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Mumia Abu Jamal – Interruptus In Iraq With the news of the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq comes mixed reactions; relief among both military families and anti-war Democrats; a collective weary breath among millions of Americans who’ve tired of the longest war; and fury among most of the madcap politicians running for the [...]

Absent fathers are prime contributors to the failure of the family. The new film ‘Courageous’ challenges men to step up and be the fathers intended. A disturbing trend has subtly crept into the American family, and its onslaught was so insidious that it went unnoticed for 40 years. It’s called the absent father. Fatherlessness affects [...]

Recognizing International Men’s Day gives me a sense of brotherhood with all men around the globe, so I want to salute my  brothers of all races and ethnicities: Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Native American, Arabic, and whoever else may be out there. And when you think of the international community of men as a [...]

A State Department employee was scapegoated for linking an already published WikiLeaks document to his blog. Download Video or MP3 -Iamnotarapperispit.com On the same day that more than 250,000 unredacted State Department cables haemorrhaged out onto the internet, I was interrogated for the first time in my 23-year State Department career by the State’s Bureau [...]

In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city. Director: Pierre Morel Writers: Adi Hasak (screenplay), Luc Besson (story) Stars: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Kasia Smutniak   [...]

/11/… Are you f*cking kidding me? The only worse date for this event wouldve been 9/11/11… On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, FEMA, DHS and FCC will conduct the first national test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. This nationwide test will kick off at 2:00 p.m (EST) and run concurrently across all time [...]

One of the school districts with over 75 percent of its African-American student body graduating is located on the West Coast. Out of 271 African-American students who attended Berkeley High School, 205 graduated last year. That’s one of the highest African-American graduation rates in the country. The Berkeley Unified School District made closing the education [...]

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limited television for children – and discourages it altogether for children under age 2. A new study in the October, 2011, issue of the journal, Pediatrics, finds that some TV shows may be worse than others. The study, “The Immediate Impact of Different Types of Television on Young [...]

“Satanic Panic” over HalloweenEvery year in October, some folks begin shouting that Neopagans must be “stopped” from celebrating Halloween, which they describe as a “Satanic” holiday. Many Christian Fundamentalists say loudly and publically that we Druids, Witches and other Neopagans kidnap children, sacrifice babies, poison or boobytrap Halloween treats, drink blood, and hold orgies at [...]

For this generation of students to remain competitive with their international peers as adults, they need to start spending more time in school. This week President Obama proposed that American school children extend their time in class, either by lengthening the school day, or spending less time on summer vacation. “We can no longer afford [...]

More than three-quarters of Illinois high school graduates aren’t completely ready for college, based on their ACT scores, state results of the college-admission test released Wednesday show. Only 23 percent of Illinois‘ 2011 high school graduating class – public and private – met college readiness standards in all four ACT subjects tested: English, reading, math [...]

Photos courtesy Oblate Sisters of Providence Archives, Baltimore, Md. – The St. Frances Home for Girls in Normandy, Mo., near St. Louis, was founded by the Oblate Sisters of Providence, an African-American order providing black girls with elementary education and domestic training. Long before the civil rights movement broke racial barriers to public education, black [...]