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Fact Vs Fiction: Invisible Children’s ‘ #StopKony ’ Campaign

0 comments, 07/03/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in A Truth Moment, African-American Awareness, Death, Dont Believe The Hype, F*ck Outta Here, Factoid, Freeing Slaves, War, World News

A new campaign spreading across the Internet says it has one goal in mind: Make Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of the violent Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) “famous” so he can be brought to justice The campaign may be working. #StopKony has been trending worldwide on Twitter since ... Read more...

The Dis-United States of Gas Prices: Why Fuel Is So Cheap in Denver

0 comments, 01/03/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in General

Thanks to America's overwhelmed oil pipelines, some lucky drivers in the Rockies are getting a big discount on gas. Right now, it's very, very good to be a commuter in Colorado. Gas prices have been on the rise for the past two months, as the international game of chicken between the West and Ira... Read more...

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How an African Chief Uses @Twitter to Keep the Peace

0 comments, 01/03/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Freeing Slaves, News, World News

An African administrative chief uses Twitter to help solve problems and maintain order in his Kenyan village, showing another example of how social media has evolved beyond wired metropolises to reach even the most previously unconnected corners of the globe. Chief Francis Kariuki — or, @Chiefka... Read more...

#LanaSpeaks: Speak The Truth by: Lana Adams (@LanaDot)

0 comments, 24/02/2012, by Lana in A Truth Moment, African-American Awareness, By The Numbers, Edu-tainment, Factoid, LanaSpeaks

Jobs. It’s the word you’ve been hearing repeatedly for the past couple of years. It’s what Republicans claim President Obama has failed us on. It’s what many Americans find themselves looking for day after day, interview after interview. I recently started a new job of my own t... Read more...

Girls’ School Association Head Condemns ‘moral abyss’

0 comments, 23/02/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Health, News, World News

Girls are growing up in a "moral abyss" where being dressed in "mini-me" sexy clothing and wearing make-up is acceptable, a schools leader has said. Parents who dress children in such clothes have themselves been let down, Girls' School Association president Dr Helen Wright argued. Such parents ha... Read more...

Niesha & “The Lemon Society”

0 comments, 21/02/2012, by cocofullofgrace in Giving Back, Health

Sounds like a good children's story right? Well technically, it is... read below.. Hey Family & Friends: You may remember that I ran an Alex's Lemonade Stand this past summer with my daughter and her best friends. We were able to reach our goal to help fight childhood cancer and we ... Read more...

Summer Jobs+ 2012

0 comments, 16/02/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Giving Back, News

A new call-to-action for businesses, non-profits, and government to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth in the summer of 2012. Summer Jobs+ "America's young people face record unemployment, and we need to do everything we can to make sure they've got the op... Read more...

#ISawThat – “Safe House” Movie Review By Lana

0 comments, 12/02/2012, by Lana in Movies, Review, Video

My name is Lana Adams. I am a writer, by definition. I am a twenty-something year old, recent graduate of Temple University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and I am interested in helping people. I want to help people in whatever way that I can, whether it’s informing people about pertinent... Read more...

Study Warns of Limited Savings from Closing Schools

0 comments, 27/01/2012, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News

Closing schools doesn't save very much money in the context of an urban district's budget, and selling or leasing surplus school buildings tends to be difficult because they're often old and in struggling neighborhoods, a recent report from a Philadelphia research group says. On the... Read more...