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Republican candidates Bachmann and Santorum say slavery was good for the black child

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]

Ron Artest of the LA Lakers petitioned for Change of name to Metta World Peace

Ron Artest of the LA Lakers petitioned for Change of name to Metta World Peace

Ron Artist, the Lakers forward filed paperwork on Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to legally change his name to Mitta World Peace. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Lakers’ forward, Ron Artest, has filed the necessary forms (Petition [Read More]

Tommie Smith Olympic Games Fists of Freedom gold medal for sale

Tommie Smith Olympic Games Fists of Freedom gold medal for sale

Tommie Smith is aucting his Olympic Games Fists of Freedom gold medalTommie Smith, 66 year-old, remembered as the Black or African American gold medalist that raised his fist as the Star Spangled Banner echoed in the wind, at the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games in the [Read More]

Former Bulls Randy Brown Ordered to Auction NBA Ring

Former Bulls Randy Brown Ordered to Auction NBA Ring

Bulls Championship Ring Source: www.westauction.comFormer Bulls guard Randy Brown was ordered by a judge to auction his three championship rings. Also as part of the bankruptcy filing, Brown is surrendering the million-dollar home he owns in Naperville, Illinois and a pair [Read More]

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30-years correspondence between Peyton Skipwith, a former slave to Liberia and his master, John Hartwell Cocke

30-years correspondence between Peyton Skipwith, a former slave to Liberia and his master, John Hartwell Cocke

By: Charles S. Mombo John Hartwell Cocke, a slave master, corresponded with Peyton Skipwith, a slave to in Liberia for [Read More]

President Obama’s Impressive “Accommodation”- Catholic Church Contraceptive Fiasco

President Obama’s Impressive “Accommodation”- Catholic Church Contraceptive Fiasco

By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass   President Obama’s brilliant political move, which he called an [Read More]

Chicago’s City Clerk Mendoza Scrapped Herbert Pulgar Design – Was it wrongly misinterpreted as gang symbols?

Chicago’s City Clerk Mendoza Scrapped Herbert Pulgar Design – Was it wrongly misinterpreted as gang symbols?

By:  Charles S. Mombo Chicago’s City Clerk Mendoza Scrapped Herbert Pulgar Design – Was it wrongly [Read More]

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