The Black Informant

Does democracy exist in Africa? Do we care?

Do African issues non-race related interest us as black Americans? While you think on that question, check out these excerpts from an article that appeared in the Washington Post.

Joseph Kony

Leader, Lord’s Resistance Army, Uganda

For nearly 20 years, the 45-year-old Kony has led a guerrilla paramilitary group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army, claiming to cut off the lips and ears of those who refuse to acknowledge him as their divine leader. Kony’s principal targets are civilian villages, where his army hacks to death the adults and abducts the children. Most LRA captives are between the ages of 11 and 16. Young males are trained for combat, and girls are used as sex slaves and beasts of burden. Kony’s rituals include elements of Christianity, Islam and black magic. Some 200,000 people have died. More »

Know how your government spends your money

Government spending that is not tied to the emotional psyche of the people is spending with no restraint.

Check out these ridiculous government pet projects that YOU paid for over the years: More »

Most Common Household Toxins (drbenkim.com)

Many household toxins have also been linked to mental and physical developmental problems in children.

Because we are unable to feel, see, smell, or taste many household toxins at first contact, it is important to be aware of the most common household toxins and to proactively take measures to prevent or reduce our exposure to them.

The most common household toxins are as follows: More »

Black Banking–Questions 4 U

Black-owned banks historically have always played a significant role in the black community. With the fierce competition in the banking industry, are black-owned banks still the bank of choice in the black communty? Here are some other questions worth pondering:

1. Do you currently use the financial services of a black-owned bank?
2. Have you ever used a black-owned bank in the past?
3. Are you aware of the services offered by black-owned banks? Do you find them to be competitive?

My thoughts

As I think about this subject, I am wondering just how much black-owned banks are needed. Before I continue, NO I am not suggesting that these banks just disappear (relax). Obviously someone is using More »

More taxpayer money wasted in Phoenix public schools

“For decades, Roosevelt Elementary School District has served as south Phoenix’s economic engine.
In a low-income, minority community, it provided scarce and coveted neighborhood jobs to teachers and principals, as well as custodians, cooks, teaching assistants and secretaries.
Over the years, however, its role as provider has led to overspending and patronage, accompanied by sloppy bookkeeping and poor projections of available cash, state and district officials say. Conflicts arose often between Blacks, once a majority in the area, and Latinos, whose numbers are growing.”
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“Roosevelt doesn’t lack for money. It spent $7,620 per student to operate its schools in the 2004-05 school year, an annual state funding report showed. That is $1,315 more than the Maricopa County district average and $1,064 more than the state average.
It has benefited from federal and state grants, rising property values and a jump in the property taxes it levies. More »

“May Day” protests for ILLEGAL immigration will be a show of “useful idiots”

“It would be the greatest mistake, certainly, to think that concessions mean peace. Nothing of the kind. Concessions are nothing but a new form of war.”

“The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” ~Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

UPDATE: A day of protest? Or a day of ignorance? Click here to know the full history behind the politics of May Day.

If you think that May 1st is a random day that was chosen by the pro-ILLEGAL immigration crowd, think again. “May day” as it commonly called is a day widely recognized as a time of commemoration for the socialist and communist agenda.

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Are your tax dollars paying for this?

If you live in New Jersey and care about how your tax dollars are spent, you should do a little investigating here.

If someone finds out before I do (I’m on west coast time), please feel free to leave that information in the comments section.

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Exhibit to explore relationship between black men and Cadillacs (source)
April 29, 2006, 9:23 AM EDT

Artist Bill Gaskins is looking for black men who live in Newark, N.J., and own a Cadillac.
Gaskins wants to hear about their lives and take photographs of the men and their vehicles for an exhibit planned for this fall at Rutgers-Newark.
Those interested in having their stories told and pictures taken are asked to contact the school’s Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience and leave their names with program coordinator Marisa Pierson at 973-353-1871, ext. 11.

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On the Net:
The Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience:
http://ethnicity.rutgers.edu