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(ThyBlackMan.com) You may have heard that Mike Tyson is going to serve as a boxing ambassador to China. Well, I presume he’s not the ambassador for all of boxing, but I expect that he is going to represent something for someone, which is certainly an intriguing concept.
Having Iron Mike represent anyone or anything important is most interesting. [Read more.]
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it was rainy, cold. reporter: oh, no. just the messiest day. reporter: oh, that s terrible. but it was sunshine in our hearts. reporter: they lived in a 3500 square foot four bedroom home on a corner lot complete with a three car garage for their bmws. so can they save their house from foreclosure? watch almighty debt tomorrow only on cnn. after one court opened the door to gays and lesbians openly serving in the military, another court closes that door. also later, an exclusive, the murder of john lennon as remembered by his widow yoko ono. and when he said that he passed away, i said, no! he didn t! he s alive. i was very, very upset about it. and i just refused to think that he died. we asked people all over america where the best potatoes come from.
by waging a war on debt. he believes debt is a bigger problem than racism and that debt is basically slavery. cnn s soledad o brien introduces us to reverend buster sories. live within your means. people that don t manage their money wisely are not managing our lives wisely. reporter: sories is the senior pastor at first baptist church of lincoln gardens in new jersey. and he s on a crusade. he thinks black america has a new enemy. is debt a bigger problem than racism? yes. debt is a bigger problem than racism. reporter: you didn t even hesitate. there s no question to me that debt is a bigger problem than racism. reporter: it s a provocative theory, but sories stands by his claim. 1 out of 5 of us has no bank account. we still do payday loans. we still do rent-to-own. but, you see, we ll drive shiny
telecommunications and utility issues. and wants to bring that experience back to the reservation. we are still living in the 18th century circumstances. no running water. no electricity. reporter: she might get her chance. if the navajo people decide to take navajo politics back to the future. soledad o brien reporting for us. lovejoy s opponent is the current vice president of the navajo. he said he has no issue with lovejoy s gender, but shelly says her experience in new mexico legislature does not make up for her lack of experience in a reservation politics. lovejoy often notes she was raised speaking navajo in a two-room tepee. a poll has her leading by 17%. be sure to tune in later tonight for the cnn black in america special almighty debt.
cars and we ll wear designer clothes and we have all of the appearances of doing well but we won t admit that we re broke. being in debt is slavery. when i m paying last month s bills with next month s check, that s slavery. when i m writing a check hoping that it doesn t bounce or when i pull up my credit card praying it s not rejected, i m living in financial bondage. reporter: it s a problem exacerbated in today s economy, the worst since the depression. doug and mary jeffries have refinanced their home twice and are now on the verge of foreclosure. they ve turned to their pastor for help. one day i just broke down. we were at a funeral at the church and then sories pulls up and, you know, what s up, man? how are you doing? i said, pastor, i kaiain t doino