AIDS Hits the Mandela Family

Mandela announces eldest son died of AIDS
Former President Nelson Mandela announced Thursday that his eldest son died Thursday of AIDS-related complications, saying the only way to fight the disease’s stigma was to speak openly about it.
Thestatof.com admires Mr. Mandela’s courage in the face of wayward public opinion about AIDS within South Africa. In [...]

Armstrong Williams Paid $240,000 to Promote Law

White House paid commentator to promote law
Pundit got $240,000 to pitch education reform
USA TODAY
Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same.
The [...]

AIDS Hits the Mandela Family

Mandela announces eldest son died of AIDS
Former President Nelson Mandela announced Thursday that his eldest son died Thursday of AIDS-related complications, saying the only way to fight the disease’s stigma was to speak openly about it.
Thestatof.com admires Mr. Mandela’s courage in the face of wayward public opinion about AIDS within South Africa. In [...]

Armstrong Williams Paid $240,000 to Promote Law

White House paid commentator to promote law
Pundit got $240,000 to pitch education reform
USA TODAY
Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same.
The [...]

Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments in 1964 Mississippi Burning Killings

The Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion-Ledger has reported the indictment of Edgar Ray Killen and others in the slaying of three “Freedom Summer” volunteers–James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman. Seven other suspects are still alive and are under investigation.
A group named the Philadelphia Coalition has been urging local prosecutors to reopen the case for decades. Their [...]

Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments in 1964 Mississippi Burning Killings

The Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion-Ledger has reported the indictment of Edgar Ray Killen and others in the slaying of three “Freedom Summer” volunteers–James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman. Seven other suspects are still alive and are under investigation.
A group named the Philadelphia Coalition has been urging local prosecutors to reopen the case for decades. Their [...]