Michele Obama with USA Team

de Bel7 · 28 juillet 2012

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Muhammad Ali Shows Up at the Olympics: Why He’s the Greatest Athlete of All-Time

by Dr. Boyce Watkins It was over 50 years ago that the great Muhammad Ali held up his own gold medal at the 1960 Olympics. Ali would later go on to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history. Ali showed up again at this year’s Olympic Games, in his old form, with the same old […]

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The 1968 Olympic Protest is Conveniently Erased in Modern Olympic Conversations and Classroom Teaching

The iconic photo is often plastered all over t-shirts, posters, and book covers– and even in some school textbooks. But as one sportswriter argues, the story behind the message is often lost. It was in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics that Tommie Smith and John Carlos took the medal stand after their wins in the […]

The Video You Must See: The First Black Man to Win an Olympic Gold Medal

Brilliant, capable and courageous are words that easily come to mind when referencing John B. Taylor, the first African American to ever win a gold medal in the…

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Good Ol Mississippi: Black Couple’s Wedding Banned by a White Church

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World A couple in Jackson, Mississippi said they were highly disappointed to have their wedding banned by a white church. The mayor…

Beth Myers May Have Released Romney’s Potential Running Mates

Beth Myers who has been charged with the important task of heading the search for Mitt Romney’s running mate may have inadvertently released the list of potential picks for VP. Myers took to Twitter and suggested that her “tweeps” (Twitter followers) follow a list of people-all of whom have been talked about as possible VP […]

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Oprah’s Lifeclass Returns with Iyanla this Weekend

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Oprah will be back home in Chicago at Harpo Studios to get back on her stage and do what she does best. The queen of media will be sharing her stage with the motivational and inspirational Iyanla Vanzant. The pair will be sharing advice and having conversations about how to live better lives. This upcoming […]

Facebook Stock Plummets After Earnings Announcement

Facebook was once flying high, but not right now. The company’s stock took another nosedive…

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The Truth Is…God’s Word Is Priceless

July 27, 2012 5 Comments

The Truth IS…….God’s Word is Priceless In 1st Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 10-13 we find written, “You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, […]

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Dr. Boyce: You Must Be Economically Independent to Overcome Racism

In this video, Dr. Boyce Watkins explains why economic and psychological independence is necessary for any African American seeking to become truly successful in a racist society. He talks about the experience of President Obama, black scholars and those in corporate America who struggle with high black unemployment as cases-in-point. The video is below: