Families Victimized by Serial Killer Anthony Sowell Speak to the Court

Anthony Sowell, a 51-year old Ohio serial killer up for the death penalty on 82 counts of aggravated murder, rape, attempted murder, and kidnapping, is sorry for what he did; but the families of his victims and his near-victims (the three women who survived his attacks) aren’t buying it. All of Sowell’s victims were black women.

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513 Migrant workers Packed into two US Bound Semis

 

by Nyshia Taylor, YourBlackWorld.com

An X-Ray machine in Chiapas, Mexico busted two trucks en route from Guatemala to the United States carrying a total of 513 migrant workers.

Malcolm X’s Interpretation of Fox News Racism

 

Watch the video below to understand the nature of Fox News Racism.  There’s a historical context to all of this, whether we’re talking about the Birther Movement, the Tea Party or any of the other activity coming from the Right Wing.  Check it out below or click here to watch.

 

GOP Rep Says Black People Don’t Work as Hard as Whites

 

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, YourBlackWorld.com – Scholarship in Action

Republican State Rep from Oklahoma Sally Kern seems to think that black people don’t work as hard as whites and that we are more likely to go to prison because we think the government will take care of us.

“We have a high percentage of blacks in prison, and that’s tragic, but are they in prison just because they are black or because they don’t want to study as hard in school? I’ve taught school, and I saw a lot of people of color who didn’t study hard because they said the government would take care of them."

Luther Campbell Raises Just $250 for His Mayoral Campaign

Your Black World Reports

It looks like the phrase “Too legit to quit” doesn’t quite apply to Luther Campbell.  The former leader of “2 Live Crew” has raised a reported $250 for his campaign to run for Mayor of Miami. Campbell was hoping that a recent fundraiser would bring him $5,000 to $10,000, but he was wrong.  Campbell is now $150,000 behind the fourth-highest fundraiser, Jose “Pepe” Cancio.

Are Black Children In Danger While In Their Mothers’ Wombs?

 

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World – Scholarship in Action 

Tricia Fraser filed suit last Tuesday against a Texas-based pro-life group that used her daughter’s face on a billboard that ran in Harlem earlier this year.  Beneath the face of her child were the words “The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb.” 

In the lawsuit, Fraser claims that the use of her daughter’s image was “defamatory, unauthorized and offensive.”  She also said that it was racist.  The image was obtained legally, however, as Fraser had allowed her daughter to be photographed by a modeling agency.

No, You Can’t Find Out Who’s Viewed Your Facebook Page

 

by Graham Cluley on October 11, 2010 | Comments (3)

FILED UNDER: Social networks, Spam

Earlier this year I blogged about how scammers were abusing Facebook users’ curiousity about who might be viewing their profile. Surprise surprise, they’re at it again.

Right now we’re seeing messages spreading across Facebook claiming to have found a way to allow you to sneakily tell who has been looking at your profile. And it’s no shock to see that many people are intrigued as to who might be checking them out online (maybe it’s a secret admirer? or an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend? or a prospective employer?), and clicking on the link.

Prepare Your Fried Chicken Bucket: Flav’s New Restaurant is Official

Your Black World reports

Flava Flav’s new restaurant is now open for business. Flavor Flav’s House Of Flavor is ready for customers.  I’m not sure if this means we should jump for joy or run for cover. 

Given that there are also reports that Flav has been bouncing checks to his employees, one is left wondering just how long his business is going to last.

Police Frustrated that Community Won’t Help Find Missing Girl

 

Nadirah Ruffin’s abduction united a community hoping to bring her home. Now, investigators are hoping the public will band together again to catch whomever killed her.

"Please come forward," Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said Thursday afternoon during a news conference. "Now is the time to help solve this matter and find the people responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Nadirah Ruffin."

Ruffin, 19, of Egg Harbor Township, was at her cousin’s Atlantic City home at about 11:40 p.m. March 26 when three men and a woman wearing masks and armed with guns forced their way into the apartment, duct-taped the four other women there and took Ruffin at gunpoint.

Kindergartners Shot When Child Brings Gun to School

 

Your Black World reports

Three kindergartners were wounded today in a Houston elementary school after a loaded gun fell out of the pocket of one of the children. The school district is reporting that none of the injuries were fatal or life-threatening, according to CNN.

The weapon went off one time and according to Jason Spencer, the spokesperson for the school district, the children might have been hit by bullet fragments. Jarneshia Broussard, a five year old who witnessed the incident, said that the gun “fell and then it shot.”

"We were by each other and then it shot and the little girl started crying," Jarneshia also said.

Soledad O’Brien and Gwen Ifill Inducted into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Your Black World Reports

Earlier this week, respected journalists Soledad O’Brien and Gwen Ifill were inducted as honorary members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. 

“I’ve been waiting a long time to say, ‘hey sorors!’” O’Brien said on Twitter.  “To have a sisterhood that supports you is heartening…Before I would say that service is what you do, now I say it’s what we do.”

21-Year Old Swallowed a Pound of Cocaine

by Dr. Boyce Watkins 

Luisa Gil of Union City, NJ was arrested in Boston after swallowing a pound of cocaine.  Authorities are holding her on $200,000 bail on a charge of Class B substance trafficking. 

The 21-year old woman flew into Logan airport from the Dominican Republic.  When authorities questioned her, her answers seemed suspicious.  She then admitted to swallowing 50 pellets of compacted cocaine.  The cocaine had been wrapped in condoms.

After hearing the woman tell her story, police took her to the hospital, where the dope was recovered.  The drugs had a street value of $50,000.  She was allegedly paid $2,000 to make the transfer of the drugs to the US.

Yes, we wonder how desperate people have to be in order to do something like this to earn money. 

Your Black News – 1/31/11b

 

• Egypt puts President Obama in diplomatic bind
• Will Obama go down in history as the president who lost Egypt?
• Hundreds of South Africans pray for Mandela at church
• Bishop Eddie Long makes YouTube appeal to help members
• Sudan demands end to U.S. sanctions after referendum
• Chris Brown will not attend Grammys, not related to Rihanna
• MLK III considers buying part of NY Mets team
• CNN announces Black managing editor
• Maya Angelou Black History Month special on PBS
• Man arrested for threatening retired Congresswoman Watson
• Nicki Minaj’s ‘SNL’ appearance gets mixed reviews
• There is no Planned Parenthood conspiracy to abort your baby

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Dr. Boyce Joins the Al Sharpton Show

Dr Boyce Watkins of Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World Coalition is now slated for a weekly segment on "Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton."  The show is currently syndicated in 18 cities across the nation and adding new affiliates each week.  Every Monday from 1:15 – 2:15 pm EST, Dr. Watkins and Rev. Sharpton will discuss political issues of the day and matters affecting our nation.  To find out more about the show, please visit www.SharptonTalk.net or www.BoyceWatkins.com.

To see Dr. Watkins’ latest articles with MSNBC’s "TheGrio.com", please visit this link: http://www.thegrio.com/author/dr-boyce-watkins-1/

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To listen to Dr. Watkins’ last conversation with Rev. Sharpton, please click here.

In light of President Obama’s recent announcement that African American education should be a top priority for Black leadership, Dr. Watkins will be speaking with Rev. Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and other African Americans on ways to directly challenge the astronomical dropout rates for African American students.  Many of these issues are addressed in Dr. Watkins’ book, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About College."   To start the academic year, Dr. Watkins will be distributing free e-copies of this book to members of the Your Black World Coalition during the month of September, 2009.  We will also be reaching out to President Obama to offer support in solving this problem, for we firmly believe that managing the dropout rate is one of the keys to saving our great nation.

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Your Black News Headlines: 12/18/2008

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Your Black News: Iconic Singer, Odetta Dies At 77 — R.I.P.

Odetta, the singer whose deep voice wove together the strongest songs of American folk music and the civil rights movement, died Tuesday. She was 77.

The cause was heart disease, said her manager, Doug Yeager.

He added that she had been hoping to sing at Barack Obama’s inauguration. [...]

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Born in Birmingham on Dec. 31, 1930, Odetta Holmes spent her first six years in the depths of the Depression. The music of that time and place — in particular prison song and work songs recorded in the fields of the deep South — shaped her life [...]

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Two years later, the Kathryn Johnston case is back where it started —- with the Atlanta Police Department.

The November 2006 killing of the 92-year-old woman by a rogue drug squad in her own home has been solved. Early on, federal investigators echoed suspicions of the community that such corruption was widespread. But in closing the investigation, they now say the wrongdoing was more isolated. Atlanta police last week said they were starting a task force to investigate internal wrongdoing.

Yet questions persist. Narcotics officers told investigators they cut corners, faked search warrants, planted drugs and raided homes because of pressure from superiors to make arrests. There were complaints from other officers that there were performance quotas, a charge higher-ups always denied.

But there never has been a public explanation about whether allegations about pressure from superiors were accurate, and if so, who was applying it. Also, did any higher-ups know how the drug unit operated? Or why they didn’t know?

“There were thoughts this would uncover a huge ring of corruption in the Police Department. It never did,” said William McKenney, an attorney for narcotics officer Arthur Tesler, who late last month pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with Johnston’s death [...]

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Your Black World Headlines: 11/19/2008

Coon Alert: Alan Keyes Seeks To Verify Obama Citizenship

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Your Black Gospel: Black Church Burned Down On Election Night

SPRINGFIELD, MA — (OfficialWire) — 11/09/08 — The fire that destroyed a church under construction in Springfield, Mass., was arson, law enforcement officials say.

State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan said the fire that destroyed the Macedonian Church of God in Christ was intentionally set Wednesday, but there was no conclusive evidence the arson was a hate crime, the Boston Globe reported Sunday.

The church’s congregation is primarily black and the fire was set the day after Barack Obama was elected U.S. president, the Globe noted.

Hampden District Attorney William M. Bennett said all efforts would be taken to ensure those responsible for the blaze were apprehended.

“We know it’s arson. We know it’s a very serious crime and we’re going to do everything we can to identify the perpetrator and to prosecute that person or persons responsible,” Bennett said.

The Globe said the church construction project was nearly 75 percent complete when the fire occurred.

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Your Black World Headlines: 11/18/2008

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Jesse Jackson Asks For ‘Substance’ From Obama

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Your Black World Headlines: 11/17/2008

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Your Black News: Lawsuit Claims Election-Night Hate-Crime By Chicago Police

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that while a huge Chicago crowd celebrated the election of the first black U.S. president, some white city police officers committed hate crimes against a black family cheering Barack Obama’s victory from home.

The federal lawsuit claims several officers discharged pepper spray on members of a family celebrating Obama’s win outside their home on the city’s West Side last week.

After some of the family members fled into the home, the armed officers knocked down the door and shouted profanity-laced racial insults before leaving, according to the suit.

The eight plaintiffs include Niger Arnold, 31, of Chicago, and her four children, who had been visiting relatives at the home.

“Chicago looked very good on national TV that night. For many people, it was the beginning of a new era in America,” attorney Gregory Kulis said. “Obviously, some Chicago police thought otherwise.”

The lawsuit, which seeks $50,000 in damages, claims use of excessive force, unlawful search and seizure, battery, and a hate crime. It cites only the unnamed officers and does not name the Chicago Police Department.

A separate lawsuit filed last week by Kulis claims Christina Ballard and Cornelius Voss, who are black, were driving home in Chicago with family members on election night when white officers in unmarked cars drove alongside the vehicle.

That lawsuit alleges that after some of the children cheered for Obama through the open car windows, the officers discharged pepper spray and yelled “white power” and the N-word [...]

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Your Black World Headlines: 11/15/2008

Michelle Obama Becoming New Role Model For Black Women

Valerie Jarrett Named Senior Advisor In Next White House

Toni Morrison Examines Slavery In New Book ‘A Mercy’

New Lawsuit Claims Discrimination In Katrina Aid

Are Black Professors Now Endangered Species?

Kanye West Arrested In England — Released

Your Black World Headlines: 11/13/2008

Valerie Jarrett Says Obama Would Honor Black America

Aretha Franklin Named Greatest Singer In Rock Era

Sudan President Agrees To Cease-Fire In Darfur

Congo Rebels Use Bodies As Road-Blocks

Suge Knight Blames/Sues Kanye West

Your Black World Headlines: 11/12/2008

Ancient 4,300-year-Old Pyramid Discovered In Egypt

UN: Congolese Troops Raped, Pillaged Villages

Tyler Perry Sued For Copyright Infringement

USN: 10 Tips For Black College Students

Steele Seeking RNC Leadership Post

Your Black News: Police Officer ‘Accidentally’ Kills Innocent Black Man: Julian Alexander

An Anaheim police officer chasing burglary suspects shot and killed an innocent 20-year-old man who heard a commotion and emerged from his house early Tuesday holding what authorities said was either a broomstick or a shower rod.

The officer encountered Julian Alexander on his front lawn and shot him twice in the chest about 1:30 a.m.

“This is a very tragic situation,” Anaheim Police Chief John Welter said at a news conference. “Julian Alexander was innocent of anything that was going on in the neighborhood at that time.”

Paramedics treated Alexander at the scene in the 300 block of North Muller Street before taking him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Alexander’s wife and mother-in-law said he went outside, believing that he heard possible intruders. The women heard two gunshots and tried to run outside but were stopped by an officer. From their window, they saw Alexander on the ground, handcuffed and bleeding.

“He was a good kid, trying to protect his house,” said Michelle Mooney, his mother-in-law. “And the police, instead of asking questions, they just shot first. Somebody has to be held responsible for this.”

The officer who shot Alexander was not identified and was placed on leave. The shooting is being investigated by the Anaheim Police Department’s office of independent review and the Orange County district attorney’s office.

Relatives said police refused to let them see Alexander at UCI Medical Center [...]

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Your Black World Headlines: 11/11/2008

Italy’s P.M Calls Obama ‘Suntanned’

Malaria Vaccine Trial Begins In Africa

Death Toll Rises In Haiti School Collapse

Obama Victory Energizes White Supremacists

Blood Pressure Disparity Kills 8,000 Blacks Annually

T-Mac Set To Premier Documentary On Darfur Genocide

Iowa Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Running Over Black Boy

Your Black Life: CHANGE (The Barack Obama Song) — By Manze Dayila

Haitian New Yorker, Manze Dayila was inspired to write a song about Barack Obama after being invited to perform at a rally in her New York neighborhood. Inspiration struck in the shower, and the rest is now history on YouTube. “When I look at Barack Obama and listen to him speak, I can see and hear his determination for change,” says Dayila. “We are all children of the world, deserve to live better, have better education, better health care. I believe in his message that war is not the answer. I think he can change our situation into a better one. I think this is change we all need.”

CHANGE (The Barack Obama Song):

Manze Sayila recently released “Solé,” her debut CD on the As Is Entertainment, Inc. record label. The single is available for free download at: http://www.manzedayila.com

Your Black World Headlines: 11/10/2008

New Front Opens In DR Congo, Increasing Fears Of Wider Conflict

Search For Survivors In Haiti School Collapse Shrinking Hopes

Colorado Defeats Ward Connerly & Affirmative Action Ban

Another Black Man Attacked For Supporting Obama?

Florida School Keeps KKK Founder’s Name

Black Children: Nation’s Most Obese

Racism At Prop 8 Protests

Your Black News: Haiti School Collapse Kills At Least 82

The death toll from the Friday school collapse in Haiti climbed to 82 on Saturday, with 107 injured, Haiti President Rene Preval reported cited by Haitian Press Network.

Rescue workers found early Saturday 21 bodies in a classroom, all believed to be students from one class.

It is not known how many students were in the school when it collapsed Friday morning, but reports say that anywhere between 500 and 700 children and teenagers typically crowded into the three-story concrete building of College La Promesse.

Most of the students at the school ranged in age from 10 to 20, officials said, but some are younger. Haitian press reports said kindergarten, primary and secondary students attended the school.

The school is in an extremely poor part of town and the roads are nearly impassable. A United Nations helicopter was unable to land in the area [...]

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Your Black News: Rev. Jeremiah Wright Speaks Out Following Obama Victory

MILFORD — As protesters outside held a giant American flag and yelled words like “traitor” and “racist,” the Rev. Jeremiah Wright discussed his views on race and Christianity before an audience of hundreds Thursday night in Kingdom Life Christian Church.

Wright, President-elect Barack Obama’s former pastor, whose racially and politically charged remarks in sermons propelled him to notoriety in March, was invited to a forum on the Bible, race and American history by the Rev. John C. Rankin, an evangelical scholar and head of the Hartford-based Theological Education Institute.

A soft-spoken Wright, retired senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, told the diverse crowd his controversial remarks were taken out of context as media sound bites.

“They could care less what I preach,” he said in response to a question. “Their intention was to use me as a weapon of mass destruction to destroy that man’s candidacy. “¦ Perceptions of me are based on 10 seconds.”

The spotlight fell Wright when ABC News reported a review of dozens of his sermons found repeated denunciations of the U.S. and lists of its injustices to blacks and other minorities [...]

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Your Black News: Barack Obama Projected To Win Pennsylvania & Ohio

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., won perhaps the most critical state in his quest for the presidency Tuesday by claiming Pennsylvania and its 21 electoral votes away from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., news networks reported. While Ohio and Florida played vital roles in the last two presidential contests, it was The Keystone State’s turn to live up to its name in this contest. Obama’s win in Pennsylvania is expected to set the table for his overall victory, as it puts him just a few electoral votes away from the 270 he needs for the presidency.

From Market Watch

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has scored a critical victory in his run for the presidency over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., by winning the key battleground state of Ohio, news networks reported late Tuesday. Ohio’s 20 electoral votes have been critical in the last several elections, correctly gauging the winner in every presidential contest since 1964. Ohio put George W. Bush over the top four years ago as he took the state by a narrow margin of slightly more than 2%. Obama was projected the winner by Fox News and MSNBC The win now puts 185 electoral votes in Obama’s column. A total of 270 electoral votes are needed to win.

From Market Watch

Your Black Hip-Hop: Nas: Election Night

New York Emcee, NaS, who earlier released “Black President,” is back with a new single. His latest, “Election Night,” addresses the emotion many African-Americans are going through, with regard to a potential Obama presidency looming larger than ever:

Your Black World Headlines: 11/4/2008

Blacks Express Mixed Feelings Ahead Of Election

UN Convoy Leaves Many Hungry In The Congo

US To Airlift African Peacekeepers To Darfur

NAACP Loses Virginia Election Lawsuit

Google Maps Offer Voting Location