Were African Americans promised 40 acres, a mule & HEALTH CARE?

The recent signing of the Health Care Reform bill has raised questions about the bills true motive.

There are even allegations that President Obama is using the bill as a backdoor to give African-Americans reparations.

Many may disagree with these allegations since the President has publicly opposed the concept of African-American reparations.

An article written in Invetors.com seems to suggest that Obama has masterminded the HCR bill as an extended apology from the government to African-Americans.

What was thought to aid the nation's health, has in turn caused yet another racial stir within Obama's presidency.


Click HERE to read the article. 

(You know what they say..."If you ever want to hide something from black people, then put it in a book." PLEASE READ up on what the world thinks of you!)




Please Comment and let me know what your views are:


**Are the allegations that President Obama is using the newly signed Health Care Reform bill as a sneaky reparations strategy far fetched?Or does he really have something up his sleeve to single handedly restore African-American's trust in American government?

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Erykah Badu "Window Seat"

Look beyond the exterior. Often we watch music videos, and simply just WATCH, challenge yourself to SOAK IN her message. (I'll allow you all to interpret it according to your likings).




"They play it safe.Are quick to assassinate what they do not understand.They move in pacts, ingesting more and more fear with every act of hate on one another. They feel most comfortable in groups, less guilt to swallow. They are us, this is what we've become, afraid to respect the individual. A single person, or event, or circumstance can move one to change, to love our self, to evolve.." -Erykah Badu :*Window Seat




**BADU SPEAKS OUT:**

The Dallas native explains how shooting this BOLD video left her with NO REGRETS, and  helped her deal with her fears.





Comedian and host Wanda Sykes invited Badu to her show, to compare videos...

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HABJ 24th Anniversary Gala

Houston was buzzing with some of medias top reporters and journalist at this year’s Houston Association of Black Journalist 24th Anniversary Dinner.

HABJ celebrated nine scholarship winners and four were Texas Southern University students.

Several politicians, including Sheila Jackson Lee, were in attendance.

The night started off with journalist Richelle Carey being honored with the "Emerging Journalist Award."

In Carey's speech she mentioned how proud she was to be surrounded by Houston journalist. (Check out a photo of her heartfelt speech.)

Tony Wyllie was honored with the "HABJ Spirit Award." (Check out a picture of the presentation.)

Wyllie thanked Texas Southern University for pushing him and helping him reach this point of his career.

While accepting his award, Wyllie notes that "You can't be what you can't see."

Ralph Cooper was honored with the "HABJ Lifetime Achievement Award."

Cooper addressed the cut backs in employment within the black journalism community.

During Cooper's speech, scholarship recipient and Texas Southern University communication's student Christina Calloway tweeted "It's an honor to be here at the HABJ Awards among all these greats in the journalism field. They are my inspiration."

Cooper quoted the late Martin Luther King by saying "If you’re gonna be a ditch digger, if you’re gonna be a yard cutter, BE THE BEST."

Roland Martin was the closed the night as he was honored with the "HABJ Pinnacle Award."

Martin spoke on the excellence that Sonny Messiah-Jiles demanded from him as an intern at Houston's CBS news station.

Martin said NABJ has played a major role throughout his entire career, stressed that "Black newspapers are not secondary to other media outlets."

Roland Martin continued to inspire the room full of journalist by saying black journalist need to have confidence in their own skills in order for anyone else to, and to continue that confidence if they don't.

The gala was night of networking, laughs, honor, and fine dining that will most definitely leave Houstonians in anticipation for next year’s!











*CNN's Roland Martin as he interviews with ABC13's Melanie Lawson before the HABJ dinner.




*Professor Serbino Sandifer-Walker and previous mayoral candidate Gene Locke share words at the HABJ event before dinner.








*Journalism student Samii Noel meets Roland Martin at the HABJ event just before everyone is called into the gala.



*Journalism student Latricia London gets a chance to meet Roland Martin at the HABJ event.










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Democrats in the House vote YES on HEALTH CARE!

Last nite the democrats led in a 219-212 vote leading to the House passing Health Care Reform.

The republicans made a motion to kill the health care bill by sending it back to the committee.

The motion was initially unclear, so it was restated by the republican representative.


An unidentified republican shouts out "Baby Killer" when Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak had the House Floor to speak.

The Democrats voted no as a majority against the republican's motion to be sent back to committee.

Rep. Randy Neugebauer admits saying "it's a baby killer" about agreement with Dems on health care, abortion.

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