A FATHER’S PLEA

Minority Volunteer Blood Stem Cell Donor Needed For Life-saving Transplant Joseph Grimsley, a 35-year-old father of three, was recently diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). He is now undergoing chemotherapy treatments until an unrelated volunteer blood stem cell donor can be identified since no one in his family was a compatible DNA match. Joseph’s doctor more »

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Barack Obama: The Mania and the Mirage

this originally appeared in Counterpunch “And what do African Americans get out of the deal? Far less than nothing.” by GLEN FORD “Mirage” is the best metaphor for Barack Obama. He shimmers on the horizon, a promise of…something. But as one draws closer, Obama dissipates into nothingness – which is his purpose. Like a mirage, more »

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Costly day in Iraq as 20 U.S. troops killed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. forces had one of their costliest days in Iraq on Saturday when 20 troops were killed, including 13 on a helicopter and five in a clash in a Shi’ite holy city that the U.S. military blamed on militiamen. click here for more

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Report: Foreclosure Crisis Will Hit Minorities Hard

reprinted from civilrights.org Tyler Lewis African-American and Latinos could be devastated by a dramatic increase in foreclosures, which will affect 2.2 million families, according to new research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL).

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