009 in the United States, Black household median wealth was $5,677 while White households are worth 20 times more at $113,149 At the present rate of closure, average Black households will never, EVER catch up to White households in wealth! The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grow... Read more...
As bad as the last recession has been for Blacks in America, recovery might be worse. In the absence of federal policy interventions and without an effective "trickle-up" stimulus plan, Blacks will not only have lost ground during this recession, they will also continue to lose ground during and aft... Read more...
It is a fitting message for the day—the reality is viral hepatitis does, in fact, affect everyone, everywhere. Consider, for instance, that three percent of the world’s population is infected with the hepatitis C virus, a leading cause of liver disease. That’s 130 to 170 million people chr... Read more...
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12/09/2011,
by Mr. Blair in *Blank Stare*,
A Truth Moment,
Dont Believe The Hype,
F*ck Outta Here,
I Quit...,
Kill Yourself,
Rant,
Stranger than fiction
So, this week I really didn’t feel like writing about anything in particular; so I am going to share a few things that have been on my mind lately. Here are a few things that grinds my gears, a little list I like to call my “Shut the f*ck up” list. Women who sobs on Facebook about... Read more...
They're more likely than whites to develop a number of chronic and deadly diseases Though minorities in the United States face an array of challenges, chief among them may be personal health and well-being. African Americans, Hispanic Americans and other minority groups are more likely than whit... Read more...
Migration will form a virtual mega-city stretching through Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland and ending in the capital Washington D.C. In 1910 72% of Americans lived in rural areas Vast swathes of the U.S. countryside are emptying and communities becomi... Read more...
It’s Bad For Ya, Carlin’s Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin’s noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of mo... Read more...
NATIONAL DEBTS [col. writ. 7/30/11], (c) Mumia Abu-Jamal Amidst the political brinksmanshlp occasioned by the rising of the national debt ceiling, a question arises. What is the nation's debt? Of the 14.3 trillion cited in published accounts, over a quarter of that amount, or $4.4 tril... Read more...
The nation cheered members of SEAL Team 6 when they finally delivered justice to Osama bin Laden three months ago. Now the nation mourns the loss of 30 American military personnel in Afghanistan, the largest death toll in a single incident in the 10-year war. Among the dead are 22 Navy SEA... Read more...