Black History in the Moment: Bobby Seale Steals Show at Poetry Fest/Book Fair

State and Federal Social Service Cuts Are a Death Sentence To Urban and Poor Constituent Communities

Marksallen on 02.18.11 at 12:17 AM | no comments |

Marksallen

One of the first community organizers to work with Barack Obama in Chicago for over 20 years. Now Associate Editor of The South Street Journal Newspaper and 37 year activist/journalist, recently selected as 2010 Who's Who In Black Chicago. 773-392-0165

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Friday, February 18, 2011

In all of Chicago media, mostly all major political reporting concluding with The ABC7 Chicago final major TV debate of The Chicago Mayoral election, there have been a consistent pattern of avoiding of questioning and sharing of facts that have avoided the kind of symbolism that could stimulate a historic voter turnout during this month of February, Black History Month. The only exception of this I have found are WGN-TV and The Chicago Defender that have specifically made focus on the fact of Bl

Ujima People's Progress Party

Baltimore, MD 21207

www.UPPMaryland.org

Solidarity statement presented by Obasi Camera, Outreach Coordinator of the Ujima People's Progress Party organizing committee, to the founding convention of the New York Freedom Party on February 12, 2010 in Brooklyn, New York. The New York Freedom Party is the first independent African-led electoral party to be formed in the State of New York.

Brothers, Sisters and Comrades in the Struggle for Social Justice and Human

 

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Bay Area Black Authors March for Chauncey Bailey

February 17, 2011 

Raynard Jackson 

Last year I wrote a column about how President Obama totally disrespected Black America (during Black History Month of all times) and there was no outcry from within our community.  You can read that column at: 

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/note.php?note_id=310879525974

Now, you have the same thing happening again, of course during Black History Month.  This time the offender is the illustrious Washington Post (WP) newspaper.  They are supposed to be

By Rodney D. Coates*

Currently, progressive listservs, facebooks, blogs, and twitters are all a twitter (sorry I could not help my self J) with the buzz coming out of first Tunisia and now Egypt.  It seems that the winds of change are being whipped by a revolutionary rejection of capitalism.  We are informed by these ideologues that these activities are not only predictable, but the normal outpouring of a mass public that has gotten tired of the excesses of capital.  Such ideological posturing a

What do Pres. Herbert Hoover, Pres. Regan, Pres. Bush II and

Pres. Barack Obama have in common?

The reason I am asking the above question, is if you was born during the Hoover’s crash of 29’ or you lived through Reganomics, or Bush II Crash of 2008. Then you can have a sense of the PAIN that is about to be dropped on Black and Brown as well as poor folks in America in the coming years and months.

          Now just like the Crash of 29’ or Reaganomics or the 2008’ Crash of Bush II some people is go

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Men Who Read Books in Prison

With 70% home foreclosures in the African American Community, why is 3^rd Ward Ald. Pat Dowell The only One speaking out about the 2,500 Home Foreclosure on with 17 other Aldermen RUNNING!

WOW! As I drive around the 18 African American Alderman Wards I saw hundreds of homes boarded–up properties, but I never really paid attention to it until I listen to 3^rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell raise the issue a few days ago. Now I don’t know if she is raising this issue because she feels the foot steps of Yo

Congressman Rush says Rahm Emanuel TV Ads Insult Black Community During Black History Month

Marksallen on 02.14.11 at 2:22 PM | no comments |

Marksallen

One of the first community organizers to work with Barack Obama in Chicago for over 20 years. Now Associate Editor of The South Street Journal Newspaper and 37 year activist/journalist, recently selected as 2010 Who's Who In Black Chicago. 312-624-8351 or 773-392-0165

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Major Media Not Reporting The Mobilization For Carol Moseley Braun !!

Marksallen on 02.13.11 at 4:11 PM | no comments |

Marksallen

One of the first community organizers to work with Barack Obama in Chicago for over 20 years. Now Associate Editor of The South Street Journal Newspaper and 37 year activist/journalist, recently selected as 2010 Who's Who In Black Chicago. 312-624-8351 or 773-392-0165

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By Doctor Sapphire:

Americans can seek forgiveness from the Egyptians whom our taxes suppressed for 30 years by visiting there in mass over the coming years to tour and help the economy recover.

As people to people who work for our living versus those who just profit off the sweat of the masses, we should try to help the Egyptian revolution by planning tours and vacations there over the next 5 years. This will help recover some of their financially loses.

Also, we do not want to see them wit