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Are you suffering from malnutrition? Are you receiving any public assistance or do not have access to emergency funds if you need them? Do you experience debilitating depression, so much so, that it has rendered you incapable of holding down a job or looking for one? What about XBox? Do you own one of those or have a computer to read this story on? What about DVD’s and a DVD player, do you have those too?
I ask these, seemingly, unreasonable questions because it appears that “poverty” has taken on a new face since the 60?s and 70?s. Back then, when someone was poor or living below the poverty line, THEY WERE REALLY FRIGGIN’ POOR! Nowadays, if you don’t own an XBox, don’t have a car or have less than 5 DVD’s in the house … you’re poor!
You don’t need to travel the world to find yourself. There’s a treasure trove of black history and culture right here in the U.S. The Root explores the places you’ve got to see in your lifetime.
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You don’t need to travel the world to find yourself. There’s a treasure trove of black history and culture right here in the U.S. The Root explores the places you’ve got to see in your lifetime.
You don’t need to travel the world to find yourself. There’s a treasure trove of black history and culture right here in the U.S. The Root explores the places you’ve got to see in your lifetime.
Years ago the late, great James Baldwin, the ultimate black expat, said this of his travels: “I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.” He wasn’t being glib. Travel is the great expander, obliterating borders, changing perceptions, both of the outside world — and of the self.
You don’t, of course, have to live in a garret in Paris or make a pilgrimage to Senegal’s Gorée Island in order to encounter yourself. Some of the most eye-opening travel can happen within these 50 states. There are untapped resources rich in black history and culture right here, both known and unknown treasures that will make you rethink your heritage, your history, yourself.
A while ago, we asked for your feedback on the must-see spots for black travelers exploring the U.S. You’ll find some of those spots highlighted over the next few months, as well as a few of our favorites. We’re calling it the Black Bucket List, The Root’s guide to the can’t-miss spots around the nation, from the Gullah-Geechee enclaves in South Carolina to stops along the Underground Railroad to the colonial stomping grounds of black New Yorkers.
The devil’s in the details. Not only do states have different statutes of limitations for different debts, but two states may treat the same debts differently. A credit card debt might be considered an open-ended account in one state and a written contract in another. The only way to know for sure is to check your state laws or consult an attorney.
You can inadvertently restart the clock. Generally, the statute of limitations starts ticking from the “date of last activity” on the accounts, said Los Angeles bankruptcy attorney Scott Bovitz. (If the account is still listed in your credit reports, the date of last activity should be noted there.) On a credit card debt, that could be the last payment you made or the last purchase you charged. But in some states, making a payment on an old debt, agreeing to an extended repayment plan or even acknowledging that the debt is yours can extend the statute of limitations or restart the clock.
A creditor may still sue you after the statute of limitations has run out. Suing or threatening to sue you after the statute of limitations has run out violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. To prevent the creditor from winning a judgment against you, you’ll need to show up in court and point out that the statute has expired.
The creditor may try to pick a better venue. If you sign a credit contract and move to a state with different limits, the creditor may try to sue you in the state that has the longer statute. If that’s not the state in which you now live, you should protest, because generally the state where you reside is the one whose statutes should apply.
Debts can still exist even if the creditor can’t sue. Some people erroneously believe that debts are erased after the statute of limitations has run out. Although the creditor’s ability to sue you has been curtailed, it can still try other methods to persuade you to pay, including calls and letters. The debt can also be sold to another collector that can renew efforts to get you to pay. A legitimate debt is truly gone only when it’s paid or erased in bankruptcy court.
Collectors can’t legally restart the seven-year clock by “re-aging” the debt (giving it a new delinquency date) or by selling it to another agency. The Federal Trade Commission shut down one large collection agency, Capital Acquisitions and Management, after charging the company repeatedly had re-aged debts in its attempts to collect.
Palin Gets Slapped by Obama on Nuclear Criticism. Sarah Palin just got a taste of what it feels like to get played by Barack Obama. It seems Mr. President ain’t holding back anymore. If you haven’t heard, on Fox News Palin criticized Mr. Obama over a new defense policy which states that the U.S. would not respond to chemical and biological attacks with nuclear weapons if the enemy nation abides by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. “It’s kinda like getting out there on a playground, a bunch of kids getting ready to fight, and one of the kids saying, ‘Go ahead, punch me in the face and I’m not going to retaliate,’” said Palin. Well, back in the day, say a few months ago before his health care victory, the president maybe would have passed on responding. But these days, it’s a whole different ball game and Obama isn’t hesitating to do the slap-back thing on silly Sarah. Here’s what he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos: “I really have no response. Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues,” he said. “If the secretary of Defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are comfortable with it, I’m probably going to take my advice from them and not from Sarah Palin.”
On Fox news they learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop?
35 States file lawsuit against the Federal Government
Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.
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This is an idea that we should address.
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform… in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn’t seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don’t care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.
If each person that receives this will post it on their wall, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: “Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ..”
Now, what are you going to do about it? Read and delete, or work for reform? Share on the wall of EVERY congressman, representative, governor, the white house!!!!! Pass it around!!! Make calls, send fax’s and email’s……………