-
Excerpts from Obama's Forthcoming Health Care Speech
Excerpts from the President’s address to Congress: I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last. It has now been nearly a century since Theodore Roosevelt first called for health care reform. And ever since, nearly every President and Congress, whether Democrat or Republican, has…
-
Peaceful Resolution to Aeromexico Hijacking
The latest from CNN: The hijackers — possibly Bolivians or Colombians — took control of the Boeing 737 Aeromexico jet as it flew from the resort town of Cancun. They said a cardboard box they were carrying contained a bomb, which they threatened to blow up if their demand to speak to President Felipe Calderon…
-
Sudanese Woman, Imprisoned for Wearing Pants, Freed
Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein wore trousers in an effort to challenge Sudan’s decency laws. Authorities toss her in jail and threatened her with a penalty of forty lashes for her flouting of the nation’s laws. A Khartoum judge thought the forty lashes was a bit over the top and told her to pay the $200 fine…
-
Honoring Dead Son's Wish, Parents Wed at the End of His Funeral
Holding the body of the son he’d lost in a terrible car accident, Amilcar Hill looked across the room at his long-time girlfriend Rahwa Ghirmatzion and proposed. They had been together for years, raising their son Asa together in Buffalo, always putting off marriage because it seemed “superficial and unnecessary.” But it wasn’t to their…
-
A Tribute for MJ, Ratings for MTV
According to People.com, Janet Jackson will be in attendance at Sunday’s Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall. Whether or not she’ll perform is anyone’s guess: It’s not known whether Janet will perform – it’s being billed as a “special appearance” – but her mere presence on stage is expected to give the show…
-
Rare Air: Former NC State Star to Be Jordan's HOF Presenter
Not Dean Smith. Not Phil Jackson. Not David Falk. When Michael Jordan is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, his presenter will be former North Carolina State star David Thompson. From ESPN: Michael Jordan has chosen David Thompson, another high flyer from North Carolina, to present him, while Charles Barkley and Isiah Thomas also…
-
-
UPDATE: Our Brains Have Been Washed!
The president has spoken. We feel Socialized, ready to bring in a multiracial American Reich destined to last 1,000 years. Did the Twitternets feel the same? Click the link to find out. But beware! The socialist gamma rays could turn Newt Gingrich. Obama’s school speech reaction!
-
H-U-B-B-U-B: The President's Remarks to Students
The remarks as provided by the White House: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today. I know that for many of you, today is the…
-
Trouble Brews as Drought Devastates Kenya
Kenya is suffering one of its worse droughts in a decade and despite the warnings of aid workers, little has been done in the wake of a dryness that is killing not only the land, but its people as well. Many fingers are pointed toward the Kenyan government which has been accused of allowing infighting…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
