The Value of Making Wise Decisions
Posted on February 9, 2009
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VIEWS FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT
The Value of Making Wise Decisions
by Alvin C. Romer
Are we always in position to make the best decisions when faced with dilemmas? What can we claim as valuable nuggets to be triumphant in our choices? Take one individual for instance as we ponder the title of this essay: Stanley Holmes was a star football player, an academic All-American popular beyond measure, a role model for those seeking to emulate his success, and a wunderkind if you will in the business world. After graduating at the top of his class a multi-million contract was negotiated on his behalf as he would go on to play 10 years with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. Just before retiring, Stanley met John, a glib and enthusiastic real estate developer with a gift of gab who came across with an engaging smile and Type A personality.
Black History and the Progression of the Black Community
Posted on February 4, 2009
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Black History and the Progression of the Black Community
by H. Lewis Smith
Candidly speaking, the need for a black history month would not exist if the American halls of academe did not use systematic exploitation (past and present) to minimize exposure to African-American history. The city school systems, colleges, universities and the media are by-products of Eurocentric educational philosophies. These systems were designed to teach African Americans to learn, believe, and accept European values, traditions, and habits, while at the same time promoting minimal integration of Black culture.
Public Support Grows for Rehabilitating Ex-Convicts.
Posted on February 3, 2009
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PUBLIC SUPPORT GROWS FOR REHABILITATING EX-CONVICTS
by Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – The nation’s appetite for mass incarceration appears to be waning, as many states confront the financial challenges of maintaining large prison populations and as public support grows for more services that better prepare prisoners to come home to their communities.
After four decades of tougher sentencing, the incarceration rate in the United States is the highest in the world at 715 inmates per 100,000 residents, far outdistancing the Russians, who are second at 584 per 100,000. But more Americans are recognizing that mass incarceration has largely failed. Their neighborhoods aren’t any safer, and funding the expanded prison system has drained resources that could be spent more productively on rehabilitation, healthcare, education and other social services.
Don’t get bitter, get better
Posted on January 28, 2009
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Don’t get bitter, get better
by Paulette Harper
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi [pleasant]; call me Mara [bitter], for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, but the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
Ruth 1:20-22 (Amplified Bible)
If you have never read this story, here we have a woman whose life was drastically changed. First, she and her husband, Elimelech, and their two sons left Bethlehem because of a severe famine. Looking for a better life, they journeyed to Moab. While in Moab, Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, dies, and ten years later, her two sons die, leaving her to care for her two daughters-in-law. Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem, but upon returning she has no husband or sons, instead a bitter heart.
Jasmine Lawrence – Young and Doing It!
Posted on January 26, 2009
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"Black Enterprise" Teenpreneur of the Year Recipient Continues Growth and Expansion of All Natural Hair Care Line
Roswell, GA (BlackNews.com) – While the average teenager is earning money babysitting, this young CEO is establishing distribution channels and negotiating prices with suppliers. Starting at only 13 years of age, Jasmine Lawrence, President and CEO of EDEN BodyWorks is on the road to success. With the drive and determination of a seasoned CEO she is strategically making her mark, a mark which has garnered this young dynamo appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Montel Williams Show, ABC’s Nightline, and NBC’s Today Show.
6.5 Millions Homes Are Still Unprepared for the Switch to Digital Television
Posted on January 24, 2009
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5.7% of U.S. HOUSEHOLDS — OR 6.5 MILLION HOMES — STILL UNPREPARED FOR THE SWITCH TO DIGITAL TELEVISION
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) – More than 6.5 million U.S. households — or 5.7 percent of all homes — are not ready for the upcoming transition to all-digital broadcasting and would be unable to receive any television programming at all if the transition occurred today, The Nielsen Company reported today. This is an improvement of more than 1.3 million homes since Nielsen reported readiness status at the end of December.
