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How do we Build an African Unity Consciousness?
This post was originally created by Warren G. I am moving the responses here, so that the entire group may participate.Peace and blessings FAM. I do not know about you but I am on numerous Ning sites and amazed at the depth and scope of the African g
Read more…SPEAK OUT Thursday, April 9, 9am / BART Board Meeting, Oakland, California
SPEAK OUT Thursday, April 9, 9am / BART Says Officers Pirone & Domenici "acted appropriately" re. Oscar Grant / Come to BART Board Meeting Thurs, April 9, 9am* * * PLEASE DO FORWARD WIDELYESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A DAYTIME EVENT * * *As if the murder
Read more…There's a game going on in Facebook
The group is: The Africa they never show you.The game is name that Africanhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7228515974#/topic.php?uid=7228515974&topic=13601
Read more…BLOOD, ON A SHINY PIECE OF DIRT
Return to the SourceFor millennia, children laughed and played while adults hunted and fished and farmed a land where shiny pieces of dirt lay on the ground and in riverbeds washed down from mountains and volcanoes thru aeons of geological activity.P
Read more…Are You Outraged By NY Post Cartoon?
It’s all over the news and the official position of the NY Post is that “Al Sharpton is publicity opportunist”So the question in the media has becomes is Al Sharpton an opportunist, or do we as Black folk have a right to be outraged?For those that do
Read more…Black History - Can You Name More Than 5 ?
Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileHow sad it is that every year during Black History Month we hear the same old names. Year after year, the educational, soci
Read more…Our Prize
We’ve taken our eyes off the prize.Our gifts.Our babies.Our children.Our future.For too long. Far too long. Far too lost.Far too many, too far gone.Today, the things that matter most to our youth shouldn’t.And the ones who should matter most, don’t.T
Read more…PAY CUT OF POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS
While I support the paycut of the salaries of political office holders in Nigeria, as announced by Nigeria's President, I equally wish to urge the Presidency to consider reviewing downwards, the prices of essential commodities and fuel so that the co
Read more…[Action Alert] Jobs not Tax cuts
Contact your congressperson TODAY and tell them….Jobs not Tax cutsWhat would you rather have….$500 in your pocket today, or a paycheck for the next year?Think about it. We’ve tried tax cuts before….Did they work????Let’s try something different….let’
Read more…Do You Think Congress Should Abolish Black History Month
Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileMin. Paul Scott is a recognized personality within the Black Blogosphere. I have been reading him for years. His focus is n
Read more…MLK's Final Speech Was Fraudulently Edited to Change History
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/mlks-final-speech-was-fraudulently-edited-change-historyYou're probably all ahead of me in knowing that this is business as usual for those that hide history and truth.
Read more…CHANGE - WE HAVE TO RUN FOR IT.
African Americans accepting change has always been a major obstacle in the path of African American evolution. Even I am afflicted by the resistance to change especially when it comes to trying to get the same parking spot in front of my door.One day
Read more…History Lesson 101 - Lugard And Colonial Nigeria
This original article, titled “Lugard And Colonial Nigeria – Towards An Identity?” was written by the great historian, Michael Crowder – History Today, February 1986, Vol. 36, pp 23 – 29. I am again merely reproducing this fine piece that throws more
Read more…the black power movement
Join the Black Power Movement,On December 13-14th in New York City the new Black Power Movement was born. When the question was asked at the Great Debate, " Was Barack Obama's Election Good for African People?" we had an answer. The answer is YES, th Read more…MONEY WILL BUY BOOKS BUT IT WON'T BUY BRAINS.
Before the economic bailout situation black people had not one figure about the economy in terms of percentage of job losses, investment losses, mortgage losses or bank closing because if it is not important to white people it is not important to bla
Read more…critical and unapologetic!
hetep,one thing that i've learned over the past fifteen years is that constructive criticism is very necessary, when it comes to being a black leader. no matter what. and that there are things that need to be said out in the open, which are based on
Read more…UP AGAINST THE ROPES
When black Americans are done salivating over the Obama victory you may notice that there is a battle raging between the winners and losers. The losers have launched into an all out assault campaign to derail president elect Obama even before he take
Read more…REVIEW ON AMAZON.COM BY (assatashakur.org) - UNDERCOVER SMART
Heavy reading..., November 25, 2008By Chasity D. Brown "submission.org" (assatashakur.org) - See all my reviews5-starsGood read, half way through, I sat it down. Very heavy. Good advice for African people looking for a corner in the market.assatashak
Read more…Green Party Black Caucus News
Greetings All,1. The GP Black Caucus ~8 years ago intiated support for the "Democratization of the Electoral College" initiative by Asa Gordon that would finally bring about the support of the National Green party over several national conventions. I
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