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Obama Holds Significant Lead With Latinos In The USObama's approval rating with registered Latino voters, the nationwide Pew Hispanic Center poll found, is at 66 percent versus 23 percent favoring McCain.
Obama's "strong showing in this survey represents a sharp reversal in his fortunes from the primaries, when Obama lost the Latino vote to Hillary Clinton by a margin of nearly 2-to-1," according to Pew Hispanic Center associate director Mark Hugo Lopez.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 18:53
Take Action to Stop Proposed FBI Guidelines Allowing Racial Profiling
The Center for Constitutional Rights is deeply concerned about these proposed guidelines, or any such guidelines that seek to institutionalize racial profiling. There is a long history of the use of racial profiling not only by the FBI, but by police departments and security agencies throughout the United States. From the mass detention of Japanese Americans during World War II in internment camps, to the creation of COINTELPRO, a domestic intelligence, surveillance and infiltration program that targeted, particularly, Black, Latino, Native American and other oppressed communities and communities of color for spying and disruption, to the mass roundups of Arab, Muslim and South Asian men following September 11, 2001, the FBI's use of racial profiling has devastated communities and damaged lives. On a daily basis, the use of racial profiling by police agencies has taken numerous lives and wreaked havoc on communities of color.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 15:28
Falsely Imprisoned: Scores of Black Men Tortured Into Giving False Confessions by Chicago Police
More than 20 years after being tortured into giving confessions by Chicago police officers, dozens of black men remain behind bars. Tillman is one of at least 24 African-American men that the People's Law Office in Chicago claims are still serving sentences for crimes they say they confessed to only after enduring hours of torture at the hands of Chicago police officers under Commander Jon Burge between 1972 and 1992.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 15:08
Bill Cosby Responds to Actor Terrence Howard's 'Blacklist' Accusation
*Responding to an article first published by WENN and reprinted here at EURweb; Bill Cosby called our own Lee Bailey to set the record straight regarding allegations that he once tried to blackball/blacklist actor Terrence Howard. "I don't like something being out there that I know for sure isn't true," said Cosby, explaining his reason for contacting us yesterday afternoon.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 13:59
McCain Credits Bush For Drop In Oil Price
Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President George W. Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating.
He also suggested that he would regularly submit himself to questioning before the House speaker and minority leader just as "the British prime minister goes before Parliament and answers some pretty interesting questions." "Why not," asked McCain. "I think it would be fun."
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 07:40
Obama's Trip Overseas Shows He's Good...And Lucky?
What he could not have guaranteed was the role that luck played in the surrounding events and the cast of supporting players. When, on the first day of the trip, he stepped onto the basketball court at the air base in Kuwait and sent his first three-point shot cleanly through the basket, you knew the gods had decided to favor him.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 07:04
Chinese Paper Says Blacks Banned From Bars During Olympics
What do Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Jason Kidd have in common? They are the starting five of the 2008 Olympic Men's Basketball team and none of them will be admitted to any bars in Beijing because they are black.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 16:34
The End of White Flight
Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is drawing to a close. For much of the 20th century, the proportion of whites shrank in most U.S. cities. In recent years the decline has slowed considerably -- and in some significant cases has reversed. Between 2000 and 2006, eight of the 50 largest cities, including Boston, Seattle and San Francisco, saw the proportion of whites increase, according to Census figures. The previous decade, only three cities saw increases.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 15:47
Nas Marches On Fox News Today: Controversial rapper to protest on-air racism at 'Faux News.'
*Nas will join activists from MoveOn.org and ColorOfChange.org today as they march on Fox News headquarters in Manhattan demanding that the conservative network end what protesters call a "pattern of racist attacks against Black Americans including presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle."
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 11:00
Does Watching TV News Make You Racist?
Two new studies by University of Illinois communications professor Travis Dixon found that the more people watched either local or network news, the more likely they were to believe negative stereotypes about African Americans. ...
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 03:54
Flint Cracks Down on Sagging
Some people call it a fad. But for the city of Flint, Mich., that urban style known as 'sagging' is now a criminal offense.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 02:02
Downey's Black Man in 'Tropic Thunder' Get's Thumbs Up from Real African-American Actor.
*Black actor Brandon T. Jackson is giving his "Tropic Thunder" co-star Robert Downey Jr. praise for his role as an Academy Award-winning white film star who dons makeup to take on a character written for an African American actor.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 17:03
Tavis Smiley says Barack Obama Shouldn't get a free pass just because he's black
*"There is no such thing in America as race transcendence, and Obama's going to find that out real soon," said talk show host Tavis Smiley in an interview Monday with the Associated Press.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 15:02
Jones asks for six-month prison sentence to be commuted
Disgraced Olympic track star Marion Jones has asked President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 04:42
5 Ways To Prepare Your Child for a Career in Aviation
How do you introduce your child to the world of aviation, avionics, or even aerospace engineering?
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 04:17
Social Network For Socially Conscious African Americans
Just recently, a group of motivated supporters created and launched BlackInAmerica.com - the first ever socially-conscious social network. The site, which is free to use, is not affiliated with CNN...
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 23:45
Seven Steps for Achieving Individual Black Success
Seven Steps for Achieving Success in Any Rational Endeavor By Robert N. Taylor While we hesitate to offer a guarantee when it comes to achieving success, it is possible to state with strong assurance that there are certain steps, which if followed with discipline, can best assure the successful achievement of virtually any rational goal or objective - from losing weight to obtaining financial security. Follow the steps below. Write them down. Review them frequently. Succeed! #1 - You must enthusiastically approach your task! Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best: "Nothing great in life can be accomplished without enthusiasm." If you are not enthusiastic about what you are attempting, the odds of success decrease dramatically. You must be motivated. You must have drive. Remember that success in life goes most frequently, not to the most deserving, the most beautiful and even the most intelligent. Instead, it goes most frequently to the most driven and motivated. #2 - You must state a clear, precise goal! You should be able to state your goal in 15 words of less such that a 10-year-old would understand your objective. The goal must be clear and precise. No daydreaming or fantasizing is allowed here. A clear, rational (not in conflict with reality) goal is absolutely needed because it is the goal which gives purpose to life. If your goal is unclear, then your purpose in life is unclear. #3 - You must establish a researched and detailed plan! Whereas a goal gives purpose to life, a plan gives direction to life. But that plan must be based on the best available facts. Do not be afraid to read about and talk to others who have attempted something similar to what you are trying. Learn from both the successes and mistakes of others. Your plan must be a step-by-step guide to what you should be doing each and every day for success. #4 - You must discipline yourself! Achieve discipline by believing in what you are attempting and by adopting my personal mantra: "You get the most out of life by endeavoring to get the most out of each day." Discipline is that drive and personal attribute which enables you to "get things done when they need to be done."
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 21:04
After being fired for homophobic outburst, Isaiah Washington, comes out for gay-marriage.
*Outsports.com is reporting that Isaiah Washington has contributed money to a group that seeks to stop the anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot in November. The actor's publicist, Howard Bragman, got married to his partner under the new law several days ago and requested that in lieu of gifts, guests donate to Equality California, which sponsors and helps lobby for the passage of dozens of bills supporting gay rights.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 10:43
EUR Special News Report: Black males have nation's lowest human development index.
*According to a just-released study, the American Human Development Report, African American males have the lowest ranking on the report's "human development index."
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 10:38
Black Girls: Reaching Puberty Early
A 1997 study, conducted at pediatricians' offices nationwide, found that girls were showing the first signs of puberty about a year earlier than was considered normal. Most striking was that Black girls were beginning puberty about a year earlier than white girls. Compared with 8-year-old white girls, about four times as many Black 8-year-olds grow pubic hair and develop breast buds. The age when girls get their first periods has also dropped (though less dramatically) over the past 30 years, and Black girls precede white girls by half a year in this regard. [A MUST READ FOR PARENTS RAISING BLACK GIRLS!]
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 02:15
Florida Racist Drives Car Into Black Biker
"He just hit me because I was Black," Cato, who was riding her bike home from the store, told the television station. After Cosby crashed, police said, he got out of his car and yelled the "N"-word and a slew of racist remarks, including how he wanted to kill Black people, WESH reports. "He was screaming out he had to kill all Black people because one slept with his wife," said Cato.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 01:40
Iraqi Prime Minister Backs Obama's U.S. Withdrawal Plan
A German magazine quoted Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as saying that he backed a proposal by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama
"U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months," he said in an interview with Der Spiegel that was released Saturday. "That, we think, would be the right time frame for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes," he said.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 01:31
Michelle Obama Joins Alpha Kappa Alpha, a Historically Black Sorority
Michelle Obama has accepted an invitation to become an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, ending weeks of speculation on historically black college campuses about which, if any, sorority she would join.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 01:02
Blagojevich: Chicago Is 'Out Of Control' - May Need National Guard Help
With gun violence at a crisis, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday said he is in talks with Illinois State Police and the Illinois National Guard to see if more police officers can be deployed to the streets of ...
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 00:29
Taser death ignites racial tensions
because Pikes was black and the officer who repeatedly Tasered him is white, racial tensions over the case are mounting in a place that's just 40 miles from Jena, La.---site of the racially explosive prosecution of six black teenagers charged with beating a white youth that last year triggered one of the largest American civil rights demonstrations in decades. And in a bizarre coincidence, Pikes turns out to have been a first cousin of Mychal Bell, the lead defendant in the Jena 6 case.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 00:12
Minister Farrakhan's Message to Zimbabwe
When President Robert Mugabe graciously received us, he spent over two hours giving us the history of Zimbabwe. Although I and the delegation wanted to meet with the Minister of Information; the Minister of Land; the Minister of Mines; and the Minister of Education, we met them all in Pres. Mugabe, where he gave us a well-rounded view of the country. When Pres. Mugabe was alongside Joshua Nkomo, and the other great warriors-men, women and children-who were fighting for the liberation of this land, the Bushes of the world; the Tony Blairs of the world; the White people of the world referred to Pres. Mugabe in the language of terrorist. When I went to visit the National Heroes Acre burial grounds, and looked at what was written on the wall by the Whites who were running Southern Rhodesia at that time, I was surprised that they called those who struggle for liberation terrorists. After the events of September 11th, I said that the United Nations has to come up with a definition of what a terrorist is, and what a freedom fighter is. The standard must be raised so that you have a definition that we can look at, which is universally accepted. A man who is a terrorist can be defined as that-but no freedom fighter can be charged with being a terrorist when he's fighting to liberate his land from the occupiers. Did you notice how quickly the enemy came to talk when Pres. Mugabe became the victor over the Whites, and it looked like he was about to take the capital? It is similar to the way the enemy "talked" with Charles Taylor when he was about to take Monrovia. The enemy wanted to make a deal with Charles Taylor and tell him, "Let's get elections;" however, they never thought that Charles Taylor would win the election. And after he won the election, America didn't like him; didn't support him, and fueled a civil war against him. Today, you have the so-called terrorist Mugabe, in Lancaster House with his comrades, arguing over the land question. When he accepted in the Constitution that for 10 years Blacks would ask Whites to give up the land, and would buy it back-that's a hell of a compromise. Somebody stole your land and then wants you to buy back what they stole? That compromise, from the beginning, is what put Zimbabwe in the trouble that the country is in. Because when you are at war with your enemy, you've got to take your enemy out so that your land is yours from day one!
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 19:33
Millions of African Americans Will Be Disenfranchised on Election Day
When Election Day arrives in November, the state of Virginia will likely play a huge role in determining whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain is the next President of the United States.Unfortunately, the vote tally from the Old Dominion will be illegitimate because the state will disenfranchise nearly 350,000 individuals who are barred from voting because of felony convictions.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 18:24
Phill Gramm Ousted From McCain Campaign!
NEW YORK - Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, said Friday he is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy.
Gramm had also suggested that the country was facing a "mental recession" instead of real economic problems. Gramm said in a statement late Friday that he is stepping down as a co-chair of the campaign to "end this distraction."
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 02:24
George W. Bush Is A Total Failure! says Nancy Pelosi
"God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States -- a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject," Pelosi told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an exclusive interview.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 01:25
Whoopi And Elisabeth Spar Over Jesse's N-Word: Things got heated on 'The View.'
*"The View's" Elisabeth Hasselbeck shed tears during a heated exchange with co-host Whoopi Goldberg during a discussion about Jesse Jackson's use of the N-word in his Fox News interview debacle. Goldberg, who earlier in the broadcast used the N-word repeatedly, argued that the word is only as powerful as a society allows it to be and advocated for using the word to give it new meaning. (Click to see the video)
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 11:43
Forget About Apologizing to Obama: Jackson Should Apologize to Blacks for His N-Word Hypocrisy.
*On November 26, 2006 at a press conference in Los Angeles guess who said this: "We will challenge and urge all artists and comics to stop using this (n) word. What other group is subjected to such a degrading terminology?" And then guess who called for this action: We will go after TV networks, film companies and comedians and demand that they stop using the word.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 11:30
Obama Raises A Whopping $52 million in June! McCain raises just 22m.
Democrat Barack Obama raised $52 million last month for his presidential campaign, more than twice as much as Republican rival John McCain in a significant boost to his financial cache for the fall contest.
The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee ended June with a combined total of $92.3 million in the bank. The figure represents a notable fundraising jump, especially for the DNC.
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 22:54
James Brown auction will net $2M
James Brown 's contribution to music is priceless. But his personal possessions have a price tag. On Thursday, Christie's, the New York auction house, will try to sell more than 300 items owned by Brown, including capes, awards and hair-are products. The sale is expected to bring in $2 million.
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 15:04
Fox confirms Jackson used the N-word in crude off-air remarks about Obama
The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday. The longtime civil rights leader already came under fire this month for crude off-air comments he made against Obama in what he thought was a private conversation during a taping of a "Fox & Friends" news show. Jackson is reported to have said Obama was "talking down to black people," and referred to blacks with the N-word when he said Obama was telling them "how to behave."
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 06:35
Obama Holds His Biggest Advantage Of Election. Up to 8pts Now.
Sen. Barack Obama holds his biggest advantage of the presidential campaign fueled by the voters majority opinion that he is better equipped to handle the American citizens number one concern; the US economy...
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 06:27
Slavery After The Civil War
Long after the Civil War's final shots were fired, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans were held captive and forced to work hard labor without compensation. A new book tells their stories.
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 03:06
Black community denied water for decades, jury says
Residents of a mostly black neighborhood in rural Ohio were awarded nearly $11 million Thursday by a federal jury that found local authorities denied them public water service for decades out of racial discrimination.
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 18:12
Are Black Girls Expendable?
Unfortunately in a society that can be as insane as ours, not only are black girls expendable, so is everyone else. The worse part is that all too often many women participate in their own denigration. The only thing that explains this is ignorance. When a group of black women gather outside a courthouse to rally in support of a millionaire accused of child pornography it really makes you wonder what's going on in our world.
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 17:14
Obama says New Yorker insulted Muslim Americans
Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday that the New Yorker magazine's satirical cover depicting him and his wife as flag-burning, fist-bumping radicals doesn't bother him but that it was an insult to Muslim Americans.
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 13:31
New Yorker editor says Obama cover was no different than satire seen nightly by Jon Stewart.
*New Yorker editor David Remnick talked to CNN's Wolf Blitzer Monday about the controversy over its current cover depicting Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as Osama bin-Laden-loving terrorists.
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 13:28
Britain's Backing Obama: Democrat beats McCain by five votes to one
Barack Obama is overwhelmingly Britain's choice to be the next US president, five times more popular than his Republican rival, John McCain, a Guardian/ICM poll shows today. Carried out ahead of the Democratic candidate's visit to Britain next week, the poll reveals that 53% feel certain he would make the best president, with only 11% favouring McCain; 36% declined to express an opinion.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 21:36
Rappers, athletes, actors seek to end youth violence
Nationally recognized actresses, athletes, local activists assembled at Harold Washington Cultural Center on the south side of Chicago to make a clarion call to "Silence the Violence" among the youth in our communities.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 16:24
Rapper T.I. has an important message for the youth
Despite legal woes and bad choices, rapper T.I. has the chance to right wrongs by steering youth clear of the decisions that lead to death or imprisonment. With a new CD "Paper Trail" to be released in the coming months along with several movie deals in the works, a reflective T.I. has pledged to do the most with this redemptive opportunity he has been given.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 16:07
Obama Speaks At NAACP Convention: Says blacks must take responsibility
*Monday in Cincinnati, Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama urged blacks to take more responsibility for improving their own lives, standing firm on a tough message that has been criticized by some African Americans.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 14:23
Rev. Edward Pinkney sentenced to 3-10 years for quoting scriptures
Rev. Edward Pinkney, leader of the Benton Harbor Black Autonomy Network of Community Organizers (BANCO) became a target of the Benton Harbor Government when increasing incidents of police misconduct and perceived judicial bias led to a mass rebellion of Black People during the summer of 2003.
In the aftermath of the rebellion, Pinkney led a successful recall campaign against the Benton Harbor City Commissioner sparking retaliation from corrupt government officials.
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 19:41
Team Obama rips New Yorker Mag for off-colored caricatures
Cover of July 21 issue of The New Yorker depicts Barack and Michelle Obama in extremist roles. Barack Obama's campaign lashed out Sunday at the editors of The New Yorker magazine for a cartoon cover that depicts the Democratic candidate and his wife as fist-bumping terrorists.
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 14:30