The scary thing about this story is that for most people who are Obama supporters - this is one of their largest unspoken fears. "MIAMI - A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his...
Virginia is still a battleground state as evidenced on Monday when the commonwealth's GOP chairman made a few choice statements of his own." Jeffrey Frederick accused the Obama campaign and local canvassing organizations of colluding to register new minority voters in...
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From the blog at Shanghaiist.com comes an interesting glimpse into the culture of China's state security. Shanghaiist obtained an Olympic security document posted publicly in Tomorrow Square, the fifth-tallest building in Shanghai and the home of the Marriott hotel. The...
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"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...
An interesting new survey has shown that perceptions about race relations still differ greatly between blacks and whites, with a majority of whites thinking race relations isn't a problem in US society and a majority...
"The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's inflammatory comments about Barack Obama this week highlight a philosophical debate within the civil rights community about the focus of his campaign for president, activists said. During a break from a Fox News program, Jackson whispered to...
Scary stuff..." Beware hip-hop sites, there be some haters out there. Over the weekend, both SOHH.com and AllHipHop.com were targeted by what's believed to be a hate group, who hacked into the sites, caused chaos and forced the two to temporarily go offline. Instead of...
I heard the rap, and I was not too impressed by it (referring to his skills). I guess the sheriff had the right to revoke Shaq's badge as he should be treated just like any other deputy on the force. Nice to see Shaq...
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"Manila (ANTARA Ndews/AFP) - Malaysia`s opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim said Friday that a "multi-racial, multi-religious" opposition was emerging in his country for the first time to challenge the ruling party.The 60-year-old former deputy prime minister said many...
Understandably, rapper Fresh I.E. is not happ-i.e. about getting arrested for driving one of these with his Starbucks soy chai latte in hand. It sounds like the Winnipeg cops were more than a little jealous that their own rap careers hadn't yielded more stylish results. "A...
" As a short introduction to my post I will tell you the followign story. I was born in Antwerp, in the Flemish speaking region of Belgium. In 1940 my parents and I go to Brussels to stay there. Quickly...
"PARIS - Brigitte Bardot was convicted Tuesday of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying France.A Paris court also handed down a $23,325 fine against the former screen...
Former French screen siren Brigitte Bardot has been convicted of "provoking discrimination and racial hatred" and fined $23,325. Who knows what difference this will actually make, however, given that she has already...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know, I had previously seen the trailer, and saw Mike Meyers as the Love Guru last night on American Idol.After watching both performances, "Austin Powers it aint...
"Mark McKinnon, who was in charge of McCain's advertising, left the McCain campaign to keep a pledge not to use his skills to attack Barack Obama. The subtext of this is huge. It signals, holographically, the problem McCain will have holding on to Republicans and independents...