Posted on 29 March 2009. Tags: African American, Black, Blacks, Books, Brown, Death, Doctors, Education, History, Oklamhoma, Personalities, Politics, Racing, Racism, Students, University, equality, race, schools, segregation, street

Oklahoma and the country have lost a great man.John Hope Franklin, revered historian and tireless advocate for equality, died this morning of congestive heart failure. He was 94. FOX 23's Douglas Clark has more on Franklin's extraordinary life.
Friends describe him as someone ...
Posted in African American, Community, Law and Order, Politics, Racism, The Americas
Posted on 24 March 2009. Tags: Brown, California, Community, Corruption, Events, Illegal, News, Nightclubs, Nightlife, Oakland, Parties, Police, Racism, Racist, allegations, drugs, inner circle, mayor jerry brown, oakland city hall, parking garage, police officers, revellers

Last week, Geoffrey Pete--long a well-respected figure in Oakland's African-American community, and the owner of Geoffrey's Inner Circle nightclub--held a press conference outside Oakland City Hall to announce he's considering filing a complaint against the OPD for unlawful harassment.
Pete has previously raised allegations that OPD and former mayor Jerry Brown instituted a crackdown on Oakland's ...
Posted in African American, Arts, Community, Music, Politics, Racism, The Americas
Posted on 12 March 2009. Tags: Books, Brown, FOLA, Hackney, Women, ethnicity, street

This Mother's Day why not enjoy a variety show with all the family, a chance to celebrate Mothers Day and honour the phenomenal women in our lives. The evening will be hosted by Brenda Emmanus and Charlene White; featuring Caroll Thompson, Yolanda Brown, Felicity Ethnic , Donna Spence, Glenda Jaxson, Jackee Holder, Fola, Adelaide MacKenzie, ...
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Posted on 08 March 2009. Tags: Africa, Artwork, Black, Blacks, Brown, Europe, HILLINGDON, History, London, News, Politics, Racing, Rihanna, Twitter, Women, awards, celebs, race, stories

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Morgan Tsvangirai survives car crash but wife ...
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Posted on 05 March 2009. Tags: Brown, Gossip, Music, Opinion, Rihanna, RnB, celebs, showbiz

Is it me or has everyone just about gone nuts over this story? Whilst I don't seek to belittle what seems to have happened, I think we need to put it into context here.
We need to remember the ages of the people involved. Chris Brown is just 19 years old and Rihanna is ...
Posted in African American, Arts, Beauty & Fashion, Caribbean, Women