January 2011
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NHL’s Thrashers hoping black fans notice diverse roster
Dustin Byfuglien looks around the Atlanta Thrashers locker room and sees something unusual. A bunch of guys who look like him. “The way we look at it, we’re not any different than any other team. It’s just the color of our skin that makes us different,” Atlanta’s all-star defenseman said. “But we do joke around [...]
Spike Lee urges more black men to become teachers
Filmmaker Spike Lee joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan in issuing a call Monday for more black men to become teachers, making their plea at the country’s only all-male historically black college. The two took part in a town hall meeting at Atlanta’s private Morehouse College just a week after President Barack Obama urged more people [...]
Fla. judge strikes down Obama health care overhaul
A federal judge declared the Obama administration’s health care overhaul unconstitutional Monday, siding with 26 states that argued people cannot be required to buy health insurance. Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson agreed with the states that the new law violates people’s rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties. [...]
Conyers will run for 25th congressional term in 2012
The Detroit News – U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., the longest serving African-American member of Congress and a storied Detroit politician, will seek another two-year term in 2012, saying he’s not ready to retire. While Conyers, 81, hasn’t had a tough challenge for his seat that covers parts of Detroit and Downriver, the next election [...]
MLK III considers buying part of Mets team
The Atlanta Journal Constitution – Martin Luther King III invoked the spirit of his late father as he confirmed his involvement in discussions to purchase a part of the New York Mets. In a late-night statement released to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, King said that he hoped that the venture, if successful, would increase [...]
