Male Investment Plan initiative started by church denominations

BY PHAROH MARTIN
NNPA CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON - The plight of the African-American male is an issue that has been at the forefront of Black communities for generations.

Tribe negotiations, budget show signs of waning influence

BY KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA 

TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Charlie Crist soon will embark on his final legislative session in Tallahassee, his last chance to push through an agenda that could be his legacy when he vacates the governor’s mansion in January 2011.

The United States government has held Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Guantanamo ever since his capture in 2003. He was one of many "enemy combatants" held there without charge or trial. Not only did he suffer from this violation of American and international law, but Mohammed suffered through water boarding torture an incredible 180 times in just 30 days.

Here are substantial excerpts of one of Dr. King’s best regular Sunday sermons, "The Drum Major Instinct,’’ at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he was co-pastor with his father "Daddy King." This sermon was preached on Feb. 4, 1968, exactly two months before his violent death. He essentially preaches his own eulogy in its last section.

The Florida Courier staff chose the top 10 of the hundreds of stories our newspaper staff reviewed, covered or wrote during 2009. Factors considered include newsworthiness, relevance, uniqueness, familiarity of the issue, the intensity of statewide interest, emotional impact, and whether there is a uniquely “Black’’ perspective.

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BY WILLIAM LEE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE/MCT

Southern Christian Leadership Conference officials ask hard questions

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