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His blood spilled in Vietnam continues to heal today

~ By Chinta Strausberg ~ On this Veterans Day, I salute all men and women who have and are serving in the U.S. armed services—people who literally gave their lives to protect this nation including and especially my cousin, Milton Lee Olive, III, an18-year-old Englewood Vietnam War hero who paid the ultimate price.

The irony of his brief life is that he went to Lexington, Mississippi to stay with his paternal grandfather and while there joined a

CHICAGO – Cook County residents join with community, civic and education leaders who are outraged about State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s blatant abuse of power and violation of voters’ civil rights. Alvarez has zealously harassed, persecuted and prosecuted people of color and innocent peace activists; yet she has done nothing to bring to justice the Chicago Police executioners of innocent Black men and women and have rebuffed their families. Anita Alvarez has developed the reputation as “a perse

Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium celebrated its 14^th year of presenting the art form Jazz on Sunday, November 3, at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.  The Jitu K. Weusi Founders Award was presented to the developers of Jazz Africa Heritage/JAH for their efforts in building this African diaspora economic and cultural bridge.  The S. A. Lesedi Connection provided entertainment and all patrons enjoyed the culinary treat supplied by Brooklyn’s Madiba Restaurant.  Some of the nearly 200 gue

~ By Harry C. Alford ~ While going through some old boxes the other day I came upon an old video tape.  It was a tribute to the late, great Parren J. Mitchell.  It was produced back in 1998.  We had a great relationship with Linda Gil of BET and sponsor for our annual convention BET collaborated on this tribute with us.  I scurried to a photo shop down the street and had them transform the Beta tape into a DVD.  With much pride we now have it up on our website’s homepage for the world to enjoy a

Collier: “My son was lost has been found”

By Chinta Strausberg

Pastor Mitty Collier late Thursday shouted for joy when Evergreen Park police notified her they had found her son who had been missing nearly three-weeks.

According to Collier, an internationally known gospel singer, the police spotted her son, ElJess Joseph, 52, soliciting money in the parking lot of Aldi’s Food with another homeless man and took him to the station so that he could make a phone call.

Her son had left home three-weeks

The Ashanti Fellowship Program in collaboration with BaylorICWorldwide - TV will be conducting a National Casting Call on November 23, 2013 at the Grenada Trade Center,Grande Anse, St. Georges in search of people interested in becoming part of a team to produce several film and media projects.

Ingram and #Atiya along with colleague Fragrance Francique will select 30-50 people including 15-20 actors/actresses/presenters; extras; pre and post production people
(stage hands, set designers, assista

Is there ever a time when is a Parent – Child relationship too close?

What does that mean? If you spend time with your son or daughter or talk on the phone daily, is that too close? Does your close relationship interfere with your ability to parent that child? If the lines are blurred, meaning you such good friends, that you can’t give well-deserved consequences for misbehaving, then YES, you are probably too close.

I believe that teenagers and parents can’t be friends because when you need to dis

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"Diamonds, Crocs and Coconuts": Descend Sierra Leone’s Unexplored Moa River with Secret Compass

In one of the first expeditions of its kind, Secret Compass will in February 2014 lead an international team across Sierra Leone to follow the Moa River from its inland border to the country’s Tribewanted eco-community on the Atlantic shore.

Tom Bodkin, co-founder of Secret Compass, said, “This exploratory expedition follows the Moa River on foot and in traditional canoes. We will see vibrant riverside

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