Democratic Blackness vs. Republican Blackness – Source: The BlackList Pub

Ever since Republican Herman Cain, a self-described "Black conservative," remarked that two-thirds of Black Democrats are "brainwashed," the question of his "Blackness" has been contrasted with that of President Obama. Beyond the resentment from brainwashing claims, this issue should prompt discourse and partisan introspection to determine if Blackness "politically exists" in either party. (Read more)

Response: This is a very good article and I totally agree. Curmilus Dancy II – DCN Publisher

Bullied 10-year-old girl commits suicide – Source: WRAL

Chadbourn, N.C. — Columbus County authorities are investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl who hanged herself Monday night after repeatedly being bullied at school.

Samantha West said she found her daughter, Jasmine McClain, dead in her bedroom Monday night. (Read more)

Response: Just sad we have got to pay close attention to our children. Curmilus Dancy II – DCN Publisher

Breaking News: Rocky Mount taps Wilmington deputy chief to lead police department–Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

Rocky Mount city officials announced Wednesday morning that Wilmington Deputy Police Chief James C. Moore will start Jan. 2 as the new Rocky Mount police chief.

“I am pleased to accept this appointment as police chief for the Rocky Mount Police Department,” Moore said in a press release. “I look forward to working with the men and women of the Rocky Mount Police Department as we serve the Rocky Mount community.” (Read more)

Accuser Who Settled for $35,000 Keeps Mum – Source: Blackamericaweb.com

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The first woman known to have filed a sexual harassment claim against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain while he ran a trade group shows no interest in revealing her identity or publicly discussing her accusations against the Georgia businessman.

The woman, who works for one of New Jersey’s largest lobbying firms, has deliberately made herself scarce. She has taken time off work, avoided staying at her home and dodged reporters’ visits, phone calls and emails for weeks since news surfaced about her sexual harassment claim against Cain. Her family, including a brother who is a lawyer and lists employment cases among his specialties, has declined interview requests. (Read more)

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Donald Fitzpatrick Sex Scandal: Former Boston Red Sox Clubhouse Manager Preyed On Boys Decades Ago – Source: HuffPost BlackVoices

Long before revelations that former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky had allegedly sexually abused a number of at-risk youth, another high-profile predator used the cover of athletics to molest young boys.

Between 1971 and 1991, Donald Fitzpatrick, a long-time Red Sox clubhouse manager, systematically molested and abused nearly a dozen African-American boys in their hometown of Winter Haven, Florida, where the baseball team held their Spring training. (Read more)

Coach under fire for racist ‘future welfare recipient’ comment – Source: Rivals High Yahoo Sports

A Kansas City area basketball coach has been placed on administrative leave after being caught making wildly insensitive remarks on a cell phone video, with the student involved subsequently filing a racial harassment complaint against the coach.

As reported by the Kansas City Star and KCTV News, among other outlets, Marcus Williams Sr. and his son, Marcus Williams Jr., filed a racial harassment suit against the Winnetonka School District after Winnetonka (Mo.) High basketball coach Derek Howard called the younger Williams a "future welfare recipient" while the student was posing for a picture in a school hallway, then repeated the comments while Williams filmed him on his cell phone. (Read more)

Paterno Passes On Home to His Wife for $1 – The New York Times

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno transferred full ownership of his house to his wife, Sue, for $1 in July, less than four months before a sexual abuse scandal engulfed his Penn State football program and the university. 

Documents filed in Centre County, Pa., show that on July 21, Paterno’s house near campus was turned over to “Suzanne P. Paterno, trustee” for a dollar plus “love and affection.” The couple had previously held joint ownership of the house, which they bought in 1969 for $58,000. (Read more)

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Rocky Mount NC – Video/Pictures Rocky Mount City Council Meeting November 14, 2011 7:00 PM, Hot Topics Annexation And Sheetz, Kind Of Sorta Heated

See who attended the meeting. Where were the black folks? Are they not interested in what goes on in Rocky Mount? Whites were well represented.

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Facebook Hit By Massive Spam Attack – Source: HuffPost Tech

A massive spam attack is wreaking havoc on Facebook users’ News Feeds.

ZDNET has covered the spamming for the last couple days and reports that the attack has flooded some feeds with graphic photographs, apparently distributed via hijacked accounts. (Read more)

PRESS RELEASE: Butterfield Introduces Bill to Fight Global Hunger and Continue the Work of Former Congresswoman Eva Clayton

U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield

First District of North Carolina

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For Release:  Immediate Date:  November 15, 2011

Contact: Kezmiché "Kim" Atterbury Phone: (202) 225.3101 Mobile: (202) 465-5125

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Butterfield Introduces Bill to Fight Global Hunger and Continue the Work of Former Congresswoman Eva Clayton

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) today introduced the Eva Clayton Fellows Program Act of 2011 to create a fellowship program that would use the expertise of faculty and students from land-grant institutions and minority serving institutions in developing approaches to provide relief to global hunger.  Butterfield’s bill seeks to continue the work of former Congresswoman Eva Clayton who spent much of her career eradicating hunger in rural communities in eastern North Carolina, and improving access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Women, Infants, and Children program.

“My predecessor, former Congresswoman Eva Clayton, was a strong, clear voice on behalf of the hungry,” Butterfield said.  “Among states, North Carolina ranks as the sixth worst for food security, with my congressional district as the second most food insecure in the nation.  This bill would enable thought leaders in agriculture and economics in developing sustainable approaches to address food shortages.”

Specifically, the bill would partner the fellows with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Peace Corps, and the United Nations to travel internationally to study and develop solutions to global hunger.

As the first African-American woman elected to Congress from North Carolina, former Congresswoman Clayton used her position on the Committee on Agriculture to fight hunger across the nation and worldwide.  After retiring from Congress in 2003, Mrs. Clayton served as Assistant Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization where she focused on reducing hunger and poverty by increasing agricultural production and establishing alliances and partnerships in more than forty countries.

Butterfield said that this bill is particularly timely with the approaching holiday season, which reminds us of the many people who will go hungry.

Next week, the Congressman will visit the Food Bank of the Albemarle and the Wilson Opportunities Industrialization Center as both prepare for its annual Thanksgiving food distribution.

http://www.Butterfield.House.Gov

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