VIDEO: Black Man Steps Up As Head Of BP Claims Process

VIDEO: Black Man Steps Up As Head Of BP Claims Process

Darryl Willis, from Louisiana, is vice president for resources at BP America. He is also the head of the BP Claims Process and the face of BP’s TV claims commericals.

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GALLERY: Maunte Bol, NBA Player And Humanitarian, Dies At 47

Long-time NBA player Maunte Bol died over the weekend. Bol was 47 years old. He played for several NBA teams, including Washington Wizards (they were the Bullets when Bol played); Golden State Warriers; Philadelphia 76ers; and the Miami Heat.

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OPINION: Obama Comes From A Post-Racial Future

VIA NEWSONE

President Obama hails a post-racial future for America. But being colorblind to our society is not a smart move.

It was summer 2004 when most of us first became familiar with Barack Obama. Then an Illinois state senator, the U.S. senate candidate delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston: the first of his many now-famous orations on a national stage. Therein he delivered several applause lines, but none were as big as when he proclaimed:

“There’s

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OPINION: Immigration Crackdowns Make Juneteenth Especially Relevant

OPINION: Immigration Crackdowns Make Juneteenth Especially Relevant

On Saturday, we celebrate Juneteenth, the day 145 years ago when news finally made its way to Texas that slavery was no longer the law of the land. It was on June 19th 1865 that Union soldiers arrived at Galveston, Texas with word that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved Africans in the region were free.

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Fibroids and African American Women

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Whenever I get together with a group of girlfriends, our conversation ranges through many things. Men, Relationships, Finances and Reality TV are popular subjects we discuss. Lately, I find myself in ciphers with women giving their first-hand accounts or stories about someone they know who has fibroids. The subject has connected women who never thought they would have anything in common. Discovering that you are not

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Affirmation For Today: “I Am Capable Of Creating Dreams I Can Achieve”

Affirmation For Today: “I Am Capable Of Creating Dreams I Can Achieve”

Creating the life you want is all about claiming it before it happens. You have to stay positive for this to work.

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Former Mayor Pro Tem Susan Burgess Dies

Former Mayor Pro Tem Susan Burgess Dies

Former Mayor Pro Tem and longtime City of Charlotte leader Susan Burgess died this morning.

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Black Female Unemployment Has Steepest Decline In May

Black Female Unemployment Has Steepest Decline In May

Black women have emerged triumphant in May’s official unemployment data, with a decrease of 10 per cent in unemployment from 13.7 per cent in April to 12.4 per cent in May.

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Top 8 Books To Read This Summer

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Summer time is almost upon us and it is time to pick up or download your summer books.

Here are 8 choices that you should consider for your beach and plane rides.

The Ideal Wife- Jacqueline Thomas Marrying a handsome, wealthy lawyer and living in a Hollywood Hills mansion…it’s a dream come true for twenty-four-year-old Jana, from the moment Lawrence Collins swept her off her feet and into his luxurious world. True, she put her studies at a local

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Community Says They Want Only White Tenants In Their Community

Community Says They Want Only White Tenants In Their Community

A complaint filed last week with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination alleges that a foreclosure notice placed in the New Bedford Standard-Times by a Newton law firm contained racist language.

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