Black Men Must Reclaim Our Children

As the mug shots of the alleged killers of NFL star Sean Taylor were shown on television, I kept wondering when we were going to see their parents step forward. I saw a couple of mothers, but their dads were missing in action.

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A Network for Blacks With Sense of Mission

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Bridging the Gap by Opening Doors?

It wasn't a choice of my own, of course. Instead, it was one that men on the street decided to assign, partly as a compliment on my appearance, partly as a possible cure for boredom, and partly as a means of easing the alienation they may feel in the modern city.

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The Baltimore 9 - Hate Crime Or Simple Beatdown!?!?

There's another Jena 6 brewing in Charm City, and as more details emerge, this one's bound to get alot uglier.

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An Ode to the Ex

I know it may seem strange to pay homage to an ex, and even stranger to think they deserve a special thank you. But every ex, whether an ex-boyfriend or an ex-husband has taught us something about life, love and most importantly our self.

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Sexual Politics of Meat

Drawing upon images from popular culture, it answers the question: how does someone become a piece of meat? The slide show demonstrates how a trinity of interrelated forces--objectification, fragmentation, and consumption--impact our cultural and personal consciousness about wome …

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Meat raises lung cancer risk, too

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New Jersey Moves to Abolish Death Penalty

The New Jersey Senate on voted today to make the state the first in the country to repeal the death penalty since the United States Supreme Court allowed executions to resume in 1976 and established the nation's current system of capital punishment.

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Black On Black Crime And Society

Black on black crime. Have you ever thought about how it exists or why it exists? My personal belief is that it starts with the child rearing at home. Take the four young men who are now charged with Taylor's killing.

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Religious vigilantes have killed over 40 women this year

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Your Child's Disorder May Be Yours, Too

BY age 2 it was clear that the boy had a sensibility all his own, affectionate and distant at the same time, often more focused on patterns and objects than the people around him. he is neither naturally social like his mother, nor an early and gifted reader like his father.

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A Starring Role for Drivers Who Drink

A conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol is something many people try to conceal, even from their families.

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President Bush Was Lying, Is Lying, And Will Lie About Iranian Nukes

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Merry Christmas, Black Models, Wherever You Are

Intern Maria did the tireless work of looking for black models, Asian models and models of any color but white in the December issues of the major women's fashion magazines

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Boy Scouts Lose Philadelphia Lease in Gay-Rights Fight

For three years the Philadelphia council of the Boy Scouts of America held its ground.

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Sexist Humor No Laughing Matter, Researcher Says

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Paris-based media advocacy group slams Iran for arrest of second cyber-feminist

Iran has jailed a second feminists within two weeks, the media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday, condemning the arrests and demanding the women's release

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Justice Dept. Numbers Show Prison Trends

About one in every 31 adults in the United States was in prison, in jail or on supervised release at the end of last year, the Department of Justice reported yesterday.

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Cops: More Smoke Toad Venom to Get High

Law enforcement authorities have discovered that people are willing to go to great lengths to get high, including a troubling new method that features a frightened toad.

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Candace Parker: First-rate game and a first-rate life

There's been a lot of great players. What will separate Candace out from the pack I think is her ability to dominate the game on both ends.

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The San Francisco Eight: Torture in America

George Bush didn't invent torture as public policy in America; he's simply attempting to codify and universalize what has long been routine police practice in the ghetto.

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Study: Pot compound slows breast cancer

A compound found in marijuana has been shown to prevent breast cancer, according to researchers in San Francisco.

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Two Cases; Two Fatal Shootings What do you think?

One thing I find striking about both cases is that in both cases black men were charged with crimes. In one case, the black man was part of the home invading group, and in the other case the black man was the home owner.

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Georgetown U.'s NAACP President Gets Attention for Her Race (She's White)

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Silence is Golden, But Only for Women

In the land of romance, ladies might do well to shut their traps, while men can continue to blab.

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