almost double the proportion a decade ago. (more…)

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A little too late, but thanks.

One spicy sistah

I caught this bit of info via the Food Network.

Out here on the west coast, “chips and salsa” is one of the common delicacies. There is good salsa and there is the other crap that is usually salted to death. On the show “Food Finds” (hosted by another sistah), there was a segment that featured a woman that goes by the name of “Mama Vega”. Her story was very inspiring as she talked about how she got into her very successful business of selling her homemade salsa. I never tried it myself, but I will be on the hunt for it within the next two days. In the meantime, let’s show her our support.

From her “Meet Mama Vega” page:

Welcome and thank you for taking the time to visit this website to learn more about my delicious, fresh, authentic, all natural, wholesome, no preservatives, vine ripened tomatoes salsa (Mama Vega’s Salsa).
Behind every successful man is a woman. Mama Vega attributes her success to her life partner, the man behind her. She calls More »

Is the “threat” of second hand smoke junk science?

The issue of second hand smoke has never been one that interest me simply because A. I do not smoke, and B. I do not hang with people that do smoke. But when I began to think more on this issue recently, I began to realize that this issue is directly related to the personal freedoms we enjoy in this country. “Freedom” and “Responsibility” are two things that will always go hand in hand. If someone chooses to engage in any type of risky behavior, that person, not society should bear the brunt of the responsibility if the choice turns out to be a bad one.

Another thing that sparked my attention to this issue is that here in California, a commercial has been playing on television that goes through the whole scenario as to what happens to the human body when it is exposed to second hand smoke (or SHS). Off the bat, I noticed that the commercial is very misleading because one would have to be doing the equivalent of sucking a tailpipe to have that kind of damaging experience illustrated on the commercial. In short, if I notice that someone is smoking, I move my black buns elsewhere.

A gentleman by the name of Dave Hitt has a website that kinda gives you the idea of how much misleading is going on in the anti-smoking crowd. I like his following observances on this issue: More »

A plan for cheaper gas

Since the price of gas has been going up (about $3.10-15 for me), politicians have been putting on a show as though they are trying to get to the bottom of the situation.

Yeah, whatevah!

Well the residents of Albany, NY have come up with a great idea–suspend the state gas tax! Here’s the article:

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AAA Hudson Valley, and AAA Northway, which represent 250,000 Albany, N.Y.-area residents, are urging state lawmakers to suspend the state’s 4 percent sales gasoline sales tax in order to provide some price relief to motorists. More »

A closer look: Why do some women CHOOSE to strip?

The question alone will thrust a percentage of you to think that I am justifying the alleged rape of the woman who worked as a stripper by Duke University lacrosse team members. If you want to go there with that foolish assumption, go ahead with it.

The fact is, women in this country who strip for a living do so because that is what they choose to do–just like men choose to go to strip clubs to watch them (supply/demand). There are no forces of race or class that bring these two groups together–just need. During this whole national debate regarding this Durham rape case, I’ve reached my fill of armchair activists that want to use poverty as a reason why this young woman was “driven” to strip in front of “white” men.

[FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HERE IN THE UNITED STATES IS LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTION FOR INCOME BUT TO STRIP, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST AND I WILL DO ALL I CAN DO TO FIND OTHER NON-DEMEANING OPTIONS FOR YOU. THE RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU FIND THEM.]

In an earlier post I mentioned that two reasons why women chose to strip is because the money is good and quick. There are also much deeper reasons that I was not ready to address until now.

Columnist Bonnie Fitzpatrick More »

Kenyan blog award winners

Wanna know more about Keyan culture and politics? Check out the recent winners of the 2006 Kenyan blog awards (click here)

A question regarding women and marriage

When a woman is married, should she still hold on to her maiden name (hyphenated or not), or should she FULLY take on the last name of her husband?

For either scenario, why or why not?

Who pays income taxes? A breakdown 4 U

The following charts are from the website of the National Taxpayers Union (actual data comes from the IRS).

If you feel that the data here is false, please provide data (not commentaries) that prove otherwise. More »

Another one of our babies is missing (4/23/06)

KENDRICK T JACKSON
Case Type: Lost, Injured, Missing
DOB: Mar 16, 2003
Sex: Male
Missing Date: Apr 7, 2006
Race: Black
Age Now: 3
Height:  3′0″ (91 cm)
Missing City: HOUSTON
Weight:  30 lbs (14 kg)
Missing State : TX
Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States
Eye Color: Brown
Case Number: NCMC1041530
Circumstances: Kendrick was last seen at home on April 7, 2006. When he was last seen, he was wearing a white t-shirt and pajama shorts with pictures of baseballs and footballs on them.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
Houston Police Department (Texas) 1-713-731-5223

The Azusa Street Centennial this month

Los Angeles, California, was a popular destination at the turn of the twentieth century for many Americans dreaming of greater opportunities and purpose. By 1906 this city was quickly becoming a major hub of activity. In April of that year two events focused the world’s attention on Los Angeles: The city was impacted by an earthquake that also devastated San Francisco, and services conducted in a small holiness mission on Azusa Street birthed spiritual renewal globally. Thousands of individuals converged on the city to attend the revival at Azusa Street’s mission, where they found a renewed purpose and passion in serving Jesus Christ and were commissioned to share the message of His love and power with others. Almost a century later, the activities of the renowned Azusa Street outpouring in Los Angeles are hailed as one of the greatest events in Christian history. Today, Pentecostal and Charismatic believers throughout the world reflect on the significance of Azusa Street in their spiritual heritage and development. More »

Understanding current gas prices

Understanding gas prices is not as simple as the general assumption that somewhere in corporate America , a “Wizzard of Oz” type increases and decreases prices as he wishes. There are other factors that are contributing to this latest price increase. More »

A great article on the state of Medicaid

Although this article is quite lengthy, it gives a pretty detailed overview on the current state of government-sponsored healthcare.

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How to Stop Medicaid Fraud
Steven Malanga

For starters, states should try.

For more than a decade, Medicaid has been the fastest-growing item on many state budgets. Unfortunately, state and federal efforts to uncover and stamp out the astonishing amount of fraud in the program (whose costs the states split with Washington) have lagged. Experts estimate that abuses of Medicaid eat up at least 10 percent of the program’s total cost nationwide—a waste of $30 billion a year. Unscrupulous doctors billing for over 24 hours per day of procedures, phony companies invoicing for phantom services, pharmacists filling prescriptions for dead patients, home health-care companies demanding payment for treating clients actually in the hospital—on and on the rip-offs go. The cheating is brazen because scam artists have figured out that years of lax oversight have made Medicaid easy plunder. (more…)