I am almost afraid and weary to write this article. This is probably because of my penchant to dwell very long on issues that are very close to my heart, but don’t want to bore the reader with a long treatise.

Unfortunately, however, the problem of Nigeria is my problem, your problem, and you know what, the world’s problem. 

In sitting down to write this article, I have had to rely very heavily on comments made by my friends and other people in the newspapers, internet media, the social networking

Obama 2012! Let's Fall in Love Again!

State of the Union Address, Washington, DC, Tuesday January 24th 2012

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Obama 2012! Let's Fall in Love Again.

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by La Vonda R. Staples ~

            Since I have embarked on the study of Africans in America I've been shocked on rare occasions.  As Moms Mabley once said, "if you ever catch folks acting nice they're probably just not feeling well."  Very little amazes me.  I've recently been shocked to find out that there is a new condition among African Diaspora women.  It's called traction alopecia and it is caused by the combined use of chemical relaxers and braiding/weaves as the ONLY style of coiffure m

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson ~

   It's hard to believe that fifteen years have passed since the First Wall Street Project opened in New York City. It was 1997, at at that time we actually were on Wall Street, with many of the events happening either in board rooms, on the trading room floors, or at the World Trade Center.

I can remember sitting in the top of the World Trade Center at one of the luncheons, in a facility where the ceilings were arched, and so low that you had to bend to be in there, and

With its ochre sandy beaches, safe seas, magnificent colonial architecture, exotic wildlife, carnival like spirit of people, eco tourism spots and diverse geographical marvels Goa attracts millions of tourists to its lap.

Goa, the tiniest state of India is located in the Konkan Coast of Western India.

Goa has always been synonymous with beaches for a long time and to a larger extent still is. But it is slowly changing. Other attractions of Goa are also getting the attention of tourists. Goa to

World-renowned as ‘God’s Own Country’, Kerala is an amazing tourist attraction spot draws the attention of many form every nook and corner of the world. Invigorating hill stations with blue streams, exotic wildlife parks, palm-fringed beaches, peaceful lakes and ranges of floras and faunas are the few attractions that enhance the popularity of the state and encourage large number of visitors to visit this place in a lifetime span. Whether looking for any kind of vacations there wouldn’t be any b

Monday, January 23, 2012

Exhibit Marvin X Lecture Series

Exhibit Marvin X Lecture Series

Tentative Schedule

Saturdays, 7-10pm, during February

During February, students and associates of Marvin X will discuss their relationship with the poet and read from his selected writings and their own. The poet will entertain questions from the audience on his life and times.


There will be a special lecture/discussion on Marvin X's mentor, the Honorable John Douimbia, founder of the Black Men's Conference, 1980.

Le Rassemblement de la Jeunesse Camerounaise

Monsieur le Ministre de la jeunesse et de l’éducation civique

Objet: La jeunesse annonce le boycott total des élections législatives et Municipales à venir

Excellence

Le Rassemblement de la Jeunesse Camerounaise est (sans prétention) la plate-forme qui, en 2011 a fait inscrire le plus de jeunes sur les listes électorales à l’occasion de l’élection présidentielle. Nous étions ainsi solidaire de barrer la voie à toute ingérence extérieure. Nous avions a

January 19, 2012

Raynard Jackson

 As America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s birthday this week and is getting ready to celebrate Black History Month in February, I have reflected on the state of liberalism and its impact on the Black community and have concluded that I am very confused!

What am I confused about?  Before Obama’s election as president, no one thought we would ever see a Black person elected president because of racism.

Since Obama has been elected president, can one reasonably p

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By Gloria Dulan-Wilson: Hello All: I recently had occasion to respond to an individual who is a "self-styled activist" who had invited me to participate in a protest demonstration against President Barack Obama, which would have taken place in Harlem in front of the Apollo while the President participated in a fund raising concert held in his honor.

The email which I received on January 17,2012 was so hostile that I immediately shot back an email to the author, Nellie Hester Bailey, informing he

When tourists are planning for tour, they are seeking one of the best tour destinations where they can enjoy their best time. Goa is famous for tour destination in India. It is popular for its magnificent beaches. Apart from beaches it has many attractions like water sports, rich culture and colorful festivals, natural beauty, temples, museum, churches and wildlife. Every one knows Goa is amazing place for holiday where you can make your memorable moments with your dear ones. There are endless p

Home to the world’s highest peaks including Mt. Everest and heart-gripping attractions Nepal is one of the most visited attractions in South-Asia magnets tourists from every nook and corner of the world all the year round.

Nature has blessed this country with such amazing attractions whose significance can not be described in words and visual description. Home to the world’s ten highest peaks, Nepal is landlocked country in southern-Asia, sandwiched between the Tibet autonomous region of China an

Gurgaon has been emerged as a major hub for relocation and transportation industry. There are many reputable and experienced moving companies, also called packers and movers, in this city. Such moving agencies provide comprehensive solution to different relocation needs such as residential relocation, local household shifting, industrial goods shifting, office relocation, commercial relocation, domestic shifting and international relocation.

Professional Movers and Packers Gurgaon have dedicated

Management is the core of every business house. Business concern can appoint any number of employees to fulfill their demand and supply. But the recent economic downfall has observed a sudden cost cutting within the organization and the demand for a better resource management is felt. Business houses are switching over to human resource as a key for better management of their work force as well as to enhance profitability and performance of the concern. It is a set of programs, activities and fu

Exhibit Marvin X Opens

Berkeley High Students (B-Tech) Enjoy Exhibit Marvin X

Hosts Aries Jordan and Toya Carter read from
the selected writings of master poet Marvin X.
He is their mentor and have published their
collections of poetry.

The USA’s Rumi!—Bob Holman, Bowery Poetry Club, New York City

Still the undisputed king of black consciousness!—Dr. Nathan Hare

One of the founders and innovators of the revolutionary school of African writing.
--Amiri Baraka

His writing is orgasmic!—Fahizah

Six-million Congolese dead: the genocide the world ignores

By Saeed Shabazz,
Freelance Journalist

Fifty-one years to the day, Jan. 17, 1961 since the assassination of the Congo’s first elected Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in 1960; “the most important assassination of the 20^th century,” according to Prof. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, a professor of African and Afro-American studies at the Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Washington-based Congolese advocacy organization Friends of the Co