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Like most people I am surprised when I receive a letter in the mail the old fashioned way: with a postage stamp, delivered to my front door. It took me a few moments to realize it was from a young person I hadn't seen since 2004 and have thought a great deal about over the last several years.
At 16, Cyntoia Brown took the life of a 43 year-old Real Estate Agent she met at a fast food parking lot in Murfreesboro Tennessee (south of Nashville) and who brought her to his house. Whether this was

During the 1990’s UBUS Books & Things, a full service bookstore, Health Foods store, among many other products and services, was located in Hampton, Virginia.

H. Khalif Khalifah and his wife Reda Faard, owners of the retail business were separated by the death of Reda in 1997. Widower Khalifah closed the store in the year 2000 and moved the remaining business 75 miles west to Southampton County, Virginia; on a tract of land that was part of the birth land of Nat Turner.

Now he has formed a P

by Mary Neal ~

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

What do American decision makers do whenever We the People begin to unite and press for social and economic justice?  They create a diversion.  The Vietnam War diverted attention and momentum from the civil rights movement when African Americans, whites and others joined together at the Poor People's March and other justice initiatives.  Today people are UNITING to protest wars without provocation, mass incarcerat

The Global African Presence: A presentation 
Thursday September 8, 2011 
by Dr. Runoko Rashidi 

Time: 1800 hrs (6pm) 
Venue: National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe

FREE FREE FREE Bring a friend and the whole family.
Q&A follows presentation

Runoko Rashidi is a historian, research specialist, writer, world traveler, 
and public lecturer focusing on the African foundations of world 
civilizations. He is particularly drawn to the African presence in Asia, 
Australia, and the Pacific Islands, and has coor

THE LIFE & LEGACY OF JOEL AUGUSTUS ROGERS: CHRONICLER OF A GLORIOUS AFRICAN 
PAST

By RUNOKO RASHIDI
    
THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO DR. JOHN HENRIK CLARKE

CRITICAL ASSESSMENTS OF JOEL AUGUSTUS ROGERS

Although Joel Augustus Rogers was largely self-trained, some of the most 
distinguished scholars of the twentieth century have acknowledged our debt to 
him. Dr. William E.B. DuBois (1868-1963), perhaps the greatest scholar in 
American history, wrote that, "No man living has revealed so many important 
facts 

6 September 2011

Greetings Family,

How are you?  I am entering the fourth day of my second trip to Zimbabwe.  My 
first trip, in 2000, took me to Bulawayo and surrounding villages, the ruins 
of Great Zimababwe and the magnificent (no other word comes close to 
describing it) waterfalls of Mosi Oa Tunya ("The smoke that thunders").  This 
time I am in the capital of Zimbabwe--Harare.

The occasion of my current visit to Zimbabwe is the Pedagogical Use of the 
General History of Africa Project 

For as long as I can remember, I have had an intense interest in my paternal grandfather. You know the drill, who he was, what was he about, how was he raised, etc. Fundamentally, the reason was that he had died in 1938, which was approximately twenty years before I was born, and when his oldest child (my father) was ten years old. Although I was consciously curious about his life by the time I was seventeen, and began to inquire into his biological roots and the origin of his surname, I met wit

By: James Clingman ~ 

Considering the fact that Black people are so entrenched in the distractions of this world, I think it’s appropriate that I beg your pardon, Black America, in order to get a few important points across. Although for 16 years now I have sounded the economic alarm via this newspaper column, four books, and numerous speaking engagements, it is shameful that we have failed to act upon the messages of our ancestors and contemporaries. There is still a need to “capture” our attent

What any one would expect any holidaying destinations, breathtaking attractions, scenic landscapes, world class tourist hotels, and hospitable people, if you are looking for the same and or expecting more then, visit to Goa world’s finest tour and travel destination located at south-western region of Indian peninsula. It is one such a place where one can show the perfect mixture of Indian and western culture. Its heart grabbing attractions, delicious food, and amazing lifestyle of people always

             Mass Hypnosis

This is how we (the white elites) will win the game
Let just a few live the dream
Marches, sit-ins all in vain
Make 'em think they overcame

Show 'em an empty Jim Crowe grave
Apologize for making 'em slaves
Rising tempers, we must tame
Make 'em think they overcame.

Let a few experience success
Toms come aboard and control the rest
Millions will be left in pain
But they'll think they overcame.

 ("Mass Hypnosis" - All rights reserved by Mary Neal 11/13/10)

The preceded poem precisely

In The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter Godwin Woodson, it states, "If you can control a man's thinking, you don't have to worry about his actions. If you can determine what a man thinks, you do not have to worry about what he will do. If you can make a man believe that he is inferior, you don't have to compel him to seek an inferior status, he will do so without being told and if you can make a man believe that he is justly an outcast, you don't have to order him to the back door, he will g

If you are planning for a honeymoon in India, so close your eyes and come to Kerala. This state elegantly stands on the shore of the beautiful Arabian Sea which is on the south western part of India.

Truly speaking there are thousand reasons to plan for honeymoon in Kerala and that is the reason why honeymooners or newlywed couples from every nook and corner of the world come here to celebrate their honeymoon which is once in a lifetime affair.

Some of the major attractions and destinations which

Soul Train 40th Year Anniversary In Chicago Overlooked Chicago Recording Artist Bobby Hutton Who Performed On The 1st 1971 Pilot Soul Train Show !!

By Marksallen, today at 2:50 am

1916 
Marcus Garvey arrives in New York on a lecture tour he thinks will last only five months and will be restricted to traveling in the South, where he hopes to meet Booker T. Washington. He takes a room at 53 West 140th Street in Harlem. In 1918 he founds the Negro World, a weekly newspaper covering events in the international Black World. 

"Realization of a Negro’s Ambition" is the first successful feature film of the African–owned Lincoln Motio

By Chika Onyeani ~ 

A rebel fighter about to machete another black African to death

"The decision of the African Union as articulated by both President Zuma and Dr. Ping is totally sound; however, not for the reasons they adduced, but for the fact that the rebels need to account for the killings of black Africans, not for the pretensions of "confusing them as mercenaries hired by Gaddafi," but because of the anti-black, racist and innate hatred of black Africans, even though there are a million

by Min. Paul Scott ~

Are you shifting from Bangalore to a new city? If you have lots of household belongings to shift them to your new residence you might need to hire helpful services of one of reputable moving companies or packers and movers in Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka. Hiring expert services becomes necessary because moving from one place to another especially with entire household belongings can be tedious and stressful task. A good moving company in Bangalore will definitely help you making the

  Cameroon Lobe Cascade (the only place in the world where a waterfall enters the Atlantic Ocean through a water Cascade). Beautiful rapid sceneries of the sea and relaxation on the beach. Lunch in a restaurant where you can enjoy fresh sea products. Visit to the Grand Batanga Museum with very varied anddiversified artifacts.   

Dear Asafo,

Urge the Justice Department to take a strong stand in defense of voting rights by refusing to clear the way for South Carolina's outrageous effort to suppress the vote.

Do not forward: This link will open a page with your information already filled in.

This Monday, the Justice Department will make a big decision. And, we need you to act immediately so that it will be a decision that protects voting rights.

The ACLU has been sounding the alarm about a wave of laws passed across the countr