Monthly Archives: July 2011

FRANK BENDER, RECOMPOSER OF FACES OF THE DEAD By MARGALIT FOX Published: July 30, 2011   Frank Bender, a forensic sculptor whose work — haunting, three-dimensional faces in clay — helped identify the forgotten dead and apprehend the fugitive living, … Continue reading →

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky News Earth’s Traveling Companion July 27, 2011 | Astronomers have identified a small body sharing Earth’s orbit in a gravitationally stable resonance that keeps it from hitting us or escaping. Finally, … Continue reading →

    July 28, 2011 Colorlines.com Direct | Published by the Applied Research Center The Racial Wealth Gap’s Larger Than Ever. Here’s How It Will Destroy Us The median wealth of a white family is now at least 20 times … Continue reading →

Black Pastor Who Thanked God for Slavery Hosts Anti-NAACP Rally by Leah Nelson  on July 22, 2011 Barbara Coe, head of the anti-immigrant hate group California Coalition for Immigration Reform (CCIR) and a self-described member the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), … Continue reading →

Black American women composers have been forgotten for decades, but, their music has been catalogued for posterity. One great Black woman composer stands as a giant in her field. Florence Beatrice Smith Price (April 9, 1888 – June 3, 1953), … Continue reading →

The ancient Land of Punt originally encompassed what was known as the ancient kingdom of Nubia. Nubia is also known as the land of the Kush (Cush) in the Old Testament (Hebrew). Once located in what is now known as … Continue reading →

AMY WINEHOUSE, BRITISH SOUL SINGER WITH A TROUBLED LIFE Juan Medina/Reuters Amy Winehouse at a music festival near Madrid in 2008. More Photos » By BEN SISARIO Published: July 23, 2011   Amy Winehouse, the British singer who found worldwide … Continue reading →

News Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky News NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community A Closer Peek at Vesta July 22, 2011 | This week, Earth was hit by a … Continue reading →

Kelly Ripa will never be mistaken for a feminist, as the following video divulges: Click  here to view the video. Where, oh where, do I begin? Let me count the ways. The gist of the video has to do with … Continue reading →

    July 21, 2011 Colorlines.com Direct | Published by the Applied Research Center You Maaad!—How Fox News Uses Hip-Hop to Create Race Panics Adriel Luis and Nico Cary explain how the network uses black rappers to scare white parents, … Continue reading →