Coach suspended for Allegedly Assaulting Player

Seeded on Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:18 AM EST (The Huffington Post)

MyFoxPhilly.com obtained video footage of a Holy Family University basketball practice from January, in which it appears that coach John O'Connor assaulted one of his players.

sports, college-basketball, john-oconnor, holy-family-university, matt-kravchuk

Black History Month Series 2011

Tue Feb 1, 2011 10:21 AM EST

Every year I do a series of posts during Black History Month. I think it is very important to continue that tradition in light of some of the "articles" I have seen recently.

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history, america, culture, black, month

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Male teacher fired over relationship with 18 year old female student

Seeded on Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:55 PM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

District officials have been spare with details about Schanne and the student. In a Jan. 4 letter to parents, they described the affair as "a dating relationship" that occurred "more than five years ago" when the student was 18.

lower-merion-school-district, lower-merion-high-school

'White group' at West Chester an attempt to discuss race'

Seeded on Thu Dec 2, 2010 9:59 AM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The state university is overwhelmingly white, with 2,300 of the 14,500 students identified as minorities.

west-chester-university, underrepresented, white-student-union

Good News for Philly Schools for a Change

Seeded on Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:26 PM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

For once some good news about Philly schools. The models used at these two schools need to be studied and applied at other public schools in this area.

education, philadelphia, public-schools, blue-ribbon-excellence-award

I Didn't See it so it Doesnt Exist.

Seeded on Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:27 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

I look at women's issues like any other issue. We have equal rights in this country, we have fought -- women have fought very hard for those equal rights. Uh, it's up to them. I mean my wife is a working woman, she works very, very hard and she's been very successful.

women, politics, kentucky, republican, gender-discrimination, gender-disparity

What do you think about....

Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:42 PM EDT

I was reading an article on MSN about famous news makers from the 70's, a where are they now type of thing. I thought it would be interesting to see other peoples opinions of famous or infamous people past and present. There are only a few rules:

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msn, opinion, controversial, famous-people, news-makers

60 Year Old Wrong Righted

Seeded on Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:44 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

I think its too little too late but this woman has a very positive attitude considering what she was subjected to. Watch the video.

discrimination, education, missouri-state-university

Oakland Bart Shooting Verdict Wont Adress The Real Issue: Cops Automatically Viewing Black Males As Threats

Seeded on Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:33 AM EDT (Salon.com)

Will justice be served in the case against Johannes Mehserle for the murder of Oscar Grant III, a young father shot in the back as he lay facedown on the BART platform in Oakland, Calif.? Mehserle's defenders claim he mistook his gun for his Taser.

race, justice, us-news, police-shooting, oscar-grant

Woman leaves 2000 descendents

Seeded on Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:08 PM EST (Parent Dish)

It probably seemed like Yitta Schwartz would live forever. And she just might. Her long life ended Jan. 4 after 93 years. But Schwartz claimed she knew the secret of immortality. "If you leave a child or grandchild, you live forever," she reportedly told her family

10 calls to 9-1-1

Seeded on Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:46 PM EST (AOL News)

It took 10 calls to 911 and almost 30 hours for paramedics to reach Curtis Mitchell. But by the time they made it to his Hazelwood, Pa., home, he was dead.

us-news

Faith and Life and Death

Seeded on Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:15 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Maribel Perez breathes in short puffs, panting almost, through a hole cut into her trachea and covered demurely with a patch of gauze.

health

Thank You Mr. Haywood

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 10:52 AM EST (Fanhouse)

Spencer Haywood will walk into a Dallas hotel ballroom filled with the 24 NBA All-Stars next weekend, and not a head will turn. Hardly anyone will know the face. Several may know his name -- if they get close enough to read the name tag he is wearing. And that's a shame.

sports

Black History Month Series

Mon Feb 1, 2010 1:52 PM EST

Every year I post a series during Black History Month that highlights the history and contributions of Black people in America. Everyday there will be a different subject and I welcome your comments. Also, if you would like to post an article, you are more than welcome.

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history

Mike Greenberg....Martin Luther Coon Day

Seeded on Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:29 PM EST (Associated Content)

Mike Greenberg of the popular ESPN sport talk show Mike and Mike in the Morning appears to have used a racial slur this morning, thanking listeners for joining them on "Martin Luther Coon" day.

I Changed My Mind....

Seeded on Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:32 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)

After two miscarriages and five failed rounds of in vitro fertilization, Scott and Amy Kehoe looked into surrogacy. The Michigan couple purchased eggs and sperm from an anonymous donor and connected with Shelley Baker who agreed to carry the baby and gave birth to twins.

You're Too Fat For Our Brand of Internet Dating

Seeded on Tue Jan 5, 2010 7:29 PM EST (Salon.com)

As a body acceptance advocate, I get a lot of tips from readers about beauty standard-related outrages. The one filling up my inbox today: A dating site has banned 5,000 people, supposedly for gaining weight over the holidays.

Aparthied Remembered

Seeded on Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:32 PM EST (The Root)

There comes a time in the life of a people when the tyranny of their government becomes too much and they rebel. There comes a time when the quality of life is more important than life itself.

history

Facebook Alibi

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:33 AM EST (The New York Times)

His defense lawyer, Robert Reuland, told a Brooklyn assistant district attorney, Lindsay Gerdes, about the Facebook entry, which was made at the time of the robbery.

odd-news

NBA owner to pay $2.7million over housing discrimination

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:13 PM EST (USA Today)

Robert Platt, an attorney for Sterling and the trust, issued a statement saying his clients denied any acts of discrimination.

us-news

New Jersey Mayor Resigns Due To Racism

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:20 PM EST (Imagine 2050)

"I know that 95% of the people in South Harrison are the finest people you would ever want to meet," "But as long as I am the lightning rod for a hate group in town, it is better for me to back off."

politics

Obama Holiday Sparks Tensions

Seeded on Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:03 PM EST (BET.com)

Alabama (AP) — The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday."

politics

Obamas Foreign Policy Report card

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 3:44 PM EST (Salon.com)

You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan By Juan Cole

politics

Mr. Ryba......You are not the father

Seeded on Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:45 PM EDT (AOL)

This is a sad story.

odd-news

Racist caricature in homework

Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:09 AM EDT (MyFoxPhilly.Com)

Racial Image In Homework Draws Outrage DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - Parents of a Doylestown middle school student are outraged over what they found in their son's homework.

education

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