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Solve Your Own Money Problems So You Can Help Haiti
by Warren Ballentine
By now, some of us are getting used to seeing footage of the horrific earthquake in Haiti. But there’s more than one reason we shouldn’t let ourselves become numb to those haunting images. ... Read more
Being True to Black Historymakers
by George E. Curry--NNPA Columnist
The news media is fascinated with anniversaries, especially those ending in round numbers. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins was celebrated this week. On February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T University – Ezell A. Blair, Jr., David L. Richmond, Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain -- initiated a successful effort to desegregate the lunch counter at the downtown Woolworth’s store. ... Read more
'The effects of slavery are still with us!;' Dr. Joy Degruy to speak at UWM
by Taki S. Raton
“What if you discovered that you were passing down destructive behaviors to your children -- behaviors so ingrained that if you could travel through time, you would see your great-great grandmother doing the very same thing?
“You would stop, of course. But deciding that certain actions are damaging, especially ones that you have seen over and over again from your own childhood, is not easy.” ... Read more
Obama dreads being labeled an ‘Angry Black Male’
by A. Peter Bailey--NNPA Columnist
(NNPA) - There are two basic reasons that President Barack Obama’s political enemies treat him with such disdain and contempt.One is their awareness of his absolute dread of being labeled “an angry Black male.” ... Read more
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Pulse of the Community
Pulse of the Community
Question of the Week: “Who is your favorite Black History person?
Photos and question by Harry Kemp
Craig Jackson: “My favorite African American history person is Malcolm X because he was a man of character and integrity. he was a proud, humble Black man who loved Black people and promoted self-love, doing for self and knowledge of self.”
Fred D. Curtis: “My favorite African American was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. because he was a man of character; a visionary and a very spiritual, humble man. “I think his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech represents our dream coming true with Barack Obama becoming president.”
Delores Jefferson: “My favorite was Dr. Martin Luther King. (He) marched and stood for so many great things: peace, rights for all people, jobs with equal pay (and) not based on color. He was a family man and he was a man that would pray.”
Carmenetta Malone: “I’d like to say I have a favorite, but I don’t. I love all who paved a way for us. This would include all my ancestors who shed blood, sweat and tears for us to be here. I am intrigued by Nkrumah, Robeson, Fannie Lou, King Malcolm and more.
Community Choice: Email your responses at to the editor at editorial@communityjournal.net
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This Week's frontpage articles
Republicans' fear of a Black president reaches new heights
by Dr. Boyce Watkins--Courtesy of The Grio.com
There was a time when I thought that Barack Obama and Tiger Woods were "Teflon Negroes": men with the ability to transcend race in a way that makes the rest of us look silly and small-minded. Obama's success in the 2008 presidential election almost made me wonder if I was the only one who couldn't see the vision of a truly "post-racial" America.
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MCJ Special Focus: What stops us from being healthy?
One reason for our being unhealthy is the historical and continuing legacy of limited access and poor quality health care. If you have heard the term “health disparities,” it usually means that there is a gap between African Americans and Whites in our level of health and/or our ability to obtain quality health care.
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Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron wins 2010 Miss America crown
by Oskar Garcia , THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS - A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants. Caressa Cameron, a broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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