Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
A few days ago, Sen. Barack Obama spoke about frustrations that working people in the U.S. are feeling and said:
“It’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
Since then, he has fought accusations from Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain that he is an “elitist and out of touch”. Clinton released an ad Monday featuring reactions of her Pennsylvania supporters who say they were “insulted” by Obama’s recent comments.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008 |
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Tavis Smiley is leaving the Tom Joyner Morning Show. On Friday, Joyner told listeners he thought the reason Smiley is quitting is because he “can’t take the hate he’s getting over this Barack Obama thing”.
In a statement released Friday, Joyner said:
I got a call from Tavis on yesterday. And he told me he was quitting the show. He told me the reason was that he was tired and has a lot of things going on, and he feels that now is a good time to leave the show.
We all know that isn’t the real reason he’s leaving the show. The real reason is that he can’t take the hate he’s been getting regarding the Barack issue — hate from the black people that he loves so much. He needed to feel the love. We all do, whether it’s from our radio audience or from people we know personally. He wasn’t feeling any love, so he quit. [ Listen to Joyner's on-air announcement. ]
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Friday, April 11, 2008 |
Not only is April National Food Month. It’s also National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Awareness Month, a health observance created to increase awareness about STDs, including their transmission, prevention and treatment.
Most people are aware of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, but there are over twenty other STDS out there and we must do something to stop these diseases from plaguing our communities. Continue Reading »
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
We mentioned the North American Forum on Integration last month and how it sounds awfully like the North American Union.
A poll revealed 71 percent of Concrete Loop readers believe plans exist to create a North American Union and the video above offers more info on it, in addition to the Real ID. If you want to know more, visit zeitgeistmovie.com and stay tuned for our post on the Real ID Act next week.
Shout out to CL Readers Brittany and iCON for the info.
Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
Jane Bolin (1908-2007) enjoyed a number of firsts during her lifetime. She was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association, the first to join the city’s law department and the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States.
Born on April 11, 1908, in Poughkeepsie, NY, Bolin was the youngest of four siblings. Her father, Gaius Charles Bolin, was the first black to graduate from Williams College and became a lawyer. Her mother, Matilda, a white Englishwoman, died when Bolin was eight. Bolin graduated from high school in Poughkeepsie and was one of two black students in her class at Wellesley College.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 |
Check out a preview of “Meeting David Wilson,” the remarkable and inspiring story of a young man’s reconciliation with his ancestors’ history as slaves.
Premiering on MSNBC & streaming live on msnbc.com on Fri., April 11 at 9 p.m. EST, the documentary is hosted by Tiki Barber and followed by a 90-minute live discussion from Howard University on racial issues in America moderated by Brian Williams.
For more information, visit MeetingDavidWilson.com.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 |
( Photo: Splash News )Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed rumors that she is trying to become Sen. John McCain’s running mate.
“I very much look forward to watching this campaign and voting as a voter,” she said. “I have a lot of work to do and then I’ll happily go back to Stanford.”
Earlier this week, a Republican strategist said Rice had been actively campaigning.
On Monday, Senator McCain remarked that if Condi is campaigning to be his running mate, it’s news to him. Even if she isn’t, she’s already garnered the endorsement of Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
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