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Friday, August 28, 2009

Emmett Till's Casket donated to Smithsonian

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6987302
Posted by JKS at 7:31 PM No comments:

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Hurricane Katrina - Four years later

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/katrina/
Posted by JKS at 2:33 PM No comments:

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

News on Jena Six

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/25/jena.to.new.york/index.html
Posted by JKS at 7:25 PM No comments:
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Oprah Winfrey

  • 2008 Forbes 100
  • 2008 Time 100 (by Michelle Obama!)
  • Oprah on her battle with weight

Civil Rights Links

  • Black school named for KKK leader
  • Noose as Hate Crime
  • Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln)
  • "I have a dream..." (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
  • Underground Railroad
  • The case of Emmett Till
  • Slave Narratives - What Life was like
  • Affirmative Action - Definition and Practice
  • Is racial discrimination a thing of the past?
  • From Slavery to Civil Rights
  • Black Panthers
  • African American Odyssey (Library of Congress)
  • Black American History
  • American Civil Rights
  • American Civil Rights Institute

Jena Six Links

  • Mychal Bell Speaks about Suicide Attempt
  • Jena Six figure attempts suicide
  • John Mellencamp sings about Jena
  • Jena Six - Wiki
  • Jena Six T-Shirts

Afghanistan

  • One War, Two Fronts: What's next in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Immigration

  • Impact of Immigration on California (Immigration Review)
  • California's Immigration Woes (Issues & View)

Native Americans

  • Native Americans dispel myths at Plimouth

Picture of Dorian Gray

  • Picture of Dorian Gray - Wiki
  • Homosexuality - Encarta

Religion in the U.S.

  • Scientolgy Beliefs and practices (Wikipedia)
  • Religion in the U.S. (Wikipedia)
  • Finding Faith (Newsweek)
  • Bible Belt (Wikipedia)
  • Megachurches (Wikipedia)
  • Megachurches seek "seekers" (USA Today)
  • Televangelism (Wikipedia)
  • Political Power of Televangelism (religion-online)
  • Reverend Billy Graham (Time)
  • Snake Handlers (Wikipedia)
  • Snake Handlers of Appalachia (YouTube)
  • Precious Moments Chapel (Carthage, Missouri)
  • Neopaganism in the U.S. (Wikipedia)

Economy/Finance

  • Did Britain just sell Tibet?
  • Stocks and the Stock Market (vocabulary)

GM

  • US approves GM foods
  • Hugh Grant Monsanto Speech
  • Genetic Modification of Food - Encarta

Gang Links

  • Parents argue over which gang 4 y.o. should join
  • Gang Slang
  • Katrina refugees increase Houston murder rate
  • New Gangs in New Orleans (30.09.07)
  • New Orleans Gangs in Houston
  • Gangs of New Orleans (Time)

Fast Food Links

  • Breakfast Burrito has 60 grams of fat

Gun Control Links

  • Gun Sales increase after Obama elected
  • Boy, 8, killed in gun show accident
  • 11 year old boy accused of armed robbery
  • Kids and Guns
  • Gas for guns
  • Fifth grader goes on shooting spree
  • Sex sells guns
  • Silver Spur Gun Shows
  • National Rifle Association
  • Gun Shows

Media Links

  • Press Citizen - Iowa City News Paper
  • The Advocate - Baton Rouge Newspaper
  • WAFB - Baton Rouge Television

Just for fun! Links

  • Map of the United States
  • Smiley Anders (Baton Rouge columnist)
  • Utah Baby Namer
  • I Can Has Cheezburger (funny cat pictures)
  • Dark Side of the Rainbow (3)
  • Dark Side of the Rainbow (1)
  • Wizard of Oz (IMDB)
  • 30-second Theater re-enacted by Bunnies
  • Jib-Jab Videos

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