By Alton H. Maddox, Jr.| 1944 race-rape Victim Recy Taylor dies at 98. This article, written by Associated Press, appeared in the New York Daily News on Saturday, December 30, 2017. Mrs. Taylor died in Abbeville, AL in an area which I have referred t
Dr. Maulana Karenga | Each year the coming of Kwanzaa causes us to come together in celebration, remembrance and recommitment. And it also urges us to constantly study and learn the deep meanings and expansive message of Kwanzaa, not only in its grou
Anti-GMO Activist May Have Run Amok in World Health Organization Cancer Agency
Agency Rebuffs Congressional Investigation, Leading to Increased Calls to Cut U.S. Funding of Scandal-Ridden WHO
Global Public Health Too Important to Cede to Poli
Read more…Dr. Maulana Karenga | Although National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is February 7th, it is important to pause in remembrance and respect for those who have died from this devastating disease, to recommit ourselves to assist and support those who cu
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From The Ramparts
Junious Ricardo Stanton
Disruptive Technology
"Disruptive technologies hold within themselves the capacity to alter our life
There is significant discourse on political correctness. Some argue we taken it too far. Others say we have not gone far enough. Although some people may have taken this construct to the extreme, there is substantial justification for tailoring one’s
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From the Ramparts
Junious Ricardo Stanton
The FBI's Mythical Black Threats
"The FBI assesses it is very likel
Read more…Over 17,000 people signed a petition at StandUnited.org asking the National African American Museum of History and Culture to include the achievements of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
The museum has now opened a new exhibit on the lives and
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Junious Ricardo Stanton
Octavius Valentine Catto Statue Unveiled
Most Philadelphians are completely unaware of the significance of
Read more…Kali Akuno: As you may know, my new book, Jackson Rising: the Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi, is coming out in October 2017, and I'm reaching out to ask if you might kindly leave a rating and a st
Former White House Advisor Steve Bannon & Former Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski to Headline 1st Annual Economic Summit
for African-American Entrepreneurs
Washington, DC - Black Americans For A Better Future (BAFBF), a Republican 527 Politic
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Junious Ricardo Stanton
Brainwashing
"Avoiding brainwashing techniques often involves avoiding the brainwashers
Read more…SKL is producing a music video for the Anti-Opioid Anthem "FLIPPIN" and is seeking community members to appear in the video for a national campaign.
Photos Courtesy of SKL
Hip-hop/Spoken-word collective Soul Poet's Syndicate release "Flippin" an Anti-Opioids Anthem for a national Anti-Opioids Campaign.
MASHPEE – “Flippin” or ‘Flipping Bags’ are street slang for selling heroin, a significant probl
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The vicious assault on counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia by a volatile amalgam of Neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, Alt Right and other white nationalist forces was one of the most horrific acts of domestic terrorism in American history. The day
From the Ramparts
Junious Ricardo Stanton
Charlottesville In Historical Perspective
The media attention to what happened in Charlottesville Virginia has been interesting. Much has been made of both sides, the Alt Right and their bigoted p
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