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Blacks, Men: Are Racial & Gender Discrimination Not Dead Yet?

Houston, TX -- A Federal Civil suit has been filed in Texas alleging problems of gross, illegal discrimination and unethical conduct by one of the largest YMCAs in the nation. The conflict seems to involve a former...

NEWSLETTER: Have you seen this ad?

"Dear Danilo,$427 million. That's what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They're protecting their interests -- and hurting ours. So we've got a new ad that...

Lesbian student battles over tuxedo

Having written a  Now Public Media piece on an all male college which has prohibited cross-dressing,  here,   and after having an astute NP member pose the question if women might ever be asked...

The Political & Religious Polarization of America

     In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America.  Those days seem long gone.  There is...

Faulkner's disappearance renews debate on 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

The disappearance of 23 year old medical student Bryce Faulkner has renewed the debate on 'Ex-Gay' Therapy. "The last person to have heard from Faulkner was Travis Swanson, a man who claims to be his boyfriend....

Debra Faulkner: "All the stories you've been told are not true."

Debra Faulkner, mother to Bryce Faulkner, a 23 year old pre-med student who is said to have been forced into anti-gay counseling, told FOXNews.com "All the stories you've been told are not true." " The parents of...

Exodus International Holding Bryce Faulkner Hostage?

Exodus International claims to be "The largest information and referral ministry in the world addressing homosexual issues", and Travis Swanson, Bryce Faulkner's boyfriend, is "very worried". " "He called me and...

"This is a black world" and "You can kiss my black.."

Two stories appeared recently in the news involving racist attacks and insults by black youth.In the first, a black teenage mob attack a white family in Akron, Ohio, with chants of "This is our world'' and ''This...

Barak Obama's Anti-Christian View No Friend to Blacks, Church

     Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...

9-year-old killed accidentally by 11-year-old brother

A 9-year-old boy was killed by his 11-year-old brother while struggling over his father's shotgun. The two boys were fighting over a video game. " A-Darrious Finley died after being shot with a 12-gauge shotgun at his home near the Red Banks community in northern...

'Prom Night in Mississippi' Reveals Racial Divides

The same week an African-American family moves into the White House, a movie about a Mississippi high school's first integrated dance debuts at the Sundance Film Festival. What's most significant about "Prom...

A Foul Play? The Killing of Billy Joe Johnson in Mississippi?

UPDATE: The Killing of Billy Joe Johnson in Mississippi You remember the story about Billy Joe Johnson, star running back for George County High, Mississippi, who died on a December morning in deep Mississippi alleged by a "self-inflicted" gunshot wound during a traffic...

Ice Storms Ravage the East, Claiming 19 Lives, Freezing Services

A severe weather front of blustery snow and heavy ice storms that struck the north-eastern region of North America has been blamed for at least 19 deaths and has left at least 165,000 people in the state of...

Mississippi Tops List for Teen Pregnancies

The Center for Disease Control has released information stating Mississippi as the leading state in teen pregnancies, stealing the top spots from New Mexico and Texas. The report reveals data gathered from birth...

Tornado warning for Alabama

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for a large part of Alabama, and central, eastern, and southeastern Mississippi. There is a possibility of tornadoes this morning and there could be damaging winds this afternoon. By later this afternoon, the National...

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