Monthly Archives: December 2010

A young man, full of life, vigor, and on the threshold of a promising future in medicine, steps out of his shabby apartment to come face to face with an old man who offers him an inheritance upon the old man’s demise. But, is … Continue reading →

This year is drawing to a close, and what a fitting way to end it concerning racism, sexism, homophobia, Holocaust denial, and many other plagues that still walk the Earth as abominations than to read the SPLC’s end of year Smackdown … Continue reading →

A hat tip to The Sauda Voice for this fine video by a Black man who is sick and tired of being sick and tired of the venomous way that Black women are devalued, disrespected and soul-murdered on the streets … Continue reading →

Here is an update on the case of the Scott sisters, , Gladys and Jamie, who were both given double-life sentences for an alleged robbery of $11. The governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, had not the backbone to either pardon … Continue reading →

RENE LE BERRE, ENTOMOLOGIST WHO FOUGHT RIVER BLINDNESS   By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Published: December 19, 2010 René Le Berre, a French entomologist who helped inspire an international campaign that saved millions of West Africans from the parasitic disease river blindness, … Continue reading →

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky News Planet Hunters / Zooniverse Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community Are You Smarter Than a Computer? December 22, 2010 | If you think you can … Continue reading →

White Supremacist Turned FBI Snitch Turner Sentenced For E-Threats by  Robert Steinback on December 22, 2010 The sentence wasn’t as harsh as he feared, but neo-Nazi blogger and shock-jock radio host Hal Turner will spend 25 months in prison worrying … Continue reading →

FRANK EMI, DEFIANT WORLD WAR II INTERNEE   By DENNIS HEVESI Published: December 18, 2010 For nearly four years, through scorching summer heat, dust storms and frigid winters, 11,000 residents of the United States were forced to live in barracks, … Continue reading →

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky News     NASA / JPL / Space Science Inst. Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community Making Sense of Saturn’s Rings December 13, 2010 … Continue reading →

December 16, 2010 ColorLines Direct | Published by the Applied Research Center The Year in Race: Disasters, Deportations and DREAMs Rising There was much to be frustrated about, but also much to celebrate. What’s clear is the racial justice movement … Continue reading →