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A Warning to Democrats and Republicans

La Opinión, Editorial, Staff, Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - New America Media Association

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BLACK AND PROUD IN 2010

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson - The Buffalo bullet

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Census Bureau Makes Black History Month Resources Available Free of Charge

By Scotty Reid, February 5, 2010

With the 2010 Census fast approaching, minority civil rights leaders are concerned about another undercount of minority communities, which happened in the 2000 Census population count. However, technology exists that minorities can use to spread the word about the Census and encourage minority participation that was not widely available in 2000. Since 2000, thousands of minorities now operate online radio stations an

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Sunday's Round Up of Black Radio Online

Member produced black radio is why BTRN was initially founded, to promote independent online Black media. Sunday's round up of scheduled Member Programs. All Times are EST (Eastern Standard Time)

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Black Facts In History - Thomas L Jennings - Judy W Reed - The African Free School - Bessie Coleman

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Black Facts In History - Inventors: Elijah McCoy, Garrett Augustus Morgan, Otis Frank Boykin

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Black Facts In American History February 2, 2010

Today's Black Facts In America History is brought to you by the Black Talk Media Project - New Media for the New Millennium a proud member of the New America Media Ethnic Media Association and BlackFacts.Com - Serving You Online Black History 24x7 Since 1997

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Playing the Obama Bolshevik Card

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Feb 02, 2010 President Obama had two things in mind when he invited himself to the cozy GOP in-house confab in Baltimore last week. One was to tell the GOP to knock off the hits, digs, and reflexive obstructionism to any and every one of his initiatives, like the proposed tax cuts, pumping up small business… Continue

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Latino Clergy Coalition Votes To Condemn S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer plus BTRN News Brief 2-1-2010

Feb 6, 2010

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Black History Facts Today in Black History Facts Asian American Legal Defense Files Civil Rights Suit The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Filed a complaint for civil rights violations with the U.S. Department of Justice. Cecilia Chen, A Staff Attorney fo… Continue

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Yemen: A Haven for Qhat Not Al-Qaeda

By Sandip Roy, Video by Ann Bassette At an international forum in London this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Yemen to "take ownership" of their own long-festering problems -- including corruption, internal strife and poor governance -- if the country hopes to overcome threats from Islamist extremists and poverty. University of Minnesota Professor William O. Beeman, a noted scholar on the Middle East, believes the narcotic qhat is one of those root causes. He spoke to NAM's Sand… Continue

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President Obama Threatens To Pull Stimulus Funding OVer Civil Rights Violations

New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen For the first time since President Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act a year ago, his administration has threatened to withhold stimulus money from a transit agency because it failed to comply with federal civil rights laws. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) threatened to pull $70 million in stimulus funds from Northern California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system because it failed to comply with T… Continue

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Census Promoters Educate, Encourage MLK Crowd To Be Counted

DENVER -- The 2010 Census will be mailed out the third week in March, but census workers are already launching a massive educational campaign. As people finished the MLK Parade in City Park Monday, Census workers handed out freebies and information on the survey. Cathy Lacy, regional director of the U.S. Census Bureau's Denver Regional Office, said the Census statistics will be used to get federal dollars for everything from schools to community centers.… Continue

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Banquet speaker says much remains to be done to achieve dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

DECATUR - The first civil rights attorney of Martin Luther King Jr. said Saturday the country needs a plan to end racism and discrimination. Racism is still alive 42 years after King's death, attorney Fred Gray said at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Banquet at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel. The annual banquet, in its 24th year, is organized by the Decatur Human Relations Commission. "There are some people who think we have all the civil rights and why discuss it,"Gray said… Continue

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Americans Asked To Help In Haitian Earthquake Disaster Relief

BTRN News President Obama is making plans to address the Nation about the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked the island nation of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. He has ordered aides to plan the U.S. response to this natural disaster that has caused many buildings to collapse including the Presidential Palace. "My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this earthquake," the president said. "We are closely monitoring the situation… Continue

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Barney Frank and Newt “The Racial Profiler” Gingrich - Black Talk Radio News

Representative Barney Frank appeared on the Consumer Advocacy with Harold Cameron online radio program on Dec 29, 2009, which broadcasts through the Black Talk Radio Network. Some of the issues Representative Frank said would be addressed if his bill "The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009” remains intact through the Senate were new rules that would apply to pay day lending businesses that prey upon minorities w… Continue

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Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights Discusses ACORN

WNYC.org reports: Congressional Study Clears ACORN

NEW YORK, NY December 24, 2009 —A Congressional study released this week finds the anti-poverty group ACORN has not violated any federal regulations in the last five years. ACORN has been plagued by scandal after allegations of voter fraud and videos showing workers advising a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute on how to evade laws and… Continue

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Racism and Discrimination News From Around The World 12-18-2009

Health reform's true colors The real racial issue in this debate is not about Obama. It's about inequality. The "tea party" protests that started last spring sparked a debate over whether racism was motivating the opposition to President Obama's health-care reform proposals. The issue was revived by a recent Internet advertisement depicting regular folks who oppose health-care reform saying facetiously, "I guess I'm racist."… Continue

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Republicans Still Trying To Single Out Acorn In Latest Assault on Poor and Working Class Minority Families

BY Scotty Reid In the latest assault on poor to middle class working families, Republicans are seeking to deny Acorn consideration for a position on a proposed Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Board. It is a violation of the Constitution to pass bills of attainder, or to single out one entity in a piece of legislation that would not apply to all. Lets get one thing straight. ACORN, a group that works on the behalf of poor and working class communities has not been charged with any crimes… Continue

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Racism and Discrimination News From Around the World #racism

Arab MKs: Bill approving admission committees racist A decision made by the Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs to allow admission committees in the Galilee and Negev to filter candidates seeking to live in their communities has evoked angry responses from Arab Knesset Members and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, who say the resolution is directed against the Arab population. Read More… Continue

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5 Indicted for Their Alleged Participation in Foreign Bribery Scheme Involving Hati

Justice Department Press Release: Two Florida executives of a Miami-Dade County-based telecommunications company, the president of Florida-based Telecom Consulting Services Corp., and two former Haitian government officials were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged roles in a foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering scheme. According to the indictment, the defendants a… Continue

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