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LAW
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Memo to cop wannabes: When impersonating a police officer, never
pull over the real thing. A pair of teenagers did just that, when
they attempted a traffic stop on the police chief. Chief Mike Martin
was driving home from work last week when a 1997 black Dodge Intrepid
following him flashed a set of strobe lights. Martin, in full uniform,
dutifully pulled over and got out of his private car. At that point,
the teens started to back up, but stopped when the chief motioned
to them to do so, the chief reported. Martin said the car was equipped
with white and blue strobe lights mounted on the dashboard. He confiscated
their driver's licenses and ordered the pair to follow him to the
police department for further questions.
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POLITICS
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The San
Francisco Forty-Niners, Hearst, made a statement that was
anti-gay and assumed that he could do so, playing on a San
Francisco team, and simply move on. Not so in San Francisco.
Last week he was brought to a 40-second apology. Did he forget
where he was? This is San Francisco, and regardless of what
world you are in, and there are many in San Francisco, you
MUST acknowledge the Gay world that dominates San Francisco's
politics. Football is only entertainment; politics rule!
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HEALTH
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"The
largest study yet of gene therapy for heart disease shows the approach
can significantly relieve severe chest pain, though the improvements
may take months to become apparent. Researchers have been working
for several years on the idea of injecting genes directly into the
heart to improve blood flow. Several smaller studies have suggested
a benefit, but the latest experiment is the first to subject the
approach to a careful comparison with standard treatment."
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BUSINESS
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Blacks
with higher incomes put their money into the stock market at nearly
eight times the rate of higher-income Whites over the last five
years, but the confidence of both groups has been fundamentally
shaken, according to a new survey. In a special Chicago poll this
year, 80 percent of Blacks earning more than $50,000 reported
stock ownership, just four percentage points fewer than the national
response among Whites earning that much.
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EDUCATION
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"An
estimated 3.1 million seniors are expected to graduate next June
alone, and census projections say the boom will continue through
the end of the decade. As recently as five years ago, high school
seniors applied to five or six colleges on average, said Robert
Franek, editorial director of the Princeton Review, which publishes
guides to colleges. Now the average is between six and 10 schools,
he said. Franek attributed the increase to the introduction in
the mid-1990s of uniform online application forms that cut the
amount of time students spend filling out personal information.
Competitive pressures may also play a role. "
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ENTERTAINMENT
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"The
close-up photographs, which caused an Internet stir, depicted an
eyeliner-and-lipstick-wearing Jackson with a stubbly goatee, a clear,
Band-Aid-type plaster on his scarred nose and a wild mane of black,
silky hair. News photographers snapped the photos in court, after
Superior Court Judge Zel Canter told Jackson to remove the surgical
mask he was wearing. His appearance prompted gasps from the courtroom
audience, which included media and about 30 fans who won a seating
lottery. The next day, Jackson showed up for court four hours late
and appeared drowsy. The nose plaster had either been removed, or
was covered by heavy make-up. "He's got kind of a shrunken skin,
but it is impossible to speculate on how it happened," said Chicago
plastic surgeon Dr. Laurie Casas, chairwoman of the American Society
for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery's communications commission."
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STRANGE
CASES
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"A burglar
evading police was arrested after he broke into a second house,
locked its residents out and stole a bottle of water, authorities
said. Police arrested Brian William Cook, 21, after he allegedly
tried to get a ride from the residents of the second house ."
The driver
of a Brinks armored truck apparently took the money and ran. James
Parker drove away in the truck — carrying several hundred thousand
dollars — after a co-worker left the vehicle to pick up a deposit
at a home-improvement store. The truck was found later with the
engine running in the Brinks parking lot — but Parker and the
cash remain missing. Parker has yet to be found.
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have some well- written articles in this magazine. Who are you
people anyway?"
A
Washington Times Reporter
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A Community Worker
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AIDS
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AIDS causes social breakdown
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STORIES
The
burden placed on Tiger Woods by the New York Times
Frank A. Jones
Although
Tiger Woods has done very little to affirmatively address issues
related to African Americans in America, and he has even refused
to identify himself as Black, he does not deserve to be singled
out by the New York Times as the single golf player who should
not play in the Masters.
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"What
a moron [President Bush]." A comment of an aide to Canada's
Prime Minister
Gibbs
Last week at a NATO summit, an aide
to the Prime Minister of our northern neighbor, Canada, made
a comment in a private meeting with some members of the press;
other members of the press who were not included in that meeting
overheard the comment and reported it.
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Why
can't Nigeria get it together? Last week a riot because of a
comment about the prophet Muhammad
Gibbs staff
The
Miss Universe contest was moved from Nigeria because of a riot
that killed and injured approximately 500 people over an insignificant
comment made about Muhammad the prophet and the contestants
in that pageant.
Israelis
need new leadership to stop the Middle East madness
Gibbs
The
Sharon government called for new elections, but the possibilities
of getting new players and new thoughts are very slim. What
Israel needs more than anything else right now is someone who
can lead. Neither Sharon nor Netanyahu would be a viable choice
for peace.
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Now
that Chinese leaders have selected Hu Jintao as leader, the
"Who's of first" gag is back in circulation
Gibbs
Since Hu Jintao is the
new head man in charge in China, circulating over the Net and
in newspaper is a paraphrased
version
of "Who's on First."
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Al Sharpton, a self
appointed leaders, goes to Florida to lead
Frank A. Jones
Al Sharpton has taken on himself the
mantle of national Black leader. But who gave him that mantle?
Certainly his noted origin to national public life does not
give him a national Black leader status. Blacks have had enough
white-appointed leaders, now we are having self-appointed preacher
leaders. _______________________________________________
Ms
Cleo bilked callers out of over $1 billion in her psychic hotline
Gibbs
The Jamaican shaman was an effective entrepreneur for a while.
She made over a billion dollars from the many callers to her
psychic hotlines talking about lover and life, as she eased
$5 a minute onto their bills.
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And
now on your cable TV it is the animal psychic
Frank A. Jones
It is not enough that we are infected
with sham psychics for human beings, on TV there is the animal
psychic to make sure we know what our animals are saying to
us. Is this supposed to be real?
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Woman
goes on web, begs for money, and gets it
Gibbs
She got the idea
from another woman who asked web strangers to pay her shopping
debt. Now there are others begging on the web. Is this the new
frontier for begging? How interesting!
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The
way of funeral services; things they are a changin
Gibbs
There
is a new way of funeral services today: Theme funerals with
special types of services to reflect the personality of the
deceased.
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African News [from
allafrica.com]
Black National News
....The
Pedagogy Of Ignorance And Worthlessness--tbwt.com
Black Sports News
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The CDC gives
interesting insights into marriage in America
By age 30, three-quarters
of women in the U.S. have been married and about half have
cohabited outside of marriage, according to a comprehensive
new report on cohabitation, marriage, divorce, and remarriage
released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).More
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We are confronted with something new and daunting; it's called
change."
Danny Glover,
Actor, Activist,
Chairman of Transafrica
"I've
freed thousands of slaves, and I could have freed thousands
more had they known they were slaves."
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ISSUES
IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
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SIGNIFICANT
OTHERS IN THE LIFE OF THIS NATION
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Randall Robinson
Dr. C. Drew
Haki Madhubuti
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Gwendolyn Brooks
--Poet--
"When a bird is about to die, its
song touches the heart; when a man is about to die, his words
are of note."
Analects
of Confucius
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Lost
Without You
It's hard to see your horizon Without the ocean before it Deep and frightening//
Just as it's hard to dream Without drowning In fears of living Without
you to protect me//
Once we strayed from the shore Lost in immense waves Predictably breaking
us down until It was too late to exchange navigations You had gone//
And when I saw you swimming away To save yourself, I blamed you Not
nature for my treacherous, And mistaken wanderings// Now the horizon
is no longer yours And I weather all storms alone As a selfish creature
Devouring the life of the sea.
A
Salvation's Vision Sometimes, // The world seems so ugly except
for the sky// a dim, caressing, deepening blue interrupted only by broken
clouds of gray // And small lights flashing, signaling travelers across
the sky // In twilight, so elevated beauty seems Undaunted// It contradicts
how we walk, our faces to the ground -- look up... // To see in a mind's
eye What beholds us all// A wish to flee for what's beyond.
The
Man on the Street
I met a man one night on the street With mean rhymes and a broken spirit
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He flapped his wings incessantly, But held fast to the ground As its
sinking brought him down even furthe//
Backwards is the world, he said In rhythm to the poverty That surrounded
him//
A deafening feedback Of its background And him in the forefront of enlightening
A crashing vibration Wrought from within//
His lines smiled as he did With a sarcastic grimace A life plagued by
enemies - Of police, greed, poverty, and vice//
When I was young, he said,
They used to take us As suspects, birds of prey, Like those pigeons
stealing away Every leftover of them Who possess enough to waste [it]//
""They used to take all my drugs And sell them with spite While
I was locked up, Now tell me two wrongs don't make a right//
The landlord screams for a rent I shouldn't have to pay - There's no
heat in my rooms, anyway…//
And I have to ride the bus that's never on time With two pregnant women
One happy and loud And the other lost in disguise With too many people
stepping on your heels And your mind…"
I didn't want him to end But desperately wanted it to stop As he seemed
deep underground Like the lines in his eyes//
His
was a history I could not re-write Only listen to a voice That bellowed
its steam on my face//
Affirming an insolent resolve Aroused by a force To hold my ear As He
moves even closer//
Poised were his verses Of endless indictments As I look down Shamed
and awkwardly//
So how was it? He said, Knowing how it was already//
And
I was silenced but Enraged with a repent Of not knowing//
I wanted him to run Even as I just stood In an infamy unburdened//
And I wondered if he saw the enemy in himself? This man on the street
Because I too, at that moment, felt defeated.
three poems by
Anna Libet
[ Anna Libet
Archives]
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