Louis Gosset Jr diagnosed with prostate cancer

Academy Award winning actor Louis Gosset Jr has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Read more here:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 10, 2010

For the love of liberty. A movie about black military service

For the love of liberty. PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the sacrifices and accomplishments of African-American service men and women since the earliest days of the republic. The story spans the Revolution to Iraq and examines why, despite enormous injustice, these heroic men and women fought so valiantly for freedoms they themselves did not enjoy Check out a clip:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 7, 2010

Are sports stressed too much in the Black Community?

Is sports stressed too much in the Black Community? George Cook of www.letstalkhonestly.com discusses how he feels that sports and not education is stressed enough in the Black Community.

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHWEEKLY.html

Add comment February 7, 2010

Black History Month. Derrek H. Pitts a black astronomer

Black History Month: Derrick H. Pitts is an American astronomer. He is Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director for the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Learn more:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 6, 2010

NBC Black History Month menu called racist

Was NBC Black History Month menu racist? A special NBC Black History Month lunch spread  featuring fried chicken, collard greens and black-eyed peas sparked a commissary controversy. See the menu by using the link below:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 6, 2010

President Obama giving more funding to HBCUs

The leaders of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities breathed a sigh of relief this week when they learned that President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget includes a $30 million funding increase for their financially struggling schools. Read more here:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 5, 2010

Mary J. Kigt named Adjutant General of California National Gaurd

On Feb. 1, 2010 Brigadier General Mary J. Kight was named as the first female adjutant African-American female National Guard adjutant general in the nation. She will be in charge of the California National Gaurd. Read more here:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 3, 2010

Brave little girl, Jasmina Anema passes away

Jasmina Anema, the leukemia-stricken girl whose brave fight to live captivated the city ( New York ) and inspired thousands to become bone marrow donors, has died. She was 6 years old. In her brief life her cause was championed by Kelly Roland, Rihanna and President Obama. Read more: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 2, 2010

A.D. King, brother of Martin Luther King Jr. A civil rights leader in his own right.

The accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s younger brother, A.D. King may have been overshadowed by his famous brother. A Baptist minister, A.D. is credited with being a leader of the Poor People’s Campaign, and co-founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Learn more about A.D. King by using the link below:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Add comment February 1, 2010

President Obama, “Daddys Home”

George Cook host of Let’s Talk Honestly discusses how he is so happy that President Obama has decided to get things done himself and  kicked open the doors of Capital Hill and announced to both Democrats and Republicans that  “Daddys Home!”

Watch 2 minute commentary:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHWEEKLY.html

Add comment January 31, 2010

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