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2009 National Juneteenth Events Schedule

Posted by SendMeYourNews on January 9, 2009 at 10:54am

(Belzoni, Mississippi) - The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF), National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC), and Juneteenth America, Inc. (JAI) announces the 2009 National Juneteenth Events Schedule. The establishment of Juneteenth as a National Holiday Observance, the preservation of our African-American jazz legacy and providing opportunities for reconciliation and healing from the legacy of slavery are among the goals of the annual events. "We hope that our even

Taking Charge of Your Positive Direction

Posted by TheBlackList on January 8, 2009 at 3:00pm

"Taking Charge of Your Positive Direction"

by J. Bert Freeman

Synopsis

What you say today can impact your life tomorrow. Your choice of words can move you in a direction towards or away from effective personal and professional relationships and you are in charge of that choice. Positive direction means that the words you speak consistently steer you toward the successes or outcomes that you want or need with others. In this book, J. Bert Freeman identifies the impact of choosing positive dire

Harlem Condo at Fifth Avenue and 120th Street: "Fifth on the Park" (Hype?)

Posted by TheBlackList on January 8, 2009 at 10:46am

Harlem Condo at Fifth Avenue and 120th Street: "Fifth on the Park" Opens in 2009 The 28-story "Fifth on the Park" condo tower opens in 2009 at Fifth Avenue and 120th Street. The multi-purpose condo tower is on the southern perimeter of Mt. Morris Park (also known as Marcus Garvey Park). This development has 160 market-rate condos (and they are asking a staggering, jaw-dropping $1,000 per square foot which is a patently absurd price for this stretch of East Harlem!), 46 affordable housing rental

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I AM SEAN BELL...Black Boys Speak

Posted by ARighteousSista on January 8, 2009 at 2:33am

Please check out Sis. Muhammad's fantastic work, it will be among themost moving 10 1/2 mins. you'll spend in 2009! Forward Ever!======

I AM SEAN BELL, Black Boys Speak!WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: http://www.vimeo.com/2691617WELCOME TO WILDSEED STUDIOSA Short Form Documentary from Wildseed FilmsDirected by Stacey MuhammadAsst. Directed by Shomari MasonEdited by: Stacey Muhammad & R.H. BlessPrincipal Photography: May 17, 2008Brooklyn, NYRunning Time 10:30On November 25, 2006, undercover NYPD officers fi

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Troy Speaks

Posted by ARighteousSista on January 8, 2009 at 12:18am

UPDATE: ANOTHER STAY FOR TROY"...let Justice roll down like water, And Righteousness as a Mighty stream"Friends, I could not be happier to share with you that Troy Davis received a stay of execution - this means that his execution scheduled for Monday night is OFF! The stay is based on a new appeal that was filed Wednesday seeking permission to file a new lawsuit based on innocence claims.On behalf of GFADP, the board and our members, we offer our sincerest thanks to all the folks at the Georgia

Oscar Grant, young father and peacemaker, executed by BART police

Posted by TheBlackList on January 7, 2009 at 7:17pm

Oscar Grant, young father and peacemaker, executed by BART police by Davey D Oscar Grant, 22, murdered in cold blood by BART police just two hours into the new year, was the loving father of a 4-year-old daughter, a fact he told the police just as he was shot. He worked as a butcher at Farmer Joe’s Marketplace. By now everyone has seen the horrific videos of an Oakland BART police officer shooting an unarmed Black man, Oscar Grant, while he lay face down on the ground and was fully cooperati

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Troy Speaks

Posted by MetroSistah on January 7, 2009 at 3:28pm

This is a message from Troy Anthony DavisNovember 2008I want to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to Human Rights and Human Kindness, in the past year I have experienced such emotion, joy, sadness and never ending faith. It is because of all of you that I am alive today, as I look at my sister Martina I am marveled by the love she has for me and of course I worry about her and her health, but as she tells me she is the eldest and she will not back down from this fight to save my l

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What Black America Can Learn from Communist China

Posted by Robert Taylor on January 7, 2009 at 2:40pm

What Can Black America Learn from Communist China?Build Businesses and ProsperBy Robert N. TaylorWhen it comes to China, the numbers are truly astounding. The Asian giant has the fastest growing economy in the world - averaging roughly 10 percent growth per year for the past 25 years. By way of contrast, if we in the United States grow by just three percent, our economists consider that good news.In fact, China is growing so rapidly that it expects to build a city the size of New York City each

Get A Functional Unity Calendar for Your City

Posted by SendMeYourNews on January 7, 2009 at 12:04pm

A Functional Unity Calendar for Your City? What would it mean if all or most progressive African (Black) organizations and institutions in your city all used a single online calendar to post their events and to check the events of other organizations and institutions? And what if the calendar allowed for great detail; including contact phone, web and email information? And what if the calendar was dynamic: letting you post events months and years ahead? And what if the calendar and a dedicat

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Remembering: Mama Afrika

Posted by HTS on January 6, 2009 at 4:55am

Peace Be Upon our beloved Sister

Economic Armageddon

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on January 5, 2009 at 7:07pm

From the RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonEconomic Armageddon“It is often reported in the headlines of newspapers that a certain gentleman or woman had been brutally beaten up for failing to pay the debts due to a money-lender. In Malaysia, money-lenders are often referred to as “Ah-Longs”. This is even the case when the debt is paltry. If the money-lender adopts the “soft method” in recovering a loan, it may encourage defaults and non-payments. Brutality ensures full compliance! So is the case wi

New book - Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918

Posted by SendMeYourNews on January 3, 2009 at 10:09am

Jeffrey B. Perry newest book Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. "Hubert Harrison was an immensely skilled writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist who, more than any other political leader of his era, combined class consciousness and anti-white-supremacist race consciousness into a coherent political radicalism. Harrison's ideas profoundly influenced "New Negro" militants, including A. Philip Randolph and Marcus Garvey, and his synthesis of class and r

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The sincerity of our words are soothing and healing to others

Posted by Linda Royal-Herman on January 2, 2009 at 12:45pm

Family, I'm in tears as I type these few lines. My co-worker recently lost her mother who was only 54 years old. She died of cancer in October 2008. My co-worker and friend is currently reading Somebody Prayed for Me, and she just called me in tears after reading the story "One Moment With You" and the poem "Always In My Heart." These are pieces dedicated to the memory of my maternal grandmother who raised me, nurtured me, loved me, and taught me about being a strong woman. She died at the age o

Crystal Ball gazing

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on December 31, 2008 at 5:20pm

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonCrystal Ball Gazing“In the real estate realm, the proverbial ‘other shoe’ hasn’t dropped yet, but certainly is dangling - and that’s commercial real estate. As homeowners writhe in agony and stop spending, retailers will go out of business, businesses of all stripes will suffer and commercial real estate will implode. The leverage left over from just the private equity foray into commercial real estate in the acquisitive 2006-2007 period is staggering. Ref

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GenXTalksUrNews Presents, Two-Faced - Poetry Written by Tawanna Thierry

Posted by Truth on December 29, 2008 at 7:57pm

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Two sides of a coin,Heads or TailsTwo sides of a story,Fact or FictionTwo Sides, leading to the following examples:Past or PresentTop or BottomYes or NoWrong or RightMake or BreakHeaven or HellTwo sides of a face,Evil or GoodVision of “Janus”, Roman mythological god of “Gates” & “Doors”Two opposing facesBeginnings” & “Endings”Which side does you heart lie???Two sides of an issue,Black or WhiteWhat is in-between???CONFUSION!!!Imbalance of the spiritual realmArmageddon, inevitableManifestation of

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Need Money - How Good Is Your Business Plan

Posted by Jim Neusom on December 29, 2008 at 2:08pm

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileIn these troubling economic times many Black business are looking for funding…..Have you considered Business Plan Competitions?If you are new to business and have no track record, or credit history; If you don't have a rich uncle or Angel financier; you can enter these competitions and not only get great advice on improving your plan, but Hard Cash Grants as well. On ave

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Nigeria's Constitution: Immunity Clause - To Remove or Not to Remove

Posted by Akintokunbo Adejumo on December 28, 2008 at 12:11pm

It is perhaps expedient for me to begin this article by acknowledging that I am also contributing to a debate which has been raging for a long time, and to which thousands of Nigerians all over the world have contributed their own opinions. While I do not want to appear repetitive, it is instructive to note that I will definitely not have the last word on this matter, for as long as the debate continues to rage. Hence I am not daunted to contribute to it, because my little voice will add more to

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PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON OUR POLITICAL ORIENTATION

Posted by Akintokunbo Adejumo on December 28, 2008 at 11:30am

Dear Reader, before you think or say “Oh my God, not another essay about Nigerian corruption from this guy”, please bear with me. First, the issue of corruption in my country has been a passion with me since childhood. Secondly, this is not another article about the consequences of corruption in Nigeria, but to narrate some personal political experiences. So please forgive me.When I consented to coordinate the plans for the presidential ambition of a particular Presidential hopeful between 2004

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An African Slave-Eye View of the Bloodsucking Meltdown

Posted by Iskandar Langalibalele on December 26, 2008 at 5:30pm

How Americans Were Duped and Sold a Pack of Lies

(At left: Stacks like these have evaporated from circulation due to hoarding and concentration of cash by deep pocket financiers.)The assessment of the so-called Financial Meltdown and the gov’t “bail out” appears to be a constantly shifting premise. So we must continually strive to accurately sum up what is taking place amid the lies and spin. And while the search for the truth seems to be an endless, unrewarding task, we must keep two principles

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Some Thoughts On Affordable and Social Housing in Nigeria

Posted by Akintokunbo Adejumo on December 24, 2008 at 1:30pm

One of the continuing challenges posed by unprecedented urbanization in developing countries, including Nigeria, is the provision of adequate and affordable housing. Over the last three decades, Nigeria, like several developing countries, has emphasised public housing schemes, but with little success (Ogu and Ogbuozobe, 2001)According to the 2006 Census, (please note that this particular population census efforts are very challenging due to several social cultural problems) Nigeria has a populat

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2009 National Juneteenth Events Schedule

Taking Charge of Your Positive Direction

Harlem Condo at Fifth Avenue and 120th Street: "Fifth on the Park" (Hype?)

I AM SEAN BELL...Black Boys Speak

Troy Speaks

Oscar Grant, young father and peacemaker, executed by BART police

Troy Speaks

What Black America Can Learn from Communist China

Get A Functional Unity Calendar for Your City

Remembering: Mama Afrika

Economic Armageddon

New book - Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918

The sincerity of our words are soothing and healing to others

Crystal Ball gazing

GenXTalksUrNews Presents, Two-Faced - Poetry Written by Tawanna Thierry

Need Money - How Good Is Your Business Plan

Nigeria's Constitution: Immunity Clause - To Remove or Not to Remove

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON OUR POLITICAL ORIENTATION

An African Slave-Eye View of the Bloodsucking Meltdown

Some Thoughts On Affordable and Social Housing in Nigeria

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