Celebrating Wyclef’s Failure? Denied Haiti Ballot Spot

August 21st, 2010

Haitian born, New Jersey and Brooklyn raised Wyclef Jean earlier this month filed for and announced his run for president of his native country. Though having left when he was 9, he’s been very active in philanthropic and community work there for years. In 2007 he was officially named Haiti’s roving ambassador by current President [...]

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Video: Obama’s New Aids Initiative

July 28th, 2010

A couple of weeks ago President Obama announced a new initiative to address the challenges in fighting the still ongoing Aids epidemic.
The mkcreativeblog characterized it as such:
President Barack Obama shifted emphasis from his predecessor on yet another issue, as he announced the administration’s launch of the “Natinal HIV/AIDS Community Discussions” to be hosted by the [...]

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Fake ICE Checkpoint at Netroots Nation 2010

July 27th, 2010

In ancticipation of the commencement of Arizona Anti-Immigration law (SB-1070), protestors at the liberal Netroots Conference held in Las Vegas this past weekend pulled a stunt to make a point.
As people filed into a lunch session that would also contain a panel on civil rights, protestor dressed up as mock ICE Agents (Immigration and [...]

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Posted in Humor/Satire, News & Events, Politics, Racial Injustice, Video, youtube | Comments (5)

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