Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Truth in politics: can you really trust anyone????

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With the current media fallout revolving around Herman Cain, one may ponder whether aspiring and present government leaders are capable of ...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Traffic accidents and low scores mar GA vs. UK game

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Senior Day for the University of Georgia Bulldogs started out under a cloud, with a fatal accident on I85 N delaying many fans headed to th...
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Friday, November 18, 2011

Kroger's Lucia tours Atlanta division stores

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Right as I was doing my weekly shopping at Kroger in Marietta off Shallowford Road, in walked Atlanta Division President Bruce A. Lucia ...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Ilea Johnson becomes member of Alpha Chi

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Tomi, Ilea and Kurk Johnson pose with Dr. David Veazie, professor and director of SPSU's Center for Advanced Materials Research and Engi...
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Ways to beat holiday madness

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Stress can lead to a hospital stay if you're not careful, and no one wants to be stuck in a hospital bed over the holidays. Kaiser Perm...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Obama: What has he done for Blacks lately?

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In attempt to document that the Obama Administartion has acted in a way that benefits Black voters, the White House released its report ...
Friday, November 11, 2011

Ana Marie Morales, Renaissance-style painter, beautifies surroundings

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At the front of the Renaissance Subdivision near the corner of Sewell Mill Road and Monte Drive stands Ana Marie Morales, an expressionis...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

What I remember about Joe Paterno

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Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks. Joe Paterno's quote from the book "Ge...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Small town politics: Spotlight on Cobb Cty., Ga., Dist. 3, USA and Commissioner JoAnn Birrell

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Inger Eberhart (c), Birrell's assistant, stood listening at the meeting. Town hall meetings give a snapshot of citizen input, polit...
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AKA's message to Deltas

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Although there has been some rivalry over the years between the members of two African American Greek sororities - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorori...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

What Cain, Murray, and Frazier have in common...

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They are three black men featured as the top newsmakers on November 8, 2011. Herman Cain for allegedly sexually harassing five women. Dr...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Supplemental poverty measure research to be released

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On Monday, Nov. 7, the U.S. Census Bureau will release research on a supplemental poverty measure that complements, but does not replace, th...

Oakland port appeals to community during Occupy protests

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There are only three available jobs listed on the Port of Oakland's website: Port Staff Accountant I, Deputy Executive Director, and Dir...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Vacant housing prices: $137k

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has released information today on vacant housing prices. In the third quarter 2011, the median asking sales...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

B of A drops one fee, keeps another...

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Bank of America today said it will not charge customers a $5 debit card usage fee scheduled to start in January, but BofA is still penalizin...

November marks American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

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(Many Blacks living in the U.S. have mixed African and Indian ancestry, as did this reporter's grandfather, Joseph Morris.) The U.S. Ce...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Changing face of politics: The Electoral College reapportionment

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there will be some changes to the Electoral College due to changes in population that could affect the ...
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Parallels between Trinidad and the United States: curfews, detentions, and anxiety among citizens

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Although there are major differences between Trinidad and the U.S., there are similarities between the two countries - anxiousness and deta...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

How much are top school executives paid, and how much did they pay in student loans?

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(Pillar before Woodward Academy in College Park, Ga.) As President Barack Obama (salary $400k) talked to students about his and Michele...

The White House's plan for managing student loans

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(This information was taken from a White House press release.) The President has announced a series of additional steps that the Administra...

Perry's Texas has highest poverty regions in U.S.

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By Tomi Johnson...Texas has the poorest people in the nation within its borders. Texas is governed by Governor Rick Perry, a Republican can...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Message to Herman Cain

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The following email message is circulating through the Black community in the U.S. The greeting on your website says, "We are looki...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Breaking news: U.S. troops returning home by Dec. 31

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President Barack Obama announced today that he is living up to his campaign promise, and all U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq by year...

What crimes against humanity did Gaddafi commit?

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According to the International Criminal Court at the Hague, the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was accused of the following: "The...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Breaking News: Muammar Gaddafi مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي is dead

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Preliminary news reports say Libyian President Gaddafi has been killed.