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| 30 Oct 2009 1:00 am U.S justice of the peace refuses to issue a marriage license to a black/white couple A justice of the peace of Tangipahoa Parish in Louisiana has refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple. The justice declined to speak on camera but spoke by phone saying, "I stand by my decision, and it is my right not to marry an interracial couple. It's wrong,"He said that he was concerned about the children who might be born in the relationship and that, in his experience, most interracial marriages don't last. He said "I'm not a racist, I do ceremonies for black couples right here in my house. My main concern is for the children."Tangipahoa Parish is about 70 percent white and 30 percent black. The president of the NAACP branch of Tangipahoa Parish is calling for him to resign saying "He's an elected public official and one of his duties is to marry people. He doesn't have the right to say he doesn't believe in it. If he doesn't do what his position calls for him to do, he should resign from that position." |
| July 9th, 2009 Black Americans embraced DNA test to trace African route. The news making rounds in the states now is that tens of thousands of African Americans in the united state have embraced DNA test to trace their African route after seeing their fellow black Americans reuniting with their ancestral homes. Since a black man took over the most venerable seat in America, a lot has changed and more changes is still on the way... |
| July 8th, 2009 A Ghanian woman marries an 18 month-old dog. Early July this year, while Ghana was busily preparing towards the visit of Barack Obama, a 29-year-old Ghanian woman, Emily Mabou, was getting married to an 18 month-old dog before a traditional priest in Aburi.  Emily, whom I don't know whether to call Mrs right now or something, said that the dog has all her father's qualities, caring, loving, respective, trusting and what have you. Her words: “For so long, I’ve been praying for a life partner who will have all the qualities of my [late] dad. My dad was kind, faithful, and loyal to my mum, and he never let her down. I’ve been in relationships with so many men here in Togo, and they are all the same — skirt-chasers and cheaters. My dog is kind, and loyal to me and he treats me with so much respect.” Her younger brother David Mabou said her family boycotted the wedding which they felt was “a stupid step to combat her loneliness.” Asked how she intends to raise children with her new husband, Ms Mabou said simply: “We will adopt.”... |
| Fri Oct 23, 3:49 am ET Lifetime free flights for baby born on plane  KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday. AirAsia said 31-year-old passenger Liew Siaw Hsia went into labour on Wednesday's flight from the northern island of Penang to Kuching on Borneo island. The aircraft made an emergency diversion to the Malaysian capital but the baby arrived just before landing, delivered by a doctor who was on board and who was assisted by the airline's flight attendants. "The baby was safely delivered when flight AK 6506 was approaching Kuala Lumpur for landing at 2,000 feet," the airline said in a statement, adding that mother and baby were taken to a nearby hospital following touchdown. "To celebrate this momentous occasion, we decided to present both mother and child with free flights for life," said AirAsia's director of operations Moses Devanayagam after visiting them in hospital. |
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05 Nov 2009, 08:25
05 Nov 2009, 08:25
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