Green Jobs For All! Green Living & Urban America!

"Green For All"! (Van Jones' Organization) Urban Farming, Producing Green Jobs, Green Living & Clean Living Opportunities has finally come To Urban America! Its time for the American Black Community to Get a piece of this "Green" Pie! (i.e., MONEY) President Obama & Van Jones have already Opened the doors. We just Need to Walk through them!

Van Jones introduced Black People to the "Clean Way, Green Way" Business Concept. He also discusses how Black Entrepreneurs can Produce Green Jobs and teaches on the Benefits of Urban Farming & Eco-Equity to the American Black Community.

What about Hosting or Launching a "Green The Block" Party in your Community in order to Educate and Introduce Green Living/ Green Jobs Business Opportunities to Black People (including Black Business Owners) in your region?

Just a thought.

Peace










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Sources: Green For All, Youtube, Google Maps

Anthony Foxx's African Revelation! OMG! He's Black!

It seems Charlotte, NC Mayor Anthony Foxx recently discovered that he's Black!

What a Revelation!

Since this man was elected last Fall he has done absolutely NOTHING for
Charlotte's Black Community, even though most of this region's Black Voters cast
their ballots for him.

Now that Mayor Foxx learned he has "African Roots", perhaps this will motivate him to begin helping Charlotte's Black Community.

I'm just saying. Peace


Anthony Foxx Learns His African Roots!


For years, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx could trace his ancestors no further than a mid-19th century slave auction in Moore County.

Until Thursday night.

That's when he learned that a DNA test reveals he's descended from the Fulani people of northern Nigeria, a tribe of nomads, herdsmen and warriors almost 6,000 miles away.

"It's pretty powerful," Foxx said after a presentation of the findings at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture. "It opens a new understanding that I didn't have before."

The disclosure came courtesy of African Ancestry, a company that specializes in genetic genealogy of black Americans.

The company helped Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates trace the African roots of celebrities such as TV host Oprah Winfrey, comedian Chris Rock, poet Maya Angelou, singer Tina Turner and actor Morgan Freeman. Each was featured in Gates' "African American Lives" specials on PBS.

African Ancestry traced Foxx's roots as part of its "We Are Africa" road tour, designed to promote its DNA-based genealogy.

Popularized by 'Roots'

For many African-Americans, family history hits a dead end in the 1800s. Public records are sketchy, slave roots often impossible to trace.

Foxx's family knew that his great-great grandmother was a slave named Betsy Elizabeth Bean. Lore has it that she arrived in Charleston from Africa as a young girl. She was eventually sold at auction in the Moore County town of Carthage.

"We're the only group in this country that can't point to a country of origin," said Gina Paige, president and co-founder of African Ancestry. "Psychologically knowing where you're from is a critical component to your identity. As African-Americans, we have a void."

Black genealogy was popularized by author Alex Haley's 1976 publication of "Roots." The best-selling book and subsequent mini-series traced his ancestry to a village in the modern-day West African country of Gambia.

The basis of his research almost four decades ago lay largely in piecing together stories passed down in his family.

"Today we can do that with DNA tests that are truly amazing," said Bill Ferris, the senior associate director of The Center for the Study of the American South at UNC Chapel Hill and a friend of the late author.

"Even Alex could not have imagined the dramatic changes that we've witnessed. His connection, as was the case in most black families, was in the oral tradition and the stories passed down from generation to generation. In Alex's case, it was his aunts who would gather at family reunions and talk about Kunta Kinte and Chicken George."

DNA Research

Using a series of flip charts, Paige outlined the genetic process to an audience of about 200 at the Gantt Center. She explained how her researchers traced Foxx's maternal lineage through his mother's mitochondrial DNA.

Like most African-Americans, many of those in the Carolinas trace their ancestry to West and Central Africa. Many came through the port of Charleston.

Deborah Wright, an archivist with Avery Research Center, an archive and museum in Charleston devoted to black history, said many slaves in the S.C. Lowcountry came from West African rice-growing areas in what are now Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Ferris, a former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, said DNA research has revolutionized genealogy.

"It's like the birth of the Internet where we have instant access to all knowledge," he said in a phone interview. "It's kind of dazzling and changes all the basic understanding of history and genealogy...

"The ability to trace family history and ancestry from generation to generation is much more accessible to Americans than it ever was before, especially to black families."


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Sources: Charmeck.org, McClatchy Newspapers, WCNC, Google Maps

Fantasia Barrino Accused Of Adultery, Faces Possible Lawsuit!

Court Documents Claim Fantasia Barrino Made Sex Tape With Married Man



Court documents claim a local singer who won "American Idol" is accused of making a sex tape with a married man.

Fantasia is also named in a lawsuit between that man and his wife.

Judging by the photos on the internet, Fantasia Barrino and Antwuan Cook have not been shy about their relationship.

Fantasia proudly displays his tattoo.

The complaint filed Wednesday by Cook's wife says their affair started in August of 2009, a few months after Fantasia gave NewsChannel 36 an interview and described the kind of man she was looking for.

“Show you genuine love, care about you, know when you’re sick, just be there for you," Fantasia told us in May of 2009.

Fantasia may have found that love in Antwuan Cook, but he's married.

His wife, Paula Cook, has filed a complaint seeking custody of the couple's two young children, ages 1 and 4, along with child support and alimony.

The complaint references a sex tape as one possible element to prove an affair.

Court documents say the "Husband and Ms. Barrino have at times recorded their illicit sexual activity."

"You can sue that third party. Most of the cases involve sex, it doesn’t have to be sex, it can be something much lower," says Professor Beau Baez from The Charlotte School of Law.

He says that North Carolina is one of seven states where a "home wrecker" has something to worry about. They can be sued.

According to the complaint, Fantasia told Paula Cook to get lost in so many words.

Court documents show in a phone call, Fantasia says, "He don’t want you. Maybe the next time that you get a husband you'll know how to keep him. That's why he is here with me."

Baez says, "Seems like she would have been much better off, especially, she has money right? She wants to protect her money, say 'look I’m interested in a relationship, why don’t you get a divorce and let's talk later.'"

Fantasia is not being sued, not yet Baez says.

The complaint is a potential first step and the American Idol winner could potentially be on the hook for millions.


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Sources: WCNC, McClatchy Newspapers, LA Late, YBF, Google Maps

The Education Lottery: Helping Or Hurting Education

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The Current Educational System Protects Failing Schools.

President Obama's "Education Lottery" is helping to Change that system by forcing Public School Districts across the nation to improve Standards so that ALL Children regardless of Ethnicity or Socio-Economic Status can Achieve Academic Success.

Excellent!






Sources: Youtube

A "Market For Ni$$as"! Very Disturbing! (Video)

I don't plan to spend all of my Energy defending Maxine Waters & Charlie Rangel.
They have served a combined 60 years in Congress & can both Gracefully Retire as Millionaires.
What about You??
While we're Fighting over Petty Stuff, there is a Growing "Market For Ni$$as" that's destroying Generations X & Y!
Why don't we speak out about this Important Crisis??
Peace

Check out the "Market For Ni$$as" video below.




Sources: Talaam Acey, Youtube

Roland Martin Defines Real "Black Power" (Video)

Sources: Youtube

Bill Cosby Performs "Chocolate Cake For Breakfast" (Video)

Sources: Photobucket, Youtube

Bill Cosby Tweets "He's Not Dead!" Promotes New Phone App!

Bill Cosby: I'm Not Dead And I Have An App To Prove It


Hey hey hey, here's a news flash for you kids: Bill Cosby is not dead.

The 73-year-old comedian took to his official Twitter feed on Monday to prove he is alive – and to promote his new iPhone application.

“Again, I'm rebuttaling [sic] rumors about my demise,” Cosby wrote to the million-plus followers of his Twitter feed on Monday afternoon. “But, I'm confirming I have an app - http://bit.ly/BillCosbyApp :)”

A few hours earlier, the “Bill Cosby dead” meme flared up, with searches for that phrase peaking around noon, and “Bill Cosby died” topping Twitter’s trending topics, too.

Cosby, one rightfully-skeptical report noted, “seems to be a favorite among those who start celebrity death rumors on the Web -- the same rumor circulated back in March.”

“As you well know, a dead person cannot rebuttal,” Cosby tweeted to refute that rumor. “Therefore, I am rebuttaling to tell you that when I heard the news I immediately began rebuttaling and went into denial."

With Cosby’s app plug, though, I have a sinking feeling this latest celebrity death hoax is going to do nothing but give viral marketers some new ideas.






Sources: The Wrap, Twitter, iTunes, Apple, NY Post, Long Island Press, Google Trends, Youtube

Happy Birthday To Black Political Buzz! I Need You To Survive! I'm On Facebook!

Today I'm Celebrated My Birthday/ Earth Day! (August 2)

Miss me??

Black Political Buzz is still Alive and Buzzing everyday calling out Corrupt, Lame Leaders and commenting about the latest News/Events/Issues in Charlotte, the state of North Carolina, Nationally & Globally on Facebook.

I need you to survive. Don't be afraid to Express Yourself!

Check me out. Thanks

Peace

Laurel @Black Political Buzz


"The Right to Petition Government for redress of grievances is the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one's government, without fear of punishment or reprisals."







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