RAPPER JAY-Z LAUNCHES 2013 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR NEEDY STUDENTS
-- The deadline to apply is May 31, 2013. --
• Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) provides individual grants ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 to every student who qualifies and reapplies yearly, from admission to graduation. The grant can be used to cover tuition expenses and related supplemental educational expenses such as books, lab fees, travel and select costs of living. All Shawn Carter Scholars are required to give back by c
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Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, these destructive forces of nature are found most frequently in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains during the spring and summer months. In an average year, 800 to 1,000 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries. No other pla
FORMER D.C. TREASURER LAUNCHES NEW ENTERPRISE TO FACILITATE BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Former Washington, DC Treasurer launches new enterprise for Black economic empowerment and educational enrichment.
• Former Treasurer of the District of Columbia Lasana K. Mack announces the launch of a new enterprise dedicated to facilitating financial and economic empowerment for people of African descent locally, nationally and internationally through educational programs and development of a full-serv
African American businessmen launch first of five stores in the ‘hood
‘We want to control our own money’
By Chinta Strausberg
Following his dream, Harold Davis, president of the “79th Street Indoor Mall, 1706-08 East 79th Street, Chicago, Illinois, has opened one of several one-stop-shop stores located in the black community he says will give an economic boost, pride and jobs to African American neighborhoods and where you can also pay your bills and buy your Mother’s Day and gifts right in th
America Celebrates Mother's Day This Sunday
By Hazel Trice Edney and Akua Aboagye
On Sunday, May 6, Kiona Daniels celebrated her Grandmother Ella's 98th birthday. This weekend, she will join millions across the nation in celebration of Mother's Day, May 12.
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(TriceEdneyWire.com) - As young as 5 years old, Twan Woods would wake up at night and hear his mother having a seizure. He would know exactly what to do. He would run into her bedroom, hold her, put a cold rag in her mouth, comfort
The Fastest Growing African American Network in Television Set to Debut its First Original Non-Scripted Series: Forever Jones Presented by Walmart
Bounce TV (www.BounceTV.com), the nation's first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted series, Forever Jones Presented by Walmart on Wednesday, June 5th at 9:00 p.m. ET
Coming on the heels of Bounce TV's successful orig
PAYING MY RESPECTS WITH DEEPEST REGARDS AND HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, & BUSINESS ACQUAINTANCES OF CHRIS "MAC DADDY" KELLY OF KRISS KROSS, FOR THE HEARTBREAKING LOSS OF AN INFLUENTIAL AND TALENTED SOUL THAT ENDED TOO SOON TO THE EVILS OF THIS WORLD. MAY HIS LEGACY LIVE ON FOREVER AS AN ICON OF MY YOUTH’S GENERATION.
THE DOPEST KROSSED-OUT KOOLEST KID HIP-HOP DUO TO FORGE THROUGH THE 90’S
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It was my first relatable account of contemporary urban musi
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Ambassador Harvey is heir and descendant of land owning Hebrew mix raced Indigenous Inhabitants that lived in North America before the United States of America, and the States of the Union were created.
"The Biblical Hebrew Israelites settled and claimed North America during the reign of King Solomon, circa 500 BCE; and marked their claim to North America with the oldest existence in the world, of the 10 Commandments on a boulder in New Mexico in ancient Hebrew, with the true name of the
I was on “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” last week. This is a weekly TV show that deals with Black political issues, among other things. The roundtable discussion was very lively, but I was amazed at my fellow panelists’ response to something I said.
Americans somehow have this strange notion that all discrimination is bad. But it isn’t. We discriminate every day. You choose one restaurant over another; you watch one TV show versus another; you date skinny girls and not heavy girls.
As a
COMPANY PUBLISHES EXCLUSIVE LIST OF INVESTORS FOR MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS LOOKING FOR FUNDING
Eli Marcus, founder of BrokersPlayGround.com
• 25-year old internet entrepreneur Eli Marcus is on a mission to build a strong and powerful Black America by promoting entrepreneurship and providing minorities with access to alterative solutions to find funding for their business project. His company BrokersPlayGround.com sells a list of 15,000 accredited investors, venture capital firms, funding g
COMPANY PUBLISHES EXCLUSIVE LIST OF INVESTORS FOR MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS LOOKING FOR FUNDING
Eli Marcus, founder of BrokersPlayGround.com
• 25-year old internet entrepreneur Eli Marcus is on a mission to build a strong and powerful Black America by promoting entrepreneurship and providing minorities with access to alterative solutions to find funding for their business project. His company BrokersPlayGround.com sells a list of 15,000 accredited investors, venture capital firms, funding g
1. My name is Cynthia McKinney and I served as a Member of the U.S. Congress for 12 years. During my time in Congress, I strove to make respect for human rights a central feature in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy. Amid minor succes
Sugarcane Magazine, the global African stage is proud to announce the debut of its new online series, Sugarcane Magazine Presents: Sugarcane Studio. Sugarcane Studio is an art show featuring African creatives from all over the globe, hosted by Melissa Davis. The first episode debuts on April 30, 2013 on both http://sugarcanemag.com and our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/SugarcaneMagazine . Our first episode features Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert and the city’s crown jewel
As I read this article, this statement jumped out at me; "When we talked about a new majority, if our new majority doesn't have a vision for white folks who've been locked in poverty generationally, then we're never going to quite get there." Kudus to Me Ben for diagnosing the malady, but the cure is still left lacking. Until the mis-education of the White man is remedied, the elitist mindset of the impoverished segment of the majority population is addressed, change is next to impossible to
Hey Mark,
Shouldn't Rev. Jeremiah Wright have been allowed to present his evidence that what he said about the U.S was true of not? I never saw anything from major media that suggested giving him a chance to present his evidence for backing-up such a damning statement. I think I know the answer, but I'd still like to know his views.
Caio
- A dozen of the nation's leading civil rights leaders told participants at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's 2013 America Healing Conference that mobilizing civic participation, collaborating on issues and changing the established narratives are the keys to addressing racism and moving the nation toward more equitable opportunities.
Moderated by acclaimed broadcast journalist Soledad O'Brien, the panelists cited the critical role ofnarratives in shaping the most important public and social
"The State of Equality and Justice in America" is a 20-part series of columns written by an all-star list of contributors to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The contributors include: U. S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) LCCRUL 50th Anniversary Grand Marshal; Ms. Barbara Arnwine, President and Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL); Mr. Charles Ogletree, Professor, Harvard University Law School/Director, Ch
April 27th is the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Hubert Henry Harrison (1883-1927)
Extraordinary Harlem-Based Intellectual and Activist
Hubert Henry Harrison (1883-1927) is one of the truly important figures of early twentieth-century America. A brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist, he was described by the historian Joel A. Rogers, in "World’s Great Men of Color" as “the foremost Afro-American intellect of his time.” Rogers adds that “No one worked more seriously a
By Benjamin Todd Jealous
Last week, the Delaware State legislature approved a constitutional amendment to all but remove the last Jim Crow-era voter suppression law from its books.
The amendment, passed at the urging of the Delaware NAACP, allows people with nonviolent felony convictions to vote after their release from prison. This is a major victory for voting rights and a strike against the practice of "felony disenfranchisement". But it is also a major step forward for a nation st
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