Dilemma X

Is now the time to remove wig wearing as part of court dress in Africa’s Commonwealth of Nations and those in the Caribbean? The use of wigs in British courts dates back to the 1680s. The Commonwealth of Nations is an organization of 54 independent member states. All members except Mozambique and Rwanda were part of the British […]

Minnesota House passes $566 million bonding bill for new NFL Vikings stadium contribution In a sign of the tough road ahead, the chamber swiftly overhauled the $975 million proposal to raise by $105 million the amount the Vikings would kick in. The House vote will serve as the first test for a proposal that must also […]

François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in French presidential election Left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday’s runoff, becoming the first Socialist to win a French presidential election since François Mitterrand in 1988.   France’s newly-elected President Francois Hollande (L) celebrates on stage with his companion Valerie Trierweiler after results in […]

U.S. Army Air Forces Special Film Project Number 151- Tuskegee Airmen Narrated by Ronald Reagan (later the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989.)         President Ronald Reagan was the commencement speaker at Tuskegee University on Sunday, May 11, 1987      

Felix Cartal (Feat. Polina)- “Don’t Turn On The Lights”   You gotta act now, Don’t wait ’till it’s over Cause all we have is right now! Hold my hand as we get lost in the darkness All we have is right now!   You gotta act now, Don’t wait ’till it’s over Cause all we […]

Tornado strikes city located about 40 miles (60km) from Tokyo kills 1, injures dozens By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO — A tornado tore through a city northeast of Japan’s capital on Sunday, killing one person, injuring dozens of others and destroying scores of houses. Firefighters and medical teams rushed to the area after the tornado struck Tsukuba […]

Usain Bolt speeds to year’s fastest 100 meters   Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica sprints to win the men’s 100 metres event at the Jamaica International Invitational track and field meet in Kingston, May 5, 2012. Olympic champion Bolt held his nerve after two false starts by competitors and powered to the year’s fastest 100 […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal received his Doctoral Degree         WPLG 10 ABC Miami-Ft. Lauderdale   MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University will be graduating a big new alumnus at their commencement ceremony Saturday.   Shaquille O’Neal graduates from Barry University with a doctoral degree in education. To be precise, it’s a degree […]

Affirmative action backed in largely black Brazil By BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press SAO PAULO — Brazil’s top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across this nation, which has more blacks than any country outside Africa yet where a severe gap in education equality between races persists. The Supreme […]

U.S. unemployment falls to 8.1% in April 2012 as white unemployment increased and black unemployment decreased   By Dilemma X Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April 2012, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1% from 8.2% in March 2012. In the previous month nonfarm payroll […]