I want to salute our brave “soldier boys” (and girls) for their sacrifice and love of country. They are true heroes who should be shown love in “any port or foreign shore.”
Today marks the 40th anniversary of President Nixon’s declaration of a “war on drugs.”
The Drug Policy Alliance reports that $1 trillion has been spent to “deal with this problem.”
Today at 12:30 p.m. at the National Press Club, the Institute of the Black World 21st Century will hold a forum on the impact of the war on drugs on African American communities. The speakers include Rep. John Conyers Jr., Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee; Dr. Ron Daniels, President of IBW; and the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Through the successes and struggles we have faced, the American flag has been ever present. It has flown on our ships and military bases around the world as we continue to defend liberty and democracy abroad. It has been raised in yards and on porches across America on days of celebration, and as a sign of our shared heritage. And it is lowered on days of remembrance to honor fallen service members and public servants; or when tragedy strikes and we join together in mourning. Our flag is the mark of one country, one people, uniting under one banner.
This post is not about Rep. Anthony Weiner. The media’s Weiner roast is far more entertaining than entertaining thoughts of Weiner’s wiener.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports a significant increase in the percentage of Americans using Twitter:
13% of online adults use the status update service Twitter, which represents a significant increase from the 8% of online adults who identified themselves as Twitter users in November 2010. 95% of Twitter users own a mobile phone, and half of these users access the service on their handheld device.
As in our previous research on Twitter use, African Americans and Latinos continue to have high rates of adoption of the service. Fully 25% of online African Americans use Twitter at least occasionally, with 11% doing so on a typical day.