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Why a Daily Detox is Important

There are tons of cleanses out there and all of them are promising one thing or another. Recognize that there is no magic pill that you can take for weight loss. It all comes down to working with the body you have through diet and exercise. Diet in this case …

Black teen in white foster home pepper-sprayed by police who mistook him for burglar Scott Kaufman SCOTT KAUFMAN

by Scott Kaufman: Courtesy of Raw Story Black teen in white foster home pepper-sprayed by police who mistook him for burglar The foster parents of a Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina high school student are furious after neighbors mistook their son for a burglar and called police, who responded by pepper-spraying him in …

NYPD Thugs Caught on Video Pistol-Whipping Teen With Hands Up

Two NYPD officers, Tyrane Isaac and David Afanador, are under investigation for beating and pistol-whipping an unarmed teenager in Brooklyn. Kahreem Tribble, 16, had his hands up at the time of the attack. Gawker reports: The two officers were pursuing Tribble after he allegedly dropped a bag of weed and …

How Often are Unarmed Black Men Shot Down by Police?

How Often are Unarmed Black Men Shot Down By Police? by Frank Vyan WaltonFollow Courtesy of Daily KOS We stand today, two weeks after the shooting Death of Unarmed John Crawford, a week and a half after the Police Shooting Death of Unarmed Michael Brown, about a week after the shooting of …

After 3 White Americans Get Treated with Ebola Drug, Officials Haven’t Given It to Duncan in Dallas

After 3 White Americans Get Treated with Ebola Drug, Officials Haven’t Given It to Duncan in Dallas October 6, 2014 | Posted by Nick Chiles Tagged With: aide worker Nancy Writebol, dr. kent brantly, Dr. Rick Sacra, national institutes of health, texas health presbyterian hospital, Thomas Eric Duncan With Dallas …

A Call to Black Men

Dr. Rick Wallace, Ph.D. Makes a call to black men to step up and step out. He places great emphasis on the fact that too many of our men are sitting in the background, leaving our women exposed. He takes time to speak to women as well, making sure that …

Let Me Touch You

Let Me Touch You Let me touch you in all that you are, let me touch the deepest recesses of your heart. Let me touch the scars of all the wounds that reflect all the pain that you have endured, Allow me to pour out my love into the darkness …

What is “White Supremacy?”

What is “White Supremacy?” On this blast of The Forum w/Big El…I lay out and define the historically based, and institutionally perpetuated system of “White Supremacy”, What does it mean to say it is a system? What does it mean to say White Supremacy is historically based? What does it …

7 Little Known Benefits of Having Melanin Rich Skin

7 Little Known Benefits of Having Melanin Rich Skin Originally Published January 24, 2014 | Posted by A Moore Courtesy of Atlanta Black Star Tagged With: black skin, dark skin, Melanin, melanin benefits   Essential to Brain, Nerve, and Organ Function In humans, melanin is the primary determinant of skin and …

St. Louis Area Artist Produces Music Video Capturing Protests Surrounding Michael Brown’s Murder

St. Louis Area Artist Produces Music Video Capturing Protests Surrounding Michael Brown’s Murder – Call To Action Video Puts Spotlight on White Cops Murdering Blacks – St. Louis, MO — An East St. Louis born-and-bred hip-hop impresario — who marched with protesters in Ferguson — has produced a YouTube music …