Howard University Was Founded Nov 20,1866!

The historically black college was established on this date in 1866! It was named after the man in the photograph, General Oliver O. Howard. He was a civil war hero who also founded the university. Initially, it was intended to be a seminary for African-American clergymen. Here's more from Wikipedia:

"General Howard is also remembered for playing a role in founding Howard University, which was incorporated by Congress in 1867. The school is nonsectarian and is open to both sexes without regard to race. As commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, Howard was known for promoting the welfare and education of former slaves, freedmen, and war refugees. On November 20, 1866, ten members, including Howard, of various socially concerned groups of the time met in Washington, D.C., to discuss plans for a theological seminary to train colored ministers. Interest was sufficient, however, in creating an educational institute for areas other than the ministry. The result was the Howard Normal and Theological Institute for the Education of Preachers and Teachers. On January 8, 1867, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the institution to Howard University. Howard served as president from 1869 to 1874. He also founded Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee, in 1895, for the education of the "mountain whites."

The United Nations May Have Used Foreign Aid For A 23 Million Dollar Ceiling Mural In Spain!

People are suffering & starving in the Congo. Somalia has one of the worst humanitarian crisis going with piracy increasing at an alarming rate there. The United Nations has a whole lot of issues that are calling for their immediate attention. So, where is their focus at this moment in time? Well, it's on this magnificent work of art that cost $23 million dollars of course! C'mon,people!!! Let's prioritize & not have any misappropriation of funds!Here's more from the Associated Press:
"In Spain there's a controversy because they took money out of the foreign aid budget, took money from starving children in Africa, and spent it on colourful stalactites," FOX News quoted Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, as saying.

Spanish taxpayers paid for most of the sprawling sculpture, which has been compared to the Sistine Chapel, but around 633,000 dollar came from Spain's budget for overseas development aid.

Spain's conservative opposition party blasted the government for diverting money from projects to alleviate poverty in poorer countries, though the government insisted the funding for Barcelo's work was kept separate." (END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest here:http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081119/888/twl-unhrc-faces-charge-of-misusing-forei.html

Al-Qaeda Insults Black Muslims Around The World By Referring To Barack Obama As A "House Negro"!

Well, the "sand negroes" are doing some name-calling. They claim that Obama has rebuffed his Muslim roots by becoming a Christian. Then, they go on to say that Colin Powell,Condoleezza Rice,& Barack Obama have verified Malcolm X's assertion that there are still "house negroes" in America. Now, keep in mind that the speaker is, Ayman al-Zawahiri,an Egyptian. He's a "sand negro." So, he has just insulted himself as well. If you are not a black Muslim,I guess you must not be one of those "honorable black-americans" that he was talking about. I'm so sorry to tell you,but I would find that to be insulting if I were a black Muslim. Both Christianity & Islam has a history that is mired in slavery. So,I take great offense at this ignorant negro's ramblings. Yes,I said negro because if he's Egyptian he has black blood flowing through his veins.This just let's you know how convoluted their ideology really is.Here's an excerpt from BBC:

"Zawahiri also criticised Mr Obama - whose father is Muslim - for betraying the Islamic world.

"You were born to a Muslim father, but you chose to stand in the ranks of the enemies of the Muslims, and pray the prayer of the Jews, although you claim to be Christian, in order to climb the rungs of leadership in America," he said.

Mr Obama was not an "honourable black American" like Malcolm X, he said, but an "abeed al-beit" - a word that translates as house slave but was rendered "house negro" in the message's English subtitles.

The audio was accompanied by footage of a speech by Malcolm X in which he distinguished between "field negroes" who hated their white masters and "house negroes" who, he said, were loyal to them." (END OF EXCERPT)Read the whole article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7737710.stm