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Happy Mothers Day ( David Spates )
David Spates wishes Jill Crenshaw an unexpected Happy Mother's Day. Filmed by Bo Colen. Check out my other crazy videos on my page like "Cut To The Baby!", "Kobe Bryant Spoof", "2 girls 1 cup Warning". and many others with more to come! Don't forget to add me as a friend and subscribe. :-)
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Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day MLK ( David Spates )
David Spates does not work on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. His Boss, Zac Sanford, finds out the hard way. Check out his many other videos like "What would you do if.." "The White Joke" " Talking with Dave..." and many others with more to come! Don't forget to add me as a friend and subscribe. :-)
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The White Joke ( David Spates )
David Spates Learns The White Joke.... The Hard Way. Alonza Maxwell, John Nelson, Adam Brooks, Bradford Benoit. Check out my other crazy videos like "What would you do if?...", "Crackhead Thief", "YouTube Crack Head", and many others with more to come! Don't forget to add me as a friend and subscribe. :-)
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Can you hear me now? Why men might not
A new study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, estimates about 29 million American adults, or one out of six, have speech frequency hearing loss,
Men were five times more likely than women to be hearing impaired. Blacks were 70% less likely than whites to be hearing impaired. White and Mexican-American men ranging in age from 20 to 39 had the greatest prevalence of high-frequency hearing loss and hearing loss in both ears.
The study examined data from a national survey, which included hearing tests, given to 5,742 Americans aged 20 to 69 from 1999 to 2004.
"Increases in hearing loss prevalence occurred earlier among participants with smoking, noise exposure, and cardiovascular risks," wrote Yuri Agrawal, of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and colleagues.
The frequency of hearing loss has soared because of the growing number of elderly people and the rising use of personal listening devices, such as headsets, the researchers write. But because hearing loss can limit a person's ability to communicate clearly and connect socially, in turn negatively affecting their productivity at work and overall well-being, limiting its prevalence could produce public health benefits.
"The results of our study suggest that prevention and screening must begin at least in young adulthood and that efforts should be intensified among white and Mexican-American men," write Agrawal and colleagues.
....................... yay...... good thing im not white... or mexican....... (kidding plz dont flame me) A new study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, estimates about 29 million American adults, or one out of six, have speech fr... more -
Whites May Exaggerate Black-Latino Tensions
The issue has obvious importance this election year, with Barack Obama soon to become the nation's first black on the ballot as a major-party candidate for president. Obama had difficulty carrying the Hispanic vote in the Democratic primaries earlier this year -- something that led to considerable media speculation about black-Hispanic animosity as the cause -- but Gallup polling has shown him solidly beating Republican John McCain among Hispanics throughout the campaign.
While black-Hispanic animosity may exist and could even have been a factor in some state caucuses or primaries, the Gallup data indicates it is not overwhelmingly obvious to members of either group. Whites are much more likely to believe the two are in conflict.
Hispanics preferred Clinton over Obama for the Democratic nomination, but they were not so opposed to Obama (or the idea of electing a black president) that they were willing to vote for McCain in the general election. The issue has obvious importance this election year, with Barack Obama soon to become the nation's first black on the ballot as a... more -
BBC NEWS | Africa | Zuma 'shocked by white poverty'
The head of South Africa's governing African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, has said he is shocked and embarrassed about white poverty in the country.
Mr Zuma was speaking after visiting the Bethlehem township near the capital, Pretoria, where white families live without running water or electricity.
He said the high level of black poverty did not mean whites did not suffer too.
South Africa's Helping Hand says the number of homeless white people has increased by 58% since 2002.
A new report by the charity, which helps poor white communities, says more than 130,000 white people in South Africa are homeless.
'Not about politics'
Speaking in Bethlehem, Mr Zuma said: "I am shocked and surprised by what I have seen here.
"The vast number of black poverty does not mean that we must ignore white poverty, which is increasingly becoming an embarrassment to talk about."
He said he had seen the same problems facing white residents of the township as he had seen in black squatter camps.
"This is not about politics, it's about people who are poor, who are in need and want to be helped by government," he said, quoted by the AFP news agency.
The trade union Solidarity, whose membership is mainly white, said it welcomed Mr Zuma's visit as an acknowledgement that poverty did not only affect the majority black population.
"For a long time whites have been seen as rich and and blacks poor," Solidarity secretary general Flip Buys told the AFP.
"Talking about white poverty has been seen as politically incorrect. The emergence of this scourge has left everyone looking for answers."
Analysts say Mr Zuma is keen to reach out to the white community at the same time as the main opposition party - which is predominantly white - seeks to increase its appeal to the black community, ahead of next year's election. The head of South Africa's governing African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, has said he is shocked and embarrassed about white po... more -
Two in a million: twins born - one black, one white
Doctors say it is an extremely rare occurrence, but it is possible if genes combine in a certain way. The twin boys, named Ryan and Leo, are the offspring of a mixed-race couple. Doctors say it is an extremely rare occurrence, but it is possible if genes combine in a certain way. The twin boys, named Ryan and Le... more
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The State of Black Skate
A look into the world of black skateboarders, including interviews and footage of some of the most talented members of the Zoo York Skate team. A look into the world of black skateboarders, including interviews and footage of some of the most talented members of the Zoo York Sk... more
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Turtle Island Project Director Some rich view Indigenous Peoples as "expendab...
TIP Dir. Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard:
I think we have here two different forms of religion. Ands its this religion of my ancestors that I participate in that I think really has been the problem. I think we have to come to understand that religious consciousness evolves just like anything else does. It's not just the material world that evolves but also our cultural world evolves and the realm of the concept evolves. We are going now, as a people - there was a time from prehistorical religions to historic religions. the religions of the book Judaism, Christianity, Islam to this historic period. Now I think that is transending to this transrational understanding of spirituality. And as part of this transrational understanding of spirituality is an appropriation of this knowledge and spirituality of Earth-based cultures. I think we have to be open now to what John Trudell called ‘spirit making and escape.’ I love this idea. My spirit needs to make an escape from my religious consciousness. The racial and cultural genocide that still goes on today inside this country . Judaism is an inherently ethical religion except you have to be a Canaanite. You may get your ass kicked or your head cut off but basically it's OK. But sky Gods and cultures that worship sky Gods are traditionally barbaric - Read the Old Testament - Wow! Talk about patriarchy. But we are in a war. It is not a war of my choosing.But we are in a war I truly believe that - a war fore our hearts and our minds. We have to continually fight.It's multi-generational. We fight against great principalities and powers. It's amazing. If you stick your head up out of the foxhole just a little bit and you start speaking on behalf of the poor. Those bullets are flying. I said something about a corporation. I said we created these corporations and political structures that aren't moral entities because you have to say things like: ‘I'm sorry. I made a mistake.' You have to admit your humanness. When's the last time your heard a politician ever admit a mistake unless they were forced to? ‘I did not have sex with that woman - I did not inhale - yes I smoked but I did not inhale' And I said corporations are liked this too - they are not moral entities because they cannot do these things like apologize. Well, good Lord that's attacking a sacred cow - there's a guy in my congregation who just went ballistic - who quit the church because he had spent his entire life benefiting from, working for, a non-moral entity. I did not say all corporations were liked this - I just said some corporations are like this. Well that's all you have to say. Rev. Hubbard said Americans and all people who call Earth home need to protect the environment. He said we have lost the sense of the sacred - a lesson that can be learned from Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples. I understand this because I feel desperate. What John Trudell was talking about is the same way. We've lost our way. We do not have any spiritual sense because we have lost any sense of the sacred. A great historian of the religions Mircea Eliade who was at the University of Chicago where I for many years - I did his funeral. Mircea Eliade had this notion that in order to have a hierophany, an experience of the sacred, you have to have sacred space. If this Earth is not sacred to you, which it isn't to Mickey Mouse, then you can't have an experience of the sacred. I deal with people every day in my congregation who have lost or are losing any sense of the sacred. And it's not only - like you were saying this relationship between Earth and women - and the earth and man. If you do not have power in a capitalistic society, you become part of and you are thought of in terms of the Earth. Women who have less economic power, children who don't have any power at all unless somebody gives it to them, Indigenous communities, you are all thought of as expendable commodities. TIP Dir. Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard: ... more -
The Manoomin Project: Michigan teens, American Indians restore wild rice
(Marquette, Michigan) - The Manoomin Project is restoring wild rice to northern Michigan after the grain disappeared a century ago due to logging, pesticides and other manmade impact.
Over 100 at-risk teens are learning to respect themselves, nature and American Indian culture by planting more than one ton of wild rice during the past four summers. The teens also learn about social issues like racism against Native Americans.
The 2007 planting was delayed six weeks until November due to low water levels.
The teens first participate as part of juvenile court probation for minor crimes but many enjoy the project so much they return the next year.
Guides from several tribes volunteer to teach the teens how to take water samples, and about the historical and cultural importance of the grain that is used in many American Indian ceremonies.
The project was founded by the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC).
Guides belong to KBIC, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa (Ottawa) Indians based in downstate Harbor Springs, Michigan, and the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa located close to International Falls, Minnesota near the Canadian border.
Rev. Jon Magnuson, project founder, praised the tribes for working with the teens, most of whom are white. The project includes classroom time, stress reduction exercises, and learning about social issues like prejudice against Native Americans.
In July 2007, the teens heard from Ojibwa elder and Vietnam War veteran Glen Bressette who explained he was the target of racism while their age and overcame problems familiar to the youth like substance abuse and scrapes with the law that included being shot at by police while stealing gas.
The teens witnessed Bressette have a dramatic flashback when a helicopter flew low and close to their meeting site along Lake Superior. He had been a gunner aboard a chopper in Vietnam.
American Indian guide Don Chosa said the teens carry hundreds of pounds of wild rice seeds for miles through thick forests and over mountains to get to seven secret remote planting sites along rivers and lakes. During the hikes, the teens have come upon bears, eagles and other wildlife.
An annual "Blessing of the Wild Rice" ceremony is held that includes American Indian food, songs, language, and prayers. If they want, the teens have the opportunity to learn about God and the environment but they are not forced to be be involved in any religious activities.
Manoomin Project volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson looks at the 2007 planting and four years of success. (Marquette, Michigan) - The Manoomin Project is restoring wild rice to northern Michigan after the grain disappeared a century ago due... more -
Halloween at the White House
A parody of the Charlie Brown halloween special with George Bush and Bill Clinton as kids. Great video clip even when its not the holiday season.
http://www.charlesdewandeler.com A parody of the Charlie Brown halloween special with George Bush and Bill Clinton as kids. Great video clip even when its not the holi... more -
Northern State
Northern State, named after a highway in Long Island, is a female hip-hop trio from the suburbs who moved to NYC to try and make it as rappers. Often compared with the Beastie Boys, they signed with Columbia before deciding to go independent again. Northern State, named after a highway in Long Island, is a female hip-hop trio from the suburbs who moved to NYC to try and make it as... more
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