Monthly Archives: April 2010

THE ORANGEBURG MASSACRE: 1968-2010

It happened two years before Jackson State and Kent State. It has been relegated to oblivion for many years, but, the shooting deaths of three unarmed Black students at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement, … Continue reading

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BLACK AND MISSING: CHIOMA GRAY – ANON TIP LINE ESTABLISHED FOR MORE CLUES IN CASE

  Chioma Gray (Cali): Anon Tip Line Established for more clues in case blackandmissing | April 28, 2010 at 3:53 am | | URL: http://wp.me/pnBe5-si Chioma Gray has been missing for two years, after she was last seen on the … Continue reading

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IN REMEMBRANCE: 4-25-2010

CAROLYN RODGERS, POET By BRUCE WEBER Published: April 19, 2010 Carolyn Rodgers, a leading poet of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s whose work wove strands of feminism, black power, spirituality and writerly self-consciousness into a sometimes … Continue reading

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RULING ON RACIAL ISOLATION IN MISS. SCHOOLS REFLECTS TROUBLING BROADER TREND

I am sure the late Alabama Gov. George Curley Wallace is happy (wherever in the afterlife he is) now that racial isolation and segregation still remain intact in the good ol’ USA. “Segregation today, segregation tomorrow. . . .segregation forever” … Continue reading

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SKYWATCH: NEW SOLAR SENTINEL, HAYABUSA RETURNS EARTHWARD, AND MORE

  News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky NASA / AIA team Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community A Solar Sentinel’s Stunning Debut April 22, 2010 | NASA researchers are betting that … Continue reading

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SAVE THE DATE: HAPPILY NATURAL EVENT: THE PLATE OF BLACK AMERICA: FOOD, DISEASE & BLACK AMERICAN WELLNESS: MAY 15, 2010

  If you cannot see this email: http://tinyurl.com/zb9kjt http://happilynaturalday.com – register for vending opportunities todayJoin Us on May 15th for The Event that could very well save your life! The health disparities in the African American community are beyond alarming … Continue reading

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HATEWATCH: FEDERAL JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKS MISSOURI’S DECISION TO DENY KLAN PICNIC PERMIT

Federal Judge in KC Temporarily Blocks Missouri’s Decision To Deny Klan Group a Permit By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER The Associated Press  A federal court hearing has been scheduled in the case of a Ku Klux Klan group that was denied … Continue reading

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ARBOR DAY – APRIL 30, 2010: “PLANTING THE SEEDS OF TOMORROW TODAY”

Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages  us to plant and care for a tree. Founded by J. Sterling Morton in 1872, it is celebrated on the last Friday in April. Arbor Day is also the day to plant your … Continue reading

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WORLD MALARIA DAY – “A DAY TO ACT” : APRIL 25, 2010

April 25, 2010 is the recognition of World Malaria Day. Every minute, a child in Asia and Africa  dies from malaria. In one year alone, malaria causes the deaths of over one million lives, leaving grieving families, communities and nations … Continue reading

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COLORLINES: WHERE DID THE TEA PARTY COME FROM, ANYWAY?

     April 15, 2010 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. An Interactive History of the Tea Party’s Many Co-ConvenersJohn McCain. Newt Gingrich. CNBC. Fox News. Even poor old Michael Steele. It’s taken a whole … Continue reading

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