Last week’s shocking headline that Boko Haram “may have killed 2000 people,” in Nigeria, was eclipsed by wall-to-wall coverage of the armed attack in France that left 20 people dead. Rebel soldiers from the militant group Boko Haram stormed the town of Baga in the Northeastern Nigerian state of Borno on January 3rd, coming in from a number of sides simultaneously. International soldiers who had been |
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Cities Across America Are Joining The Movement: Due To The Reaction In New York City, Major U.S. Cities Are Inspired To Follow And Raise Funds For Students To See "SELMA" For Free
New York City, prominent members of the African-American business communities in major cities across America have teamed with Paramount Pictures to create funds for students to see the Golden Globe-nominated film "SELMA" for free in participating theaters. The cities joining the effort will be announced Monday, Januar
The new Kids & Family Reading Report™ from Scholastic explores the reading attitudes and experiences that most influence children's reading habits, including reading aloud at home, independent reading at school, presence of books in the home, and more
Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) the global children's publishing, education and media company, today released results from the fifth edition of the Kids & Family Reading Report™, a biannual national survey of children ages 6–17 and their parents exploring
Hip Hop Invades NAPTE TV 2015 with Hollywood Hip Hop Awards, The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards, Hip Hop Legends & Icons Concert Series, The Soul Music Festival and more
Hip Hop Global Media & Entertainment to Debut a slate of Annual Hip Hop TV Specials, Music Festivals, Weekly Shows, and Digital IPTV Channels with Inaugural NYC Hip Hop Culture Fest and 2nd Annual Harlem Hip Hop Fest in Association with Harlem Week and Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum!
Hip Hop Global Media & Entertainment LLC will previ
Habri gani all...
I'm Baba Bob Shipman, out of Philly...struggling until death do me part! as many of you!
For over 45 years starting at age 16 and 61 now i have dedicated my life to the struggle of of all people of color and the iunder class regardless of clolor or rank in this society.
Send donations here https://life.indiegogo.com/fundraisers/former-activists-needs-help-replacing-equipment Past 8 years i have been struggling with a vocal cord issue called Spasmodic dysphonia. I have hearing
The Black Arts Movement attends City of Oakland's Inauguration Ceremony
Black Arts Movement Wellness Director, Empress Diamond, Oakland Mayor Libby Shaaf and BAM co-founder Marvin X, aka the Chancellor
West Oakland Councilwoman, Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Empress Diamond, Marvin X
Empress Diamond, East Oakland Councilwoman Desley Brooks, Marvin X
While attending the City of Oakland's Inauguration Ceremony at the elegant Paramount Theatre, Marvin X whispered to BAM Wellness Director, Empress Diamond,
Below is the preface that Jim Elmslie wrote for Filep Karma’s book, ‘As if We’re Half Animals’
Jim Elmslie is a Master of International Studies and Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) at Sydney University. His Ph.D. thesis entitled Irian Jaya Under the Gun: Indonesian Economic Development versus West Papuan Nationalism was published by the University of Hawaii Press in 2002
I am a bit lost, in fact more than lost. I am aghast at the inanity and lack of decorum being spread around by the supposedly “educated” Nigerians, just because of political opportunism and expediency. Do we have a problem with "academic certificates", especially of our leaders and political aspirants?
Why do we always elude the Truth and Honesty in all we do? Why is it difficult for us to tell and accept at the Truth as a people? We see the Truth/Fact right in our face, yet we turn away our eyes
It’s the start that stops most of us
resolutions are dropped
as glasses are raised
in a New Year’s toast to us
most mean well
most can hardly tell
why most mostly fail
while most others mostly boast to us
it’s the start that stops most of us
We resolve to consume less
get our shoes from Payless
pay less time to daytime soap stress
and more time to our night-time love nest
love less needless drama
and give more love to our baby’s mama
We resolve to lose those extra pounds
round by round
to f
FATHERS INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES MULTIPLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO NATIONAL "SAVE OUR SONS" NIGHT
-- Leading national nonprofit for the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood and Director of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, Fathers Incorporated, announces "don't miss' events encouraging fathers to spend time with their children - building up to the first National Save Our Sons Night on February 6, 2015! --
Planning meeting with James Beau Gaudreau, Janks Morton, Kenneth Braswell, Troy N
Welcome to Our World Mayor DeBlasio
New York Mayor DeBlasio has a black wife. He has a black son. Now, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has all but declared him an honorary black. Welcome to our world Mayor DeBlasio. The police obviously want to continue the harassment and killing of innocent unarmed blacks. It is apparent they are trying to drum up white support and thus weaken the popular mayor politically. They have attacked him by turning their backs on him at the funeral of one of the
By Verla Wiley: Like Michael Brown and Eric Garner, I am African American. The circumstances involving the deaths of these two young men are horrendous as are the unconscionable efforts made to avoid a proper hearing in each case. Unfortunately, Brown and Garner made the ultimate sacrifice in a system that is deeply flawed. Instead of utilizing the more open and transparent public preliminary hearing process, secret grand juries failed to indict the police officer responsible for the shooting de
The Arts & Music Present "We Can't Breathe: Voice of the Voiceless" (Spoken Word Poetry & Hip Hop Compilation) Inspired By Michael Brown, Eric Garner, & Tamir Rice
The Arts & Music, national promotional platform for Performing & Creative Artists, have just released their last 'must hear' Digital Release of 2014. "We Can't Breathe: A Voice of the Voiceless," is a collective of powerful, passionate Spoken Word Poetry, fused with the elements of conscious Hip Hop Music.
What many are calling "Much
Two unpublished groups of Lincoln-related documents will appear at a Yonkers, N.Y. auction on Jan. 6, 2015.
A group of eight Illinois manuscripts, signed by Lincoln in 1842, begins just two years after receiving his law license. Other signers include James Matheny, best man at Lincoln's wedding that year, best friend Joshua Speed, and Stephen A. Douglass, future opponent for the Presidency.
This Prairie-years case, in which Abe represented a defaulting Springfield Mayor, is the earliest and
This was a forward nycjericho received.
We apologize for the date, which is erroneous.
Apparently, Assata wrote this letter in 1998.We apologize for the date, which is erroneous.
NYC Jericho Movement -
Assata Shakur : An Open Letter To The Media -
My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave.
Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than
to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that
dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color. I am an
ex-political prisoner, an
By EZRAH AHARONE: As a result of the North Korean-related hacking of Sony's computer system, certain "racist" emails of Sony executive Amy Pascal were made public. This may appear as an isolated incident of racism amongst individuals. But it offers opportunity to uniquely examine certain aspects of the "sociology of racism" that not only fester in entertainment, but extensions of this same sociology have historically led to deadly consequences in the streets of America when Black men encounte
Once again, the nation is compelled to mourn the death .of police officers. Rightly so, if such mourning changes the dynamics of the relationship between a para-militarized police and the communities in which they patrol. By no sense of the imagination should anyone be cavalier about the killing of a police officer, no more than they shou1d be when a police officer wrongly kills a civilian, especially an unarmed civilian. But that is the point. When the valorization of the life of a police off
The peaceful protestors of the killing of unarmed black males by police are magnificent. In addition to dealing with these horrible murders, they must face criticism from a variety of sources intent on silencing them. From the biased media is understandable and expected. But, from friends in high places, especially in response to the recent shooting of two policemen, must be alarming. The killing of these two policemen by a madman has become a pretext to silence protests. The fact of the matt
NATIONWIDE BOYCOTT BEGINS
“SORRY LOTTO, NOT A DIME” is the campaign slogan for a national boycott by the Lottery Reinvestment Coalition. The Coalition’s major objective is to have at least 50% of all state Lottery revenues generated from low- to moderate-income communities, reinvested back into these communities within a six-month time frame.
The Coalition’s statement of purpose is to confront law-enforcement misconduct nationwide and abolish the “school to prison” pipeline afflicting the Black
Where young trees shaped like pyramids
are killed
then decorated
then dead trees planted in living rooms
like dead seeds planted in living wombs
soon go toxic
we wonder then why the children are born sick
we fall hard for their lies and tricks
longing for a piece of their rotten American pie
our elders moan
while the young die quick
tis their season
Young trees are hewn from their roots
grown to bear no fruits
harvested for yurugu’s pleasure
treasure for a day
then they meet the fire
tis their s
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