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Archive for August 2009
Very Cool
Happy Birthday MJ.
Google Wave
New social networking tool…
Court of Appeals and Common Sense
The court says it was a crime. Common sense says it was a crime. But, you still want to see the list. You want to SEE the list because you’re tired of HEARING about the list. And you’re not tired in that water boarding torture sort of way. You’re not tired in that tied to … Continue reading
Ancestors and Politics
From Ayi Kwei Armah (in New African, April 2006): Dr. Armah is wearing blue traditional garb.
For the Babies
Damian Marley:
Remembering Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Bronx Square To Be Renamed After Jamaican Hero Marcus Garvey The late Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. CaribWorldNews, BRONX, NY, Fri. Aug. 14, 2009: A cross-section of an area in a Caribbean-populated neighborhood in the Bronx, NY, is set to be renamed after Jamaican-born, national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. The four corners of Gun Hill … Continue reading
Island of the Blacks
From UNESCO: A corvette drops anchor near a small island, lost in the Indian Ocean, on November 29, 1776. The island seems completely deserted, a stretch of white sand with a few palm trees. Yet the sailors discover a baby and seven women, all former slaves from Madagascar. Dressed in tunics of woven feathers, they … Continue reading
Eyes Wide Shut – America and Iraq
From a 2003 article in the New York Times: On the brink of war, both supporters and critics of United States policy on Iraq agree on the origins, at least, of the haunted relations that have brought us to this pass: America’s dealings with Saddam Hussein, justifiable or not, began some two decades ago with … Continue reading
Anti-Abortion Activists to Pressure Louisville on Pitino
(BP) – Louisville, KY – August 17, 2009 Anti-abortion activists in Atlanta, Nashville and here in Louisville, Kentucky are poised to pressure the University of Louisville on its indecision concerning the tenure of men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino. The activists, claiming to be inspired by the success of PETA’s efforts against Philadelphia Eagles quarterback … Continue reading
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