Statement by Dr. Ron Daniels,
President, Institute of the Black World 21st
Century, Founder, Haiti Support Project
October 7-11, the Haiti Support Project (HSP) will lead its third Delegation to Haiti since the disastrous earthquake. This reflects our ongoing commitment to stand with our Haitian sisters and brothers in this
hour of grave national crisis. Indeed, HSP is no stranger to the Haitian people. 2010 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of HSP. Over the years we have organi
Articles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels
In my last article I posed the question of whether Black voters should rescue the Democrats again in the critical mid-term elections on November 2nd. It is clear that the Democrats are in serious danger of losing control of the House and Senate. Therefore, once again the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is frantically reaching out to Black voters to ride to the rescue. I complained about the fact that the Democrats need the Black vote but h
Preview #11, Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue
Guest Editor, Marvin X
NEWS,VIEWS, REVIEWS
A Pan African Dialogue on Cuba
From Black Bird Press News
Hip Hop Artist Dead Prez on Sanctions
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed hip hop group Dead Prez recently announced
plans to make a song that would call for the lifting of the US-EU
sanctions against Zimbabwe, as well as the US blockade on Cuba. En route
to Washington DC, one of the group’s lyricists, brother Mutulu
Preview #9, Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue
(for Kamaria and our sisters)
I hadn’t wanted to venture down certain
avenues, exploring startling aspects of
inhumanity and ruin. I hadn’t desired
to confront infamy face to face.
I longed for gentler things: your delicate
face illumined by love’s tranquility,
October 7, 2010
Raynard Jackson
Can you imagine Michael Jordan hitting the game winning shot and then asking the media not to say anything? Or Barak Obama winning the presidential election and refusing to talk about his victory? Or You discovering the cure for cancer, but not wanting anyone to know?
Well, that’s in essence what Macy’s Department Stores have done. Macy's is the top department store chain in the U.S., with more than 800 stores in 45 states and annual sales of more than $26 billion.
Tw
First Unitarian Society where it just seemed so appropriate. Imagine my surprise when I typed in bring many names hymn and found that it was included in other religious hymn books. In fact “Bring Many Names”
caused quite a stir when it was included in a book of hymns for Episcopalians. The reason being that the image of God changes throughout the song. The second verse contains some very controversial lyrics.
Strong mother God, working night and day,
Planning all the wonders of creation,
Setting ea
Preview #8, Journal of Pan African Studies, Poetry Issue
Guest Editor, Marvin X
Anthony Mays, South Korea
OBAMA
Articulate, dreamy, foreign child
The classic mulatto, infectious smile
Malcolm and Martin rolled into one
Mandingo’s scrapping bastard son!
Obama!
Styled his Gullah wife in a corporate blouse
Did a buck dance for bankers to the White House
Bailed out greedy bankers with a juicy treat
Did a Negro’s tap dance for Wall Street.
Obama!
Denounced his father, forsook with his preacher,
Praises robber baron
Guest Editor, Marvin X
Bruce George,
New York City
I’m in a world
I’m in a world
of concrete and steel
of mace and riots
of endless talk
of endless plots
of prison politics
of taking orders
of giving orders
of recycled dreams
of letters gone unanswered
of funerals unattended
of lock-downs
of beat-downs
of testosterone
of claustrophobia
of anger
of no love
of no hope
of no peace!
I’m in a world
where you look th
photo by Alex Lear
kalamu ya salaam, New Orleans LA
IF YOU'RE STILL THE SAME AFTERWARDS
IT WASN'T LOVE
(to nia, thanx for making me better)
to say
"i am touched
by you"
is to be
changed
into
a person neither of us
was before
entering the other
more open, a sun of sensitivity
emotionally nude, erupting joy
& willing to kiss life open mouthed
em
I rarely agree with anything Secretary of Defense Gates says so today will be a breakthrough. I think of this
in response to a statement that someone made about how President Obama was spending all kinds of money on frivolous programs. First Republican Eric Cantor said that President Obama was adding more to the national
debt than ever. When that statement was proven false, a republican on Facebook twisted the argument to try to claim that somehow the rate of spending was stil
"Big Ballin' is my hobby/so much so they think I'm down with the Illuminati"
Hot Toddy- Usher featuring Jay Z
Over the past year, the hottest topic in the Hip Hop world has been whether artists such as Jay Z, Kanye West and others are part of some diabolical secret society. From street corners to college campuses, people are losing sleep over the question , "Is Jay-Z part of the Illuminati?" The issue has reached such a level that Jay Z has responded to the accusations on col
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In "'We Didn't Get Nothing:' The Plight of Black Farmers", Waymon R. Hinson and Edward Robinson made an interesting revelation: "American agriculture was built upon the backs of Africans who were enslaved upon American soil." Through the progression of slavery, peonage, and land ownership, working the land became a symbol of tradition, prosperity, and, for some, independence in African American culture. First, in 1863, the
September 30, 2010
Raynard Jackson
During the past two weeks I have been asked to be involved in two projects relating to Africa. While dealing with Africa can sometimes be very frustrating, after the past two weeks, I am very high on the future of Africa.
Last month I was asked to help put together the first ever Seychelles Investment Forum in New York. The event was held last week and was a great success. The Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa, surrounded by the Indian Ocean (www.seychell
Poetry Issue of Journal of Pan African Studies Dedicated to Dingane (Jose Goncalves)
We are humbled to dedicate the poetry issue of the Journal of Pan African Studies to the Honorable Jose Goncalves, publisher and editor of the
Journal of Black Poetry, the poetic Bible of the 60s Black
Liberation/Black Arts Movement. No other journal in the history of
American literature published so many poets. No other journal was mo
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Achebe, professor of Africana studies at Brown University, has written more than 20 books, often using his writing to forge a better understanding of modern-day Africa, said Brown on Friday.
The 80-year-old author has founded a number of magazines for African art, fiction and poetry. As editor of Heinemann Publishing’s “African Writers S
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