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White Americans' majority to end by mid-century

The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years — to 2050 — because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S.

Red wine or white? Which makes teeth a fright?

Monika Jones, 28, loves red wine. What she doesn’t love is the “monster mouth” it gives her.“I’ve found that red wine not only stains my teeth — it turns the inner part of my lips a dark magenta after just two glasses,” says Jones, a Seattle writer. “My friends call it ‘monster mouth.’”

Obama is sued for White House visitor list

The nonprofit conservative group has sued the U.S. Secret Service after the Obama administration again denied a request for copies of the list of visitors to the White House.

Houston mayor jumps into Texas governor's race

Houston Mayor Bill White abandoned his campaign for U.S. Senate on Friday in favor of a run for Texas governor.

Govt says swine flu vaccine catching up to demand

A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama revives Cousin Pookie

Cousin Pookie is back!

Ed Sec'y Duncan going to Oct. 2 Olympics meeting

Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago's Olympic bid.

Help figure out who has been calling on Obama

Here's your chance to help figure out who has been visiting the White House during the early months of the Obama administration.

Obama yields on White House visitor logs

The Obama administration says it will release information on most visitors to the White House, starting at the end of this year. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

After 35 years, next Atlanta mayor could be white

The city that became a post-civil rights movement emblem of the political power held by African-Americans could have a white mayor for the first time in a generation — a possibility that has some in the black community scrambling to hold on to City Hall.

Jenkins: `Great white hope' remark not about Obama

A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda.

White back at practice for Falcons

Roddy White was back at practice for the Atlanta Falcons after ending an eight-day holdout.

Falcons' Pro Bowl WR White no-show at camp

Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith hardly seemed irritated that Pro Bowl receiver Roddy White skipped the first two sessions of training camp Saturday in a contract holdout.

Black-white disparity: How states compare

A look at the achievement gap between black and white students on nationwide reading and math tests in 2007, according to a new Education Department report. Tests were graded on a 500-point scale.

Achievement gap still splits white, black students

Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according to an Education Department report released Tuesday.

Julie White is set for 'The Understudy' off-B'way

Julie White hasn't yet finished her summertime gig in the Public Theater production of "Twelfth Night" in New York's Central Park, but she already has her next theater job lined up.

Hard to top these $8 pinot grigios in summer

Some time ago, pinot grigio became almost synonymous with Italian white wine. While there is a broad range of Italian whites available these days, from arneis to soave, Gavi to grillo, pinot grigio has a prominent place on the spectrum because it is widely grown and easy to find on store shelves in this country. Pick out a few of them and chances are you’ll find at least one that stands out.

Meg White and Jackson Smith wed in Nashville

White Stripes drummer Meg White has married fiance Jackson Smith in Nashville.

White Sox' Guillen, Dye ejected from Indians game

Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen and outfielder Jermaine Dye have been ejected from Wednesday's game against Cleveland by home plate umpire Mike DiMuro.

White Stripes drummer Meg White to wed this year

A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith.

Lions make Sheldon White VP of pro personnel

Sheldon White has been promoted to vice president of pro personnel by the Detroit Lions.

Obama's chief of staff wants to hear GOP proposals

President Barack Obama's chief of staff is urging Republicans to step up and offer their own on ideas on how to overhaul health care and energy policy.

Obama seeks 'new beginning' with Cuba

President Barack Obama says the United States is seeking a "new beginning with Cuba."

Clarification: Greening the White House story

In a story March 29, The Associated Press reported that the House had quietly shelved a "Green the Capitol" program to zero out the U.S. Capitol's carbon impact by December 2008. While the House has abandoned the "Green the Capitol" program's goal of carbon neutrality, other aspects of the "Green the Capitol" program are ongoing.

Ole Miss forward Malcolm White leaving team

Ole Miss forward Malcolm White has decided to transfer.

The Vine
U.S. Population Mix Hinges on Immigration
Source: hispanicbusiness.com

Without new immigrants, by the middle of the century the United States' population would begin to decline, the elderly would account for nearly 1 in 4 Americans and non-Hispanic whites would remain a majority, according to new projections by the Census Bureau.

TV clips reveal racist body language, study finds - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

Racist body language comes through loud and clear on television, even when the sound is off, a new study shows.

"whether Barack Obama will be an Uncle Tom groveling"
Source: thedailybeast.com

"This is what I meant a year ago when I said the next year will determine whether Barack Obama will be an Uncle Tom groveling before the demands of the corporations."

Test data reveal stubborn racial gaps
Source: The Washington Post

Last week's federal report card on math achievement was a welcome piece of good news for D.C. public schools.

Black Confederate Battles White Atheist
Source: blogs.creativeloafing.com

H. K. Edgerton, Bothwell's most vocal critic.

The racism game

Since Barack Obama took office, we've seen a spike in a lot of things.

Race in the US is not Just a Black and White Issue

For most of history race in the United States was the white majority ruling and the black minority at first enslaved, then marginalized.

D.C. Pundits Pout Over White House No-Vite
Source: Brown Man Thinking Hard

I think a lot of us out here in the hinterlands, better known as the 99.99999% of America that does not have a press pass from a D.C.

Is Iraq Racist?
Source: The New York Times

Historians say that most African-Iraqis arrived as slaves from East Africa as part of the Arab slave trade starting about 1,400 years ago. They worked in southern Iraq's salt marshes and sugar cane fields.

Roma children perplex local educators - Parentcentral.ca
Source: parentcentral.ca

They are Europe's Least Wanted – reviled for their unorthodox ways, hounded by white supremacists. Now the sudden arrival of Roma "gypsies" in Ontario has teachers here grappling to connect with some of the most perplexing students in the world.

Blacks hit hard by economy's punch
Source: The Washington Post

Joblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions -- 34.5 percent in October, more than three times the rate for the general U.S. population.

Black gang members videotape the assaults in trendy tourist districts and sell them on the underground market as entertainment.
Source: The Denver Post

The gang members crave the notoriety of having their one-punch knockouts recorded on tape and sold on the black market. They'll rewind the tapes and watch them over and over, he said.

Pair gatecrash White House dinner
Source:

This is all we need after the Fort Hood massacre by an unbalanced Moslem major in our army. Another Arab male slippping thru security and ending up next to the Vice-President and the President's Chief of Staff.

Racial Terror in Denver
Source: The Denver Post

The Denver Police Department announced today that they have made 32 arrests during a sweep to end a four-month spree of what police said were racially motivated assaults and robberies in downtown Denver, including the LoDo entertainment district.

Three arrested in beating of white teen
Source: The Buffalo News

Three teenage males were arrested today in connection with the attack last August on an 18-year-old white male on the city's far East Side minutes after he dropped his African-American girlfriend off at her house.

School district settle racial discrimination lawsuit
Source: contracostatimes.com

The incident on March 7, 2007, began when police told Deer Valley High School student Michael Housley, then 16, to stop blocking traffic as he walked with two other students through a shopping center near the school.

Obama the Racist?
Source: American Thinker

The question was recently posed to me, "Do you think Obama is a racist?" I answered, "Obama is the best kind of racist to whites, but the worst kind of racist to blacks." My questioner was perplexed.

A better way for blacks to view our country

From time eternal people were used as slaves, one man owned another man. Then in 1776 a document was created stating that all men were created equal. Several years later a war was waged to make this dream a reality, and a few years later it was refought to insure it survival.

Police refuse to charge Columbia professor with hate crime after alleged attack on co-worker
Source: Examiner

On Monday, New York City police arrested Lionel McIntyre, 59, an architecture professor at Columbia University, for punching a woman in the face, and slapping another man. The alleged attack took place the previous Friday night at Toast bar in Harlem.

Hate Obama? You may not be a racist. But you will be white
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The president's critics are not all prejudiced but the crowd is mutating to the extremes. And we have a bad history on this topic

In India Fair Skin is Preferred.
Source: npr.org

I tend to refer to my people as "brown people" because, by and large, that's the color of our skin. But, as we all know, there are many shades of one color.

"Obama Goes Full On Nazi"
Source: Media Matters for America

Geller on anonymous Dem strategist claiming WH told him not to appear on Fox again: "Obama Goes Full On Nazi"

Mixed Race Americans Picture A 'Blended Nation' :
Source:

The 2000 U.S. census was the first to give Americans the option to check more than one box for race. Nearly 7 million people declared themselves to be multiracial that year, a number that's expected to shoot up in the 2010 count.

Something Very Cute and Non Controversial
Source: Telegraph

Lets take a moment to step out of the political malestrom and just enjoy some very cute pictures of animals on a white background. No muss, no fuss, no blue or red.

No trick: 2,000 kids knocking on White House door
Source: Yahoo! News

As a Christian....I personally do not pay honor of celebration to Halloween. But in the innocent mind of a child, it's about fun and receiving great snacks,...to boot. I pray for their safety and their good-health as well. (too much of anything ~candy~is not good for them).