African American
A community portal about African American with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: An African American is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous... [more]
A community portal about African American with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: An African American is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. Many African Americans possess European, Native American and, to a lesser degree, Asian ancestry as well. In the United States the term is generally used for those of black African ancestry, and not, for example, to European colonial or Arab African ancestry, such as Arab Moroccan or white South African -European ancestry.
How anyone could ever discriminate against my little Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of TV News is beyond me. I mean, look at that face? So sweet. So pretty. How could anyone find him threatening? But alas, TJ, like all black men, has to deal with the crap that comes with being "Black In America."As part of the CNN series (reported by Soledad O'Brien), TJ gave his account and opinions on racism on Anderson Cooper's 360 blog Thursday.What I loved about his snippet was that he included some personal...
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Thank you, anonymous TJ-aficionado, for sending me a link to this mini-Reese's Peanut Butter Cup nugget with The Snob. This photo is part of a trio of shots featuring CNN Weekend's TJ Holmes and Betty Nguyen at a photocall for Skirt Magazine. It's sort of freaking me out that with those aviator shades on, TJ looks a lot like my fam, Newport, Ark.'s finest, Cousin Snob, who is also fond of aviator shades. (TJ is from West Memphis, Ark., BTW.)To see more pictures of TJ check out the vault!PS...
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Retro sighing of TJ from last year.An assist from reader, megthebar, who helped me procure this photo of TJ Holmes from The Morning News in Arkansas. TJ, like Mama Snob, is an Arkansan. He grew up in West Memphis and went to the University of Arkansas (Go Razorbacks!)Holmes was in "The Natural State" to receive a special award for notable Arkansas Alumni. TJ receivedg the Young Alumni Award. The story first ran in the paper October 27 of last year.Holmes, a native of West Memphis, received a...
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Still? Interviewers are still asking Chili about her two second romance with the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of TV News?In a Q-and-A with AOL's BlackVoices TLC member Rozonda "Chili" Thomas rattled off a list of her love life, real and potential, for the Web site. In it she mentions that CNN Weekend anchor TJ Holmes was "just a guy.""I dated him a year ago. When people started talking about it, it was a wrap. It had been a wrap for months," she shared. "At the end of the day, a guy is a guy...
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Latin American banana producers have successfully challenged the EU's banana import regime before the WTO on the grounds that it discriminates against them in favour of poor African, Caribbean and Pacific ...
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This will be the last "What Works" column. I reserve the right to report occasionally on any program I run across that shows results in saving the lives and futures of African-American kids.
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Main Category: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Also Included In: Dermatology Article Date: 21 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article In a groundbreaking study involving 75 ...
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More than half of Vallejo's African-American public high school students will drop out before graduation, according to numbers released by state officials this week.
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An Albemarle County group is reaching out to African American men, hoping they can break down barriers within the black community to tackle some tough topics.
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A woman riding her bike in Daytona Beach Monday night was hit by car driven by a man targeting African Americans, police said.
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AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals has taken a contrary view on Zimbabwe, at a time when Anglo American has also come under fire for its presence in the embattled country.
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"Forty years ago, poor children were denied a quality education. Today, some African-American leaders, Capitol Hill lawmakers and union officials are still condemning these children to poor-performing schools ...
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Black leaders, pastors and a weekly newspaper want to tap the excitement over an African-American presumed presidential nominee to boost interest in local Broward County political races.
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Celebrate independence a little early -- African American independence in the United States -- at Wiggins Park on the Camden Waterfront.
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