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Africa in the Age of Obama.The winds of Change

Scotty Reid — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:36:56 -0600

It is abundantly clear with the unrest in many parts of Africa that change must come.The average brother and sister on the continent are tired of being killed,robbed, exploited,slandered,belittled,and marginalized by the rest of humanity.Many up and

New Info Regarding The Manoogian Mansion Party

metal man — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:00 -0600

Sunday, November 8th, 2009 I Read an Interesting article earlier today about some new information regarding the Manoogian Mansion party, you can read it HAERAE. What do you think of the whole thing? Personally, I don't doubt one bit that Kwame had th

Tracing the artefacts looted from the Summer Palace

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:21 -0600

China is sending teams of experts to catalogue the Chinese artefacts in museums abroad. This raises the question though of why the Museums do not already have such records of their own – or if they do have them, why they are unwilling to share

Kwame Kilpatrick On Myspace

metal man — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:34:00 -0600

Wednesday, November 5th, 2009 Kwame Kilpatrick on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mayorkwame My first thought was, "this is obviously a joke". But then I realized that real or not, neither would surprise me. Regardless, it's still pretty funny.

Republicans Win New Jersey, Virginia Races

Tyson Chaney — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:18:26 -0600

Change was the prevailing theme of Election Day this year. The governorships of New Jersey and Virginia switched parties to Republican. The hotly-contested 23rd New York Congressional District elected a Democrat for the first time since the 19th ce

Mayor Bing wins 4-year term in Detroit

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:30:08 -0600

DETROIT, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Pistons star Dave Bing, who became mayor of Detroit in a special election last year, won a four-year term Tuesday.With all votes counted, Bing led with 58 percent to 42 percent for the runner-up, Tom Barrow, t

Ford Up, Kwame Down, and Provience Out

theCL — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:35:37 -0600

Ford US auto sales rise 3 percent in October thanks to cars and crossovers Strong demand for cars and crossovers lifted Ford's U.S. sales 3 percent in October, a positive sign for automakers who are hoping a healthier economy will draw buyers back to

Ben Wallace is proving so far that he has something left for the Detroit Pistons

nbalockersweb — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:08:44 -0600

Ben Wallace has bumped Kwame Brown to the bench so far this season which has been somewhat of a surprise. Wallace has played in 3 games (all starts) for the Pistons this season and he is averaging 32.7 minutes, 4.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists

Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

metal man — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:55:00 -0600

Tuesday, Novermeber 3rd, 2009 Where do I start? I guess I could start by saying that Kwame Kilpatrick is the sorriest excuse for a Mayor the city has seen yet. Scandals in politics are not new or uncommon. In fact, I almost except them. But this guy

Laker Linkage – 11/3/09

FrozenNotes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:52:04 -0600

The Story: Pau Gasol’s early injury has exposed the Lakers’ lack of depth up front. The Fire Says: The piece offers up several free agent or trade targets for the Lakers, but it seems a bit premature for the Lakers to be shopping help

First Olympic skier for Ghana

eazibee — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:04:03 -0600

Well, it's been a while... I definitely owe RTBH a post! First, I should say that I am planning to expand the range of things I share on RTBH, moving beyond news articles to include the occasional video, advocacy campaign, inspiring website, competit

What\'s Ailing the Detroit Pistons?

scaffeldfa — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:40:43 -0600

It’s now three games into the season and the Pistons are 1-2. This isn’t as bad as it sounds, as the two losses came when the Pistons' leading scorer for the past seven seasons, Richard Hamilton, was riding the pine. It does raise some concerns t

Kwame Kilpatrick, the stench Detroit can’t seem to wash out

Keith — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:52:51 -0600

So just as Detroit is gearing up to wash off the stench of the past and vote in a better (hopefully) future tomorrow on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, who is it comes to town? Kwame. Naturally. Here we are doing our level best to forget one of the w

Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) 2009

emmson87 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:07:02 -0500

NMVA ‘09, its D-dayAs the entire entertainment industry empties into Lagos this weekend for the third edition of Nigeria’s foremost and pioneer music video awards; the Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA), top entertainment mogul and Chairman Silve

Payback (1999)

Milly woods — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:03 -0500

Val Resnick and Porter, two small time bandits, hit a Chinese gang together and manage to get $140,000. But Val Resnick needs 130 grand alone to buy himself back into his syndication. So, Val turns on Porter together with Porter's wife Lynn, who kill

The other reason Detroit gets a bad rap:

beanot — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:34:06 -0500

Yesterday, ex-mayor Kuame Kilpatrick was in town testifying, trying to lower his restitution payments to to city of Detroit. That alone, my friends takes ALOT of balls. But check out this testimony (courtesy of clickondetroit.com):Judge Groner asks q

Kwame and Barack

Charles Martin Cosgriff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:56:55 -0500

Well, it seems that former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick knows nothing about his wife. That's not too surprising, seeing as he apparently was too busy with too many other women in his life to bother about the one he married.What is truly unintelligi

Kwame Kilpatrick Still Rolling In The Money!

Dspell — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:47:24 -0500

It's amazing what power and influence can get you even when you've served time in jail for committing a felony offense while being the mayor of a major city. Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was in a Detroit courtroom yesterday testifying regar

Will the British Museum ever make the bold gesture of returning the Rosetta Stone?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:54:27 -0500

Following the Louvre’s decision to return some fragments of frescos to Egypt, one wonders whether the relatively long standing requests to the British Museum for the return of the Rosetta Stone will be properly considered at last. From: Modern

Former Detroit mayor files lawsuit over racy texts

EbonyInspired — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:40:46 -0500

DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a lawyer who leaked racy text messages to the Detroit Free Press and kicked off a scandal that brought down Kilpatrick’s administration and sent him to jail. Th

Smoke Filled Rooms!

Charles Martin Cosgriff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:20:22 -0500

We certainly do not lack for democracy in our country these days. In Detroit, for example, we are about to have our fourth mayoral election in the last year. But that itself is a sidebar, an aberration caused by the Kwame Kilpatrick scandal. What is

Tony Pashos Sent to IR

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:14:40 -0500

The news regarding the offensive line just keeps getting better. The 49ers placed RT Tony Pashos on IR today. With Pashos out looks like Snyder is pretty much the only option for RT at this time, well that is unless you consider Barry Sims an option.

A musical campaign for the return of Benin artefacts

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:49:09 -0500

Most of the artefacts from the ancient Kingdom of Benin that ended up in museums around the world, left the country following the British army’s looting of the country in 1897. This song (forwarded to my by Kwame Opoku) details the massacre, fo

Pistons Points

FrozenNotes — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:01:39 -0500

• The Pistons cut Deron Washington and Macro Baston last week, meaning their roster stands at 14. Here’s how it looks: Point guards: Rodney Stuckey, Will Bynum, Chucky Atkins Shooting guards: Richard Hamilton, Ben Gordon Small forwards: Tayshaun

Lessons that can be learned from Egypt’s experience with the Louvre

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:45:31 -0500

Egypt’s ultimatum to the Louvre over disputed artefact claims achieved a rapid response. Can other parties making restitution claims against museums learn from this? From: Afrikanet Datum: 10.10.09 21:32 Kategorie: Kultur-Kunst Von: Dr. Kwame O

Curio Kiosks Project

Openfilm — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:11:58 -0500

The Kumasi Symposium: Tapping Local Resources for Sustainable Education through Art 31st July to 14th August 2009 at the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)Kumasi, GhanaBy: artinprocessDuration: 05:56Added: 2

Biggie Smalls - Unbelievable - ORIGINAL - w/lyrics

Bucket Beats — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:52:53 -0500

smoked like dutches from the master Hate to blast ya, but I have ta, you see I smoke a lot Your life is played out like Kwame, and them fuckin polka dots Who rock the spot? Biggie! You know how the weed yo, unbelievable [Verse Two:] BIG, GIE, AKA, B

Bill Simmons certainly does suck

Bob Biscigliano — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:08:50 -0500

Aside from the fact Bill Simmons sounds and looks like a mixture between Pee Wee Herman and Jack McBrayer, he's not very funny. If you are finding yourself laughing at his material, it's probably once in a blue moon and/or your sense of humor is

Pistons’ Brown says hand isn’t improving

Evan Kanter — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:01:17 -0500

The wrapping on Kwame Brown’s left hand has seemingly gotten bigger and bigger as the exhibition season has progressed.But the padding hasn’t helped the hand heal to Brown’s liking, so he said Wednesday that he’s going to have it checked

How do I conquer the wild things inside of me? Depends upon which theory of personality I believe

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:37:14 -0500

David Brooks recently looked at two theories of personality. One he attributed to philosophers and the other to psychologists. From "Where the Wild Things Are" (New York Times):In ... what you might call the philosopher’s view, each of u

[wvns] The exploitation of Africa

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:16:00 -0500

The exploitation of Africa's land and peopleBy Ashahed M. Muhammad and Brian E. Muhammadhttp://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_5661.shtml (FinalCall.com) - While images of Africa's poverty and disease are regularly shown in western

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers vs. The Justice League!!!!

PhoenixSosa93 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:42:32 -0500

Bob Barker: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and children of all ages! We would like to present to you two of the greatest superhero teams of all time! My name is Bob Barker and I am tonight’s host. Michael Buffer, please present the first

David Brooks, "Where the Wild Things Are"

Gerry — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:12:44 -0500

"Where the Wild Things Are"By David Brooks"In Homer’s poetry, every hero has a trait. Achilles is angry. Odysseus is cunning. And so was born one picture of character and conduct. In this view, what you might call the philosopher’s view, each of

character doesn’t exists.

clusterflock — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:12:30 -0500

Or, more aptly put, character is contextual: But, as Kwame Anthony Appiah, a Princeton philosopher, notes in his book “Experiments in Ethics,” this philosopher’s view of morality is now being challenged by a psychologist’s view. According to

Sumsuch - Found You (Dance N Dust Records)

Club Lounge Radio - Trance — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:08:10 -0500

Sumsuch - Found You (Dance N Dust Records) Following a unique deep house debut on Urban Torque, Sumsuch chooses respected underground Israeli label Dance N Dust for his sublime second solo effort. Found You - Throbbing bass and drivin

TARGETING AFRICAN LEADERS AND THEIR MOVEMENTS

mayihlomenews — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:51:31 -0500

The Judas Factor: The Plot to Kill Malcolm X by Karl Evanzz There is an interesting book published in 1992 titled The Judas Factor: The Plot to Kill Malcolm X by Karl Evanzz. This book is not only about the assassination of Malcolm X but it also d

Wait, what? Marathon Deaths Reflect Poorly on Detroit? Huh?

Bob Biscigliano — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:52 -0500

People not from the state of Michigan sure do LOVE to rag on it. I don't know what the state, or the city of Detroit in particular, ever did to those people, aside from birthing the automotive industry amongst other things, but it has never reall

2009-10 NBA Preview: Detroit Pistons

Dannie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:09:26 -0500

Detroit Pistons 2008-09 Record: Anticipated Starting Five PG- Rodney Stuckey SG- Rip Hamilton SF- Tayshaun Prince PF- Charlie Villanueva C- Kwame Brown Key Reserves: Ben Gordon, Chris Wilcox, Jason Maxiell, Austin Daye, Will Bynum Biggest Strength

Former West Palm Chief to Help Overhaul Detroit\'s Troubled Police Department; Beware Sexting from Kwame

Ayshia Armani — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:17:32 -0500

Former West Palm Beach Police Department Chief Bill Riggs is part of a 10-person law enforcement dream team appointed by a federal court judge to make sweeping changes to the Detroit Poli...