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Hip-Hoppreneur ™ Cedric Muhammad Teams With AllHipHop.com For New Weekly Blog (New York, NY) - November 18th marked the launch of a new weekly blog series on AllHipHop.com by Hip-Hoppreneur, Cedric Muhammad. The industry changes almost daily and each week Cedric's blog will speak to the issues and happenings within and ... [  more... ]

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FCN: Kwame Kilpatrick is still standing and has faith that he will outlast those who seek to destroy him. This is his first interview since leaving office in late 2008.

Star Ledger: Poll finds Newark Mayor Cory Booker would be strong N.J. Gov candidate in '13.


NY Daily News: Gov. Paterson says 9/11 mastermind Kalid Shaikh Mohammed shouldn't be tried on NY soil, near Ground Zero. "It's a little inconsistent with what he told me last week," said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.


Roll Call: William Jefferson May Be Ineligible for a minimum security prison camp, instead he may go to a prison surrounded with barbed wire.


Final Call: Released from court monitoring program, an outspoken reverend continues activism.


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh NAACP leaders and other residents last night urged the city school board to proceed cautiously with a school-closing plan to avoid hurting black students and derailing successful programs.


Inside Higher Ed: Threat to Black Colleges. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour on Monday proposed combining the state's three public Black colleges into one of the institutions, Jackson State University.


Sharpton: Obama in Asia.


Times Picayune: Former Rep. William Jefferson was sentenced Friday to serve 13 years in prison, the stiffest jail term ever imposed on a member or former member of Congress for crimes committed while in office.

BlackElectorate.com FlashBack: (June 28, 2000) Exclusive Interview With Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.).


Guardian UK: Texas death row man claims inmates' numbered days are form of torture. Murderer Danielle Simpson who faces execution on Wednesday speaks about his nine-year term spent locked up in solitary.


NYTimes: Cuomo Wants to Shape Ticket in Run for Governor, Advisers Say. Adding a prominent African-American could help Mr. Cuomo soothe any resentment he sets off if Gov. David A. Paterson, the state’s first African-American governor, stays in the race.


McAdam: Is our congress racist? All active ethics probes focus on Black lawmakers.


Boston Globe: Mayoral choice puts Newton in unique category. When Newton voters elected Setti Warren as their mayor Nov. 3, making him the city’s first Black mayor, they also created a cast of elected politicians that is unique in the U.S.


AJC: Black clergy bless Kasim Reed in Mayoral runoff. “We want to give thanks to him & praise God for his leadership,” said former Mayor Andrew Young, who is also an ordained minister. “And give him our wholehearted support.”


Weekly Standard: Barack Obama's Leading Indicator. Deval Patrick's fizzle bodes ill for the White House.


AP: GOP chairman ends abortion insurance for employees.


Gordy: Why are The First Lady's Poll Numbers Falling?


Final Call: Muslim - Christian unity leads to victory in Benton Harbor for commissioner at large posts in the city.


Newsday: Village's top Black cop: Sanctioned amid noose probe.

AJC: Former Candidate Lisa Borders endorses Kasim Reed in Atlanta mayoral runoff set for Dec. 1st.


Phoenix New Times: Lou Dobbs Delivers His Head to Hispanics, But That's Not Necessarily a Good Thing.


Times Picayune: New Orleans mayoral candidate James Perry touts change.


Reed/Hudson Valley Press: Rangel deserves to stay in office.


Baltimore Sun: Picking Baltimore mayor's jury: Yes, get around race issue, but how?


Chicago Tribune: Gov. Pat Quinn concedes his backers may be challenging African-American's candidacy. William 'Dock' Walls, a Democratic candidate for governor, faces petition challenge.

Colorful Times: The Public Education Trap: Failing Black America.


LA Sentinel: CBC Under Siege by Republicans. NNPA Chairman Urges the Black press to support members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other Black public officials.


Prince: Black Lawmakers under Ethics Spotlight. “…it makes you wonder…”

Bay State Banner: Black and Latino voters key to Mayor Menino's election.


IndyStar: Roderick Morgan is named Indiana's 1st African-American president of the State Bar Association.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Phila. Black firefighters sue union, cite racism.


Cedric Muhammad: Homus Blackicus’ Why White Republicans Are Scared of ‘Me’.


Hill: Clyburn thinks Stupak clause will be removed from healthcare bill.


Strictly Hip Hop News: Growth & Development. Black street gangs will never be destroyed. Gangs can grow and develop into what the community really needs i.e, safety patrols on street corners & small business supporters/owners.


The Sad Red Earth: The Tribal Nations Conference. Obama, Native America, and change we can believe in.


CBS New York: Paterson: NYS Will Be Broke Before Christmas.


Huffington Post: The New York Post editor, Sanbdra Guzman, fired after speaking out against a cartoon depicting the author of the president's stimulus package as a dead chimpanzee has sued the paper.


Politics Daily: A Win for Democrats in Charlotte Offers Lessons (Maybe).


BET: Interview With Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee.

Reuters: Obama admits to mistakes, but no big ones.


Washington Informer: Black Leaders Applaud House Passage of Health Care Bill - With Public Option.


LA Times: Fewer than half of Americans say Obama's election has improved race relations.


Politico: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Sunday that he has been in rooms with white Republicans who are “scared” of him.


Chicago Tribune: Veteran U.S. Rep. Danny Davis on Monday abandoned his Democratic primary challenge to Cook County Board President Todd Stroger "for the sake of unity" and said he would seek re-election to Congress.


Philadelphia Inquirer: Charles Tyson, elected South Harrison Township's first Black mayor in 2006, said yesterday that he had been worn down by racism in the Gloucester County farm community and would resign as deputy mayor effective today.


CQ Politics: Will Politics Ever Be Color Blind?


AFP: African-Americans slam Obama in White House protest.

NYC Independent Media Center: Black is Back Coalition March: Photos. Black radicals protest Barack Obama.


Kucinich: Congressman Kucinich addresses vote on H.R. 3962.

Friedman: Kucinich on House Healthcare Bill: 'Bailout Under a Blue Cross'.


Hazim: African-American Muslims battle both racial and religious bias in US military.


Washington Times: Sen. Joe Lieberman vows probe of Hood rampage.


Baltimore Sun: 1st act of Mayor Sheila Dixon trial: jury selection. Lawyers say race, income, empathy all could play role.

Hill: Steele, Kaine both say that independents are in their corner after Tuesday vote.


WDRW: Tarver talks new U.S. Attorney seat, says he's "not packing up".


San Francisco Chronicle: BART shooting trial location critical call.

LA Times: Race, recession could play role in Houston, Atlanta mayoral runoffs. The leading vote-getters in Tuesday's elections hope to become Houston's first openly gay mayor and Atlanta's first white mayor since 1973.


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Urban League president challenges Black communities.

WBAL: Five days before trial, Mayor Sheila Dixon said she has no reason to quit her job and declared the truth is about to come out.


Kramer: Paterson Empowered By Obama's Election Woes. Gov. Still Plans To Run Despite President's Request He Not. Brings President Clinton's Former Deputy Chief Of Staff On Board.


Salt Lake Tribune: Obama vows more than 'lip service' for American Indians. Dubbed ‘Barack Black Eagle', the President hosts more than 400 people at summit.


NY Post: David Dinkins, NYC's First Black Mayor Criticizes Obama for Not supporting William Thompson in NYC Mayoral Race.


NY1: Rangel Supporters Urge Public, Media To Remain Neutral.

Afro American: Low Black Turnout Key in Deeds Defeat in Virginia.


Examiner: Former gang member helps Feds indict Black P Stone Nation drug dealers in 'Terrror Town'.

Adesioye: Election shows Blacks remain engaged in political process.


Village Voice: Vast White-Wing Conspiracy? 15% of Black House Members Under Investigation.


Del. Holmes Norton: Republicans to blame for high D.C. AIDS rate.

Hill: Independent voters big for GOP; Democrats keep Black vote.


NY Daily News: Obama insider: Don't blame us for Bill Thompson's loss to Bloomberg.


Washington Times: Steele celebrates GOP wins, plays defense on N.Y. race.


Philadelphia Inquirer: Seth Williams wins DA race in Philladelphia & becomes the first African American to be elected a district attorney in Pennsylvania.


Boston Herald: Historic wins for Black, Latino and female mayors.


WTNH: Youngest, first Black mayor in Hamden, Connecticut.


UPI: First Black Mayor in Utah Elected.


NYTimes: Staten Island Elects Its First Black Council Member.


AP/Nola: Resignation of justice who refused to marry interracial couple 'long overdue,' Jindal says.


Detroit Free Press: Muslims win 2 more council seats in Hamtramck.

Chronicle: The race for Houston mayor narrowed to a choice between a City Hall insider trying to become the first openly gay mayor & a former civil rights activist hoping to become only the 2nd African-American to run the nation's 4th-largest city.


Jacksonville Observer: A former leader of the legislative Black caucus lamented the lack of diversity on the Florida Public Service Commission Weds, pointing out the panel will have no minorities when Chairman Matthew Carter is replaced early next year.

York Daily Record: 40 years after The Riots, York elects its first Black mayor as county elects its first Black judge.


Cleveland Plain Dealer: Many believe State Sen. Nina Turner put her political career on the line this year when she was the first Black leader to support Issue 6 -- the Cuyahoga County govt reform measure that voters passed overwhelmingly Tuesday.


Robinson: Obama's world-changing first year.

Washington Times: Big money buys seats at lawmakers' dinner tables. Pricey private events can offer up clout. Want to dine with five U.S. senators? Then just drop by Wednesday night and, oh, by the way, bring $30,400.


Washington Post: An NAACP chapter of a different hue. Aiming to expand his membership, national president explains, 'Colored people come in all colors'.


NY Daily News: Limbaugh, Palin urge right wing to step up efforts to purge moderates from Republican Party.


NBC New York: Rev Al's Daughter Tells Him to Back Off.


Parker: ‘Hate crimes’ law: inherently divisive.


Philadelphia Inquirer: York prepares to elect its first Black mayor. Today - 40 yrs after York erupted in racial violence - Bracey, a retired Air Force Sgt., is poised to become the 1st African American mayor of this working-class central PA city.

Detroit Free Press: Conyers criticizes White House on radio show. Obama's getting 'bad advice' on war.


Curtis: Brother Cornel West Has Some Advice for Brother Barack Obama.


Tucker: Let’s end the War on Drugs. Much of the social cost has been borne by Black men, who use illegal drugs at rates about equal to whites but are nearly 12 times as likely to be imprisoned for drug convictions as adult white men.


Washington Post: Ethics panel eyes Caribbean trip taken by members of Congressional Black Caucus.


Cedric Muhammad at Allhip-Hop.com: "50 Cent’s Ultimate Challenge: How To Market Beanie Sigel" (Part 1). It’s the second biggest move in the history of Hip-Hop free agency, surpassed only by Tupac’s signing with Death Row Records in October of 1995.


Wall St. Journal: America's Newest Land Baron: FDIC.


USA Today: China slams U.S. Federal Reserve's low interest rates.

FT: The US government on Monday charged the main food supplier to troops in Iraq – the recipient of more than $8.5bn in contracts – with fraud - systematically overcharging for burgers, chicken & crustaceans, among other products.


Washington Post: America's economic pain brings hunger pangs. USDA report on access to food 'unsettling,' Obama says.


AJC: How to succeed in business. Some local companies have stumbled when it comes to succession at the top. Chick-fil-A thinks it has it figured out.

Wallison: The Permanent TARP. Current financial reform proposals would establish 'too big to fail' as national policy.


All Hip Hop: 50 Cent’s Cheetah Vision Films company has inked a deal with a Georgia production company Action Jackson Films, to produce and finance 3-5 major films per year.


NYTimes: N.A.A.C.P. Prods Obama on Job Losses.


St. Louis American : Black male unemployment reportedly comparable to 'Great Depression'.


Afro American: Report Indicates Nearly 50% of Homeless Veterans Are Black.

Reuters: More dollar weakness pushes gold to new peak over $1,130 per ounce.


Telegraph: Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out. Global gold production is in terminal decline despite record prices & Herculean efforts by mining companies to discover fresh sources of ore in remote spots.

Boston Globe: Small businesses bridle at health insurance hikes. Many told to expect double-digit jumps.


Zacharia: Is America Losing Its Mojo? Innovation is as American as baseball and apple pie. But some traditions can't be trademarked.


Free Press: Detroit businessman Rayford Jackson gets 5 years in Synagro case.


Signal: Loans tougher for Santa Clarita Valley Blacks.

Michigan Citizen: City battles Detroit's only Black-Owned marina.


WZTV: Black Caucus Questions MDHA's Intentions for Convention Center. The proposed Music City Center & hotel is a billion dollar project & many are concerned women & minorities are getting left out of this lucrative loop.


BlackElectorate.com is asking all of its viewers to support the production of the upcoming "Out of Our Right Minds, Depression and the Black Woman," by making a donation of least $5.00 to the Wildseed Films fundraising campaign.


Politico: President Barack Obama plans to announce in next year's State of the Union address that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010.


Hill: Obama, Dems show growing anxiety as unemployment numbers continue surge.


Rolling Out: Spelman College President Beverly Tatum Launches $150 Million Capital Campaign.

Civil Rights: Foreclosures Hit Black and Latino Communities Hard.

Multichannel News: Black Elected Officials Question Net Neutrality Proposal. Leaders Send Letter To Honig, Continue Call For Less Divisive Rhetoric.


Boston Business Journal: Pioneer's lament: A trailblazing Black partner regrets dearth of successors.

Listen to the audio of Cedric Muhammad's appearance on 'The Michele Wright' Program on 95.5 FM WPGC from this morning!


Cedric Muhammad will appear this morning on the popular Michel Wright program at 10am on D.C.'s Hip-Hop & R&B station 95.5 WPGC. Cedric talks his book 'The Entrepreneurial Secret', the station's big 'Family First' gathering & her 'Literary Cafe' event.


MIJE: AOL Lays Off Managing Editor of Black Voices.


Wall St. Journal: World Tries to Buck Up Dollar. Thailand, Korea, Russia Seen Buying U.S. Currency; Pressure on China to Boost Yuan.


Financial Times: The US dollar fell against major Asian currencies while gold reached a new record high after China’s central bank acknowledged the case for a stronger renminbi on Weds.


Detroit Free Press: Michigan jobs lost won't be back for at least 15 years, study says. It will be among the poorest states for years. J


Geithner: The Road Ahead for Asia's Economies. The U.S. and its trading partners together can plot a course for robust growth.


USA Today: Pork producers buffeted by unfounded link to flu. The main causes of the 2 yr old downturn are soaring feed costs & global recession. But the H1N1 scare accelerated a slump in pork exports last spring as Russia & China banned U.S. shipments.


Will: Gambling with the dollar. Although the Fed has suddenly assumed stupendous powers, it still has one sovereign duty -- to preserve the currency as a store of value.

Wall St. Journal: A 69% Capital Gains Tax Hike . . . Pelosi's 5.4% income surtax would hit capital gains and dividends.


St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Failed Gateway Bank was small but significant. Gateway was founded in 1965 as an Black-owned bank, at a time when civil rights leaders complained that white-owned banks weren’t meeting the needs of African-American neighborhoods.


Medill Reports: Young, Black and jobless: Recession deepens the woe.


Tennessean: Nashville Black caucus wants more diversity in convention hall contracts.

Black Men In America: FEATURE: Much Like Opportunity, Cedric Muhammad Speaks. Are You Willing To Listen?


CNN Money: Out of prison, out of a job, out of luck. Ex-convicts are 'at the back of the line' in their struggle to find work during the recession.


Investor’s Business Daily: President's Economic Team Knows Better And Should Be Allowed To Restore Sanity.


Bloomberg: The acquittal of two Bear Stearns Cos. hedge-fund managers in a subprime-mortgage fraud case that relied heavily on e-mail evidence may make it more difficult for the government to win related cases based on similar facts.


Jackson: Let's get to work on a jobs stimulus.


UPI: The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Funkadelic singer George Clinton is the exclusive owner of the lyrics, "bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea."


Cedric Muhammad: An Economic Package For President Obama, Congressman Ryan and Senator Schumer.


Rein: How Oprah Does It. She knows three very big things about how to succeed.

9News: Former inmate turned small business owner.


Portfolio: Despite a few high-profile prosecutions, hedge funds are still largely unregulated, and can borrow and trade as they wish. It's the "good guys" that ought to give regulators pause.


WSJ: Life on Severance: Comfort, Then Crisis. Unemployed Americans who have used severance pay & savings to maintain their lifestyles are still out of work, and running out of funds.

New America Media: Delivery Restaurants' Exclusion of East Harlem Stirs Racial Tensions.


Detroit Free Press: Analysis: Numbers of U.S., Black children on food stamps rises.


Charleston Regional Business: Sen. Ford & the South Carolina Black Caucus writes Boeing CEO about minority hiring practices.


Tammy/Forbes: If Obama Is So Bad, Why Are the Markets Up?

Times of London: Which will come out on top: paper or gold? Printing presses have been pumping out dollars and pounds. Little wonder many are seeking a more trusty store of value.


Pesak: Roubini Versus Jim Rogers Is Right Debate for 2010.


Financial Times: Gold extends record breaking run above $1,100.


Ad Age: The marketing at McDonald's is informed first and foremost by ethnic insights that shape the chain's marketing to African Americans, Asians and Hispanics. Then McDonald's lays those insights over work for the general market.


San Diego Union Tribune: Concerned about rising unemployment & declining economic conditions, the National Black Chamber of Commerce is exploring ways of bringing more business to the African-American community through government contracts.


MIJE: The staff of the newly relaunched Essence.com took a large hit on last week as the parent Time Inc. began to implement companywide cutbacks that are to number 280.

Bloomberg: Unemployment in U.S. Jumps to 10.2%, a 26-year high.


Want to know why Athletes & Entertainers earning millions of dollars are ending up broke? Listen to Cedric Muhammad, author of 'The Entrepreneurial Secret' explain this financial phenonenon on "The Talk With Taj" Radio Show.


Economist: Money can't buy you love. A shabby victory for Michael Bloomberg. Mr Bloomberg is reckoned to have spent $100m to win himself a third term in office, exceeding even the $85m he spent last time.


Gasparino: Three Decades of Subsidized Risk. There's a reason Dick Fuld didn't believe Lehman would be allowed to fail.


Rosenthal: In a bid to take advantage of their reported reach of more than 1.2 million African Americans each week, Clear Channel Radio Chicago is unifying its WGCI-FM 107.5, WVAZ-FM 102.7 & WGRB-AM 1390 under a single sales banner.

Chicago Tribune: African-Americans hit inordinately hard by recession. Staggeringly high unemployment among Black middle class wipes out a generation of wealth.


Hurriyet: Investment guru urges Eastern-centric approach.


IMF: Transcript of conference Call by a Senior Official of the International Monetary Fund on the IMF's Sale of Gold to the Reserve Bank of India.


CBS MarketWatch: News Corp. profit rises 11% on film and cable revenue.


CNN Money: Yankees got their money's worth. The New York Yankees logged a $201.4 million payroll and this season, they got what they paid for.

BusinessWeek: The Rise of the 'Homepreneur'. New research shows the economic importance of home-based businesses: They account for more than half of all U.S. businesses and employ more people than venture-backed companies.


Forbes: Is Capitalism Moral?

Financial Times: Gold extends record high on India purchase.


Reuters/Business Day: IMF sells India 200 tonnes of Gold for $6.7billion quietly executing half of a long-planned bullion sale that has threatened to slow gold’s ascent.


McClatchy News: How Goldman secretly bet on the U.S. housing crash.


Whitehouse: Crisis Compels Economists To Reach for New Paradigm.

Bloomberg: Stocks Fall Around the World, Industrial Metals Decline; Yen, Gold Advance.


Wall St. Journal: CIT's Bankruptcy Lesson. Treasury proves it can't identify systemic risk.


Maynard Institute: Minority Radio Ownership at a Standstill. Affirmative Action Setbacks, 1996 Law Continue Toll.


Charlotte Post: Lights, camera mean action for the region. Video production is big business that's growing


Chicago Tribune: Black-owned firms see slice of city work shrink. Chicago aldermen told of 1 percent drop in contracts.


Charleston Gazette: Ex-tobacco insider says companies target Blacks in America.


Miami Herald: U.N. again condemns U.S. embargo of Cuba. The vote was 187-3, with two abstentions, as the United Nations once again denounced the U.S. embargo of Cuba.


Samuelson: Could America go broke? It's still a very, very long shot, but it's no longer entirely unimaginable.


CBS MarketWatch: CIT files for bankruptcy protection after rescues fail. Lender lost access to financing when crisis felled shadow banking system. With roughly $60 billion in assets, CIT's filing is probably the 4th largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.


Miami Herald: Foreign investors dominate in South Florida real estate purchases.

Singletary: Translating finance, in dollars or dinero.


Carolina Peacemaker: National Newspaper Publishers Association Chairman Danny Bakewell Confronts GM and Ford for Lack of Black Ads.


Cedric Muhammad: E-Letter To Black Enterprise and Renita Burns Re: “Natural Born Hustler: Is Entrepreneurship Learned or Innate?”


Washington Post: Radio One continues rebound with profitable quarter. Radio One posted its second consecutive profitable quarter Thursday, sending the broadcaster's shares up sharply & signaling a possible turnaround in the local media business.


BusinessWeek: Should Wall Streeters Give Their Bonuses to the Homeless?

WSJ: Net Neutrality: Spur to Entrepreneurship . . . An open wireless network will unleash investment.


Seattle Weekly: Cocoa Beware: Carr's Office Targets Longtime African-American Watering Hole for a Shuttin' Down.

BlackElectorate.com & The News Will Return Tuesday, December 1st. Please Enjoy The Archives.


Memphis Commercial Appeal: Grizzlies, Iverson agree to terminate contract.


BBC: Transcendental meditation slashes cardiac risks by 50 percent. The nine-year, randomised control trial followed 201 African-American men and women, of average age 59 years, with narrowing of arteries in their hearts.

KSN-TV: STD cases on the rise. In Sedgwick County, chlamydia is increasing among African-American women .


Comic Book Movie: Marvel's Next Film... The Black Panther and/or Iron Fist?


The Grio: Cross-dressing comedians becoming a drag in Black films. "Sheneneh and Wanda" coming to a box office near you.


South End: Islamic holiday falls on black Friday. Date gives Muslims more time with family.


Afro-American: New Jersey Group Fighting to Save Negro League-era Ballpark.


Armstrong: Miss Black America pageant returning?

Fight Hype: Golden Boy Given Green Light to Begin Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Negotiations.


Sweet Science: Pacquiao Seals "Fighter Of The Decade" With Victory Over Cotto.


NYTimes: After more than 40 yrs. atop the musical food chain, Itzhak Perlman is not easily impressed. But when he, the revered violinist & conductor, first heard clarinetist Anthony McGill, he said, he was “kind of blown away.”

Chicago Tribune: Many in the Black community turn to their church first during a crisis & as more Blacks tackle health problems, foreclosure, divorce & social injustice, church leaders are finding themselves more needed than ever, they say.


Hartford Courant: Knock-'Em-Dead Storytelling In 50 Cent's 'Before I Self Destruct'.


Charlotte Observer: Joy is very much alive for Carruth's son. Born into tragedy, son of ex-Panther Carruth turning 10.

AJC: Old African-American cemetery relocation takes slow, delicate work. Gardner thought he was looking for 270 historic African American graves buried behind Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. He found more than 340 – and is still digging.


L.A. Now: L.A. County's free H1N1 vaccine clinics have vaccinated few Blacks, public health officials say.

The Wrap: 'Precious' Fails the Black Community.


Washington Post: Using the Web to adjust the color on TV. Minorities find a warm reception through online channels.


Augusta Chronicle: Goal is to help more Black men graduate. Augusta State has fewer than 400 black male students--a statistic Mr. Brown & others say mirrors a national trend that needs to improve.


Daily Mail: Race row as Black stars are left out of Couples Retreat film poster.

LA FightHype: Mosley-Berto To Be Made Official This Saturday. The fight is set to take place at the Mandalay Bay events center on January 30, 2010.


Reuters: Upbeat Cotto exudes confidence for Pacquiao challenge.


NYTimes: Manny Pacguiao & his Entourage. Behind the Fighter, the Fight for His Favor.


Smith: Landreth Seed Co. launches African American collection. It comprises heirloom seeds - like West Indian callaloo spinach & Jamaican sweet potato pumpkin - that were the dietary staples of slaves brought to this country from Africa & Caribbean.


Virtue: How to Heal from Abuse.

AP/Fox4kc: Site where regiment of Black soldiers was ambushed in Civil War will become monument.


Monroe Free Press: Young Black men can succeed without their pants sagging!


Chicago Tribune: Black comedy club with touch of class. When the Black-owned South Loop comedy club All Jokes Aside opened in 1991, it was a haven for Black comedians and Black comedy mavens alike.


EURweb: In The Case of Mitrice Richardson: Black People: It's Time to Nut Up or Shut Up!


Miami Herald: Dwyane Wade: LeBron James as teammate improbable, not impossible.


Laird: Harvard's course on 'The Wire' should require 'in the hood' training.


Inside Higher Ed: Black History At Risk? Is Howard Univ's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, one of the most important troves of Black historical materials, manuscripts & artifacts, going to close due to an inadequate budget & shortage of staff?


Celebrity Cafe: Rucker Becomes First African-American New Artist of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.


Houston Chronicle: Liberty County cowboy Walker blazed a trail. Arthur “A.J.” Walker Sr., a legendary Black cowboy who performed around the country and hosted rodeos at his 40-acre Liberty County ranch for years, passes.


Vaughn/St. Louis American: Black and single: Settling for less from something more.

Black Voices: Black Officers Remain Rare In Military.


Cedric Muhammad: What’s Next For Hip-Hop? The End Of Its American Colonization (Hip-Hoppreneur ™ Commentary November 11, 2009).


All Hip Hop/Olorunda: When Will Rap Artists Stand Up For Their Rights? 


Kaplan: "Precious" in the age of Obama. Why the hopeless story of a ghetto teen is just the kind of movie Black people need right now.


Guardian: Sonny Rollins: Confessions of a colossus. He jammed with Miles and went Zen with Coltrane. As Sonny Rollins heads to the UK, he reveals the secrets of his success.


Simmons: I Love Bill Cosby, But...


USA Today: Bills players split on idea of bringing in Vick.

Miami Herald: Former New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor was arrested Sunday night for leaving the scene of a crash in Miami-Dade County.


LATimes: Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia. The NBA's all-time leading scorer has a rare form of the disease, but he says it is manageable with medication and that his long-term outlook is good.


Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Comedian Katt Williams posts bond, calls alleged burglary a' misunderstanding'.


NPR: Late-Night TV Gets A Double Shot Of Diversity.


NYTimes: Pittsburgh Steelers Hines Ward Helps Biracial Youths on Journey Toward Acceptance.


AP: Gospel singer Bobby Jones gives $6 Million worth of recordings, exclusive rights to Tennessee State University, his alma mater.


Commercial Appeal: The Wailers' Atias takes reggae a step beyond Marley.


Washington Informer: HBCU Rankings Released. To no one's surprise, the Bulldogs of South Carolina State (7-1) are ranked number one in this first ranking and received all ten first place votes.


Chicago Sun-Times: Artist behind iconic album art struggling to get by. Pedro Bell, 59, designed the cover art for more than two dozen George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic albums.


HipHopDX: 50 Cent Spends 1.6 Million A Year On Security.


Bleacher Report: Allen Iverson: It Wasn't Supposed To End Like This.


Rolling Out: No Blacks Allowed? LA Clippers Owner Settles Discrimination Suit, NBA Does Nothing.


EURweb: Rihanna's '20/20' Interview a Ratings Winner: Appearance gives ABC news program a season high.


Daily Mail: Thandie Newton on Guy Ritchie, racism in Hollywood and why Oliver Stone is 'crazy'.

News Journal: Learning through hip-hop.


Detroit Free Press: Say 'I do' to a bit of culture at wedding. Draw on your heritage and include rituals that have special meaning.


Newsday: Culture, language pose challenge in dealing with disease.


Jewish Exponent: Blacks, Jews Meet to Do Networking, Renew Ties.


Examiner: Dallas Cowboy cheerleader dons Blackface, dresses as Lil' Wayne.

Berkeley Daily Planet: Police Review Commission Report Finds Rise in African-American Complaints.


Afro American: Shaq to Join Ohio Police.


Press Enterprise: Black barbershops hosting health screenings.


CNN: Is Obama inspiring Black men to step up?


Plain Dealer: A missing Black woman isn't worth much on the streets of Cleveland.


ABC News: Black face incident prompts NU race forum.


Huffington Post: NorthWestern Students in Blackface Spark Outrage.


Christina Science Monitor: President Obama's half brother emerged from his usually low-key life in the Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen to promote his semi-autobiographical book, which describes their father as abusive.


NYTimes: Matsui Goes Wild and So Do His Fans in Japan.


7 News Belize: Shyne Holds Press Conference In Belize.


Mitchell: Dress code bias is still the norm at Chicago bars. Although Mother's apologized, the battle for equality rages on.


Sidman: Chris Brown is getting no 'Fan Appreciation' with latest tour.


Cedric Muhammad: Chris Lighty Is Not A Sell Out! The Music Industry Caste System (Hip-Hoppreneur ™ Commentary November 4, 2009).


XXL: Charlamagne Tha God, I’m Good. On Oct. 30th the Philly based radio host snagged an exclusive interview with Beanie Sigel, who had just dropped a dis record on Jay-Z. Yesterday, the outspoken jock was let go from 100.3 The Beat.


ABC News: Rihanna Speaks Out in Exclusive Interview. Music Superstar Opens Up to Diane Sawyer About Relationship with Chris Brown.


NYTimes: To Some, Marathon Winner Is Not American Enough.


France24: In a historic first, French-Senegalese writer Marie NDiaye was declared the winner of the top French literary award, the Prix Goncourt, Monday, marking the first time a Black woman has won the prize in its 106 year history. 


Philadelphia Inquirer: Mumia maverick. Filmmaker Tigre Hill's latest project infuriates Abu Jamal supporters, whom he sees as blinded by a bandwagon mentality.


AllHipHop: ODB Biopic to Premiere Next Week in Harlem.


Newsday: Utley (five homers) putting World Series on his back. Phillies' second baseman using long ball to power team, challenge Reggie Jackson’s record.


BoxingNews 24: Mike Tyson Making a comeback?


Afro-American: Howard Alum Taraji Henson Reflects on College, Career. 'Howard University is where I got my Black pride.'


All Africa/Vanguard: Until relatively recently, big oil gave little thought to sub-Saharan Africa beyond the coast of Nigeria & Angola. That's changing rapidly after a significant find off the Atlantic coast of Sierra Leone.

Business Day: South Africa losing out to neighbours in Zimbabwe.


Sanday: Trans-Africa rail to boost trade in Africa.


France 24: Former premier Hama Amadou called Monday for Niger's citizens not to "bow to dictatorship" under President Mamadou Tandja after Tandja won a referendum to extend his mandate past its December expiration date until 2012.


BBC: 'Africa must think big to thrive'.

San Francisco Bay View: Depleted uranium weapons in Iraq, drastic birth defects in Fallujah.


Carib World News: Obama Names New Ambassador to Trinidad & Tobago.


Daily Nation: Sudan opens vote centre in Kenya, Uganda & South Africa. Now nationals in Diaspora will now be able to register and participate in the 2010 elections.


SW Radio: Mugabe, Tsvangirai & Mutambara met on Friday to settle their political conflicts.


Africa News: Libya repatriates Touareg rebels to Niger.


Mail & Guardian: Tourists return to Zim as economy recovers. Zimbabwe's tourism chief says hotels have seen occupancy rates double in the past year as the country begins to enjoy the political & economic stability brought about by a unity govt.


Al Jazeera: Palestinians warned over UN move. Israel says it would take "steps" if Palestinians attempt to unilaterally secure statehood.

CNN: Obama: U.S., China not 'predestined' adversaries.


Guardian UK: China's fear of a Black president. Barack Obama is viewed with suspicion by Chinese leaders because he's a political rock star – and because he is Black.


Washington Post: Iran condemns US mosque seizure.


NYTimes: Navy’s Vieques (Puerto Rico) Training May Be Tied to Health Risks.

Robinson: Time to head home from Afghanistan.


NOI: The Hon. Min. Louis Farrakhan begins pivotal Lecture Series "The Time & What Must Be Done" Sunday, November 15, 2009 10am Central Standard Time - View Live Webcast.


Xinhua: Nigeria pledges support for Pan-African Parliament.


GlobalAtlanta: Europe is "light years ahead" of the U.S. in doing business with Africa, a resource-rich land home to more than a billion people, said Michael Battle, an Atlantan now serving as U.S. ambassador to the African Union.


Carribean360: Investment, jobs among Haiti PM's priorities.


AFP: Spain calls for blockade of Somali pirate ports.

Nation: How the US Funds the Taliban. With Pentagon Cash, Contractors Bribe Insurgents Not to Attack Supply Lines for U.S. Troops.


Richter/LA Times: U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan warns against troop buildup. In classified cables, he warns that Hamid Karzai's government is too corrupt & ineffective. The envoy's dissent comes as President Obama is poised to announce his decision.

Turner: On This Veterans Day, My Case For Rethinking Afghanistan.


Herald: MDC-T is reportedly divided on how to tackle the issue of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe ahead of crucial inter-party meetings to be held before the weekend.


Granma Internacional: U.S. bases threaten Latin America, confirms Bolivian President Evo Morales.


Prensa Latina: Brazilian Governor Backs Venezuela´s Entry to Mercosur.


Mail & Guardian: The Eskom board is expected to shed light on the resignation saga around its CEO Jacob Maroga at a media briefing on Thursday afternoon.

Bloomberg: Race, Politics Threaten $64 Billion South Africa Investment Plan.


WFAE: Black Muslim veterans speak out in Charlotte.


Angola Press: Major internationalisation of Angolan banking sector suggested.


Japan Times: Strong undercurrent as Obama comes to test the waters. Since taking office in September, Prime Minister Hatoyama appears more focused on pursuing fraternal ties in Asia rather than boosting relations, like his predecessors, with the U.S.


Greenwald: Denying responsibility for the wars one cheers on. The NYT columnist who has supported four wars on Muslims in six years decries the Islamic disregard for human life.

Spiegel/Schmitz: Avoiding a Second Vietnam. 'Obama Is Absolutely Right to Re-evaluate Afghanistan Strategy'. Interview with Gordon Goldstein.


Guardian UK: Former Liberia president says he was indicted as part of US 'regime change'. Charles Taylor says US indicted him for war crimes because they planned to gain control of oil reserves.

Daily Independent: Obasanjo Connived With U.S., UK To Dupe Me – Taylor.


Tehran Times: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on Monday that the era of nuclear weapons is over and countries which are still stockpiling nuclear weapons are insane.


Der Spiegel: Interview with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. 'Oil and Gas Is Our Drug'.


ANSA Italy: Alien life possible says Vatican astronomer. Funes, who took over at the Vatican Observatory in 2006, also suggested aliens might not need to be 'saved' to enter Heaven, especially if they were ''more evolved'' than humans.


Edemarjam: Out of Ethiopia: how film-makers deal with the weight of memory. More than three decades after many Ethiopians left their country for exile, there is now a small but mighty handful of films exploring the experience of this diaspora.


UN News: Joint UN-African force calls on Sudanese group to stop obstructing its work.


Al Jazeera: Karzai hits back against critics. Afghan president says Western powers seeking own ends and share blame for graft.


Gaddy: Fort Hood Mystery. The facts as presented by the Army and the media reference the shooting at Fort Hood just don’t compute.


Washington Post: Fort Hood suspect warned of threats within the ranks. In Walter Reed lecture, psychiatrist urged Muslim soldiers be released as conscientious objectors instead of fighting in wars against other Muslims.


Daily Mail: Wife of Washington sniper reveals the chilling reasons why her husband gunned down 13 strangers as she releases new book on the eve of John Allen Muhammad’s execution.

Kenya Daily Nation: How land deals of the early 1960s came to haunt the country during poll chaos.


Global Post: Madagascar's vanilla industry hits slump. World's largest grower of vanilla beans hit by crash in world markets.

Joy Online: Tamale NDC youth in Ghana: Give us jobs or...


Dominican Today: Dominican-Haitian Women’s Movement president Sonia Pierre called a halt to the violence and mistreatment she affirms Haitians in the country are the victims of.


East African Standard: Former President Daniel Moi has urged leaders to stop inviting foreigners to solve internal problems. Solve own problems, Moi tells leaders.


Herald: Emulate China, says President. China’s partnership with Africa provides the best example of how countries should relate globally at the economic, political and cultural levels, President Mugabe has said.

SW Radio: SADC sets deadline – or does it?


Reuters: Tsvangirai ally Bennett goes on trial for terrorism.


Xinhua: Madagascar talks end with power-sharing agreement.


Washington Post: China pledges $10 billion in low-cost loans to Africa.


Guardian UK: Institutional racism keeps Black teachers out of top posts in England’s Schools - report finds. 44% of teachers from ethnic minorities say they have suffered discrimination.


AP: N.Y. hate crimes on rise. '08 Hispanic attack brings trend to light.


Stabroek News: President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana yesterday said that his administration will soon make $2 billion available to assist “vulnerable groups” to acquire loans to build homes.


Haaretz: Deputy FM: Israel threat to attack Iran is not bluff.


Guardian UK: Zimbabwe back from brink as Morgan Tsvangirai calls off boycott.

IPS: Of the many proposals on how to combat poverty in Africa, the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is championing what must be one of the simplest - make it cheaper and easier for migrants to send money home.

Opiyo: Rights body: Mungiki man death "assassination".


Daily Nation: Mungiki leader killed in Nairobi. The government on Thursday quickly said the shooting was not done by the police.


North African Journal: HP to Expand in Libyan Market. This once again demonstrates Libya’s intention to open up to foreign investments.

Nigerian Village Square: Nigerian Pilgrims And The Attack On Saudi Banks.

AFP: Court convicts 23 ex-CIA agents in imam kidnapping trial.


Carib World News: Jamaica's Credit Rating Downgraded following the resignation of the nation's Central Bank Governor.


Jamaica Gleaner: Davies strikes back - Former finance minister does not believe Golding's explanation for firing BOJ governor.


Dreyfuss/Rolling Stone: The Generals' Revolt. As Obama rethinks America's failed strategy in Afghanistan, he faces two insurgencies: the Taliban and the Pentagon.


Africa News: Mexico embraces West Africa again. Mexico has reopened its embassy in the Nigerian Federal capital of Abuja. The move is aiming at improving relationship with countries in the West African region were Mexico has no diplomatic representative.


This Day: President Yar’Adua yesterday sought the endorsement of the National Assembly for a N352.2 billion supplementary appropriation to enable the Govt to address emerging challenges of the post-amnesty period in the Niger Delta region.


FT: Global Insight: Zuma’s pragmatic start.

WSJ: Mexican Pot Gangs Infiltrate Indian Reservations in U.S.


Opposing Views: 3 Idaho White Men Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack on Black Man.


BBC World Service: Black in Brazil. The Brazilian census board says that the non-whites in Brazil will outnumber the white population this year.


Business Day: Pres. Robert Mugabe held critical talks with his DRC counterpart Joseph Kabila on the country’s latest political impasse. Kabila, who is viewed as Mugabe’s ally, said last week that the power-sharing govt remained Zimbabwe’s only option.


Nigeria Vanguard: The Management of Capital Oil, an operator in the downstream oil & gas sub-sector has accused major marketers of petroleum products of masterminding the artificial fuel scarcity currently experienced across the country.


Mercury: Coup plotter free to leave Equatorial Guinea. Simon Mann and four South African mercenaries have been pardoned by the central African nation's president.


Time: Why Does the U.S. Want to Talk to Sri Lanka's Tiger Tamer?


U.S. News: FBI Says Top Scientist Sold Secrets. Nozette, a NASA scientist credited with helping to discover evidence of water on the moon & developer of the Star Wars missile defense, allegedly offered to sell U.S. secrets to an Israeli Mossad spy.


Reuters: Arab U.N. delegates circulated a draft resolution on Monday that would require Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to bring a U.N. report alleging war crimes in the Gaza Strip before the Security Council.


VOA: Sudan’s Kiir calls on Southerners to choose independence in upcoming referendum.


Tribune: Sudan accuse ICC prosecutor of standing behind African Union hybrid court proposal.


BBC: Africa backs Darfur crimes court. African leaders have agreed to establish a new court to bring justice to the Sudanese region of Darfur.


Uhuru News: Bill Gates launches attacks on Africa's food production.

Mail & Guardian: China's Africa goals more than just natural resources.


WSJ: Hillary's Honduran Exit Strategy. Honduras signs a deal that means international recognition of the November 29 elections.


Afro-American: Excellence in Barbados Schools Starts with Discipline. This 90% Black nation not far from U.S. shores has the 2nd highest literacy rate in the world.


Final Call: Activists: Mumia Abu-Jamal could face death any day now.


Press TV: Washington's Imam Musa: FBI assassinated Luqman Ameen Abdullah to intimidate the Black American Muslim community.


Guardian UK: China's Black pop idol exposes her nation's racism. Contestant on Shanghai TV talent show draws barrage of internet abuse because of her skin colour.


Miami Herald: Haitian Senate fires prime minister. In a marathon session, Haitian senators voted to oust Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis.


Granma Internacional: Since the election of President Obama, there has been no change whatsoever in the implementation of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba. The blockade remains intact.


Wall St. Journal: The Turkish Temptation. The Erdogan government shifts its allegiances to anti-Western Islam.

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