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African-American - News June 8, 2011 See African-American Weather Racial divides among New Orleans neighborhoods expand (NOLA) A largely overlooked byproduct of the historic Diaspora triggered by Hurricane Katrina , which shrank New Orleans' population by a quarter, is that parts of the city were more segregated last year than a decade earlier, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data collected last year. Feds seek to close African-American health gap (USA Today) Judy Compton discusses regular health screenings and the importance of early detection of breast and cervical cancer. Pigford II Takes Another Step (KTIC) The Court-ordered process of officially notifying African American farmers and their heirs about the 1.25-billion dollar "Pigford II" class action settlement is underway. State NAACP boss follows up 'slave mater' comment with 'segregation' blast (New York Daily News) State NAACP president Hazel Dukes is not backing down from her controversial comment. Sharpton To Headline NAACP Education Rally (WCBS) A A Tuesday evening, Rev. Al Sharpton will be coming to Norwalk to rally support for a homeless woman who isA facing criminal charges because she sent her child to a school in a district where she did not reside. Black AIDS Institute and NAACP Say '30 Years Is Enuf!' (The Afro American Newspaper) As America marks a 30-year milestone in the fight against AIDS, communities around the world continue to be altered by the disease, which now knows no color or gender boundaries. African Americans Affected The Most By Government Job Cuts (WTLC-AM Indianapolis) As state and federal jobs are being cut due to the economy, African Americans are being affected the most by the cuts. There Is More to Rihanna's' Man Down' Than Violence (womanist-musings) I am not a fan of Rihanna's music, but I decided to watch the Man Down video, because of all the commentary and controversy surrounding it. I watched it expecting to see more than I would on an average night of television, movies or even video games, and what I saw in terms of violence was decidedly tame. I can understand as a parent wanting to protect a child from unnecessary violence; however, this is the job of the parent, not the media. What did stand out to me immediately, was the race of the rapist. The man Rihanna chose to play her rapist, was a dark skinned Black man. Amidst all the talk of violence, revenge and sexual assault, there was obvious colourism in action, and no one decided to say a damn thing about it. It means something when a light skinned Black woman, chooses to portray her rapist as a dark skinned Black man. By saying this, I am in no way denying that intra-racial violence is a huge issue within the Black community; however, the silence surrounding her choice of rapists, tells me that once again colourism is something that many are far too happy to blatantly ignore, though it is incredibly harmful. Merlene Davis: Black genealogists are researching in the Bluegrass (Lexington Herald-Leader) Whenever I can, I like to write about African-Americans with ties to Kentucky who have made a mark in American history. Caddo OKs election districts (The Shreveport Times) The Caddo Commission on Monday approved lines for its redrawn districts in a map advocates say should keep the panel's racial makeup in balance.