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EUR MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Powell's riveting poem 'Son2Mother.'
*Author, activist, essayist, politician and poet, Kevin Powell recently published a new book of poetry called "No Sleep Till Brooklyn." Soft Skull Press describes the tome as "a searingly honest collection at once powerful and disturbing." One of the poems featured in "No Sleep" is "Son2Mother" which we're featuring today in honor of Mother's Day Weekend. Read Full Story

PHILLY MAYOR SAYS RACE NOT A FACTOR IN COP BEATING: Nutter says he's 'tremendously disappointed' in behavior of officers in video.
*The mayor and police commissioner of Philadelphia have called the videotaped beatings of three restrained black men by several officers "inexcusable" and "unacceptable," but both say it had nothing to do with race. Read Full Story

KLEOPATRA GIRL'S RINGSIDE REPORT: Cinco De Mayo @ Republic remembering Jamiel Shaw
By Eugenia Wright a/k/a Kleopatra Girl
*You may not know the name Jamiel Shaw but many celebrities poured into Republic (night spot on La Cienega) on Cinco De Mayo to make sure he will not be forgotten. Unfortunately this young man was gunned down by gang members just three blocks from his home. The cause, inter-racial senseless killing. Read Full Story

BARACK OBAMA COVERS JUNE'S ESQUIRE: Article takes a 'cynical' look at senator's message of hope.
*Esquire magazine features a very long cover essay on Sen. Barack Obama in its new June issue, which arrives on newsstands May 13. Read Full Story

EUR EDUCATION UPDATE: Report says blacks closing science achievement gap with whites.
There was some good news for African American youth on the educational front last week. The latest results from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Math and Science program not only shows improvement among all elementary and middle school students but also revealed a closing of the achievement gaps between Black and Hispanic students and white students. Read Full Story

EUR DEMOGRAPHIC UPDATE: U.S. Hispanic population surpasses 45 million.
*The nation's Hispanic population increased 1.4 million to reach 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, or 15.1 percent of the estimated total U.S. population of 301.6 million. Read Full Story

REV. AL SHARPTON TO LEAD NYC 'SLOWDOWN' AND 'PRAY IN' TODAY: Effort to lead up to citywide shut down later this spring.
Joining Rev. Sharpton in civil disobedience will be Nicole Paultre Bell, Joseph Guzman, Trent Benefield and other community and religious leaders to call upon the United States Department of Justice to intervene in the case. According to Rev. Sharpton, participants in Wednesday's "pray-ins" at six locations across the city should be prepared to go to jail to protest the acquittals of the three detectives. Read Full Story

EUR HEALTH UPDATE: One4One campaign to raise $1 Million to improve Cervical Cancer education and resources.
One4One urges women to talk to their healthcare provider about ways they can help protect themselves from cervical cancer, while also raising money to increase cervical cancer information programs and other educational services, especially for those who may be at greater risk of developing the disease due to lack of access to information or healthcare. Read Full Story

BRONZE METROPOLIS: Democrats Plunder Their Own Nomination
*The Super Delegates are getting nervous and growing increasingly afraid on a daily basis. They're going to have to award the Democrat nomination to either Hillary Clinton or Barack or Obama. And in doing so, they'll rob the other of a chance to be president. Obama leads in delegate count, but Hillary has won the key swing states. Read Full Story

THE HUTCHINSON POLITICAL REPORT: Obama, Not Wright, Is Obama's Worst Enemy
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
*Whoever on Team Obama that keeps feeding into Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's seeming compulsive need to speak out on the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, should get the swift boot. When Wright went on his latest public and media tear, Obama should have simply issued a statement saying this: Wright is no longer my pastor. And as I have said repeatedly, his views do not reflect mine, and then move on. Read Full Story

SHARPTON TO LEAD 'PRAY-IN' PROTEST FOR SEAN BELL: Participants plan to be arrested for civil disobedience.
*Demonstrators plan to pray on their knees and be arrested for civil disobedience to protest the acquittals of three police officers in the death of an unarmed man shot on his wedding day in New York, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Saturday. Read Full Story

NEGATIVE US SUPREME COURT RULING: Potential blow to black voting rights
*In a decision which could potentially lead to increased attacks on Black voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that states can require voters to produce photo identification in order to cast their ballots. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: First Sunday
By Kam Williams
*When a movie resuscitates this many offensive African-American stereotypes, you half expect somebody to be passing out watermelons and barbecuing ribs right in the lobby of the theater. Read Full Story

58 PERCENT OF BLACK CHILDREN CAN'T SWIM: Disparity dates back to segregated pools and 'buoyancy' myth.
*Nearly 60 percent of African-American children can't swim, almost twice the figure for white children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey. Read Full Story

'LIBERTY CITY SEVEN UPDATE: Judge allows 3rd trial in terrorism case against group of Miami blacks.
*The terrorism case against Miami’s “Liberty City Seven” appeared weak from the beginning. And after two mistrials, it appears even weaker. Nevertheless, a federal judge last week announced that he would allow a third trial against the six remaining inner city defendants. Read Full Story

WHY IS AMERICA STILL IN IRAQ?: The answer is ... pride.
By Gwen Richardson
*[Recently], General David Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker, the American envoy to Baghdad, testified before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees to provide an update on the status of the U.S. military presence in Iraq. The news was not encouraging. Petraeus called American progress in Iraq "fragile and reversible," implying that the presence of our 140,000 troops is the only factor keeping the country from collapsing into complete chaos. Read Full Story

WAS REV. WRIGHT PRESS CONF A CLINTON CONSPIRACY?: Questions raised after organizer is exposed as a Hillary supporter.
*A hot topic among Barack Obama supporters on the Internet and black radio is the political affiliation of the woman who organized Monday's National Press Club event featuring Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Read Full Story

KEVIN NELSON ENTREPRENEUR EXTRODINARE: He knows you gotta have more than one hustle.
*These days you got to have more than one hustle. Kevin Nelson, Founder/President Chief consultant of three companies, knows all about it. He is fully aware that money makes the world go round, and has successfully created businesses which keep him right in the money making loop. Read Full Story

WHAT ARE THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR?: Diversity Inc.’s Top Ten Companies for African Americans.
By William Reed
*What are the top companies for diversity? The leading publication for diversity, DiversityInc, recently announced its annual listing of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity and the leading ones for African Americans’ “inclusion”. Read Full Story