Posted by Mike Ramey on January 5, 2010 at 10:49pm
MEMO: OPERATION BAND OF GOLDBY MIKE RAMEYThis month, we’re off on the ride of reality, brothers: The subject of marriage!For the life of me, I can not understand why churches, schools, government, and even the criminal justice system refuse to stress marriage FIRST and sex SECOND between a man and a woman!The ‘I see it, I want it, I’ll take it’ mentality of the age continues to spawn new lows for the sake of sexual thrills. Even those who have fought for ‘same sex marriages’ are amazed at how qu
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The past decade was turbulent and brought many important moments to our lives and our activities in the film industry. Just over the last two years, we released "Gospel Hill," "Youssou N'Dour: Return to Gorée," "Maria Bethania: Music is Perfume" and the controversial "Made in Jamaica." Music was the thing here at ArtMattan Productions headquarters.
Theatrical releases of Independent and Foreign Language films were many and diverse all over the country, with some more exciting than others. As so
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Posted by TheBlackList on January 4, 2010 at 12:56am
THE SIXTH REGION DIASPORA CAUCUS (SRDC) ANNOUNCES:
THE DECADE OF THE DIASPORA HAS BEGUN !!!!!
JANUARY 1, 2010---DECEMBER 31, 2020
DURING THIS HEIGHTENED PERIOD OF FOCUSED ACTIVITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT REGARDING THE DIASPORA'S MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFRICAN UNIFICATION ----THE UNITED STATES OF AFRICA, OR THE UNION OF AFRICAN STATES---THE DIASPORA WILL HELP TO RESTORE, REGAIN AND RE-ESTABLISH AFRICA'S DIGNITY IN THE WORLD, AFRICA'S EARNED RESPECT IN THE WORLD, AFRICA'S LEVERAGE AND POWER IN THE W
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Posted by TheBlackList on January 4, 2010 at 12:43am
Submitted by Sis. Iman Uqdah Hameen SRDC
By Prof. David Horne, Ph.D Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC)
After thousands of conferences, Ndabas, roundtable discussions, forums and meetings talking about the need to unify for positive action, action is now upon us. From January, 2010 to December, 2010, the DECADE OF THE DIASPORA has now been formally announced in OUR WEEKLY in California by the Sixth Region Diasporan Caucus/PADU. The unity and partnership of African descendant folks now has a sp
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AKI ASINIA LUKATA CHIKUYU:
I thought it was such a beautiful thing the way Afrikans converged on Jena , Louisiana to support the Jena Six. What a show of Black Power! What a show of Unity! What a show of Nia (Purpose)! Add that to the support that Afrikans are currently demonstrating in the pursuit of justice for The Scott Sisters, Jamie & Gladys Scott of Mississippi and the gravitation of Afrikans towards observing Kwanzaa as an Afrikan Holiday lifts my spirits immensely.
However, too much o
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Posted by TheBlackList on January 3, 2010 at 4:10pm
Art Without Walls:
I have been a TV viewer of the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS for many years; for the most part I have enjoyed the entertainment although I must admit, being occasionally mystified by some of the choices made when it appeared popularity and corporate support trumped talent.
Last year was indeed, a historic one with the election of the first African American President, Barrack Obama. When the cameras panned the 150,000 faces of a divided nation—present in Chicago’s Grant Park-- to celebr
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Posted by TheBlackList on December 31, 2009 at 10:22am
by Dr. Ron Daniels:
One of the most exhilarating and fulfilling experiences I have had recently was attending the Broadway Musical Fela, which depicts the life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the flamboyant, defiant, multitalented, artistic phenom who challenged corruption and dictatorial rule in his native Nigeria and Africa. In a word, the Play is Phenomenal!
I first learned about Fela Kuti from Sandino Thompson, the son of Wayne Thompson, my long time friend and partner in struggle, now deceased.
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CHAMPIONS FOR NIGERIA ORGANISATION(Leadership, Commitment, Dedication, Accountability, Excellence & Service)Registered in England & Wales No. 06525454"To celebrate genuine progress, excellence, commitment, selfless and unalloyed service to Nigeria and her people"P O Box 45566, London NW1 9WQ, UNITED KINGDOMWebsite: www.championsfornigeria.org Phone: 07939 804 121Email: champions@championsfornigeria.org28th December 2009RE: UMAR ABDULMUTALLAB - CHAMPIONS FOR NIGERIA (CFN) CONDEMN TERRORIST ATTEMPRead more…West
Posted by WordSlanger on December 28, 2009 at 8:19pm
B Bringing it, straight up, no holding backU Unity cuz ya know its what we lackI Illuminating ignorance and steps to eradicate itL Love for all the righteousness we seeD Dignity for all humanityI Involvement in the solutionN Nubians up to justice or revolutionG Gods bless the child, (that’s got his own).
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Posted by TheBlackList on December 25, 2009 at 10:30am
By Ezrah Aharone
While President Obama revs-up the war machinery during this holiday season as he simultaneously holds the Nobel Peace Prize, it brings ponder to the possibility of lasting peace, considering that this conflict also embodies a borderless ideological “collision of religions.”
Although 9/11 makes the US feel justified in droning Afghanistan into submission, a few factors are worth noting since the groups known as Al Qaeda, Taliban, and Islamists are not all regional members of so
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Urgent!What will it take for a critical mass of African-Americans to hear our Ancestors cries from the countless graves in Britain --The Atlantic Ocean-- America , as well as the other countries marking the blood trail of the holocaust of enslavement and unjust enrichment? How do we give these our Ancestors reverence, acknowledgement, and last rites?! Somebody tell me... We must answer these questions!ASMThe legacy of an inhuman tradeMichael BinyonHalfway between the decaying slave forts of West
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The Insurance Reform Program Reveal the ineffectiveness of Change By ObamaWritten By Chief Elder OsirisEmail: O_akkebala2002@ yahoo.comWhen he first came on the scene of big Time politics, I shared with you that this man is not who you want him to be and since Black people is so famish for Change and has been conditioned by the whip of religion to believe that meaningful change that will include the life of Black people, must come from a Messiah and since religion has conditioned its believers t
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Posted by Janet Wilkins on December 21, 2009 at 12:46am
Coursework writing is really not a peanut as I took it in the beginning when I was assigned a college coursework. It was really tough to find coursework help, even online coursework help. But you know internet is a magical world, sooner or later you come to the right place. So did I when I started searching online coursework help. But it took a lot of time of mine to find the exact material for writing my college coursework.It is very essential to have the correct guidelines for writing GCSE couRead more…NYMetro
Artist Merletta Martin, shown in her Bourne gallery, has developed a series of inspirational greeting cards with messages inside from prominent African-American businesspeople.
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Posted by Enoch Mubarak on December 18, 2009 at 12:30am
CHICAGO, IL. - DECEMBER 17, 2009Word was out over the Internet that a black man of great vision and courage was to be a guest on a recent blog talk radio show so, I made it my business to listen in and too call in.For the sake of black history I wanted my voice on the same program as my hero proving to the world that I talked with the man that would resurrect the dead.His name is Ron Carter. Ron Carter is heading up an initiative in the City of Chicago to resurrect a facsimile of the famously in
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Posted by TheBlackList on December 17, 2009 at 12:00pm
DAVID A COMISSIONG:
LET’S HAVE A ‘PAN-AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH’
A call for the establishment of a ‘Pan-African Commonwealth or League of Nations’ comprised of all of the countries of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean that have been impacted by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was one of the main outcomes of an historic Seminar on African, Caribbean and Latin American unity that was held in St Vincent on the 5th and 6th of December under the auspices of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of
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December 17, 2009Raynard JacksonTiger Woods seems to be the talk of the town of late. I had decided not to write about the Woods’ situation, but after an avalanche of calls from friends and media, I deicide to share my thoughts on this issue. So, for my final column of the year, I will give you my take.For those who have been living on another planet, let me give some background. Tiger Woods has been caught up in a storm of alleged mistresses who have come out publically to discuss their sexual
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Posted by SendMeYourNews on December 16, 2009 at 10:00am
The d'Zert Club and The African Genesis Institute are sponsoring a free, all expense paid, trip to Egypt, North Africa for 1000 students nationwide between the ages of 7 and 14 and 500 adult group leaders.
These travelers will participate in the Annual Teen Summit 1000.
The d'Zert Club is a Philadelphia-based, non-profit travel organization founded in 1997 by the husband and wife team of Ali and Helen Salahuddin. It specializes in coordinating national and international educational field tri
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December 10, 2009Raynard JacksonAs the historic nature of Obama’s election begins to fade, the reality of Black’s expectations have begun to boil over. Obama received 96 % of the Black vote last year, but now they are asking, “where is the return on their investment?” This friction has recently spilled out into the public. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has finally grown some backbone and has publically challenged Obama on issues of particular concern to the Black community. These issues i
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