Security Council Briefing on Zimbabwe

Evelyn Leopard reports that Britain has asked the UN to brief the Security Council on the economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe. On Friday, March 17th "Britain's U.N. Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry said he asked for "a humanitarian briefing" because of the attacks on...

Dow ends down 400 on China market slide

A real bloodbath today:"NEW YORK - Stocks plummeted Tuesday, briefly hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 550 points as Wall Street succumbed to a global market plunge sparked by growing concerns that the U.S. and Chinese economies are cooling and that equities...

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More Video Of Automated License Plate Recognition

"From a reader... They not only will be using these in Patrol cars but they will be mounted in major intersections on telephone polls and on overpasses completing the "Panopticon" (the prison without walls) around us. Technology has allowed for Big Brother and the Beast...

Despite Lessons on King, Some Unaware of His Dream

"In a recent survey of college students on U.S. civic literacy, more than 81 percent knew that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was expressing hope for "racial justice and brotherhood" in his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. That's the good news. Buy This Photo Zoie Jones,...

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Security Council backs speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia

Security Council backs speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council backed the speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia and strongly supported a dialogue among all political players and humanitarian aid for the...

The Real Story

"The purpose of this post is not to go off on the ineptitude of my cities leaders, nor the failure of moral courage and leadership by our Churches and social services. Or, for that matter, the disgusting way that we as black folks continue to ignore the growing crisis of...

The Wall Street Journal Shrinks Down

The WSJ has lost 3 inches.  I wonder how long the rest of the fish wrap will last..."NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- "All the news that's fi to print." "Now, the complete skinny." "We reduce. You deride." "The Small Street Journal." The complete skinny. Click to see...

Paper Owner Sues Journalist...Huh?

"A lawsuit filed by publishers of the Santa Barbara News-Press claiming that an American Journalism Review writer defamed the newspaper's owners in a recent article has drawn harsh criticism from newspaper industry leaders, who said such an approach is counter to journalistic...