There is no gainsaying in the fact that our excessive dependence on energy and electricity has contributed significantly to uplift their price. They are also expected to be costly in near future given their huge and uncontrollable way of consumption. Whereas energy from natural sources such as cola and fossils are too costly to afford, the alternative fossil fuels are not environmentally suitable to household uses. There are also people who believe that solar panels are ideal recourse to obtain
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By Raynard Jackson ~
Just over a month ago Mitt Romney addressed the NAACP during their national convention. I thought Romney’s speech was horrible and quite a waste of time because he said nothing that would be of any interest to the Black community. You can read that column at: http://blackpressusa.com/romney-and-the-naacp-a-missed-opportunity/.
This column set off a firestorm of reactions from across the country. Most people, of all political stripes, thought my analysis was right on the
Led light bulbs, also known as, light-emitting diodes, have gained worldwide prominence because of many key benefits involved. In contrast to incandescent and fluorescent lights with components like glass-caged filaments or gaseous bulbs, the LEDs, on the other hand, are functional because of tiny chips in small capsules or lenses. These components make led lights energy-efficient and so they are one of the most fundamental household needs today.
Some of the other remarkable benefits of led light
Do We Deserve The Black Leadership We Vote For?
Black African Americans should be ashamed of President Obama and other Black Leaders, when they examine the conditions of Black African Americans as a group. President Obama and other Black Elected Leaders and their surrogates take pride in telling Black Folks without shame, that he's not the President of Black Americans, but all Americans. Is that a verbal slap in the face? It is for that reason, that I still believe in the Change part of his old m
General Kip Ward the current head of Africom is to be demoted and have his retirement benefits reduced according to Al Jazeera.
He allegedly spent department of defense funds for personal use and used military personnel to drive his wife around on personal errands. The secretary of defense Leon Panetta is still investigating these allegations.
It is very possible that he was getting to close to his ecowas counterparts and the department of defense wants to replace him with somebody who will be le
IS SEEKING ESTEEM AND FREEDOM RADICAL?
When Blacks make waves against unfair, civic laws, White folks call us radical.
When Blacks dispute Whites, White folks call us radical.
When Blacks tout being Black and Proud, White folks call us radical.
When Blacks show concern for their own well-being, White folks call us radical.
When Blacks demonstrate for racial justice, White folks call us radical.
When Blacks want representation in this society, White folks call us radical.
When Blacks want equal rights,
BY GLORIA DULAN-WILSON
As you know, I'm a big proponent of NACA. Just wanted to alert you to the fact that they are in New York, aat Suffolk County Community College's Brentwood Campus, in Long Island, from today, August 15, through Sunday, August 19, at the Health, Sports and Education Center - 1001 Crooked Hill Road. You can take the Long Island Railroad from either Manhattan or Brooklyn, on the Ronkonkoma line to Brentwood. You would then transfer to one of the local buses (call 631.852.52
The joint statement below by the AFL-CIO, CLC (Canada) and UNT (Mexico) calls for including pro-worker and pro-environment provisions in the new Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement, so that the TPP "does not become another NAFTA." But the TPP, by its very nature, is an agreement aimed at lowering labor costs, promoting privatization and deregulation -- and as such it is all about destroying jobs, collective-bargaining agreements and labor standards, as well as environmental protection
by Gloria Dulan-Wilson
It's 3:00 AM, and I'm going through my emails – something, being a night owl, I do routinely, in preparation for writing, or researching for my blog or a news article – when I see Bill Cosby's name in the subject line of an email. So, of course I zoom in on it because, anything about Cosby I'm going to read. He's one of my heroes.
What I read made me sad, then disappointed, and finally angry. It was an online response to an article that has been circulating the intern
(Originally published at AfroDaddy.com)
After months of speculation, Mitt Romney has finally settled on his Vice President choice, Paul Ryan. Of course many Republican conservatives are elated with this choice, as Ryan represents everything they like: smaller government, tax breaks for the rich, eliminating social programs, and a "dog-eat-dog" capitalism that leaves many poor, hungry and disenfranchised.
Democrats are equally pleased with the pick as Paul Ryan represents an easy target to rail ag
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By Gloria Dulan-Wilson
I've been rolling this concept around in my mind, and I've come to the conclusion that it's better to be a pro-actionary than a re-actionary.
PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
As a writer, journalist, Eclectically Black woman, Blogger, mother, grandmother and US citizen, it is my duty and responsibility to keep the stupids from inundating us with their propagandistic BS. So, starting to day, August 11, 2012 (the 91st anniversary of my dad Warner Dulan's birth) I am w
As a writer, journalist, Eclectically Black woman, Blogger, mother, grandmother and US citizen, it is my duty and responsibility to keep the stupids from inundating us with their propagandistic BS. So, starting to day, August 11, 2012 (the 91st anniversary of my dad Warner Dulan's birth) I am w
Forty years of Jazz! Harlem style!By Gloria Dulan-Wilson
Check out Diva Bobbi Humphrey –
First Lady of the Flute
In Concert at the Red Rooster
Saturday, August 11, 2012 at "GINNY'S SUPPER CLUB@RED ROOSTER HARLEM.
Saturday, August 11, 2012 at "GINNY'S SUPPER CLUB@RED ROOSTER HARLEM.
BOBBI HUMPHREY AT RED ROOSTER
AUGUST 11, 2012
Showtimes 8:00 & 10:30 p.m.
310 Malcolm X Boulevard (a/k/a Lenox Ave.) at 126th)
Music charge $25.00
Come and hear the music of the legendary composer of HARLEM RIVER DRIVE and other great tunes,
Come celebrate Harlem's own "
310 Malcolm X Boulevard (a/k/a Lenox Ave.) at 126th)
Music charge $25.00
Come and hear the music of the legendary composer of HARLEM RIVER DRIVE and other great tunes,
Come celebrate Harlem's own "
The mesmeric Munnar is peerless for its sprawling tea plantations, pristine valleys, breathtaking mountains, winding lanes, exotic wildlife and chilling weather. Placed 1600 metres above the sea level, Moonnar tourist place is a matchless hill station in kerala tours.
‘Neelakurunji’ - a flower which bathe the hills in blue, blooms here once in 12 years. The next flowering will be in 2018. Annamudi peak, the highest peak in Kerala tour packages, is at Munnar. Mattupetty munnar is situated about 1
In light of the huge controversy over the natural hair texture, Mississippians Against Racism wanted to tell the exceptional 16 year old, 90 pound, Olympic Gold Medalist, Gabrielle Douglas, that the weight of our race is not on her shoulders. Such is the responsibility of Adults and institutions. In addition, we wanted her to know that we fully understand why her natural hair showed itself during her performance and we happy she was nappy, beautiful like God made her.
Mississippians Against Raci
The Wisdom of Plato Negro, Parables/Fables
by Marvin X
Review by Rudolph Lewis
For Marvin X, a founder and veteran of the Black Arts Movement of the late 60s/early 70s, we who strive for a rebirth of humanity must choose to be a mentor rather than a predator. “No matter what, I am essentially a teacher,” he lectured at California College of the Arts, where he was invited by poet devorah major. Marvin has taught at Fresno State University; San Francisco State University; UC-Berkeley and San Diego
~I wonder if Marva Allen knew that she was the part of a growing trend when she announced that she was closing HueMan Book Store back in July of this year?
Activist and author, Dorothy Pitman-Hughes certainly nailed it with her recently completed book, “I'm Just Saying, It Looks Like Ethnic Cleansing,” when she pointed out the concerted effort on the part of the so-called powers-that-be to thwart the development and ownership of Black businesses in Harlem; and the risi
Activist and author, Dorothy Pitman-Hughes certainly nailed it with her recently completed book, “I'm Just Saying, It Looks Like Ethnic Cleansing,” when she pointed out the concerted effort on the part of the so-called powers-that-be to thwart the development and ownership of Black businesses in Harlem; and the risi
by Gloria Dulan-Wilson ✆
~ Little Sister Gabby Douglass Makes History Winning the Gold in Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics in London, England - yaaaaay!
Everybody loves her for her grace, poise, stamina and agility - yaaaaay!
American Negroes only see her hair style, and so, completely miss the point-boooooo!
This my response to an article that recently appeared on Grio about Gabby's shock at people criticizing her hair, and her statement: "I just made history and all they can talk about is my hair
The 90s fashion revival is upon us -- well, kind of. Our wardrobes have long been influenced by eras past, Menn Nike Lunar so it was inevitable that we look to the 10 years of loose cuts and muted colors, for inspiration two decades after the fact. No, our pants will never be as baggy as they were in 1992, and we not suggesting you sport a Joey Lawrence-inspired hooded jean vest. But we do sense that fashion is returning to the decade of all things dope, and we got the 411 on how you can add som
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