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July 10th, 2013
Written by Manny Otiko in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
With the job market still looking sluggish, many minorities now have to look at alternative sources of employment. And even with the War on Terror winding down, many minorities are looking at careers in the military.
Neven Gibbs, a writer and entertainer from Washington, is a former soldier who joined the military back in the '70s when the nation was going through an economic slump. However, he...
July 9th, 2013
Written by Gary D. Roberts... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's legislative and congressional boundaries were upheld Monday by a three-judge panel, a victory for Republicans who drew the maps and a blow to Democrats and allies who challenged them.
The Superior Court judges, in a unanimous 171-page decision, rejected the arguments of Democratic voters, civil rights groups, and election advocates who sued 20 months ago over...
July 9th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
The Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA) is leading a "D.C. March For Jobs" in Washington D.C. on Monday, July 15, 2013 to protest the Gang of 8's immigration Bill.
But there are some questions as to the origins of the BALA as an advocacy group for African Americans as well as the motivation for the march, which is also sponsored by the Tea Party Community and the Brotherhood Organization of...
July 9th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Spotlight, Feature Stories, Native American with 0 Comments
.jpg "The 3,500-year-old Poverty Point site, considered one of the most culturally significant American Indian sites in the U.S., is already designated a National Historic Landmark, National Monument, and Smithsonian Affiliate. It is the largest, most complex U.S. archaeological site of its age. In addition to its impressive size and design, the site is outstanding because of its widespread trade network. The site’s design is unlike any other site in the world, including a massive earthen complex, with six mounds, six concentric, C-shaped ridges, and a large, flat plaza. Archaeologists have found evidence suggesting Native Americans built the largest mound, the Bird Mound, in less than 90 days. Photo Credit: crystalinks.com")
A move to grant special recognition to a historical treasure in north Louisiana has oddly enough, become entangled in Middle East politics.
Poverty Point, a Native American landmark and a major part of American culture today in West Carroll Parish, is nominated for a spot on the World Heritage List, an international roster of sites that offer profound significance in world history. UNESCO, a...
July 6th, 2013
Written by Gene Sapakoff -... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus in 1955, the same year Charleston's Cannon Street All-Stars and their parents held tightly to baseball dreams.
"All the fathers must have gone to some kind of convention because they were all telling us we could be the next Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, or Don Newcombe," recalled John Bailey, one of the...