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Wesley Snipes Is Going Jail
A federal appeals court has denied actor Wesley Snipes' claim that his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion was "unreasonable."
A panel of judges in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld Snipes' 2008 sentencing on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns. Read more at cnn.com.
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Releasing - the Health Edition of the Power Broker magazine
This August 9th thru 13th – The Power Broker magazine will release The Health Edition (a major first) with feature articles ranging from controversial to insightful, and from celebratory to serious, including fun features like “How Jennifer Hudson Did It (Diet, Faith, Exercise & Focus)”, and eye-opening articles like “I’m HIV Positive & Here’s Why I Want Everyone to Know It (a Personal Perspective from one bay area leader). This issue covers the people and organizations making a difference! Click here for a 1-page preview; and click here for advertising rates.
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Reunited! Did Rihanna Call Chris After Seeing Him Cry?
“It’s been almost a year since they last spoke, but Rihanna felt like she could try to be friends with Chris again.”
“Seeing how emotional he was on set [at the BET Awards] really touched her. She’d never seen him like that before.” Read more at hellobeautiful.com.
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DAYTIME DIVA RETURNS
Owner of Total Beauty Salon and Boutique and celebrity beauty expert, Sylvia K Russell, will appear on The Daytime Show WFLA CH 8. She will share new beauty and health tips you can use. You can catch Sylvia on Thursday July 15 @ 10A. FMI: makeup4hire2001@yahoo.com.
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Selection vs. Election: The attack on Alvin Greene
Like many others I voted for Democratic senatorial nominee Alvin Greene. It was conscious decision. I voted for him out of protest of the Democratic Party’s retreat on a variety of local, state and national issues that I support. I knew nothing about Greene. I didn’t know that much more about Vic Rawls, his primary opposition, except that he was the party’s chosen "sacrificial lamb" to go up against Republican incumbent Senator Jim DeMint. For me, Rawls being the choice of the party elites tipped the scale in Greene’s favor. Read more at scblacknews.com.
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National Urban League chief says America needs more civil rights warriors
Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, says despite the strength of modern-day civil rights organizations and the fact that NUL is about to celebrate its 100th birthday, there are still not enough civil rights warriors to bring about the level of Black progress that is needed. Read more at blackpoliticsontheweb.com.
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Over $1 Million in New Grants From Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to Rebuild Lives & Livelihoods
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF) today announced $1 million in new grants aimed at creating new jobs and promoting economic opportunity in Haiti.
Reflecting the shared vision of founders Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, more than 230,000 generous donations made to-date will fund these new grants and have a powerful impact on helping post-disaster Haiti build back better. Read more at blackpoliticsontheweb.com.
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Racism shapes African-American women’s views on depression care
African-American women’s beliefs about depression and depression care are consistently and systematically influenced by racism, according to a new study conducted at Oregon Health & Science University. The results are published online in the American Journal of Public Health. Read more at blackpoliticsontheweb.com.
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7 Businesses That Went From Black-Owned To Corporate Entities
Black-owned businesses have not fared particularly well as independent actors in this age of consolidation, having suffered heavy attrition rates due to a surge of mergers and buy-outs over the course of the last two decades. Many of these companies had long histories within the African-American community, becoming household names associated with the fulfillment of black Americans’ business ambitions. Read more at blackpoliticsontheweb.com.
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The Negro National Anthem--As You've Never Seen it Before A Must-See
This is a must see that was shared with the Power Broker by reader, Mrs. Beverlye C Neal. Click here to view video.
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Handy new tool for Fla voters
Division of Elections has a nice, new voter information access system for looking up voter registration, absentee ballot status and polling place location online. Voters can now check to see if they are registered and make sure that their information is correct. Read entire story at tampabay.com.
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Agenda 2010 Convention Takes Proposals To The Mayor And City Council
Last Saturday, July 10th, the Agenda 2010 group met for Part 2 of its convention to develop proposals for the St. Petersburg Mayor and City Council in five policy areas that “stubbornly and disproportionately impact African-Americans.” Read more at The Weekly Challenger.
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NAACP: Minorities assigned tougher oil spill jobs
The NAACP has sent a letter to BP expressing concerns that minorities helping to clean up after the massive oil spill tend to be assigned tougher, lower paying jobs than whites.
NAACP president, Ben Jealous, says in the letter dated Friday that he wants to meet with BP’s chief executive officer. E-mail messages left with several BP spokespeople were not immediately returned. Read more at blackpoliticsontheweb.com.
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Jackson rips Gilbert’s LeBron comments, says owner sees James as a ‘runaway slave’
Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James as a “runaway slave” and that the owner’s comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger.
Shortly after James announced his decision last week, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter to Cleveland’s fans, ripping the 25-year-old and promising to deliver a title before James wins one. Read more at blackpoliticsontheweb.com.
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Comcast commits $20 mil to fund for minority-owned new media ventures
As federal regulators mull its proposed joint venture with NBC Universal, Comcast said it will commit at least $20 million to a fund for minority-owned new media ventures when the deal closes.
Comcast also said that it was boosting the number of independently owned and operated networks it had committed to adding to its cable service. Read more at blackpoliticsontheweb.com.
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Oscar Grant, Mehserle and the Media
While the media gears up to cover the verdict in the trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle, charged with killing 22-year old Oscar Grant last year, there are those who believe reporters may be contributing to whatever violence might take place.
Mehserle testified he thought he’d pulled his taser when he shot Grant in the back early on New Year’s morning 2009. Read more at mije.org.
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Facts don't support Rep. Workman's estimate of Florida's illegal immigrant cost
As Florida lawmakers prepare to introduce their own version of Arizona's strict immigration law, Republican state Rep. Ritch Workman has been championing the cause by painting the state's illegal immigrant population as the scourge of fiscal conservatism, business owners and taxpayers. Read more at tampabay.com.
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Howard University Debunks Mary J. Blige’s Admission Claims, Mary Responds
Mary J. Blige made headlines over the weekend with her announcement that she had received an honorary NYC high school diploma and was to attend Howard University in the fall, making her a member of the class of 2014.
However, that was apparently news to the folks at Howard University. Read more at theurbandaily.com.
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Farrakhan Says NBA Is Big Plantation And LeBron Is Sharecropper
Louis Farrakhan has been causing a lot of controversy recently with his comments regarding Jewish people. He continued to talk about Jews and Blacks and their roles in entertainment, claiming that no Black person could be a millionaire without Jewish connections. He also spoke about Gay Coleman and Tiger Woods’ relationships with their white wives, Michael Jackson, Russell Simmons, P. Diddy and Jay Z. See video at newsone.com.
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In interview, Bill Gates urges teachers to join reform like Hillsborough's
Bill Gates knows something about the power of good teaching. He used to be an underachiever.
"I got very poor grades up until eighth grade, because I just didn't think it was cool," he told the St. Petersburg Times on Saturday in an exclusive interview. Read more at tampabay.com.
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