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Greetings to All Members of Ebony San Diego:

I hope and pray that everyone has enjoyed good health and spirits over the holidays.
With all of the excitement that took place in 2008, electing our first African American President of the United States, and the upside down economy, it is my wish that each of you leap into the New Year with gusto and aim to reach for the stars.

As challenging as it may be seem with our current economic crisis, it is my belief that when we see something that isn’t w… Continue

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I am a student at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro , Arkansas . Following Obama's victory of the 2008 Presidential election we (ASU students) witnessed extreme police brutality and racially charged chaos in our area. Below is a statement of what went on. The media is only portraying one side of the story and have not yet given us the opportunity to tell our side to let it be known what really happened.
Following the results of the 2008 Presidential election, we all began to cele… Continue

News
Obama's message to blacks: 'You Have Done This'

Published Monday, November 3, 2008
by Hazel Trice Edney, National Newspaper Publishers A


WASHINGTON – In perhaps the most candid direct message to black people since his Democratic nomination, then Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, on election eve Monday, credited black voters for his historic political rise, promising to make a difference in their lives if elected.


“Everyone under the sound of my voice understands the struggl… Continue

By BOB HERBERT
Published: October 3, 2008


Sarah Palin is the perfect exclamation point to the Bush years.

We’ve lived through nearly two terms of an administration that believed it could create its own reality:
“Deficits don’t matter.” “Brownie, you’re doing a heckuva job.” “Those weapons of mass destruction must be somewhere.”

Now comes Ms. Palin, a smiling, bubbly vice-presidential candidate who travels in an alternate language universe. For Ms. Palin, such things as context, syntax and th… Continue

Note: I realize that our email and blog pages are filled with Sarah Palin stuff, but this piece was sent to my email box recently by a friend, I couldn't pass up sharing. Please be aware that the writer uses a little profanity.

For those who still can't grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.



White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to… Continue