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Underwear Bomber Allegedly Shown in Training Video
Suspected Christmas Day Bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is allegedly shown in an al-Qaeda training video firing a rifle and making a martyrdom statement to camera A US intelligence official said the preliminary judgment was that the person in the video was indeed Mr Abdulmutallab, the Associated Press news agency reports. The footage was consistent with…
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New Orleans' Jazz Fest: NoLa Heritage—and Pearl Jam, Too
NEW ORLEANS—The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival tries to be a mirror of New Orleans culture. The jazz part is relatively easy. When the festival started in 1970, jazz was still somewhat en vogue, though its grip on American culture was weakening. Many of the music’s most legendary figures were still alive and performing,…
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44 Years Later, Malcolm X Killer Freed
From CNN: Thomas Hagan, the only man who admitted his role in the 1965 assassination of iconic black leader Malcolm X, was paroled Tuesday. Hagan was freed a day earlier than planned because his paperwork was processed more quickly than anticipated, according to the New York State Department of Correctional Services. Hagan, 69, walked out…
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Red, Black and Greens: 10 Essential Plants for Black Gardeners
It’s the king of greens. Yeah, I know about turnip greens, mustard greens and kale. I even know about upland cress, the pungent green known as creasy salad in North Carolina and Virginia. But collards rule. Why not? Dig a hole about 3 inches deep. Throw in a handful of composted manure and/or a slow-growth…
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Sen. Carl Levin Doesn't Like 'Sh*tty' Deals
Saw this over on Huffington Post. Sen. Carl Levin is a bloodhound. And a rascal. Chairman Carl Levin, to the delight of the crowd at the hearing of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, continually repeated a descriptive, colorful word typically left out of family newspapers that was used by a top Goldman executive to…
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And That's the Sound of the World Ending: Vendors Hawk Priest Sex Tape
When The Buzz saw this article, we couldn’t believe it. The world is a pretty twisted place, but all sides of this story are stunning. A priest sex tape? A PRIEST SEX TAPE? The Daily Beast dives into the unrealness below In the small Brazilian city of Arapiraca, tucked away in the poor, conservative northeast…
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France for the French (Africans)!
Interesting article from the New York Times’ Michael Kimmelman. In this global age, some fear the French language is going the way of the dodo. Below is an excerpt The issue is somewhat akin to Americans complaining about the rise of Spanish in classrooms and elsewhere, but more acute here because of France’s special, proprietary,…
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Papa Knowles Gets Over Like Fat Rat
Matthew Knowles, father of obscure pop singer Beyonce Knowles, is about to pocket $425,00 from a house damaged by Hurricane Ike. FEMA says there’s nothing wrong with that. Knowles’ bailout is far from unique. In the name of disaster relief, the federal government routinely subsidizes some of the country’s wealthiest and most irresponsible property owners.…
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Alice Walker's Latest: "The World Has Changed"
Alice Walker’s latest literary effort. Below is the description on the New Press Website Alice Walker’s career has spanned four decades, from critically acclaimed novelist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple, to influential essayist, poet, activist, spiritual mentor, and popular blogger. In The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker, the unique vision underpinning Walker’s…