For those that live inside the District (and maybe even for those that do not). If you have been complaining abou crime, here is your chance to do something about it:
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Saturn’s moon, Titan, is said to be one of the most likely places in the Solar System where
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For those who live in Fairfax County (Northern Virginia), the Fairfax Medical Reserve Corps needs committed individuals willing to step forward and volunteer their time and energy to help the community when disaster strikes. Volunteers receive free training on Health Department emergency plans, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and personal and family preparedness. Volunteers can join by [...]
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On Monday, I attended a panel discussion sponsored by Institute of the Black World 21st Century Forum which included community leaders, activists, scholars and politicians on the growing debate on race in our country at Busboys and Poets here in Washington, DC.
In recent months, we have seen many incidents that have brought the issue of [...]
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“AIDS today is a black disease” - Phill Wilson, founder of Black AIDS Institute
This is simply appalling:
Black US AIDS rates rivals some African nations. Five percent of the population here in DC has AIDS (80% of the cases are black)
This is overwhelmingly behavior driven, but no one wants to say it
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Because so many of us eat strictly for taste, the diet of black Americans is generally terrible. I recently had a physical and - thank God -
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I am currently reading Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam which is a book about the decline in social interaction in our society. I wanted to share this little story from page 28 of the book
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In today’s climate, this post will probably get me into some trouble. One of the things that disturbs me about the ills in the black community is the lack of a strong moral (not judgmental) voice calling against these ills.
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Obama has opened a 9 point lead over McCain as of 7/27/08
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Traditionally, every four years, Rush Limbaugh has essentially run what has been a three hour a day, five day a week campaign commercial for the Republican candidate. However, this year he has been a little cool to McCain, but he has nonetheless attacked Obama relentlessly as he did Clinton throughout the 1990’s, Gore in 2000 [...]
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.“
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A list of resources to help solve problems in the black community. Many complain. How many will take action?
The list (from CNN) is below. Feel free to add others in the comments:
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Dr. Pausch lived the last months of his life inspiring others with his boundless optimism and passion. This was one of his better speeches
Every day is indeed a gift and we have to live every day as if it is our last
I plan to get his book
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I know I mentioned this before, but I just found the spoken word artist to be very annoying because he seemed to take away from the seriousness of the presentation. And the whole “Negro on Display” feel.
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I have my problems with Obama’s platitudes, but there can be no denying that his election would send a great signal to the rest of the world as seen in his speech in Germany today. Today, he all but declared his candidacy for Ruler of Earth. Excerpt of speech is below
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