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  • British 9 Year Olds Ready For High School
    Wed, 03/17/2010 - 16:03
    According to BlackStarNews.com, twins Paula and Peter Imafidon are just 9 years old, yet are child prodegies fully prepared for high school. They will be the first to enter high school at 9 years old. Last year the London pair aced University of Cambridge's advanced mathematics test, and became the youngest to pass. The twins' father, Chris, and mother, Ann, immigrated to Britai ...
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  • Vatican Officials Under Scrutiny For Possible Sex Scandal
    Sat, 03/06/2010 - 19:02
    According to CNN, reports that an Italian government official accused of financial corruption allegedly used a Vatican choir singer to arrange gay liaisons for him are "shameful," the official's lawyer told CNN Saturday. Angelo Balducci is appealing a judge's decisions to keep him in prison over allegations of financial corruption, said his lawyer, Fra ...
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  • Twitter, Wyclef Jean Mobilize Aid for Haiti
    Wed, 01/13/2010 - 09:15
    In the aftermath of Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake in impoverished Haiti, Twitter is playing a critical role in collecting donations to help disaster victims, CNNMoney reports. Fundraising efforts by the American Red Cross and rapper Wyclef Jean were two of the top 10 trending topics on Twitter early Wednesday. Both organizations asked Twitter users to text a number to make a donation t ...
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  • Museum for bluesman B.B. King has strong 1st year
    Fri, 09/11/2009 - 08:08
    EXCERPT According to Yahoo News, a year after its opening, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center has drawn about 30,000 visitors to the Mississippi Delta town. Attendance exceeded a first-year projection of 25,000, despite the museum's opening last fall amid hurricanes, high gasoline prices, economic collapse and the end of the traditional summer travel season. (more) ...
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  • The wilderness journey of the year 2009
    Fri, 08/14/2009 - 13:11
    When both the presidential administration and the party in power change all the gears in government grind to a halt, the momentum shifts in the opposite direction and takes some time for the flywheel to begin to gain any kind of momentum. When you are changing the policy approach and attempting to change the fundamental way we approach governance— regardless of who is in power— you are going to run into opposition from people on both sides of the aisle with legitimate concerns. ...
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The next Supreme Court justice

President Obama wants Sonia Sotomayor to take the seat on the Supreme Court David Souter plans to leave. Do you think Sotomayor's a good choice? Why or why not? Does the fact she's Hispanic affect your opinion?


The recession and how we spend money

Lots of talk lately about how we should learn financial lessons from this bad economy, but are we? Are you doing anything different with your cash, maybe saving or scrimping, using a budget? And which things are you still willing to splurge on — dining out, vacations, clothes?


Michael Vick and black athletes

Former NFL star Michael Vick's been released from prison for his role in a dogfighting operation. He's all ready to work with the National Humane Society to speak out against dofighting, but the mainstream media and the public haven't been very forgiving. Do we have a double standard for black athletes? Or does Vick deserve this fate?


The AIDS crisis in the black community

The numbers are staggering. HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects black Americans. Has it touched you and your family? How? And why do you think it's such a problem for blacks in particular? 


Black women in the mainstream media

How does the media do depicting black women? What does the mainstream media get right and wrong? And who are the best female role models in pop culture — Claire Huxtable, Oprah, Queen Latifah? Who are the worst? Let us know what you think.


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