Sunday, June 12, 2011

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African-American - News June 12, 2011

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New election law may disparately affect black voters (Ocala)
In 2008, more than half the African-American voters in Florida who participated in the historic election of President Barack Obama did it by voting early.

Demographics Influence Mental Health in Black Males
Demographics Influence Mental Health in Black Males (World of Psychology)
Researchers have discovered demographic factors significantly affect mental health concerns among black men.

Real Housewives Of NYC Castmember Accused Of Discrimination (Perez Hilton)
The newest castmember on The Real Housewives of New York City , Cindy Barshop , has been slapped with a discrimination complaint because a former employee at one of her Completely Bare spas claimed that she was not only verbally abused by the reality star and her co-workers, but fired because she was African American! According to Altovise Collier ...

Wall Street's Strange Allies (Mother Jones)
Yesterday I wrote about financial industry demagoguery over new rules that will force issuers of mortgage securities to keep a 5% stake in the securities they create.

Covington takes ownership of historic school (WEHT)
Northern Kentucky officials have taken possession of a historic school that served black students before desegregation, but they haven't yet decided how to use the building.

African-American Heritage Gala set for June (Mt. Vernon Register-News)
The African-American Heritage Committee will host its 13th annual Gala on June 18 at the Holiday Inn.

Milwaukee Mayor: Infant mortality rate stil...
Milwaukee Mayor: Infant mortality rate stil... (WNFL-AM Green Bay)
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says the city's infant mortality rate remains a major problem, especially when looking at racial breakdowns.

How The CIA Helped Create Osama Bin Laden (newsone)
During in the 1970s, when the Russia was the biggest threat to America and radical Islam was not as a concern of the USA's, the USA began funding and training Islamic militants to fight our Russian enemies in Afghanistan. These militants, known as the mujahideen would rebel the Russians out of Afghanistan and later become the Taliban, Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. One of the most prominent members of he mujahideen was a wealthy son of a Saudi Arabian businessman named Osama Bin Laden. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski visited Afganistan in 1979 and met with Bin Laden and even took a picture with him. Brzezinski would tell the mujahideen

Interracial Muncie couples remember marriage ban (The Star Press Muncie News)
Bill and Patsy Harter have been married 51 years and got married when Indiana had a ban against interracial marriages.

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