TYC - EDUCATION - OXYMORON?

Most people who are familiar with the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), know that education and TYC is indeed a oxymoran. A recently released, detailed report about the statewide education program in TYC verified that youth are provided with a poor education. Many were well...

China in Africa: Slavery or Development?

In a thought provoking article, Peter Hitchens describes his first hand experiences of the unsavoury practices of Chinese businesses in Africa. BUT at the same time, he asks the question if all the aid and good...

A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution

Today, Wednesday, the 17th day of September 2008, marks the 221st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution for the United States of America by the nation's founders, and with the hope of forming a more perfect...

Kuwait: Boss refuses to hand over Colombian’s passport but officials help e...

" KUWAIT CITY, Sept 12: Imagine being in a place where your country has no diplomatic relations and unexpectedly find yourself in trouble with your employer... all because you refuse to hand over your passport. A Colombian national working for a car armoring company...

Whoopi Goldberg Bashes John McCain on Abortion: "Would I Be a Slave?"

Hollywood, CA (LifeNews.com) -- John and Cindy McCain appeared on the women's television show, "The View" on Friday morning and the hosts asked the pair questions about abortion. The show is known for its...

Congressional Apology: Acceptance Pending

Many people view the Congressional apology on July 29 for slavery and Jim Crow-era segregation with some reserve.  The House’s apology was met with mixed reviews from the black community. ...

Gram of Intervention Worth Pound of Hope, Suffrage Resurfaces in the 21st Cen...

I signed up today to "Get the Word Out".  Oh boy is everyone in for a lot of literature!   It all started with a story regarding Drug Smugglers using naive women for Drug mules to traffic everything...

Austrian Josef Fritzl may be charged with slavery

" The Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her may face slavery charges, a prosecutor said Monday.St. Poelten prosecutor Gerhard Sedlacek also said...

U.S. Congress Apologizes for Slavery

On Tuesday evening, July 29, 2008, House Resolution 194 was passed by voice vote. This bill represents the first time the federal government has apologized for slavery or segregation. The bill was first...

Punish the Suicidal Instead of Helping Them

Have you ever been woken by a home invasion? Flashlight in your face as you turn over, naked, in bed, after an hour of trying to sleep?i made the mistake of sharing my day with friends and family. The day included...

Always on Sundays:Race, vote and miscegenation (Opinion)

    I'm nothing. I'll always be nothing. I can't want to be something. But I have in me all the dreams of the world.  ( Alvaro de Campos) Brazil was a colony of the Portuguese; United States...

Black Americans on long road to political equality

Obama will make Martin Luther King proud if he'd be the next president of USA....."For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the...

Can Brazil’s Quilombos Survive?

I have written about the malicious effects of the globalization on an article I have posted on NowPublic a year ago. Some areas of Brazil are still very authentic and unaffected by any outside influence. The question...

Visiting St. Augustine

St. Augustine is a very beautiful place. I have traveled to many different places in the United States and outside of the United states and I must definitely say that St. Augustine is a place that I am adding to my...

Cover-up Conspiracy by the Elite Texas Government?

It appears many Texas leaders are hiding now, as the public demands to know who knew what and when about the Texas Youth Commission sex and physical abuse scandal.  The scandal reached both shores of the nation...

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