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Vol. 9 No. 09
March 31- April 6, 2004

Reality in the ‘hood
 TV adds Fear Factor to Black Survivors

 

Tony Broussard, Rhonda Bass and Debra Green mugs for African- American News&Issues at one of thousands of Black America’s real world crime scenes that have better ratings than TV’s popular reality shows (photo by Anthony Odums)

PUBLISHER’S ANALYSIS
by Roy Douglas Malonson

Does America really want Black kids to excel?


Dr. Rod Paige


Thaddeus Lott

When the slanted TV report, demonizing the Andre Crutch Charter School, got my attention, I suddenly recalled a question that our old African warrior asked Dr. Rod Paige several years ago at a press conference.

A Unity Community

Hawkins

But in Texas, one particular bank has made it’s own history. Located in the heart of Third Ward in Houston is the main branch of the only African American owned bank in Texas, Unity National Bank.

BLACK HISTORY  24/7/365
JOSEPH BROWN, JR.
 

FEATURE STORIES

STATE Representative Sylvester Turner to Host
Health and Human Services
United Negro College Fund, Inc
Sprint for Life 5K Celebrates Seventh Annual Run in Support of Ovarian Cancer Research at M. D. Anderson
Damond “Skillet D.’’ Daniels the fan of all fans

TSU TIGERS BASEBALL

He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.

Benjamin E. Mays

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How I wish I could pigeon-hole myself and neatly fix a label on! But self-knowledge comes too late and by the time I’ve known myself I am no longer what I was.