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Hector Jackson (C), who impersonates the late US pop star Michael Jackson, gestures while he takes part in the "I do dance Thriller" event which attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the biggest mass "Thriller" dance, in Mexico City, on August 29. Up to 15,000 people are expected to take part in a potentially record breaking mass performance of Michael Jackson's famed "Thriller" dance on the day he would have turned 51.
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A long line of fire marches west towards the communities of Acton and Sunland-Tujanga on August 31 in Los Angeles, California. At least 18 homes were destroyed and 12,000 more homes and 500 commercial buildings are being threatened in the fire which already took two lives. The wildfire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon near a ranger station and the Angeles Crest Highway above La Canada Flintridge, has forced thousands of evacuations.
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Venus Williams of the United States reaches for a shot against Vera Dushevina of Russia during day one of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, in Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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A Kenyan Muslim child reads verses from the Quran, Islam's holy book, on the fifth day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a Madrassa (Religion School), in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 26. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, where observants fast from dawn till dusk.
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Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center on August 28, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery is scheduled for a 13-day mission to the International Space Station.
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Host Vanessa Williams performs with dancer Gilles Marini onstage at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on August 30, in Los Angeles, California.
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A girl plays with tomato pulp during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 26. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year.
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Tom Wainaina recounts the events that lead to his being burned over most of his upper body August 26 in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Wainaina was burned by a group of men during post-election violence in Kenya's disputed 2007 presidential election. Ethnic-tribal violence left over 1,000 people dead. The non-governmental organization (NGO) Concern, in cooperation with local Kenyan groups, has launched a campaign to provide the urban poor with cash grants to start a business or get back on their feet after suffering disproportionately from post-election violence in 2007. The money is transferred to the recipients via a mobile phone which insures a safe and simple financial transaction to customers who don?t have bank accounts. Wainaina is one of dozens of Kibera residents to receive the assistance of a cash grant. Hairdressers, grocery stores and food vendors are just some of the businesses that have been financed through the program.
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People standing near the grave of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) look at the grave of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) at Arlington National Cemetery August 30, in Arlington, Virginia. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) was buried yesterday next to his brothers President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) after he died of brain cancer on August 25.
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US President Barack Obama takes out his daughters Malia (R) and Sasha (2nd L) and niece Suhaila Ng (L) to shop in the Alleys general store on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, on August 30, 2009.
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By: Vickie Williams on 4/30/2009 7:43PM
What agencys are available to help excons get established when they are in need of loans to start businesses? I am helping my boyfriend but my funds are at a minimum. I am on disability but I also own my own cleaning service. I do my own cleaning presently. Mr. Terry Nelson has family that is willing to help me in my business but my family is very negative about him. I met Mr. Nelson on the road to Washington. Terry was one of our drivers. John Smith Tours hired him to drive us to the inauguration . He and I have been good friends every since.
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By: Tom on 4/30/2009 7:58PM
I know this is black voices but can you get an honest response from only black americans. Remember the washington d.c.mayor. Caught on tape smoking crack with a call girl and then winning a re-election term.
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By: gene on 5/01/2009 5:11PM
Your idiotic post doesn't deserve a reply. The thread is about the president's Obama first 100 days. What has a past mayor of Washington D.C. got to with this?
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By: jessica powel on 4/30/2009 8:41PM
wow they said pigs would fly and 100 days later swine flu(flew)!
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By: EAUM on 5/01/2009 2:39AM
Its just a shame that the first black president has to turn out to have a Socialist agenda. Although a lot of black folk like to point fingers at president Bush; it was under his presidency that black folks made a lot of progress. I could understand black folk getting excited about seeing the first black president in their lifetime, it says alot about this country. But lets be honest here. Do you truly believe it is in the best interest of African Americans to support this mans Socialist agenda? It seems to me that what he is trying to achieve is not only counter productive to the advancements that blacks have made over the last decade, it is an outright slap in the face to many who have pulled themselves up from the horrors of poverty. Funding social programs in the amounts that Obama and the Democrats are commited to only steers us back to the days of welfare dependency. Socialism can not exist without poor needy people that are dependent on government programs. It is the ultimate welfare state. I would think that black folk would realize this, and reject his backwards agenda for the sake of not only their futures, but the future of a country that may hold great promise for anyone who desires to work for it. Remember Dr. Kings speech about seeing ones charachter over skin color. This would be a very good time in history to practice it. If Obama is seen as trying to destroy the American constitution, what will it do for the next African American who asks America for their vote?
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By: tony1 on 5/01/2009 8:00AM
While I respect your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. Please point out to me where blacks as a whole have benefited under Bush's policies. Sure with the Republic agenda a few blacks have benefited,but I don't attribute the sucess of a few blacks to a successful policy. The fact of the matter is that this economy was destroyed under the Bush policy. Unemployment is higher than it has been in years, by the way, take a look at unemployment in the black community, and the decision to fight an unjust war doesn't make me feel any safer in this country.
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By: Kenneth on 5/01/2009 8:52AM
I hear all this talk about socialism and our new president, however, I would like to know who is really being helped by the president's new programs.
Are Americans that stupit. The country was new founded for "We" the people. It was founded by land and slave owners for land and slave owners. The common people did not have a vote or any say in the management of this country.
What the President, is trying to presently do will most likely help poor White people mush more than the African-American community. I know this and so do you. When you reach a point where in you can see through your racial hate and bigotry you will see that there is nothing wrong with helping Black America, nor is it socialism.
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By: gene on 5/01/2009 9:05AM
amen brother. people need to wake up
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By: Dianne on 5/01/2009 4:35PM
"If Obama is seen as trying to destroy the American constitution, what will it do for the next African American who asks America for their vote?"
Are you crazy or something? Are you not aware that Obama is a Constitutional scholar who taught Constitutional Law at Univ. of Chicago; and presently is abiding by and protected the Constitution and that is what matters. How the hell could Bush have helped Black people in America while he was taking their Constitutional Rights away from them every bit as much as Bush was taking them from Whites. Yet that is your claim. That Bush helped Blacks.
Sorry. But I have to ask, just out of curiosity. Are you an E.AUM; or, are you an Eau M.?
Talking about a first black president has to turn out to have a Socialist agenda reminds me of the people in my childhood, and to this day, who refered to FDR as Pres. Rooseveldt
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By: mlva on 5/01/2009 5:17PM
It never ceases to amaze me how so many people like to quote Dr. King about skin character versus skin color. I would bet that a lot of these same people are the ones who wanted harm to come him when he was alive.
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