Archive for July, 2011
Philadelphia Eagles sign Nnamdi Asomugha to $60 million five-year contract
Philadelphia Eagles signs Nnamdi Asomugha to million five-year contract Philadelphia Eagles signed Nnamdi Asomugha, the hottest player on the free agent market, to a stunning $60 million five-year contract with $25 million guaranteed. Some analysts are saying Asomugha could [Read More]
Kelly Rowland is comfortable posing nude as she graces VIBE magazine
Kelly Rowland appears to be comfortable in her beautiful nude caramel skin as posed bare for VIBE magazine. Kelly Rowland appears to be comfortable in her beautiful caramel skin as she posed bare for VIBE magazine. Rowland, 30-year-old, looks sophisticated and sexy on the [Read More]
Bush Created Much More Debt than Obama according to U.S. National Debt Chart
According to the U.S. National Debt Chart, former President George W. Bush created much more debt than President Barack Obama. Bush’s policies created $7 trillion in debt while Obama’s policies created $1.4 trillion. Bush Created Much More Debt than Obama [Read More]
Black Wealth Gap a Time for a Serious Rethink of a Financial Paradigm Shift
By: Charles S. Mombo Article Sponsored By: Search Engine Optimization Consultants Pew's Black wealth gap shows that a serious and urgent action must be taken to address this problem. In the wake of the alarming Pew Research Center’s recent publication, “Wealth [Read More]
Amy Winehouse, 27-year-old, talented Brit singer found dead
The talented 27-year-old, Amy Winehead is dead! BBC News is reporting that singer Amy Winehouse, 27-year-old has been found dead at her Camden, North London home. According to the BBC News website: A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died [Read More]
Michele Bachmann says Black Farmers racism settlement was proof-positive fraud
President Obama kept his words when he said; he would bring "long-ignored claims of African-American farmers to a rightful conclusion." He is seen signing the .25 billion historic settlement in April 2010 . As a potential President of the United States of America, [Read More]
WordPress Workshop presented by WWCLICK.COM, Inc.
WordPress workshop is provided by WWCLICK.COM, INC., a business analysis, social media marketing and search engine optimization consulting company that specializes in gaining high positions for clients in search engine result pages and by optimizing chosen keywords and [Read More]
I Dreamt I Was in Heaven – The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang by Leonce Gaiter
Rufus Buck gang. Rufus Buck was half-black and half Creek Indian. The rest of the gang was composed of one African-American, and three full-blooded Creeks. In the summer of 1895, terror gripped the Indian Territories (today's Oklahoma). The youthful, multi-racial [Read More]
A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND by James Lewis
A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND by James Lewis MICHELLE LARSEN has found a man straight out of a romance novel–handsome, fit, educated, and pulling in a six-figure income. Despite the exceptional qualities and his obvious interest in her, things are moving too slow between [Read More]
Happy 93rd Birthday to Nelson Mandela from ChocolateCity.cc
Happy 93rd Birthday to Nelson Mandela from ChocolateCity.cc Today a steady stream of family members, friends and members of the African National Congress (ANC) gathered at Madiba's house in Houghton, Johannesburg to celebrate the 93rd birthday of one of the world's [Read More]
U.S. women tie 1 – 1 against Japan in women’s World Cup Finals
U.S. women tie 1 – 1 against Japan in women's World Cup final The United States women’s soccer team and the Japanese team both have score 1 goal each at the women's World Cup final against Japan. The game is being played in Frankfurt, Germany. SeeMombo.com [Read More]
Tupac Shakur: I know who shot me, only death can stop me and my music will live forever.
By Charles S. Mombo Tupac Shakur: I know who shot me, only death can stop me and my music will live forever. The controversial but yet talented hip-hop rapper and actor, in my opinion, was on a mission. The life and death of Tupac Amaru Shakur reminds me of a William [Read More]
Liberian Food – Cassava Leaf Recipe
By Charles S. Mombo Cassava Leaf Recipe, prepared by Susan Peters Source: Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the coal pot A Liberia dish, Cassave Leaf, prepared by Susan Peters. Liberians love Cassava Leaf. While I was in Liberia one of my favorite foods was cassava leaf. [Read More]
Liberian Community Association of Illinois prepares to celebrate country’s 164th Anniversary
By: Charles S. Mombo LCAI's website: Liberian Community Association of Illinois (LCAI) LCAI's Twitter Name: LIBinILL LCAI's Twitter Hashtag: #LIBinILL Liberia's president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard graduate and the only Black female president. As the [Read More]
Republican candidates Bachmann and Santorum say slavery was good for the black child
What was good about a “child born into slavery in 1860,” when his parents were auction and sold separately? Auctioning of another human was one of the most barbaric practices of the harsh system of slavery. The slave trade within the United States destroyed families and [Read More]
Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot by Susan Peters
By: Charles S. Mombo Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot by Susan Peters In the 1970’s when Black Pride was at its height, many African Americans embraced their roots in Mother Africa by changing their hairstyles, their names, their way of dressing but continued [Read More]
Rapper Bow Wow tells fans about his secret daughter – Shai Shai
Hiphop Rapper Bow Wow tells his fans about his 5-year-old secret daughter, Shai Shai. On his website, Rapper Bow Wow, 24-years-old, tells his fans in a letter that he has a daughter, Shai Shai, that he hasn't spoken about before. In his letter, he added, "Baby [Read More]
Andre Agassi inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
Andre Agassi inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame Congratulations to Andre Agassi on his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. On Saturday, July 9th, Andre Agassi, 40-year-old, the former world No. 1 and one of the most revered athletes in the world received [Read More]
Mike Ditka Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charge
In court on Friday, Michael Ditka, the son of “Iron Mike” pleaded not guilty to DUI charges during an arraignment hearing. Michael Ditka on Friday pleaded not guilty to DUI charges during an arraignment hearing. The arraignment stemmed from an April 20th DUI arrest. [Read More]
The Republic of South Sudan becomes Africa’s 54th Country
By Charles S. Mombo Article Sponsored by SEO and Social Media Marketing Consultants Article Source: Alliance of Profession Africans Manute Bol, the late Southern Sudanese freedom fighter and former star of the Chicago Bulls basketball team. Today, Saturday, is the birth of [Read More]
Separated at Birth by Armand Scott shows at Gene Siskel Int’l Black Harvest Film Festival
Armand Scott is the producer and director of Separated at Birth. Despite his very busy schedule, we had the opportunity to sit and talk with Armand Scott. Scott is the producer and director of Separated at Birth. An inner-city drama, Separated at Birth, is about an [Read More]
Fanta Celah creates hair trend with Cosmic Crown
By: Charles S. Mombo Article Sponsored by: SEO and Social Media Marketing Article Source: Hair Nations By the way, Cosmic Crown is Celah’s original design, but some say that it's reminiscent of hair styles from 6000 BC. We recently caught up with the beautiful and [Read More]
Fox News Tweeted that President Obama was shot
@FoxNewsPolitics said Obama was "shot twice at a Ross' restaurant in Iowa while campaigning. It seems as if the Sly Fox is at its trick again. Today, while Americans were celebrating the 4th of July holiday, followers of Fox's Tweets noticed a series of disturbing [Read More]
There’s nothing SMART about kicking a breastfeeding Detroit mother off the bus?
By Charles S. Mombo Ernst Neuschul, Black Mother - circa 1931 Afrykayn Moon, a 32-year-old mother, was kicked off a Detroit’s SMART bus on Friday for breastfeeding her 3-week-old son while on the bus, reports Detroit Free Press. Moon said she was told to cover [Read More]
Lift Every Voice and Sing The Star Spangled Banner
Lift Every Voice and Sing, 1939. Augusta Savage Since that 2008 incident with Jazz singer, Rene Marie, in which she shocked some Denver residents by singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” when she was expected to sing the “Star Spangled [Read More]
Ruling by the Dysfunctional Five Supreme Court Justices affects the poor
By Charles S. Mombo From every indication, it appears that the United States Supreme Court decisions are more and more in favor of partisan politics and big money donor corporations. Image Source: danvolper.com/ EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW — These words, written above the [Read More]
Michigan couple married at White Castle where they first met
the newly wed, Donahvan Gray, 21-year-old and Marquisa Benford, 34-years-old, two regular visitors to the White Castle in Warren, Michigan were they met. White Castle's motto is "Grab a sack, you'll be back". Nobody believes White Castle’s motto more [Read More]
Taboo, a single by Ugochi, Chicago’s native and Nigeria’s songstress
By: Charles S. Mombo Ugochi, Chicago’s native and Nigeria's songstress Photo source: Screengrab from Taboo video produced by Darryl & Marti for Third Eye Communications Her talents combined with the fruits of her labor are obviously starting to pay off with some [Read More]
Kuwait’s citizens without citizenship a denial of rights for the Bidun people
Prisoners of the Past - Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness. Thanks to al-Jazeera; because it was through their broadcast that I first heard about a Human Rights Watch report entitle, Prisoners of the Past – Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness. [Read More]
