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Via: NY Daily News A federal judge sentenced four racist goons to prison Thursday for their Election Night attacks in Staten Island against African-Americans who they believed had voted for Barack Obama. “The victims were selected for no other reason than what the defendants believed was the color of their skin,” said Brooklyn Federal Judge […]

Via:  NY Daily News Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman …and a man! The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries and her testosterone levels are more than three times higher than those of a normal female, according to reports. The tests, ordered by The International Association of Athletics Federations after […]

VIA COLON CLEANSE REPORT: Background: It has come to our attention that due to the recent popularity of colon cleanse in our society there has unfortunately been many companies trying to cash in on this craze by putting out colon cleanse products that have very few active ingredients (if any) and selling them online and […]

Via:  The Washington Times The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility has begun an official inquiry into the dismissal in May of a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party and two of its members who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during the November general elections. The inquiry is disclosed in an Aug. 28 […]

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VIA THE GRIOT: ATLANTA (AP) — The city that became a post-civil rights movement emblem of the political power held by African-Americans could have a white mayor for the first time in a generation — a possibility that has some in the black community scrambling to hold on to City Hall. Atlanta Councilwoman Mary Norwood, […]

Via: The Hill.com Leading members of the Black Caucus are threatening to bring down healthcare reform if it does not include a strong public option. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said that President Obama will not be able to muscle through a bill that sidesteps a government-run plan. “[Obama] can’t get 218 without a public option,” […]

Via: Yahoo Sports It’s been a week of change for Caster Semenya, the South African runner at the center of a gender controversy at last month’s world track championships. First, one of her South African coaches quit the team in shame for not telling Semenya that she was being subjected to gender tests. (Semenya had thought […]

VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON – In a speech that drew fire even before he delivered it, President Barack Obama is telling the nation’s schoolchildren he “expects great things from each of you.” “At the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world,” […]

(Cleveland, OH) — More than 28,000 men will die from prostate cancer this year, which is why health experts want more people to know about the disease. September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which is a time for men to learn ways the can help lower their risk for the disease. Dr. Eric Klein […]