Posts Tagged ‘Massachusetts’
New York becomes the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage
New York becomes the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage On Friday, the State of New York became the sixth state to allow same-sex marriages. Currently, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire and the District of Columbia grant same-sex marriage [Read More]
Liberian Citizenship–Blacks Only Need Apply
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass, @charlessmombo #burnedbrass, #Liberia Liberia’s Motto states, "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here". Having a land of their own was a dream come through for the ex-slaves coming from America. A country of their own was a [Read More]
By 1867 about 18,858 Blacks migrated to Liberia – what states did they come from?
By: Charles S. Mombo In the spring of 1880, a group of 150 African-Americans from Arkansas was living in temporary quarters at Mt. Olivet Baptist Chapel on 37th Street in New York before going to Liberia. Because the ACS had chartered the only ship that regularly went to [Read More]
Ophelia De’lonta a prisoner self-castrates files lawsuit against Virginia for sex-change
Ophelia De’lonta, who currently resides at Buckingham Correctional Center in Dillwyn, Virginia, has filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Virginia on the grounds that the state refused to provide a sex-change operation. Photo Credit: (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Ophelia [Read More]
Illinois joins states with same-sex civil unions
Lakeesha Harris and Janean Watkins were the first couple in Illinois to receive a same-sex Civil Union License at Cook County Clerk's Office at the Daley Center.Yesterday, June 1, a wind of change blew over the Windy City and the rest of Illinois. Civil unions are now [Read More]
Former Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan is a Worthy Inductee
Michael Jordan and friend arrive at the ceremonyChicago Bull’s former superstar Michael Jeffrey Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts. Jordan, 46 year-old is considered to be the game’s greatest player. [Read More]
Town Hall Meeting – Barney Frank Style
Frank (D), the US Representative from the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts, held a two-hour town hall meeting Tuesday night in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. SeeMombo.com Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide Sites [Read More]
Son of Former Liberian Prez Taylor sentenced
By: Tolbert Yarkpawolo A sketch of Charles Chuckie Taylor in courtCharles "Chuckie" Taylor, 31-year-old, U.S.-born citizen and the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor Sr. was sentenced Friday to 97 years in prison for charges including torture and [Read More]
Running Amok – Black Youths Murder Rate
By Charles Mombo A scene from a music video with an African American male pointing a gun 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 [Read More]
Custom official arrested for harboring illegal alien
Lorraine Henderson, Boston, Massachusetts-area port director Lorraine Henderson, Boston, Massachusetts-area port director for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection was arrested today on suspicion of encouraging one of her cleaning ladies, an alleged illegal immigrant to [Read More]
“No-brainer” – GOP Gov. Weld Endorses Obama
Tolbert Yarkpawolo http://www.ThatOneMcCain.com William WeldFormer Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, Joined the ranks of fellow Republicans including Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson and Scott McClellan, former press secretary to [Read More]
