May 25, 2013

THE (10-05-12) EURweb Free-4-All Page/Board

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*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “It’s not the load that breaks you down, [...]




Eric Holder’s Wife Tells Her Story in PBS’ ‘Slavery by Another Name’

Dr. Sharon Malone speaks during the 'Slavery By Another Name' panel during the PBS portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on Jan. 4, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.

*Imagine this… You do some research into your family tree and discover that your uncle, who was born nearly 30 years after slavery, was one of thousands of black men pulled back into a forced labor system in which they were arrested – largely on trumped up charges – and compelled to work without pay as [...]




South Carolina Gets First Black Republican Since Reconstruction

New South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott

*The elections worked out in a peculiar way leaving enough work to go around for everyone.  The democrats maintained their hold on the Senate and Congress went to the Republicans. But, a major upset that occurred in South Carolina put a black man in office for the first time since Reconstruction. U.S. Congressman Henry Brown [...]