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There needs to be Anika but don't have much hope for it. At least not in the short term. Maybe if the entire country stopped consuming mass media for 1 year we could purge ourselves of the BS and focus on what is important. Maybe.

Anika99 they are both trifling. A woman gets pregnant by a married man, but does not have the resources (or willingness) to raise the child on her own. Married man has unprotected sex with a woman other than his wife then refuses to assume financial responsibility. I've read this story before. I guess this is news today uncovered by the National Enquirer, warmed over and regurgitated by Eurweb. AALBC.com exploited as a platform to help promote this nonsense. Anika99, I appreciate your contribution -- I really do -- the site is dead without people like you. Thank you! But I would like to know, what was your motivation for posting the Jessie Jackson "affair" here?

"I've seen so-called "Black" people posting strange things and taking funny positions that I never heard Black people utter in real life." I have not considered this but do not believe for a nano-second that does not happen. You also have to understand that Black sites do operate at a distinct disadvantage, when compared to similar white sites. White sites are simply more likely to get more funding through investment and business, are more likely to be supported through media coverage. Black sites pay a premium for talent as well. Black writers flock to write for white sites for free, but get mad when Black sites pay too little. Forming alliances with similar businesses is virtually impossible. There is not one Black book site that has started since the commercialization of the world wide web, almost 20 years, that has reached it's potential. Sites like mine that have hung on is the best we have to offer. This is beyond pathetic. I've been doing this myself for 15 years I have tons of stories and examples. I'm actually working on a revised list of websites. I'm reviewing ownership, audience, impact (popularity, traffic, etc). The angle is to identify websites that one would want to advertise on to promote a book to a Black audience: 106 & Park Connect A Cultural Exchange A New Quality Book and Boutique A Place of Our Own AALBC.com (African American Literature Book Club) AAMBC African Americans on the Move Book Club Aframerican Book Store African Bookstore Afri-Ware Afro AllHipHop.com Ashay by the Bay Atlanta Post Authors N Focus Azizi Books Becoming Gods Answer Bookstore BET Big Blue Marble Bookstore Black and Nobel Black Art Plus Black Athlete Black Book News Black Book Reviews Black Books and Reviews Black Books Direct Black Books Galore! Black Enterprise Black Gospel Black Star News Black Web 2.0 BlackAmericaWeb BlackBookPlus.com BlackDoctor BlackLiterature.com BlackNews.com BlackPeopleMeet.com BlackPlanet.com BlackSingles.com BlackVoices Book-Remarks Bossip C&B Books Distribution Cartel Cafe & Books Store CentricTV Chicago Defender Community Book Center Concrete Loop Cush City DallasBlack.com Dare Books DC Bookdiva´s Mobile Bookstore Deja Vu Book Lounge DiverseBooks Ebony EDC Creations Eso Won Bookstore Essence EurWeb Everyone´s Place Frugal Bookstore Gateway Bookstore HBCU Connect Hello Beautiful Hip Hop Book Club Hip Hop Wired HipHopDX Hood Book Headquarters Howard University Bookstore Hue-Man Books Independent Bookstore Database King-Mag.com La Casa Azul Bookstore Library of Congress, Library Literary Sweets, Bookstore and Chocolate Shoppe Lushena Books Madame Noir MahoganyBooks Marcus Books Martin Luther King Library MediaTakeOut.com Medu Bookstore, Greenbriar Mall MeJah Books Mood Makers Books & Art Gallery Village Gate Squar Mosaic Books Mosaic Magazine Mutana Afrikan Warehouse National Book Club Conference Neworld Review North Paran Not Just a Bookstore Positive Vibes Pyramid Books QBR The Black Book Review Queens Borough Public Library Rawsistaz Sam Weller Books Sankofa Video and Bookstore Shrine of The Black Madonna Cultural Center Street Fiction The Book Look The Literary Network The National Black Book Festival The Page-Turner Network The Pan-African Connection Bookstore The Root The Schomburg Center for Research Into Black Cultu The Tree of Life Bookstore of Harlem The Truth Bookstore The Urban Book Source The Wild Fig Books The YBF Thumpers Corner TimBookTu Ujamaa Book Store Urban Books On Wheels Urban Reviews Vibe Wee Bee Books Written Magazine XXLMag.com Zoe Christian Bookstore .

I was in a club in Chicago and a shoot out erupted -- clearing the entire club. I think they should bring up cities like Chicago more often, See when 20 rich white kids (all due respect to effective families and friends) are shot and killed the nation is outraged and prepared to do something. However when carnage is much greater in place like Chicago you don't here a peep -- not even from Obama. I'm glad Mrs. Obama went to Chicago (I may be wrong about the city) to pay her respects to the parents yet another young Black person killed through gun violence.

Pioneer you will, uncharacteristically, no get an argument from me on the issue of personal responsibility. We are however FAR from a place of equal opportunity. The outcomes we are observing should made that obvious, but like so many hungry, unemployed, uneducated and poor white people in America -- it is just not something we are presented with everyday -- so we assume it does not exist. The point of the documentary is to show how specific policy is creating increased wealth disparity. Once the film is made available to the general public I hope it will help chance policy or at the very minimum make more people aware of what is going on.

Robert Reich, secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, and director Jacob Kornbluth discuss economic inequality in America in their Sundance film "Inequality for All"

42 In Theaters: Apr 12, 2013 Wide Unrated, Drama Directed By: Brian Helgeland Written By: Brian Helgeland Warner Bros. Pictures Hero is a word we hear often in sports, but heroism is not always about achievements on the field of play. "42" tells the story of two men-the great Jackie Robinson and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey-whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball. In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) put himself at the forefront of history when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team, breaking Major League Baseball's infamous color line. But the deal also put both Robinson and Rickey in the firing line of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and restraint by not reacting in kind, knowing that any incident could destroy his and Rickey's hopes. Instead, Number 42 let his talent on the field do the talking-ultimately winning over fans and his teammates, silencing his critics, and paving the way for others to follow. (copyright WB)

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I can't find a credible news source for this story. All of the sources I looked at seemed like gossip websites. They all just seemingly copied the same text and surrounded it by ads, scantily clad women, and celebtriy gossip. It really sickens me to see what the Black internet has become. http://newsone.com/2183813/malcolm-shabazz-arrested/ http://bossip.com/721598/arrests-malcolm-xs-grandson-popped-by-the-fbi-while-traveling-to-iran-for-hollywoodism-conference-43081/ http://hiphopwired.com/2013/02/04/malcolm-xs-grandson-arrested-by-the-fbi/ Sure there is probably some serious website out there with a real story, but I'll never find it 'cause I'm not about to plow through 30 screen of sites like the ones above to find it. It some one find a serious site please just post a link. Thanks.

The strongest person I ever met was a white guy. Actually I think the strongest man who ever lived was white. Most of if not all of the weight lifting records are held by white men. And these white guys were not "breed" to be strong. So I guess White people are just stronger Black men would I be right? ------ A caring father in the home would be a BIG plus for most families. I think if the majority of families could remain intact a whole bunch of problems would disappear.... ------- Skilled trades require education too. Don't make the assumption that "anyone" can pick these skills up without being educated. high schools have to prepare people for these roles too. It is not clear that they are even doing this much ...

Read about a real life "DJango" in David S. Cecelski's new book "The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves' Civil War" I have to admit, I never heard of Galloway prior to posting the review of the book about his life. How many more figures from American history would be just as, or even more, inspiring? So much energy has gone into a debates over fictional characters like Django, fueled by a tweet, and regurgitated by our so called "news" sources that actual people like Galloway go virtually unknown... Happy Black History Month.

Pioneer my statements are facts I did not make them up. They do not make me feel good, any more that water boils at 212 degrees at normal pressure. While I did not cite sources for the factual statements, I'll leave that up to you. Better yet if you can cite a source to dispute what I've written I'll be more than willing to look at it. At the end of the day you understanding of genetics and how they impact humans is very different than my understanding and the currently accepted science as a result we can't really have a meaningful conversation. So for the sake of clarity; Do you believe that Black people are dumber that white people due to selective breeding? Do you believe Blacks are stronger than whites due to "selective" breeding during our prior of enslavement prior to 1865? If the answer are still "yes" I walk you through each question (really the same question phrased with a different example) methodically. ------------------------ I agree with you about the role "morality" plays in not just the Black culture but our society in general. I'm not suggesting that people are more or less moral that in previous generations. But the acceptability for immorally behavior seems to be at an all time high. Drop out of high school, have a baby before marriage, wear you panty below you butt, -- no problem! --------------------------- I also agree with you regarding the feminizing of males in our culture, but for different reasons. Corporations have a financial incentive to get men to buy shoes in all the colors of the spectrum, to buys all types of unnecessarily expensive lotions and scents, It seems the term "metro-sexual" was coined to give men a name (other than "fag") who behaved like women when it came to fashion. Today arched eyebrows, long braided hair styles, two earrings, shaved body hair, etc are as no longer seen as feminine -- but the sign of a well groomed "man". I guess since there are few ways a Black man can express masculinity, without ending up in jail, we are exploring our feminine side

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Economic Summit Post Mortem by Kam Williams The mood was both festive and businesslike at this year’s Wall Street Project Economic Summit, hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, in New York City. “For the first time,” former U.S. President Bill Clinton opined during his speech last Thursday afternoon, “[minorities] are in a position to persuasively argue that the economic inequality, which exists in America today, is a severe strain on the economic future of all Americans.” President Clinton was among a plethora of luminaries, politicians, and businessmen who gathered for Reverend Jesse Jackson’s three-day summit which ran at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan from January 30th through February 1st. Those in attendance, a veritable Who’s-Who of the African-American corps d’elite, included former New York Governor David Paterson, Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Reverend Al Sharpton, fund manager John W. Rogers, Jr., real estate mogul R. Donahue Peebles, Motown founder Berry Gordy, and attorney Willie E. Gary, among others. To edify those unfamiliar with the Rainbow PUSH Coaliton, the group is the brainchild of who merged two of his foundations, Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) and the National Rainbow Coalition, in 1996 with a mission to, “protect, defend, and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world.” This year’s summit, the Coalition’s 16th since inception, aimed to discuss numerous, serious economic issues that face minority communities today. Discussions ranged from the importance of computer science education, a topic President Clinton specifically voiced concern about at considerable length, to the impact that Hip-Hop music is likely to continue to have on the economy. Despite the jam-packed agenda, the summit did take the time to celebrate the accomplishments of successful African-Americans such as Berry Gordy, who was honored at a gala Thursday night. On the eve of Black History Month, Reverend Jackson expressed a debt of gratitude owed to the Motown visionary by sharing a story about how Mr. Gordy, on several occasions, personally funded Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s payroll when times were tough. “But,” Jackson assured the audience, “Motown gave us more than money. It gave us an art form and a culture that lifted us beyond the boundaries and limits of the South…We’ve [now] won the White House twice…but before there was a politician on the stage, there were musicians [who]…color-crossed and [broke down] walls.”

Pioneer you say I did not give you any evidence but you failed to acknowledge all the evidence I provided (bullet point list). You say that Justin Beiber could not get MIke Tyson physique, but you don;t know that? Justin Beiber does not train like Mike Tyson, few people do... Pioneer, just keep believing that Blacks are stronger than white due to 3 or 4 hundred years (not very many generations) of "selective" breeding. You probably also believe that Black people are dumber that white people for the same reason... ------------- Sure there are things the general population can learn from the Nation.

Pioneer, the Nation of Islam seems to be up you alley. They are able to take Brothers out of prison and turn them around completely. During their heyday in Harlem they ran businesses, schools, the people looked good, taking care of themselves and doing for self.... They also have clear rules on family, and the roles of men and women.

boitumelo, West seems to be running off the rails lately in his critique of Obama. I'm with him most of the time, but when his goes down roads bitchin' about the Bible Obama swore his oath on -- who cares...really?! The even sadder thing is how the media eats it up and broadcast it far an wide. I find the whole thing irritating and I tend to tune out. Collectively, we ("Black" people in America who are descendants of slaves are mentally ill), our dependence on and the success of charismatic minister you complain about so often is a reflection of this. The blind support of Obama is another. I could go on...

Pioneer, sure slave owners selected the people they thought would work best in the field, may have forced slaves with certain physical characteristics to mate, but I assure you it was not very scientific and given the 150 or so years since slavery has ended any effects would have been washed out. Blacks in American have some European ancestry so a true comparison is hard Strength is much more a function of training than genetics Health is a more a function of environment and how well you take care of yourself There is no baseline for Black or white health and strength so there there is no way to determine which group is stronger than the other based upon so called "breeding" You can't uses genes to determine who is Black or white There is no one gene for "health" or "strength" humans are not like dogs humans really are not all very different genetically (which make the Black and white distinction silly and a comparison based upon relative strength of the two artifically defined groups a waste of time)You and Jimmy the Greek should have paid more attention in science class. We are all humans ----------------------- If the government put everyone in jail who committed adultery I doubt there would be anyone left to watch the prisoners. Stricter laws for moral misbehavior might work in a homogeneous society where everyone's moral values were more or less the same. But live a country where a 20 year old can die fighting in a war, but can't buy a beer in a bar and where it is illegal to pay someone cash to have sex with you, but if you take 'em to dinner and a movie in exchange of sex that is fine.

Some of these documented go back to the 13th century... sad

Pioneer. I'm NYC because my wife works in the city -- otherwise I would not be here. I prefer the climate of the southern US. New York is not self contained. Most of the low wage workers live in the surrounding ghettos and significant portions of the middle class lives in the surrounding suburbs. both groups traveling an 2 hour or more round trip just to get work. Only the very wealthy can afford to live, in a nice place that is actually IN NYC. Your statements about NYC Public school are inaccurate. At the end of the day anyone who can afford to pay for private schools does so. The public schools especially for Black folks are criminal (NYC teachers don't shoot -- I'm not blaming you). I fundamentally agree with your idea. I'm attempting to do something very similar with the online community. It has not been easy.

Pioneer, Obama is not responsible for the unemployment rate, but what his presidency has shown is how the government is completely controlled by corporate America. As president, Obama is the figure head (Obama groupies please don't shoot!) I agree with you about corporate jobs. I witnessed many middle class white folks lose their jobs to lower paid workers in Asia. Many of the middle aged, over paid white middle managers had little hope of finding the same type of employment and struggle to maintain their life styles, send their kids to school, etc. The emergence of the Tea Party, Occupy does not surprise me. What does surprise me is the almost complete lack of outrage by the Black community. We have been completely muzzled by the Obama presidency -- even former racial rabble rouser Al Sharpton is on the take -- urging Black folks to give Obama time -- for what?! Black unemployment in places like NYC's Harlem is 50% at best. It is no wonder the Police precincts here (Harlem) are give people $100 for even gun brought in -- no questions asked. Meanwhile in whitelandia...there is an arms race.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Special to Feature Editors Contact: Maēshay k. Lewis E-mail: writers@mec.cuny.edu Phone: 718-804-8882 Contact: Clarence V. Reynolds E-mail: Clarenciov@msn.com Phone: 718-804-8883 The Center for Black Literature Hotline: 718-270-4811 The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College Celebrates Black History Month with Voices from the African Diaspora NATIONAL –In celebration of Black History Month, on Thursday, February 21, 2013, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, will host Voices from the African Diaspora: A Literary Salon featuring Pamela Newkirk, author of Letters from Black America; novelist and journalist Christopher John Farley; poet Tony Medina, author of An Onion of Wars; and poet Khalil Almustafa. The evening will serve as a kick-off event for the Center for Black Literature’s Tenth Anniversary and the Center will also be celebrating the publication of the Killens Review of Arts & Letters. The evening will also reflect upon the civil rights leader Malcolm X, who was assassinated on this date in 1965. The salon will also feature dramatic readings by Medgar Evers College students. Book signings will follow the event. As part of CBL’s John Oliver Killens Reading Series, the literary salon is a tribute to the late John Oliver Killens, author, activist, social critic, educator and former writer-in-residence at Medgar Evers College. Killens spent four decades writing and working to support black writers and their work. His vision was to host a National Black Writers Conference every year and he was the visionary leader behind the hosting of the Conference at the college. The Killens Review of Arts & Letters, published by the Center for Black Literature, is a journal dedicated to supporting the mission and work of the John Oliver Killens Chair at Medgar Evers College. About the Writers Pamela Newkirk is professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications and director of the undergraduate studies program at New York University. She is the author of Within the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media (2000), which was awarded the National Press Club Award for Media Criticism and editor of A Love No Less: More Than Two Centuries of African American Love Letters (2003). Her most recent book is Letters from Black America: Intimate Portraits of the African American Experience (2009), a collection of letters from a wide variety of African-Americans. Christopher John Farley has worked as a music critic at Time magazine and is currently an editor at The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of two novels, My Favorite War (1996) and Kingston by Starlight (2005). His 2001 book Aaliyah: More Than a Woman was a national best seller. He is the coauthor of Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues, the companion volume to the PBS series. Farley is also the author of Before the Legend: the Rise of Bob Marley, which was named one of best books of 2006 by Black Issues Book Review. His short story is featured in the anthology Kingston Noir (2012), edited by Colin Channer. Kahlil Almustafa, known as the People’s Poet, is the 2002 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion and the author of four books of poetry and his debut CD CounterIntelligence. His collection of 15 years of poetry, Growing Up Hip-Hop, is used in more than 40 classrooms nationally from the elementary to the university level. In 2009, almustafa completed the “100 Poems for 100 Days” project where he wrote 100 poems in the first 100 days of Barack Obama’s presidency published in a collection of poems entitled From Auction Block to Oval Office. Tony Medina is the author/editor of sixteen books for adults and young readers, including DeShawn Days (Lee & Low Books, 2001), Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam (Random House/Three Rivers Press, 2001), Love to Langston (Lee & Low Books, 2002), Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature & Art (Third World Press, 2002). Medina is the first Professor of Creative Writing at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and his poetry, fiction, and essays appear in more than ninety publications and two CD compilations. His latest books are The President Looks Like Me and Other Poems (Just Us Books, 2013); An Onion of Wars (Third World Press, 2012); I and I, Bob Marley (Lee & Low Books, 2009), and My Old Man Was Always on the Lam (NYQ Books, 2011). About the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College The mission of the Center for Black Literature is to expand, broaden, and enrich the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of the value of black literature. Through a series of programs that build an audience for the reading, discussion, and critical analysis of contemporary black literature and that serve as a forum for the research and study of black literature, the Center convenes and supports various literary programs and events such as author signings, writing workshops, panel discussions, conferences, and symposia. The Center also collaborates with various organizations including public schools, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Museum, the PEN American Center, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. In order to accomplish its mission and sustain its programming, the Center must raise funds through private and public organizations and foundations. Funding for Center programs has been provided by organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the New York Council on the Humanities, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Poets & Writers, and the Independence Community Foundation. For more information about the Center for Black Literature, visit www.centerforblackliterature.org or call 718-804-8883. ### Medgar Evers College 1650 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 writers@mec.cuny.edu www.centerforblackliterature.org Brenda M. Greene, Ph.D. Executive Director CBL Advisory Board Myrlie Evers-Williams Honorary Chair Dale Allender Associate Executive Director National Council of Teachers of English Patrick A. 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The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. He is known for bringing people together on common ground across lines of race, culture, class, gender and belief. Born on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, Jesse Jackson graduated from the public schools in Greenville and then enrolled in the University of Illinois on a football scholarship. He later transferred to North Carolina A&T State University and graduated in 1964. He began his theological studies at Chicago Theological Seminary but deferred his studies when he began working full-time in the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reverend Jackson married his college sweetheart Jacqueline Lavinia Brown in 1963. They have five children: Santita Jackson, former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Jonathan Luther Jackson, Yusef DuBois Jackson, Esq., and Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson, Jr. Kam Williams: Hi, Reverend Jackson, thanks for the interview. Reverend Jesse Jackson: Thank you, Kam. KW: What plans do you have for this year’s economic summit? JJ: First, to gather people to discuss the new economic agenda. We just got through the political agenda with the inauguration of President Obama. Now, we have to deal with the economic agenda. No access to capital, needing more access to technology, etcetera. We want to call the banks to invest in America. In 2009 we had 600 black dealerships, today we have 200. We have lost TV and radio stations. We must re-strategize. KW: Given that we now have an African-American president and black billionaires, is this a post-racial society? JJ: We don’t have a lot of black billionaires, actually. We are not in a post racial society. We are a multi-racial society and substantially racist. We still need to access jobs and contracts-–all those level playing fields are very much needed. KW: What would you say is the #1 economic issue African-Americans are facing today? JJ: Access to a jobs. Next, the recovery of houses lost when the banks targeted our homes and businesses that move our future forward. KW: Do you see Wall Street as being at odds with Main Street, or can the 1% be a part of the solution for the woes of the 99%? JJ: The %1 have received their needs through greed and lack of regulations--too few have too much and more have none. It’s too unequal and unbalanced. The middle class is sinking. A dormant few are at the bottom. KW: Thanks again for the time, Reverend Jackson, and best of luck with the Economic Summit. JJ: Thanks. ============================================================== Press Release REV. JESSE L. JACKSON TO HONOR GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON, BERRY GORDY & WILLIE E. GARY AT THE WALL STREET PROJECT ECONOMIC SUMMIT Wednesday, January 30 — Friday, February 1, 2013 Special Guests U.S. Pres. William Jefferson Clinton, Jamie Foxx, Dionne Warwick and others; Special Performances by Multi-Grammy®-Winning Gospel Recording Artists Mary Mary & cast of the upcoming Broadway show “Motown: The Musical” WHAT: The Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project will host the 16th Annual Wall Street Economic Summit. This year’s summit, “Wall Street to Main Street” focuses on access to capital, career development and labor. WHO: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Founder and President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition and The Wall Street Project WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 – Friday, February 1, 2013 ((Agenda can be sent upon request)) WHERE: The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 @ Madison Ave. Highlights of the three-day summit will include: • Wall Street Project Small Business Institute (SBI) • Wall Street Project Career Symposium • Raising Our Voices On Advertising in The MarketPlace • The Business of Sports • The State of Emerging Managers • Parity in Public Procurement Opportunities • The Business of Hip-Hop • Labor Breakfast: Assault on Labor Unions Access to Capital Luncheon, Thurs., Jan. 31, 12:30 p.m. ET •Honorees: NY Governor David Paterson, Attorney Willie Gary •Speakers: Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter •Keynote Speaker: U.S. President William Clinton •Performer: Multi-Grammy® award winning artists Mary Mary •Sponsors: WE tv& General Motors Gala Fundraising Reception, Thurs., Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. ET •Honoree: the legendary Berry Gordy •Performance: Broadway production “MOTOWN: the Musical” •Presenter: Singer and actress Dionne Warwick •Presenter: Jamie Foxx •Sponsor: NV Magazine Civil Rights & Economic Justice Minister’s Luncheon, Fri., Feb. 1, 12:30 p.m. ET Honorees:Rev. Joseph Carter, New Hope Baptist Church, Newark, NJ; Dr. Freddie D. Haynes, III, Sr. Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church, Dallas, TX& Rev. AndrewWilkes, Affiliate minister, The Greater Allen Cathedral of NY and Editor of Urban Faith. Keynote speaker: U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, (D) NY The Wall Street Project challenges corporate America to end the multi-billion dollar trade deficit with minority vendors and consumers; while working to ensure equal opportunity for diverse employees, entrepreneurs and consumers.The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is a progressive organization protecting, defending and expanding civil rights to improve economic and educational opportunity. WSP Sponsors Include: Allstate, Ariel Investments LLC, Bank of America, Blaylock Robert Van, LLC, CitiBank, Coca-Cola, General Electric, Home Depot, JPMorgan Chase & Co., NYSE Euronext, SEIU,The Boeing Company & Wells Fargo The 2013 honorary co-chairs:Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., Chrmn & CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association; John Graves, Pres. & CEO, PR Networks, Inc.; Mellody Hobson, Pres., Ariel Investments LLC, Louis James, Pres., & COO, Motor City Logistics; Byron Lewis, Founder & Chrmn, Uniworld Group; Former NY Governor David A. Paterson; R. Donahue Peebles, Chrmn & CEO, The Peebles Corp; James Reynolds, Jr., Co-Founder, Chrmn & CEO, Loop Capital Markets LLC; John W. Rogers, Jr. Chrmn & CEO, Ariel Investments LLC;NY SenatorCharles Schumer (D);Maceo K. Sloan Chrmn, CEO & CIO, NCM Capital& California Congresswoman Maxine Waters(D). To register, visit: www.wallstreetproject2013.org or call (646) 569-5889.

Pioneer would this subject be explained by your theory of Black "breeding" during our period of enslavement and our supposed genetic predisposition to higher levels of testosterone?

OK Pioneer we can regress or progress ad infinitum on that last point. You believe in some presumably infinitely powerful, "intelligent" being is pulling all the strings (just for kicks I guess). I do not believe that explanation is required to explain the universe. Neither belief excludes the possibility of mental telepathy.