AFRICAN LEADERS HOLD MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MANDELA
By SYLVIE CORBET and JAMEY KEATEN A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard near a wreath of flowers and a portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela displayed outside the…
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CMG DECEMBER BOOK # 2 Black Rules of Thumb: Quotes’ of Color
by Carrol Matthews There are those who believe black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or…
CMG DECEMBER BOOK #1 OF THE MONTH IS Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation
Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation (Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies Before the innovative work of Zora Neale Hurston, folklorists from the Hampton Institute collected,…
UK GOVERNMENT PREDICTING SURPLUS BY DECADE’S END
By DANICA KIRKA In this still taken from video, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivers his autumn statement to MPs in the House of Commons, central London, Thursday…
STATES GROVEL BEFORE BOEING IN BID FOR 777X JOBS
By DAVID A. LIEB FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo is the Boeing Company logo on the property in El Segundo, Calif. Boeing Co. Several states are…
NEARLY 100 DEAD IN CAR BEFORE FRENCH TROOPS ARRIVE
By KRISTA LARSON Shrouded bodies lay in a mosque in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday Dec. 5 2013 following a day-long gun battle between Seleka soldiers and Christian militias. Over…
MEXICO PLANS HOW TO SAFELY BOX UP RECOVERED COBALT
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Police agents cordon off an area in the village of Hueypoxtla, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Mexican troops and federal police kept a nighttime vigil guarding…
TORONTO MAYOR DENIES OFFERING TO BUY CRACK VIDEO
In this Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 photo, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford watches the Buffalo Bills play the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game, in Toronto.…