June 16, 2011
Raynard Jackson
The church used to be the mirror that society looked into to see its reflection. But, now the church has become the reflection that mirrors society.
Unfortunately, the church seems to have lost its way and can no longer be counted on to provide light in a dark world.
Last month, embattled preacher Eddie Long made an out of court settlement of the sexual charges made against him by 4 teenage parishioners. The settlement is reported to have been for $ 15 million (t
Black Bird Press News & Review
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Art, Science, Technology and the Advancement of Society Posted: 11 Jun 2011 01:22 AM PDT  Queen Mother Elizabeth Cattlett Mora, artist, sculptor
revolutionary activist
 A piece by Mother Cattlett dedicated to the Black Panther Party
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RHAW Pan African Ministers
African Diaspora Leaders to hold Special Session at AU Office in WDC
Atlanta. The RHAW Pan African Ministers, World African Diaspora Union (WADU) and other key African organizations will participate in the second annual African Diaspora-Strategy Session on the African Union (ADISSAU) on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the African Union (AU) Office in Washington, D.C. The June 2011 meeting will include African ambassadors and representatives of major African Diaspora organ
June 9, 2010
Raynard Jackson
Last week, N.B.A. great Shaquille O’Neal announced his retirement after 19 years of playing professional basketball. He stood 7’1” and weighed over 325 pounds (depending on the day of the week). He was one of the biggest people to ever play the game.
He left Louisiana State University (LSU) after 3 years to join the N.B.A. He was picked as the number 1 player in 1992 draft by the Orlando Magic. He was chosen as the rookie of the year and went on to become one of
I work in a supportive housing program designed to assist people who had had experiences of mental illness. They are the most vulnerable in our society. People in this housing have survived living on the street, couch surfing, and single room occupancies maintained by bad landlords. But now they have a chance for dignity.
At a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Mercy Housing Johnston Center Residences was a rare example of grace under fire in Milwaukee. A few years ago the Milwaukee Journal Sentine
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been crusading against fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, FoodShare or Wisconsin Quest. Today the front page of the newspaper included an article by the investigative reporters which began this way
A review by the Journal Sentinel – part of a larger investigation into FoodShare fraud – found nine Facebook users in Milwaukee and about 70 altogether nationwide who posted to Facebook seeking to either
One of my favorite books last year was The Center Cannot Hold a story about a life filled with madness. I lent it to one of the people I work with in my career as a peer support specialist. I told her that the title was based upon a famous poem. Probably by Keats. And I said that I used the phrase to signal friends that I was having trouble.
In an interview this week I remarked how resilient I have become. I have faced numerous difficulties, most recently last year when I was struggling with my
One week ago, the ‘Global Afrikan Congress’ (GAC), the trans-national Pan-Africanist organisation that was founded in Barbados at the 2002 anti-racism conference, launched an international campaign aimed at achieving a world-wide boycott of products manufactured in France, such as French wines and other liquers.
The reasons given by the GAC for this campaign against France, are the continuing refusal of the French authorities to acknowledge their historical debt and to pay ‘Reparations’ to Haiti
This is a story of life and death. On Facebook, I saw the news that Gil Scot-Heron, one of my favorite artists, had died. I checked a news site and confirmed the truth. Then on 20/20 I saw the story of Channing Moss, an American soldier who had been wounded by a rocket propelled grenade. A group of soldiers risked their lives to save his.But would his unborn child ever see him?
Asian, white and black men helped to get Channing Moss off death's door, removed the grenade from his body and helped
I just saw a picture on Huffington Post about the way that budget cuts have forced the closure of public swimming pools across the country. The picture was of two darling African-American children who were enjoying the experience of being in a public pool. This is something they may not be able to have much longer. Across the country swimming pools for poor, African-American and other children are being seen as a luxury as cities fight to maintain their essential services. It’s hard to make a ca
Comment from Gerald Ali, United Kingdom
Well written, states the case clearly, but one point lacking, where ??? What part of the usa/usa would be good to found such a nation ?? My view from outside the usa/usa is south..... The gulf is an opening to the world, by water, Mexico... and below is an opening to trade, which in this world is needed by all nations, below in south Amer
The Pan Afrikanist Steering Committee of Namibia against The United Nations Resolution 1973 (PSCNAUNR)
6th June 2011
The Bombardment of Libya is an act of War and a Desecration of the Afrikan Homeland by a set of Europeans
STOP IT NOW OR SHIP OUT
a) The Pan Afrikanist Steering Committee of Namibia Against The United Nations Resolution 1973 (PSCNAUNR), notes with deep sadness, the appalling atrocity being committed by NATO’s bombardment, the protracted sponsoring of mercenaries descr
Rethinking Malcolm means first learning how to think: What was Marable thinking?
by Abdul Alkalimat / June 2011
The new book by Manning Marable, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, will help us get to a deeper understanding of Malcolm X and the times we’re living in now. This will not be a direct result of what Marable has done, but rather what needs to be done because of what he has done. We can advance our thinking through deep and thorough criticism of this book.1 We are facing a challenge to our
Albertina Sisulu, Who Helped Lead Apartheid Fight, Dies at 92
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