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Diaspora* Will Now Be An Entirely Community-Driven and Community-Run Project
We have been overwhelmed with your support the past week after our annoucnment of Makr.io and the opening up of signups on joindiaspora.com. This week, we are excited to share with you some important Diaspora announcements.
When we started Diaspora t
WVON Town Hall Forum Thursday August 30 on Closure of Dr. Carl Bell's Mental Health Council
WVON Town Hall Forum Thursday August 30 on Closure of Dr. Carl Bell's Mental Health Council
Black Haircare CEO Joins Black Enterprise Walmart Forum
CURLS PARTICIPATES IN BLACK ENTERPRISE WALMART FORUM PANEL
Mahisha Dellinge, CURLS CEO and Founder
-- On August 14, 2012, Mahisha Dellinger, founder of CURLS, was invited to take part in a special panel at the Black Enterprise Walmart Forum. The eve
Read more…The Gist of Freedom Newsletter - Our History Then and Now.
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Democratic leader responds to Washington Post feature of Chicago activist Mark Allen and his challenge to President Obama in re-connecting to grassroots constituencies for 2012 reelection
Democratic leader responds to Washington Post feature of Chicago activist Mark Allen and his challenge to President Obama in re-connecting to grassroots constituencies for 2012 reelection
Rikki Jones, President Of The Cook County Democratic Women Comm
Read more…Mumia Sentenced to Life In Prison without Hearing He is Entitled to
LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE!
FREE MUMIA NOW!
On August 13, 2012, without any notice and in violation of his constitutional rights and state law, Mumia Abu-Jamal was formally sentenced by Philadelphia Court of
BLACK INVENTOR CREATES UNIQUE HEADREST PILLOW WITH BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY FOR IPOD/IPAD WIRELESS CONNECTION
-- The Smart Pillo(TM) has built-in HD speakers and allows users to easily lay down and wirelessly listen to music, audio books, movies, video games, and even talk on the phone --
Shelton McCoy, a former protection agent, has just added innovator to
Read more…Belize... the pros and cons of International Court of Justice.
When Belize got its Independence in 1981 all our borders were in order seperating Belize from Guatemala today we have statements made by members of the Belize government that our Belize border is an artificial border. Historically Spain and England h
Read more…The African American Civil War Memorial Foundation presents The Emancipation "Proclamation 150th Awards Gala" Sept 19
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, the African American Civil War Memorial Foundation will conduct a weekend of celebration. The kicking off begins with the "Proclamation 150th Awards Gala" September
Read more…The Secret Scheme To Sabotage Mumia Abu-Jamal's Appeal Rights
Mumia Abu-Jamal, the internationally recognized American political prisoner, thwarted a Philadelphia judge’s secretive court order that could have eliminated his future appeal rights when he filed a last- minute motion on August 23rd challenging that
Black, FUBU Coverage ~Democratic National Convention & RNC!
Black, FUBU Coverage ~Democratic National Convention & RNC!
The Henry Grimes Quartet brings New Life to 52nd Street Jazz - Somethin' Jazz Club, Sept 7
Photo (L-R): Tyshawn Sorey, Henry Grimes, Dave Burrell, Roberto Pettinato,
Village of Harlem, 2O11, photo by Pablo Caviedes
"Miraculously resurgent bassist, violinist and poet Henry Grimes waxes ecstatic with an intensely promising foursome, feat
Read more…Free online resource available to educate Black business owners on how to get small business credit
BLACKS STILL STRUGGLE TO QUALIFY FOR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS CREDIT; NEW WEB SITE WANTS TO HELP
-- Web site educates small and minority business owners on how to obtain small business credit --
A recent Washington Post article emphasized how poor cred
Read more…Make The August 31 Deadline For Black Wall Street Organization
Make The August 31st donation this week to Black Wall Street Chicago 4655 South King Drive, Suite 203 Chicago, Illinois 60653 or pay pal account blackwallstreetchicago@yahoo.com deadline
Great we just got a $200 pledge for September but for August we
Read more…Man Who REALLY started The Jackson 5 Career Missing From Recognitions
"Fear of a Black President" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Fear of a Black President
As a candidate, Barack Obama said we needed to re
LISTEN TONIGHT: Dr. Leonard Jeffries & "The 3 Great West African Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali and Songhai" - online & on your phone
TONIGHT: The African History Network Show, Thursday, August 23rd, (Special Time) 7:00pm -10:00pm EST with guest, Historian and Scholar Warrior, Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Prof. of Black Studies at City College In New York.
Bad Economy, Good President: Poll Finds 86% Of African Americans Give Obama Favorable Rating
- Bad Economy Blamed on President George W. Bush, Congress and Wall Street; Disapproving Respondents Don't Look to Another Presidential Alternative -
With many citing the economy as the most important issue for the 2012 presidential election, Loop