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Black August, a month for reflection, struggle, sacrifice and resistance

by Willie Sundiata Tate

In October 2004, legendary heroes of the struggle Sundiata Tate of the San Quentin 6, Elder Freeman and Geronimo ji Jaga of the Black Panther Party, Luis Bato Talamantez of the San Quentin 6, Mateo of CPF and Richard Aoki of

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Voting for Obama makes a difference when I be that I make a difference.

Voting for President Barack Obama makes a difference when I be that I make a difference.

~Kwasi

Started by KWASI Akyeampong in Other Wise (closed)

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Don't Miss the Marvin X Experience

Marvin X is the USA's Rumi! The wisdom of Saadi, the ecstasy of Hafiz!--Bob Holman

He's Plato teaching on the streets of Oakland.--Ishmael Reed

A master teacher in many fields of thought: religion, psychology, sociolog

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Why would someone choose not to register to vote? It's really shameful how much of our community hasn't registered to vote.

I don't understand it.

Why would someone choose not to register to vote?

I vote because I have my own voice and my own opinion and I don't want anyone else making my decisions for me.

If you don't register to vote, you're giving up that power -- it'

Started by TheBlackList in Politics

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Chicago-Midwest

August is National Black Business Month

Celebrating National Black Business Month

August 1 – 31, 2012

If this is the first that you’ve heard about National Black Business Month then, that’s a wonderful thing! That means after nine years, we’re finally getting it right.

National Black Busi

Started by Mark S. Allen in Busness

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National Urban League's 2012 Conference Message of "Occupy The Vote" Reaches Millions of Americans

The National Urban League's 2012 Conference began with an announcement from President Barack Obama and concluded with words of inspiration from Stevie Wonder.

"This year's Conference, in my hometown of New Orleans, may be our most successful e

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Chicago-Midwest

SUCCESS IS BEST SERVED UP COLD.

White America talking, sister Gabby doing and well done is better than well said. keep sticking it to them Black America. They feel us. Success is best served up cold and .......sister Gabby is cold serving it up with solid gold.

Started by Enoch Mubarak in Politics

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Chicago-Midwest

new Black owned mental healthcare business, even during major cuts in mental healthcare clinics and services

Introducing a new Black owned mental healthcare business, even during major cuts in mental healthcare clinics and services

In light of the recent mental health clinic cuts and so many peo

Started by Mark S. Allen in Busness

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Chicago-Midwest

Blanc Gallery Features Chicago Native in New Art Exhibit Thru September 21

Chicago Native Finds Home Again in New Art Exhibit at Blanc Gallery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Eileen Rhodes, Gallery Owner

eyerhodes@gmail.com

312.907.9323

www.blancchicago.com

CHICAGO NATIVE FINDS HOME AGAIN IN NEW ART EXHIBIT

BLANC Gallery is pleas

Started by Mark S. Allen in The Arts

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Chicago-Midwest

Dr. Carl Bell waited on his patients today outside of his closed Southside Community Mental Health Council

CAPTION: Dr. Carl C. Bell Wednesday waited patiently outside of his closed South Side Community Mental Health Council that after 37-years was of

Started by Mark S. Allen in Topical Issues

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Chicago-Midwest

WVON’s Perri Small rips pols for closure of Dr. Bell’s mental health center scheduled for Wednesday August 1st

WVON’s Perri Small rips pols for closure of Dr. Bell’s mental health center

Senator Trotter says “Fight’s not over” – Dr. Bell to pitch a tent

By Chinta Strausberg

Wednesday, August 1, 2012, Dr. Carl C. Bell’s 37-year-old South Side Community Mental Hea

Started by Mark S. Allen in Topical Issues

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Chicago-Midwest

Stop hating on black people ~"Get your own act together before you work on someone else!!!"

Is “hating” and “attacking” the only emotion black people know to call upon for every human situation and interaction because there is something else….. It is called tough love

Tough love makes it impossible to "get your own act together before you wo

Started by Enoch Mubarak in Relationships

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Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

Wednesday, August 1, 7 pm

ICE Lawndale 10 Theaters

3330 W Roosevelt Road

Admission: $6.00

Thursday, Aug 2, 7pm

ICE Theaters Chatham

210 W 87th St

Admission: $6.00

On Thursday August 2nd Only

Film Screening & Community Forum

on Gun Possession, Stand Your Gro

Started by TheBlackList News in Announcements

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We Who Like It Hot Call It 'Black August'

(2012 version)

By 'bro. zayid'

It is the month when our oppressors have nothing to celebrate.

It is the month where the nature of our oppression and the boldest expressions of our resistance to that oppression have been made most plain.

W

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Chicago-Midwest

Legendary Black business (Reggio's Pizza) under attack during August, National Black Business Month

August is Black Business Month where the Black community should be celebrating the successes of its community businesses , but in the middle of the celebration is the plans to escalate consumer education and consumer action to protect John Clark and

Started by Mark S. Allen in Busness

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There is no time, until it is created.

There is no time, until it is created. ~Kwasi

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Asia

Nepal Trekking Holidays

Well Come to Adventure Discovery Trek & enjoy your trekking, Tour, hiking and walking holidays in Nepal, Tibet & Bhutan Himalaya!!"

Trekking in Nepal is a massive possibility to determine roughly Nepal’s Himalaya’s various grouping, enjoyable borderin

Started by Gokarna Thapa in Recreation & Travel

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Chicago-Midwest

PRICELESS PEOPLE WITH WORTHLESS ATTITUDES

"I think (Oprah) putting 500 African American men thru college is a great deed of compassion, way to go Oprah. Why can't we be happy that she did what she did and stop begging for more?"
J.Allen ~
July 2012

Black people don't know their worth. No one

Started by Enoch Mubarak in Topical Issues

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Should EPA change the date??

Got a call from EPA Region 6 Israel Anderson (anderson.israel@epa.gov), the Region 6 Associate Director for Environmental Justice at 214-665-3138. To say that Rep. Pat Smith will be out of town on August 9 & 10 and would we mind if they moved the m

Started by Louisiana Democracy Project in Politics

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Parts II and III: Jazz and Blackness: No Jazz in the Crack House; Savior Sonny Simmons

Part II: Jazz and Blackness--No Jazz in the Crack house

The heroin addicts love jazz, the Crack heads hated jazz and all other music, including speech. Long before I became a Crack head, I noticed when I came into the Crack din no one looked up or eve

Started by Marvin X in The Arts

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Black August, a month for reflection, struggle, sacrifice and resistance

Voting for Obama makes a difference when I be that I make a difference.

Don't Miss the Marvin X Experience

Don't Miss the Marvin X Experience

Why would someone choose not to register to vote? It's really shameful how much of our community hasn't registered to vote.

August is National Black Business Month

National Urban League's 2012 Conference Message of "Occupy The Vote" Reaches Millions of Americans

SUCCESS IS BEST SERVED UP COLD.

new Black owned mental healthcare business, even during major cuts in mental healthcare clinics and services

Introducing a new Black owned mental healthcare business, even during major cuts in mental healthcare clinics and services

In light of the recent mental health clinic cuts and so many peo

Blanc Gallery Features Chicago Native in New Art Exhibit Thru September 21

Chicago Native Finds Home Again in New Art Exhibit at Blanc Gallery

Dr. Carl Bell waited on his patients today outside of his closed Southside Community Mental Health Council

Dr. Carl Bell waited on his patients today outside of his closed Southside Community Mental Health Council

WVON’s Perri Small rips pols for closure of Dr. Bell’s mental health center scheduled for Wednesday August 1st

Stop hating on black people ~"Get your own act together before you work on someone else!!!"

Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

We Who Like It Hot Call It 'Black August'

Legendary Black business (Reggio's Pizza) under attack during August, National Black Business Month

There is no time, until it is created.

Nepal Trekking Holidays

PRICELESS PEOPLE WITH WORTHLESS ATTITUDES

Should EPA change the date??

Parts II and III: Jazz and Blackness: No Jazz in the Crack House; Savior Sonny Simmons

Part II: Jazz and Blackness--No Jazz in the Crack house

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