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Jackets For Jobs Earns a NASDAQ Spot On World Humanitarian Day

Jackets For Jobs Earns a NASDAQ Spot On World Humanitarian Day New York, NY – In honor of World Humanitarian Day, Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Jackets for Jobs, Inc, Founder & CEO, Alison Vaughn rang the closing bell at NASDAQ in New York City. A coveted opportunity reserved for the world’s …

Mothers of Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, and Sean Bell Bond Over Heartbreak

Monday, August 25, 2014 Mothers of Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, and Sean Bell Bond Over Heartbreak Posted by For Harriet | Labels: CNN, Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown, Sybrina Fulton,Trayvon Martin  Sybrina Fulton and Valerie Bell came together with CNN to offer some words of encouragement to Lesley McSpadden whose son, Mike Brown, will be laid to rest today. Valerie …

Pennsylvania Judge Sentenced For 28 Years For Selling Kids to the Prison System

Pennsylvania Judge Sentenced For 28 Years For Selling Kids to the Prison System Mark Ciavarella Jr, a 61-year old former judge in Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for literally selling young juveniles for cash. He was convicted of accepting money in exchange for incarcerating thousands …

Attorney: New audio reveals pause in gunfire when Michael Brown shot

Attorney: New audio reveals pause in gunfire when Michael Brown shot By Holly Yan, CNN updated 6:31 AM EDT, Tue August 26, 2014 Your video will play in 27 secs STORY HIGHLIGHTS A forensic audio expert says at least 10 shots are fired in the recording Lawyer: The FBI questioned a …

Michael Brown’s Family Prepares To Lay Him To Rest

Michael Brown’s Family Prepares To Lay Him To Rest Associated Press  | By SARA BURNETT  Posted: 08/25/2014 8:12 am EDT Updated: 29 minutes ago  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Brown’s relatives said goodbye Monday to the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer, remembering him as a “gentle soul” with a …

Eric Holder sent to Ferguson for Michael Brown Investigation

Eric Holder sent to Ferguson for Michael Brown investigation By Josh Saul and Marisa Schultz courtesy of the New York Times August 18, 2014 | 8:45pm President Obama announces that Attorney General Eric Holder will visit Ferguson, Mo., to oversee the investigation into Michael Brown’s death.Photo: EPA President Obama — under increasing fire for frolicking …

Donations from the West Mask $60BN Looting of Africa

DONATIONS FROM THE WEST MASK ‘$60BN LOOTING’ OF AFRICA Editorial Staff | August 15, 2014 | Comments (0) AFRICANGLOBE – Western countries are using aid to Africa as a smokescreen to hide the “sustained looting” of the continent as it loses nearly US$60 billion a year through tax evasion, climate change mitigation, and the …

How to Make the Most of Africa’s Business Boom

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF AFRICA’S BUSINESS BOOM Editorial Staff | August 15, 2014 | Comments (0) — Courtesy of ExposingBlackTruth.org AFRICANGLOBE – Following the close of this week’s unprecedented U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the business community’s eyes are trained on African. Perhaps not since colonization has the West demonstrated such concerted interest in that …

8 Successful and Aspiring Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors

8 Successful and Aspiring Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors Courtesy of Atlanta Black Star December 4, 2013 | Posted by A Moore Tagged With: black wall street, Chicago Race Riots, Greenwood, Knoxville, New York City Draft Riot, red summer,Rosewood Massacre, Tennessee Race Riots, The East St. Louis Massacre, Tulsa Oklahoma bombing, Washington D.C. Race Riots Atlanta Race Riot (1906) When the …

When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims

When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims Courtesy of The Huffington Post  | By Nick Wing Posted: 08/14/2014 8:35 am EDT Updated: 08/14/2014 8:59 am EDT Print Article On the afternoon of Aug. 9, a police fatally officer shot an unarmed, black teenager, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri. Details remain in dispute. Eyewitnesses …