*Danny Glover says Hollywood racism is the reason why he could never get his film about Haitian independence hero Toussaint L'Ouverture off the ground.
Roseanne Blames Oprah For Rift In Dem Party: Comic vows to vote Cynthia McKinney for president.
*Roseanne Barr has followed up her Brangelina tirade with a verbal assault on Barack and Michelle Obama, Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, DNC Chairman Howard Dean, and Democrats overall.
Najee Ali Headed To Prison: Activist/police critic sentenced to four years.
The LA based activist was sentenced to four years in state prison on Monday after pleading guilty to trying to bribe a witness in his daughter's criminal case.
Racial Slur Defaces African American Church
The First Baptist Church of Chesterbrook had been defaced by a racial epithet. The inflammatory word was spray-painted in large block letters next to the church's front door, Fairfax County police said in a news release. "It was very disturbing to the membership" and "to me," said James R. King, chairman of the board of deacons at the church, which traces its history to the Civil War era, when the neighborhood was known as Lincolnville.
Number of homeless families grows amid foreclosure crisis
Amid a foreclosure crisis and sour economy, the number of homeless families is growing. In Seminole County alone, more than 600 school-age children are expected to spend at least part of the year in motels, shelters or even tents in the woods, according to a new report. An additional 450 homeless children in the county are younger than 5, officials estimate. "The immensity of the homeless student population shocked all of us," said Beth Davalos, a social worker who helped deliver the results of a yearlong study of Seminole County's family homelessness Wednesday. "After all, just a few years ago we had one of the highest income levels in the state."
Race Riot: How The Only Coup D'Etat In U.S. History Unfolded
Think of a coup d'etat and images of a far-flung banana republic likely come to mind. So it might come as a surprise that it happened here in the United States - just once, in 1898. A mob of white supremacists armed with rifles and pistols marched on City Hall in Wilmington, N.C., on Nov. 10 and overthrew the elected local government, forcing both black and white officials to resign and running many out of town. The coup was the culmination of a race riot in which whites torched the offices of a black newspaper and killed a number of black residents. No one is sure how many African-Americans died that day, but some estimates say as many as 90 were killed.
The census is coming: Will Blacks be Counted?
"The census is important for congressional redistricting. It leads to the distribution of $3 trillion over the next 10 years. We want our schools, roads and fire stations to get the funds they need. All of this is based on the census count," said Mr. Jackson.
American Blackout: The disenfranchisement of Black America
American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement witnessed from 2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Some call Cynthia McKinney a civil rights leader among the ranks of Shirley Chisholm and Malcolm X. Others call her a conspiracy theorist and a 'looney.' American Blackout gains unprecedented access to one of the most controversial and dangerous politicians in America and examines the contemporary tactics used to control our democratic process and silence political dissent.
Blacks Need More Sunshine
Lack of Sunshine Appears to Be Harming Black Health and Life Expectancy By Robert N. Taylor (Taylor Media Services) There is a growing body of scientific and medical research suggesting that concerns about skin cancer may have been exaggerated and that most Americans, especially Blacks, actually need greater exposure to sunshine and the valuable vitamin D it helps to produce. The most recent in a series of studies was released on Tuesday by the prestigious Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The researchers used data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to conclude that not getting enough of the so-called "sunshine vitamin" appears to increase the risk of an early death by as much as 26 percent. Johns Hopkins cardiologist Dr. Erin Michos said low levels of vitamin D appear to "confer an increased risk of dying from any cause." As far as African Americans are concerned, Jean Mayer of the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston concluded in an earlier report: "Vitamin D insufficiency is more prevalent among blacks than other Americans and, in North America, most young, healthy blacks to not achieve optimal" levels of vitamin D from sunshine. It appears that the gods of Africa gave Blacks perhaps the best protection there is to skin cancer - the dark pigmentation of their skins. However, the same pigmentation which protected the African ancestors of American Blacks from the harmful ultra-violet rays of the hot African sun now works as a disadvantage because it reduces vitamin D production in the skin in the less sunny North American environment. Studies show the sunshine vitamin offers a broad range of health benefits including boosting bone and muscle strength to offering protection against both cancer and diabetes. The Johns Hopkins study suggested it may also help prevent heart attacks. But Dr. Michos said more clinical studies were needed before that conclusion could be definitively made. Meanwhile, in 2007 a team from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska found that the lower the levels of vitamin D in a woman's body the greater is the risk of her developing breast cancer.
Jena Six Teen Gets Prison For Intimidating Blacks With Nooses In Back of Truck
*Jeremiah Munsen, a Louisiana teenager, was sentenced to four months in prison Friday for using nooses to intimidate a group of black civil rights demonstrators protesting the Jena 6 court case, reports the Associated Press.
LisaRaye's Publicist Sets The Record Straight: Lynn Jeter details the past week to EUR's Lee Bailey.
*On Friday, Jeter called EUR's Lee Bailey from the island nation to discuss all of the drama so far, and to separate fact from fiction, including reports of a violent altercation that sent both spouses to the hospital. Jeter, who says she was not with LisaRaye when the alleged violence erupted, denied that a "fight" even took place.
More African-Americans Being Home Schooled
For some, the term "homeschooling" might evoke images of conservative Christian families or isolated rural areas.
Study finds more PSA screening awareness needed among high-risk groups
In one of the first examinations of PSA screening in younger men, a study published by researchers at Duke Medicine's Prostate Center finds that one-fifth of men under age 50 reported undergoing a prostate ...
A band of brothers explodes in spoofy sibling revelry
Jokes within jokes. Movies within movies. A reel suicide mission that turns into a real one.
Prominent Black NY Monsignor Accused of Sexual Abuse
The pastor of a Roman Catholic church known as Harlem's Cathedral has been suspended from his duties following accusations that he sexually molested two boys in their early teens two decades ago.
One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year
One in five men in their 40s has had a prostate-specific antigen test in the past year, and young black men are more likely than young white men to have undergone the test, a new analysis shows.
Achievement Gap Narrows Slightly
Over the last six years, the number of students scoring proficient or advanced in English and math has increased by roughly ten percent in each area, according to results of standardized testing released ...
Study Shows SF's Black Population Shrinking
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'Shaft' Singer Isaac Hayes Dies
Isaac Hayes , pioneering songwriter and Grammy-winner for "Theme From Shaft," died Sunday at age 65.
Is The Nation of Islam a Racist Cult? Professor Esposito Says Yes.
Quoting Huma Ahmad at www.jannah.org,
"(Islam and) the so called "Nation of Islam'" are two different religions. NOI is more of a political organization...Muslims consider this group to be just one of many cults using the name of Islam for their own gain...The Nation of Islam" is a misnomer; this religion should be called Farrakhanism, after the name of its propagator, Louis Farrakhan...For example, Farakhan followers believe in racism and that the 'black man' was the original man and therefore superior, while in Islam there is no racism and everyone is considered equal in the sight of God...the 'Nation's teachings have little to do with true Islam. There are many groups in America who claim to represent Islam and call their adherents Muslims...In America there are many pseudo-Islamic cults, Farrakhanism being one of them. An honest attitude on the part of such cults should be not to call themselves Muslims and their religion Islam..."