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The Connexshun is a radio show exploring today’s headlines as well as stories and issues effecting communities in the areas of justice, education, health, finance and politics. The show currently is based in Knoxville, TN through the Horne Radio Network. Host T. Blackman, is a veteran radio broadcaster. The show brings together “Everyday People” from across the country who work to empower and be empowered. So, welcome to the neighborhood! Create a profile, make new friends and talk about everything from news and politics to sports, weather and more. Great to have you here!
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The sit-ins that changed America
The "sixties" were born on Feb. 1, 1960, 50 years ago this week, when four African American college students staged the first sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. Since then,…
Tagged: sit-ins, history, black
Started by The Advocate in News Feb 1.
Singer Etta James Hospitalized
VIA: CNN.com Los Angeles, California — Singer Etta James is hospitalized for treatment of a serious infection, but her son said Friday he’s more concerned with her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. James, 72…
Tagged: Etta, James, hospitalized, Records, Cadillac
Started by The Advocate in Entertainment Feb 1.
Serena Williams Wins 5th Australian Open
VIA: Bloomberg.com Serena Williams, surrounded by Grand Slam tennis title record holder Margaret Court and mentor Billie Jean King, made a bit of her own history with her fifth Australian Open title…
Tagged: Open, Australian, Tennis, Williams, Serena
Started by The Advocate in Sports Feb 1.
Black History Program in Knoxville
February BLACK HISTORY MONTH @ TABERNACLE EVERY MONDAY @ 6:30 PM FEB. 1, 2010 - HALLERIN HILTON HILL THE POWER OF THE MEDIA IN BLACK AMERICA FEB 8, 2010 - REGGIE JENKINS (UUNIK Academy, Inc) …
Started by Reggie in Welcome Jan 27.
Pat Robertson Fallout Shows Hypocrisy of Christianity
Christians who try to distance themselves from Pat Robertson’s assertion that the recent earthquake is payback for a pact with the devil are practicing the height of hypocrisy, Richard Dawkins writes…
Tagged: Haiti, Christianity, Robertson, Pat
Started by The Advocate in Religion and Spirituality Jan 27.
BLACK NEWS HEADLINES....
* Black South African bankers score big from empowerment deals
* Families to Haiti: Don't give up, keep searching for victims
* Mo'Nique wins Screen Actors Guild Award for role in 'Precious'
* Thousands mourn Pendergrass at Philadelphia service
* Ethiopian plane carrying 90 crashes
* Curfew relaxed in Nigeria's violence-wracked city: army
* Exhibit celebrates 20 female civil rights leaders
* Teen violist alleges Pittsburgh police brutality
* Poll: Canadians don’t know when Black History Month is
* Imari Obadele, Father of Reparations, dies in Georgia
* Africa tourism 'lifted by Obama and World Cup'
* Clark Atlanta University accused of violating rights of faculty
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Today in Black History for February 4th
Rosa L. Parks, civil rights activist and inspiration for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, was born in Tuskegee, AL, on this date in 1913. Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to the historical year-long boycott of the bus system.
Austin T. Walden became Georgia's first Black Judge since Reconstruction on this date in 1964.
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree), preacher, abolitionist, speaker, and women's rights advocate, was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp on this date in 1986.
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