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June 2011

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Protest poet was more than “The Revolution” - The Washington Post → washingtonpost.com
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May 2011

199 posts

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May 31, 2011
Memorial Day parade includes tribute to the only all-black Ranger unit in Army history - The Washington Post → washingtonpost.com
May 31, 2011
New Virginia prison sits empty, at a cost of more than $700,000 a year - The Washington Post → washingtonpost.com

Head scratching because not enough people are locked up. I would say wow but it’s merely a continuation of decades of similar policy, of an economy built around incarceration.

May 31, 201122 notes
#Prisons #jails #va
Federal government loosens its grip on the BlackBerry - The Washington Post → washingtonpost.com
May 31, 2011
Money Monday Rewind: Should You Lend Money To Friends Or Relatives? | Black and Married With Kids.com → blackandmarriedwithkids.com
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Beware of Business Credit Cards: A Consumer Protection Loophole - DailyFinance → dailyfinance.com
May 31, 2011
Six-pack abs at age 74: ‘Age is nothing but a number,’ says Guinness World Record’s oldest competitive female bodybuilder - The Washington Post → washingtonpost.com
May 30, 20111 note
#Aging #fitness #elderly
@PoliticalJones: Memorial Day: The African American Solider - Buffalo Soldiers → politicaljones.tumblr.com

politicaljones:

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“Nearly sixteen months after the end of the Civil War, Section 3 of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to increase and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States” authorized the formation of two regiments of cavalry composed of “colored” men. The act was approved on 28…

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May 29, 20119 notes
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Celebrating 'Daddy Grace' → washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2011
Carrie Mae Weems attacks race and gender through photographs | WBEZ → wbez.org
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How the black church copes with scandal | The Church Lady Blogs → thechurchladyblogs.com
May 29, 2011
#B
Build DC Public School Kids a FoodPrints Teaching Kitchen! by Jennifer Mampara — Kickstarter → kickstarter.com
May 28, 2011
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