On Occasion, we capture or come across an image that gives us pause. We happen to know the man in the photograph.
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. Hundreds of Jazz Age aficionados partied and danced to the music of ‘Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra’ this past weekend on Governors Island in New York City for the ‘Bi-Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party.
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. Giant sized rats have been found on the grounds and in a building of Marcy Houses - a sprawling, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property with more than 1,700 units located in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
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This photograph was taken on Saturday, June 18, 2011 next door to 1166 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, New York on Long Island. A search for nearby schools resulted in Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, Kellenberg Memorial High School and Cornelius Court Elementary.
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I came across this gem of another day and time while walking my dog Roxy in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn on the evening of March 17, 2011. I was taken aback, captivated by evidence of a long ago moment in time and the stark detail of the restoration – the white wall tires, pea green color, polished car handles and mirrors.
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(AP/Charlotte Observer) A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a Charlotte attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy.

Art historians believe it’s an extremely rare Civil War-era photograph of children who were either slaves at the time or recently emancipated.
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. After listening to the exchange between the Cambridge dispatcher and the caller, what do you think? Are you surprised that her call led to Professor Henry Gates being handcuffed, arrested and charged with disorderly conduct?.
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. An Azle, Texas homeowner hangs a sign on her property that reads: HISPANICS KEEP OUT.
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This incident involving an Oklahoma State Trooper and a supervising EMT happened in May 2009. The EMT was riding in the back of the ambulance with a patient en route to a hospital.
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BBN thought you might appreciate this nine minute discussion on "Hardball with Chris Matthews" about the recent apology for slavery issued by the United States Senate. Matthews believes that because "600,000" (his number) Pennsylvanian's fought against slavery the state should not have to pay reparations, and that southern states are the sinners.
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The little boy in the photograph got a hair cut before his visit to the White House to meet President Obama. His hair was cut like the President's hair, and he asked if he could touch President Obama's hair.
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. BBN presents our first Original Video Report, "New York City Newsstand Vendors: Exploiting Some, Protecting Others".
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This 1977 clip from comedian Richard Pryor is uncanny humor. BBN thanks our member, “Tony,” for sending this priceless video our way.
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This “discussion” about America between Professor Michael Eric Dyson and former President Richard Nixon Speechwriter Pat Buchanan took place a couple of weeks ago. The debate was sparked by a remark made by Attorney General Eric Holder.
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Here is the video and transcript of President Barack Hussein Obama’s inaugural address delivered on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Washington, D. C.
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This is a wonderful video of an unusual friendship. We thank BBN member "Redskin" for sending this in.
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(Audio on BBN) Planned Parenthood employees were hoodwinked by an actor claiming to be a donor who wanted to make a contribution earmarked for Black mothers seeking abortions.

In a tape recorded telephone conversation the Actor told a Planned Parenthood employee, “There’s definitely way too many Black people in Ohio, so I am just trying to do my part.
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We recommend watching this exchange between an Arizona immigration law protester and Fontana City, California Council Member Acquanetta Warren defends a column she wrote against illegal immigration. . . . .  More...

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(Life) The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a chilling report: Americans, it said, can expect an upsurge in "rightwing extremism" from White nationalists, militias, and groups like the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan, of course, has had a hand in some of the nation's most infamous acts of racial terror and murder. But what does the KKK look like today? Photographer Anthony Karen has documented the modern-day Klan in their homes, at rallies, and at Klan gatherings, taking us deep inside a world we would otherwise never see -- a world most of us might not even want to know about. The unnerving photos featured here, exclusively on LIFE. com, are from his new book, "The Invisible Empire: Ku Klux Klan.  More...

(newsweek) Everybody loves to complain about Facebook. But I've been wading through all the nonstop commentary over the last few weeks and I've made a startling discovery. Everybody also lies about why they use Facebook. After exhaustive research, here are the Seven Lies You Tell Yourself About Facebook. .  More...

(yahoonews) You've been "superpoked" — and served. A court in Australia has approved the use of Facebook, a popular social networking Web site, to notify a couple that they lost their home after defaulting on a loan. The Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court last Friday approved lawyer Mark McCormack's application to use Facebook to serve the legally binding documents after several failed attempts to contact the couple at the house and by e-mail. Australian courts have given permission in the past for people to be served via e-mail and text messages when it was not possible to serve them in person. McCormack, a lawyer for the lender the couple borrowed from, said that by the time he got the documents approved by the court late Tuesday for transmission, Facebook profiles for the couple had disappeared from public view.  More...

(YFF) Amazing revelations have emerged concerning already existing government plans to overhaul the way the internet functions in order to apply much greater restrictions and control over the web. Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University told an audience at this years Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay, California, that “There’s going to be an i-9/11 event” which will act as a catalyst for a radical reworking of the law pertaining to the internet. Lessig also revealed that he had learned, during a dinner with former government Counter Terrorism Czar Richard Clarke, that there is already in existence a cyber equivalent of the Patriot Act, an “i-Patriot Act” if you will, and that the Justice Department is waiting for a cyber terrorism event in order to implement its provisions. During a group panel segment titled “2018: Life on the Net”, Lessig stated: There’s going to be an i-9/11 event. Which doesn’t necessarily mean an Al Qaeda attack, it means an event where the instability or the insecurity of the internet becomes manifest during a malicious event which then inspires the government into a response.  More...

(brisbanetimes) Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off a super-slim new laptop overnight, unveiling a tiny personal computer that is less than 2cm thick and turns on the moment it is opened. At the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Jobs also confirmed the tech giant's foray into online movie rentals, revealing an alliance with all six major movie studios to offer films over high-speed internet connections soon after they are released on DVD. At its beefiest, the new computer is 1. 9cm thick; at its thinnest, 0. 4cm, he said.  More...

The irony in this story is Dog Chapman didn't want his son's Black girlfriend hanging around because he and the bounty hunters use the word nigger. Chapman is heard on the tape whining about losing everything in the event word got out that he used nigger and offended his son's girlfriend. His fear has come to pass. A&E released this statement: "A&E has just learned of the story released by the National Enquirer concerning Duane Dog Chapman. We take this matter very seriously.  More...