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If you are tired of seeing poor little animals covered in oil, then have no fear Video Vixen Esther Baxter has decided to donate her time and her cakes for a psa on the oil spill. Click read more to see the pics and the link to her exclusive interview with Vibe.com (more…)

Apparently my years as a broke college student/young organizer have been killing me more than I think. CNN is reporting that those yummy, tasty, strangely never molding McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets are made with the same chemical used to make silly putty (they have got to be kidding!) Check out Sanjay Gupta’s article to find out more.

All McNuggets not created equal – Paging Dr. Gupta – CNN.com Blogs.

Did you think your were starting your day off right with a bowl of Kellogg’s brand cereal. Well THINK AGAIN SUCKA!! Yep, this just in from our friends at Broccoli City. Kellogg’s has recalled like almost all of it’s cereals. Check the link below for more information.

Broccoli City | Kellogg Recalls Corn Pops, honey Smacks, Froot Loops and Apple Jacks….

Ain’t this some Bullmess! After all the lost lives, Dead and destroyed animals and water life they still want to drill oil. Shame on the New Orleans judge that lifted the ban and shame on the readers at mediatakeout.com for this story only recieving 1,732 views in comparison to a picture of Mary J. Blige with a bikini wedgie getting a whopping 142,647 hits in only a few hours.

SMH really people, do ya’ll want the world to end or what? Check the link below for the full story.

Deepwater Drilling Ban Lifted by New Orleans Federal Judge – Bloomberg.

Attention: Little Kids and Broke Hipsters everywhere. The manufacturers of Spaghetti O’s and Marie Callender’s Frozen dinners are recalling some of their products due to the fact that the Meatballs in the Spaghetti were not cooked fully, there is also a recall due to possible Salmonella poisoning from Marie Callender’s Cheesy (Queesy) Chicken and Rice.

Watch out now ya’ll some of these recalled products have been on the market for almost a YEAR and a HALF!

For more on this story click on the link below.
SpaghettiOs, frozen dinners pulled from shelves – Yahoo! News.

Walking around Cochabamba, Bolivia many in our delegation have been suprised by the amount of passed out dogs on the city streets. At times we had to take a second look just to make sure the dogs were even breathing. We caught up with one of the United States  Environmental Justice  delegates Julien Terrell who told us an interesting story on his experience trying to give a poor pup some water check it out to find out the dogs surprising response.

The fact that dog’s are so surprised when someone offers them water was completely understandable once we saw this picture

A whole river run dry right near the University in Cochabamba. Climate Change, Damn.

Could those Mcdonald’s fries be that brand new crack? According to a recent article they just might. Who knew junk food was so addictive. Check the link below for the full story.

Junk food junkies are real addicts | MNN – Mother Nature Network.

So apparently the Homie Whitney and I are not the only ones upset about the use of the word “negro” on the 2010 census. Check out this video of Director of the Census Bureau Robert Groves apologizing to a African-American (aka negro) caller on C-span’s Washington Journal.

Check the full article on Huffington Post by clicking the link below.

Census Bureau Director Apologizes For ‘Negro’ Category On Form (VIDEO).

Okay it’s SUPER Important to fill out the census. How do we know? Because Kirin Kennedy with the League of Young Voters told us so a couple weeks ago in a previous post. However, like many folk who work on soul time (aka cp time) I waited till the last minute to fill mine out only to find out whoever created the census was even farther behind than me. If you are of African descent and already filled out the census, good for you, but I’m pretty sure you know what I mean when I say WTF is up with this Census form? Check out the homie Whitney and I filling out our 2010 census. FYI: we drop a few f-bombs so you may want to get some headphones if you are at work.

On February 28, 2010 legendary Boston raised, Brooklyn based emcee Keith “Guru” Elams, member of the hip hop duo Gangstarr, was rushed to the hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest. For three weeks, Guru laid in a coma with his life in question. Fortunately Hiphopdx.com reported yesterday that Guru is out his coma and has been diagnosed with Anoxia, a breathing disorder that can be caused by severe asthma and carbon monoxide inhalation, which are both directly connected to air pollution. Guru’s publicist noted that Guru’s recent diagnosis with Anoxia may be related to the rapper’s history of severe asthma and lung disorders.

Guru’s respiratory issues that lead to his diagnosis is of no suprise to many in Guru’s hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. In 2007, ABC News 5 in Boston reported that Boston had the third highest level of diesel pollution in the country. Throughout Massachusetts this pollution leads to more than 450 premature deaths, 700 heart attacks and nearly 10,000 asthma attacks each year. (more…)