Germany’s unemployment rate drops to record low By Rachel Rickard Straus This is Money German unemployment fell to a 20-year low in December, bucking the trend of growing levels of joblessness in the eurozone. Unemployment fell to 6.8 per cent from 6.9 per cent in November, according to the German Federal Labour […]
January 4, 2012
Maryland’s Historical Black universities’ lawsuit against Maryland comes to trial
Judge Hears Case Over Maryland Funding Of Historical Black Colleges and Universities Associated Press BALTIMORE — Attorneys arguing that Maryland’s history of racially-segregated higher education is ongoing used decades-old state reports to try to make their point as a federal trial began. The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education […]
January 4, 2012
Red Cafe – Fly Together ft. Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross
Red Cafe – Fly Together ft. Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross Fly Together (Instrumental) Fly Together (Instrumental with Ryan Leslie verse) Red Cafe – Fly Together ft. Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross Video:
January 3, 2012
Japan’s population contracts at fastest rate since at least 1947
Japan’s population contracts at fastest rate since at least 1947 By Julian Ryall in Tokyo Daily Telegraph The population shrank by 204,000 in 2011 to a total of 126.24 million, according to the health ministry, the sharpest decline since comparable figures were first compiled in 1947. Of the total, nearly 20,000 were victims of the […]
January 3, 2012
Nigeria gas price protest turns violent in Lagos over spiraling gas prices
Nigeria gas price protest turns violent in Lagos By SUNDAY ALAMBA and YINKA IBUKUN Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria— Protesters furious over spiraling gas prices set fires on an expressway Tuesday and at least one person was killed in the violent unrest after Nigeria’s government did away with a subsidy program that had kept fuel costs […]
January 3, 2012
It’s election day in Iowa……Video: The Iowa you didn’t know
Iowa Nice Use caution as this video contains language that may not be appropriate for all age groups.
January 2, 2012
Food Stamps (SNAP) Household Characteristics Report 33% white, 22.4% black
SNAP (Food Stamps) Household Characteristics Reports In fiscal year 2011, about 44.71 million people participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the Food Stamp program as of December 1, 2011. In 2008 there were only 28.22 million people who participated. In 2000 there were only 17.19 million people who participated. The United States Supplemental […]
January 2, 2012
Video: Presidential candidate Rick Santorum singling out blacks
Are Republican presidential candidates using racial and code words to attract voters? Presidential candidate Rick Santorum singling out blacks Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on “poor kid’s” working habits
January 2, 2012
Video: “Slavery By Another Name” documentary on the re-enslavement of African Americans
Slavery By Another Name Produced by Twin Cities Public Television and premiering on PBS early 2012. Major funding for Slavery by Another Name is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Coca-Cola Company and the CPB/PBS Diversity and Innovation Fund. Slavery by Another Name is a 90 […]
January 1, 2012
U.S. agrees to $3.5 billion arms sale to United Arab Emirates
U.S. agrees to $3.5 billion arms sale to United Arab Emirates By Jim Wolf Reuters WASHINGTON- The United States has signed a $3.5 billion sale of an advanced antimissile interception system to the United Arab Emirates, part of an accelerating military buildup of its friends and allies near Iran. The deal, signed on December 25 […]


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