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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The American Library Association's "Choice" granted permission to place the complete review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" at http://www.jeffreybperry.net/bio.htm . Perhaps you can share the link to this rare review ("Essential. All levels/libraries") with others. In particular, please share this with community and school librarians so that people will have access to Hubert Harrison's life story.
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Dear Mrs. Obama:It is with highest homage and admiration to you that I write this letter. I am the Northeast Regional Representative, and Board Member, for the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America. The Reparations Movement, of which N’COBRA is a member, implores you to start a national dialogue on a reparations accord for Blacks in America. This national dialog must be firmly rooted in the historical context of the “trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the “holocaust” of African enRead more…
Belgian Paratroopers to Crush Rising Congo Rebellion?
With the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) engulfed in bloodshed and terrorism due to the secretive occupation and expansion by the Rwandan regime of Paul Kagame, Congo’s President Joseph Kabila has reportedly requested an immediate emergency military intervention from Belgium to crush a growing rebellion sparked by resistance forces in the far western Congo.
A rising alliance calling themselves “The Resistance Patriots of Dongo
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hetep,after a careful and critical analysis of afrikan people in the united snakes of amerikkka, i have come to the conclusion that there are at least four types:1) afrikansthe afrikans are the one who know what it means to be afrikan. they are the ones who love being afrikan from head to toe. they love everything about themselves, especially the ones who have the dark skin, wide noses and full lips. they are the ones who are happy to be nappy and have ridden themselves of all the mental anti-af
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Posted by TheBlackList on December 7, 2009 at 5:54pm
B.F. Bankie:
ANTITHESIS – THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) AND ITS CO-ORDINATION WITH THE ARAB LEAGUE FOR A VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR THE UNITY OF AFRICANS
‘ The Africans may borrow a leaf from the Pan-Arab Movement and solidarity in terms of it’s form and structure but with different social and cultural content’ ( Nyaba 2007, 26)
Introduction
Franz Fanon, the Algerian revolutionary of African descent stated, ‘ Each generation must out of relative obscurity, discover it
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Posted by TheBlackList on December 7, 2009 at 4:30pm
by Prof. Ali A. Mazrui
Never has the Black population in the United States been as diverse as it is today.
If Global Africa means people of African ancestry all over the world, the Black population of the United States is a microcosm of Global Africa. Today, this Black population includes people from literally every Black country in the world: from every member of the African Union, Organisation of American States and from other parts of the Black world as well.
Black population in the United
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Posted by john michal on December 3, 2009 at 4:47am
So you are planning to move in an out of Delhi. It is good to make shift as it bring new things in life. But you may be worrying about how to make the shifting from one place to another in an easier at the same time cost effective. No need to make these simple issue bigger one and make yourself worried and tensed. Take is positively and everything will work smoothly. You can pack some of your personal and other valuable goods your self to save time and money. You can also plan your shifting with
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Look at me, take a long, hard stare.I'm the face of HIV. I represent every woman 25-34 who has died or is dying from AIDS.AIDS is the leading cause of death in African American women in this age group.So, LOOK at me!Do you think I'm ready to die? I'm not ready. I don't want to leave my children, family, and friends. LOOK at me!Can you honestly tell me we can't change the statistics by raising awareness? Can we not see the Consequences of our actions? Oh God, is anybody even listening to me? LOOK
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