Posts Tagged ‘Blacks’
Research and the Deceptive Misinformation about Black »
By Charles S. Mombo I recently read with great interest an article titled, Poll Reveals Sleep Differences among Ethnic Groups. The article was published by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). The NSF's 2010 Sleep in America poll reveals, according to them, significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, [...]
African American and Blacks Unemployment Rate Still »
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment fell in construction and in transportation and warehousing, while temporary help services and retail trade added [...]
Sen. Graham Sees Blacks Among South Carolina Problems »
By Tolbert Yarkpawolo When Lindsey Graham replaced retired Senator Strom Thurmond as Senator of South Carolina in 2002, it appears that Graham inherited more than Thurmond's political slot. Senator Thurmond was considered by some as a racist bigot and one of the most detestable politicians that the United States has ever produced. [...]
Heather Ellis and the Bizarre Walmart Incident »
By Charles S. Mombo CNN News reported last night that Heather Ellis, a 24 year-old African American Xavier University graduate could face fifteen years behind bars for assaulting police officers and resisting arrest after she cut the line at Wal-Mart store in Kennett, Missouri. On Nov. 18, her case went to trial in Dunklin County, Mo., on two [...]
Michelle Obama and the short shorts debate »
BIG DEAL! So what if she chooses to wears shorts or bare those firm and beautiful arms? While disembarking from Air Force One after vacationing at the Grand Canyon, Mrs. Obama was seen wearing shorts. As far as I was concern, that seems normal with those beautiful legs, especially during a warm summer day. (more...)
Is Paula Abdul exit due to gender pay discrepancy? »
Paula Abdul, one of the most level-headed judges on "American Idol" announced Monday on her Twitter page that she will not return to the program. "With sadness in my heart, I've decided not to return to IDOL. I'll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day 1 become an [...]
Unemployment or Jobless Rates of the U.S. Population »
Blacks or African American 16.4 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity [...]
Minority and Female IT Jobs »
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Running Amok – Black Youths Murder Rate »
By Charles Mombo Both James Alan Fox, Ph.D., the Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice and Professor of Law, Policy and Society and Marc L. Swatt, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts recently published a report that shows that 54 percent of gun violence victims are black males [...]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – Beyond »
Although February 7 is officially declared National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; ChocolateCity.cc has decided to extend it to 365 days due to the seriousness of the epidemic and its rapid growth among the African American populations. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, was established to encourage more blacks to be tested for human [...]
Obama’s Florida rally was disrupted by »
CORAL GABLES, Florida -- Today Senator Barack Obama's campaign rally in Coral Gables, Florida was disrupted by about 10 African-American protesters holding signs that called themselves, "Blacks Against Obama." The protesters looked like students from a local high school or college. The signs said Obama was for gay marriage and [...]
An apparent racist culture at the U.S. State »
Although the United States State Department is headed by an African American or Black woman, Condoleezza Rice, it appears that the department perfers hiring only White employees. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that there are too few Blacks or African Americans in the State Department. "I have lamented that [...]
African American Freestylist Cullen Jones Wins Gold »
Cullen Jones, 24-year-old, African American Bronx native is only the second African American swimmer to win a gold medal. He won the 400-meter freestyle relay at the Beijing Games. Anthony Ervin In 2000, was the first African American swimmer to make the US Olympic team. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he participated and won the gold medal in the [...]
Modern Racism Scale, fMRI, and Mental privacy »
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog A man's personal and non-communicable thoughts about what he would like to do with his very attractive sister-in-law should always be his, especially when he prefers to keep those thoughts to himself, never persuade them and take them to his grave. It is even more important that we ourselves are not [...]
CDC: African Americans hardest hit with HIV/AIDS »
According to the CDC, of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, HIV and AIDS have hit African Americans the hardest. The reasons are not directly related to race or ethnicity, but rather to some of the barriers faced by many African Americans. These barriers can include poverty (being poor), sexually transmitted diseases, and stigma [...]
Soledad O’Brien’s Black in America Series: »
Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent for CNN is currently presently a CNN’s Black in America series. Soledad examines the successes, struggles of African American and complex issues faced by black men, women and families and issues relating to Blacks 40 years after the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The [...]
The View feuds again – over the word nigger »
Few day ago, co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck of The View, got into another argument regarding the usage of the word Nigger. Whoopi Golberg, an African-American co-host on The View, appeared to defend the usage of the word Nigger only among African American or Blacks. Like most Blacks, the term Nigger is [...]
Beijing bars ordered to ban Blacks during Olympics »
With less than a month before the Olympic Games in Beijing, China's Olympic dream has come true after waiting for a hundred years. Hong Kong, as a co-host city, is most joyful sharing the happiness. The Chinese government has implemented extraordinary security measures, including the mobilization of the military. Amid widespread discontent over [...]
Jesse Jackson: Barack telling niggers how to behave »
Fox News confirmed Wednesday that Rev. Jesse Jackson also used the word nigger during his recent off-air gaffe where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama for talking down to Blacks. Fox News held back the nigger portion of the remarks that Jackson made. The longtime civil rights leader already came under fire this month for crude [...]
Obama: Blacks must show greater responsibility »
Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party, spoke at the 99th Annual Convention of the NAACP, held in the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio last night. "If I have the privilege of serving as your next president, 100 years after the founding of the NAACP, I will stand up for you the same way that earlier [...]
Interview with recording artist Dana Divine »
Despite her very busy schedule as producer, writer, performer and an on-air personality at Chicago's popular urban radio station 107.5 WGCI; the sensational and talented Dana Divine (DD) still found the time to sit and chat with ChocolateCity.cc (CC). ChocolateCity.cc is grateful to Ms. Divine for sharing her experiences with our audience and [...]
Naomi Campbell: Oops, she did it again. »
Once again, Ms. Naomi Campbell is in the news. The Supermodel psychopathic behavior has manifested itself again. Ms. Naomi Campbell has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service after pleading guilty to assaulting two police officers following an "air rage" incident at London's Heathrow Airport. According to public [...]
Team Obama faced racism while campaigning »
There have not been much in the news pertaining to information in the news about Senator Obama's phone-bank volunteers and campaign surrogates encountering a "RAW" and "PURE" racism and hostility that have gone largely unnoticed and unreported this election season. Doors have been slammed in their faces. They've been called racially [...]
The Importance and Strength of the African Family in »
The Importance and Strength of the African Family in North America By Frank T. Scruggs What is important to us as African people of the world? First of all I think the most important thing for us as a people is to avoid falling into the trap of selfism which Dr. John Gueguen, Illinois State University professor emeritus, described as being [...]
