By The Admin on December 28, 2009
Dr. Boyce Watkins, The Grio
- I am not exactly sure how the political capital weighs out when black men are blamed for society’s problems, but there must be quite a bit to gain for doing so. In a recent speech in Queens, NY, Attorney General Eric Holder decided that, for some reason, black men are [...]
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By The Admin on December 28, 2009
President Barack Obama said Monday he has ordered a review of the nation’s watchlist system and of its air safety regulations following a Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner. As an al-Qaida group claimed responsibility for the assault, the president said he has directed his national security team to keep up the pressure on [...]
Posted in White House
By The Admin on December 27, 2009
Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a politician and media mogul, died yesterday at age 89.
Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for Gov. Paterson, confirmed Sutton’s death, but did not give a cause.
The son of a slave, Sutton — survived by his wife, Leatrice; his son, Pierre, [...]
Posted in Featured, Media, State & Local News
By The Admin on December 26, 2009
A former Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard says he was ordained in San Diego so he could serve the nation’s largest black denomination.
Former Klan member Johnny Lee Clary said he was authorized by the Church of God in Christ to take part in the ministry of racial reconciliation and conduct evangelism campaigns, the Tulsa (Okla.) [...]
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By The Admin on December 26, 2009
U.S. government officials tell The Associated Press that the Nigerian man charged with trying to destroy a jetliner came to the attention of U.S. intelligence in November when his father went to the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, to express his concerns about his son.
A congressional official said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian, popped [...]
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