African American Hairstyles

Posted by TBL_Promoter on August 15, 2011 at 12:30am

by: Jerry White

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African American hairstyles range from short to long haircuts, so you definitely have a lot of options to choose from. Many women opt for short, manageable African American hairstyles that can still look trendy and professional. The great thing about choosing short African American hairstyles is the fact that you can choose different styles at any time.

African American hairstyles should adapt to your face, occasion, personality and texture of hair, so it is a very individ

Deja Vu All Over Again

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on August 13, 2011 at 12:39pm

From The Ramparts
Junious Ricardo Stanton
Deja Vu All Over Again

“Something has gone horribly wrong in Britain. If we are ever to confront the problems which have been exposed in the past week, it is essential to bear in mind that they do not only exist in inner-city housing estates. The culture of greed and impunity we are witnessing on our TV screens stretches right up into corporate boardrooms and the Cabinet. It embraces the police and large parts of our media. It is not just its damaged you

30 Years of Teaching and Writing: The Public Career of Marvin X

Posted by Marvin X on August 12, 2011 at 2:12pm

30 Years of Teaching and Writing: The Public Career of Marvin X

30 Years of Teaching and Writing: The Public Career of Marvin X

Copyright James G. Spady, 1997,
Philadelphia New Observer

Marvin X has been teaching for a long time. He has established his tenacity. As one of the founders of the Black Arts Movement (BAM), he became a teacher in an emerging field called Black Studies. Like Sonia Sanchez, Amiri Baraka, Larry Neal, Askia Toure and others, Marvin X both contributed to and later taugh

Get Upscale - the magazine for the stylish, informed and progressive African–American.

Posted by TBL_Promoter on August 11, 2011 at 11:09pm

upscale Taking You to the Next Level

upscale is the ultimate lifestyle magazine addressing the needs of stylish, informed and progressive African–Americans.

On our pages, you will find the latest news in entertainment, beauty, fashion, health, fitness and travel. It is more than a magazine, it is a lifestyle. It is a place to be empowered and inspired to live loudly, learn smartly and embrace life with passion.

We continually replenish our pages with informative, objective and provocative covera

MAAFA REMEMBRANCE OF THE MID-SOUTH PART OF BLACK & BLUE CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL

Posted by TheBlackList News on August 11, 2011 at 11:32am

MAAFA REMEMBRANCE OF THE MID-SOUTH PART OF BLACK & BLUE CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL (150^th Anniversary) OCTOBER 1, 2011 NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI

MAAFA refers to recent 500+ years “Great Tragedy” destruction of African peoples’ civilization through foreign invasions, rip off of human and natural resources, captivity of productive young people, removal from homeland, chattel slavery, colonizing oppression, dehumanization, and exploitation worldwide.

OCTOBER IS MAAFA AWARENESS MONTH AT HOME AND ABROAD!

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Aug 27th Press Conference & Protest at Apple Inc. Retail Store in Palo Alto, CA

Posted by TheBlackList News on August 11, 2011 at 10:39am

August 27^th Press Conference & Protest at Apple Inc. Retail Store in Palo Alto, CA

SECOND PROTEST TO ADDRESS ANTI-AMERICAN HIRING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES

Undermining America's Economic Infrastructure

On August 27^th, the Black Economic Council (BEC) will lead a protest at the Apple Computer Retail Store in Palo Alto, CA. located at 451 University Ave. The protest will begin sharply at 11:45 AM.

This is follow-on to the event held June 10^th, 2011, when the BEC and other minority leaders h

Statement of the Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum on the London Uprisings

Posted by TheBlackList News on August 11, 2011 at 9:30am

In solidarity with the family and friends of our son Mark Duggan

The PASCF extends our deepest sympathy and forthright solidarity to the family and friends of our son Mark Duggan. Between 6.15pm and 6.41pm on Thursday 4^th August 2011 our 29 year old son Mark was shot dead by London Metropolitan Police gunmen in Tottenham Hale North London.

Coming two weekends before our Marcus Garvey African Family Day with its theme of African Youth Thirty Years On: State Destruction or Self-Liberation, the Tott

Asia

Goa Tourist Places - Top Places to Visit and Explore

Posted by Birendra Kumar on August 10, 2011 at 2:36am

If you are looking forward for a beach vacation in India, then no tourist destination can beat Goa. Located in the south western part of India, this beautiful Goa state is internationally famous for its pristine beaches and charismatic beauty of the alluring sightseeing spots, world class hospitality and friendly ambiance.

Goa is gifted with the lovely and romantic beaches which are amazing beauty that offer wonderful opportunity to see and explore the attractions in a delightful and memorable w

The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses: A Novel

Posted by TBL_Promoter on August 9, 2011 at 12:23pm

The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part One: The Witnesses by Sharon Ewell Foster is a fact-based epic that discredits the primary historical source document on Nat Turner, The Confessions of Nat Turner, a pamphlet published in 1831 by Turner's believed lawyer Thomas Gray-later turned into a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by William Styron. That document stated that Turner gave a statement of guilt to Gray, which was then read before the court.

Foster located the original handwritten trial transcript

Asia

Romantic Gateway to Escape during Honeymoon in Kerala

Posted by Birendra Kumar on August 9, 2011 at 7:33am

Kerala is one of the most sought after honeymoon destination in India. It is amazingly blessed by outstanding honeymoon place that invited several thousands of newly wed couples from across the globe for honeymoon holidays.

Kerala is the treasure trove of natural wonderments as this scenic state has scores of romantic place where couples can have lots of fun, pleasure and share their feeling to know each other in a better way. The beauty and the nature wonderments make ideal to go for honeymoon

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A Bad Joint

Posted by Raynard Jackson on August 6, 2011 at 10:33am

August 4, 2011

Raynard Jackson

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies used to be one of the preeminent think tanks in Washington, DC. They focus on issues of particular concern to the Black community.

Over the years I have participated in or hosted panels with them that were very substantive and informative. They were a think tank in its truest form---there to provide unbiased analysis, not to promote and agenda!

Unfortunately, those days are gone. They no longer have the standin

Ethiopian World Federation Annual Convention which convened in July was recessed to Nov 19 - 20, 11

Posted by TheBlackList on August 4, 2011 at 11:29pm

Based on a lack of the required quorum as determined by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Ethiopian World Federation, Incorporated, the Annual Convention of the organization which convened on July 16 and July 17, 2011 in Harlem, New York was recessed to November 19 and 20, 2011. The attorney-at-law who was present to provide oversight of the Convention and Election process, as required by the Court for certification, provided advice and the directives to call a recess.

The lack of a quorum w

Checkmate - Legal Resident, All about correcting our damage from within

Posted by TBL_Promoter on August 4, 2011 at 10:23pm in Commentery

"Checkmate" - The Legal Resident (Science of the Godhead)

by Minister James McCombs (Author)

Digital List Price: $39.95 includes free wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet

Checkmate - Legal Resident is my response to the racist climate in this country. It was generated as scripturally sound, to counterpoint against satanic enthusiasms for racist ideals. You'll probably never know what it is to experience the extremes of racisms in this country, until you have challenged the American sy

Community Activists Arrested Monday Disrupting Debt Ceiling Debate. Help Pay Legal Costs.

Posted by TheBlackList on August 4, 2011 at 5:42pm

CVH and VOCAL-NY Disrupt Debt Debate:
Highlight Need to Shift Focus to Raising Revenue over Cutting Spending

Twenty-two members and an intern from Community Voices Heard (CVH) and VOCAL-NY were arrested for disrupting the House floor debate on the debt bill on Monday, August 1st while demanding greater attention to raising revenue instead of cutting spending for programs we all depend on.

The action drove the message home to Congress and the American people - there's a real solution to the r

Asia

Beginning the Long Era of Togetherness - Kerala Honeymoon

Posted by Birendra Kumar on August 4, 2011 at 6:40am

Honeymoon is not like any other honeymoon destination. It is the time that is celebrated by honeymooners in a much appreciated way to know each other in a better way. Here couples breaking all the boundaries come close to each other and share the ultimate moments of love as well as feeling for each other so that they can walk the entire life in togetherness, respecting and valuing each others feelings.

After the glorious wedding ceremony and the reception are over, couples go for a vacation that

Marvin X's brief career in Academia: UC Berkeley, A Case Study by Dr. J. Vern Cromartie

Posted by Marvin X on August 4, 2011 at 12:03am

Marvin X's Brief Career in Academia: UC Berkeley, A Case Study by Dr. J. Vern Cromartie of the Contra Costa College Sociology Department

Marvin X and his mentor and colleague in the BAM, Sun Ra, circa 1972, San Francisco, outside Marvin X's Black Educational Theatre on O'farrel between Fillmore and Webster.

Teaching Black Studies
at the
University Of California, Berkeley: A Case Study Of Marvin X and the Afro-American Studies Program

by Dr. J. Vern Cromartie, Contra Costa College, Richmond CA

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Pray for Brother Gil Noble as he Battles to Recover from a Stroke

Posted by TheBlackList on August 3, 2011 at 11:30pm

Pray For Gil Noble As He Battles From Stroke

By Milton Allimadi

08-03-11


	Gil Noble; a rare and wonderful light on earth

[Tribute To A Legend]

My dear brother and friend, Gil Noble, renowned journalist and long-time host of "Like It Is" suffered a stroke last week, people in contact with his family inform me.

Several people in close contact with the family say brother Gil Noble is hospitalized. Some people in contact with the family say his condition is serious enough that

We Who Like It Hot Call It ‘Black August’ - A month our oppressors have nothing to celebrate.

Posted by TheBlackList on August 3, 2011 at 9:37am

We Who Like It Hot Call It ‘Black August’ (Revised version)

By ‘bro. zayid’*

It is the month when our oppressors have nothing to celebrate.

It is the month where the nature of our oppression and the boldest expressions of our resistance to that oppression have been made most plain.

We who like it hot call it ‘Black August’…

As a concept of resistance, Black August has its beginnings in the mid 70’s with the prison justice movement. It was inspired by the courageous legacy of Black Panther pr

Somethin' Proper, the Autobiography of a North American African Poet by Marvin X, introduction by Dr. Nathan Hare

Posted by Marvin X on August 3, 2011 at 12:57am

Somethin' Proper, the Autobiography of Marvin X, from the introduction by Dr. Nathan Hare

Marvin X
photo Kamau Amen Ra

Somethin' Proper, the Autobiography of Marvin X, Black Bird Press, 1998

from the Introduction by Dr. Nathan Hare, the Black Think Tank

In SOMETHIN' PROPER, we quickly see that we are inside the pages not only of Marvin's private political papers, comprising a lyrical diary shaped to be read and enjoyed like a novel by the masterful hands of an internationally noted black poet, but we

Chicago-Midwest

Can You Here Me Now!

Posted by Charles E. Campbell on August 2, 2011 at 11:53pm

There is a message here. Will we ever wake up, stop drinking the Kool-aid, Pimp juice and Jesus Juice that keeps our minds psychologically chained to poverty, foolishness, greed and subconscious self-hatred?When we see the real Matrix, some of us will choose the right pill and start to believe that our destiny is in our on hands. Through collective, collaboration and cooperation, we can accomplish what we WILL, without hate, greed, or selfishness. When you get up off you dam knees or refuse to b

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OCTOBER IS MAAFA AWARENESS MONTH AT HOME AND ABROAD!

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Marvin X's Brief Career in Academia: UC Berkeley, A Case Study by Dr. J. Vern Cromartie of the Contra Costa College Sociology Department

Pray For Gil Noble As He Battles From Stroke

Somethin' Proper, the Autobiography of Marvin X, from the introduction by Dr. Nathan Hare

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MAAFA REMEMBRANCE OF THE MID-SOUTH PART OF BLACK & BLUE CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL (150^th Anniversary) OCTOBER 1, 2011 NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI

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