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�Underground Railroad in Michigan: A Decade of Discoveries� Sept. 26-27 Marks 10th Anniversary of Michigan Freedom Trail Commission
JacksonBlazer writes, "The Michigan Historical Center today announced the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission will on Sept. 26-27 co-host �The Underground Railroad in Michigan: A Decade of Discoveries� - a conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission and the National Network to Freedom. The conference, taking place at Grand Valley State University�s downtown Grand Rapids campus, will bring together writers and scholars to highlight the histories of Michigan�s abolitionists and freedom seekers in the decades before the Civil War. Conference registration is $50 through Sept. 12 ($75 after Sept. 12) and $25 for students. For more information call (616) 331-8109 or register online at www.gvsu.edu/ugrrdecade."
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 21:39pm. (Read More... \| 3118 bytes more)

Stem Cell Initiative on November ballot
JacksonBlazer writes, "Join others from the Jackson area on Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jackson District Library, Carnegie Branch, for a community forum and panel discussion on the Stem Cell Initiative that will appear on the November ballot as Proposal 2. The proposal would allow, for biomedical research, the regulated donation of excess or unusable embryos from fertility clinics that would otherwise be discarded. Panelists will include Robert Burke, Michigan Right to Life; Cathy Coury, Executive Director of the Western Michigan Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; Dr. Patricia Hoffman, MD; Jack Mosher, Ph.D, University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute; Rev. Gordon Reigle and Dr. John �Joe� Schwarz, MD and former Congressman."
Posted on Sep 18, 2008 21:33pm. (Read More... \| 418 bytes more)

Pepa From Legendary Hip-Hop Group Salt-N-Pepa
JacksonBlazer writes, "Authors New Book Entitled Let�s Talk About Pep New York, NY - Pepa is the spiciest ingredient in the legendary rap group Salt-N-Pepa, and the outspoken star of VH1�s smash-hit reality show. She�s Sandy �Denton��she�s never at a loss for words. Now in LET�S TALK ABOUT PEP (VH1/Pocket Books; September 2008), she bares all, telling her side of the story and leaving no detail unturned� with the true candor and raw emotion of someone who has been there, done that, and survived. "
Posted on Sep 15, 2008 21:12pm. (Read More... \| 1682 bytes more)

Obama on Right Side of History, Bill Clinton says
JacksonBlazer writes, " �Everything I�ve learned in my eight years as president and the work I�ve done since, in America and across the globe, has convinced me that Barack Obama is the man for this job,� he said. Some reports indicate Clinton felt the Obama camp hadn�t been respectful of his legacy as the last Democratic president. Clinton, who was an inexperienced and young politician when he was elected president in 1992, noted the similarities between himself and Obama. He described them both as forces of change."
Posted on Sep 15, 2008 21:08pm. (Read More... \| 257 bytes more)

Lollapalooza Showcases Incredible Black Talent
JacksonBlazer writes, "By Jon Hart Saul Williams at this year�s Lollapalooza Grant Park, Chicago, IL The great thing about music festivals is you go expecting to have your entire time planned out but it doesn�t work that way. I had a bunch of bands picked out to see at Lollapalooza and I had a hard time seeing them all and I ended up seeing some great bands anyway. Of course, I managed to see the main band I was there to see, Rage Against the Machine. "
Posted on Aug 25, 2008 14:33pm. (Read More... \| 2356 bytes more)

Who�s Really Watching �Black In America�?
JacksonBlazer writes, " Who is watching �Black in America� on CNN? I ask the question because it was raging inside of me as I listened to pundits and experts, educators and pastors, business professionals and actors �all attempting to make sense and give shape to what it means to be black in America. I asked the very same question after Tavis Smiley produced the �The Covenant with Black America� a few years ago. That book sold millions of copies, and was the topic of quite a few talk shows. And this CNN �special� will probably be one the highest rated shows on the network ever. But I again I ask who is watching? "
Posted on Aug 13, 2008 15:47pm. (Read More... \| 3096 bytes more)

NEW YORKER COVER DEPICTS THE OBAMAS AS TERRORISTS
JacksonBlazer writes, "The closer Barack Obama gets to winning the White House, the more determined his adversaries have become to derail his campaign by any means necessary. Remember how Hillary refused to drop out of the race in May because she said that June was the month Bobby Kennedy was assassinated? Hinthint. Or how one of her surrogates, former Senator Bob Kerrey, stated that Obama might be a Muslim Manchurian Candidate pre-programmed to hide his true anti-American agenda until after becoming President? Hint-hint. Similar hateful sentiments have been echoed in the caricature of the Obamas contained on the cover of the July 21st issue of the New Yorker Magazine which shows the couple sharing one of their famous fistbumps in the Oval Office, ostensibly celebrating soon after his inauguration. "
Posted on Aug 13, 2008 15:46pm. (Read More... \| 2736 bytes more)

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