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Where I come from

Posted by Ulysses on May 18, 2009 at 1:10am

In nineteen sixty seven, tanks and armed troops moved past this house towards Grand River and West Grand Blvd and thisI was three years old, that corner was walking distance from both of my family's home and both of my grandmothers' homes at that time.

This is just around the corner from where Big Four (Detroit Police Unit S.T.R.E.S.S.) were known to have beaten young men to death and left them in trash cans behind local businesses. Down the street from the home of David Nelson of the Last Poets

Chicago-Midwest

The Toolbox of Freebies / Nothing for middle management / Nothing for the middle man

Posted by Ulysses on May 18, 2009 at 12:46am

Has anyone paid attention to the expanding list of free tools, instructional material and services meant for collaborative enterprises, especially for mass communication media and alternative energy?I don't know what anyone is focused on, but I'm looking at the gaps and holes in our communities, with a personal and rather passionate interest in mass media and energy.Because a lot of our community's attention is placed in consuming shiny, tightly, packaged, melodramatic, advertising driven conten

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Seeking forgiveness

Posted by Ulysses on May 17, 2009 at 5:51pm

I'm posting this because I need to muster up the courage to seek forgiveness from someone that I've hurt.The fact that I love this person more than air is irrelevant to the truth that I caused them pain.I feel the need to reach out to them to offer them support while they're dealing with an even greater pain.I'm putting this into the universe in the way that is most comfortable for me.Because in some odd way this seems somewhat more lasting than just speaking it aloud.

South

Should We Save Black Radio?

Posted by Min. Paul Scott on May 16, 2009 at 11:34am

Live or Let Die:Should We Save Black Radio?Paul Scott"I can't explain why Hip Hop died or the fact that it did and no one cried. "Big Swagg (local artist)Funerals are funny things, sometimes. Never mind that the dearly departed cheated on his wife, borrowed a small fortune of unpaid loans from friends and habitually kicked his neighbor's dog, according to the pastor during the eulogy, the man was a saint.I thought about that scenario when I heard folks mourning over the impending doom of black r

West

The $50 Billion Purchasing Power of African Immigrants

Posted by Jim Neusom on May 15, 2009 at 4:59pm

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileAfrican immigrants like US Blacks, are an untapped niche market within the US population. US African Chamber of Commerce estimates the buying power of African immigrants to be $50 billion dollars in annual consumer spending.A new first-of-its-kind study undertaken by New American Dimensions and commissioned by the US African Chamber of Commerce (USACC) found this market

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Without Exception: Pelosi, Obama, the CIA and American Crimes

Posted by MalcolmXavier on May 15, 2009 at 3:08pm

by Kwasi SeituNancy Pelosi is trying to deny that which is applicable to the entire Congress with regard to the international criminality of George “Baby Doc” Bush’s “War on Terrorism,” which is that they went along with and approved of the ends justifying the means, even if that meant subjecting people to torture. Even though America has yet to admit that it engaged in torture, referring to its conduct as “enhanced interrogation techniques” or “what some people call torture,” it is not doing a

Nobody Thinking 'bout You, Miss Ann

Posted by Rayfield A. Waller on May 15, 2009 at 12:30am

INT. LAIR - FULL SHOT - NIGHT:
Kong, in side angle, begins to pick her clothes off, as a monkey might pick a
rag doll to pieces.
-from the screenplay, "Kong", 1933,
by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose

Yep. It happened to me in St. Clair Shores. I know a lot of stories about Black men round these parts begin with those very same words, but for some reason I didn't think that day that one of those stories would be one of mine.

I didn't think I would be frightening the shite out of some white w

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Michael Steele--Chairman of the Bored

Posted by Raynard Jackson on May 14, 2009 at 12:00am

May 14, 2009Raynard JacksonMichael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is more like chairman of the bored. If committee members would spend half as much time fighting Democrats and President Obama as they spend fighting Steele, maybe the party wouldn’t be in such disarray.In all my years in this party, I have never seen any other chairman micro-managed to this extent. It is well documented that Steele got off to a rocky start, but either he is going to be chairman or he’s not.

South

When I first began my journey I wasn't sure where I would end up. Well . . .my book Better Late Than Never was released April 10, 2009 and has been the number one best-selling novel with my publisher

Posted by Author Stephanie Morris on May 13, 2009 at 8:30pm

When I first began my journey I wasn't sure where I would end up. Well . . .my book Better Late Than Never was released April 10, 2009 and has been the number one best-selling novel with my publisher since. This is very exciting news to me! I look forward to the rest of The Smith Sister Trilogy being released as well as my future works. If you haven't picked up your copy of Better Late Than Never here is your chance.Get your copy of Better Late Than Never Here!Happy Reading!Stephanie Morris

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Nigeria’s Theater of the Absurd

Posted by Akintokunbo Adejumo on May 13, 2009 at 3:40pm

“The people who are trying to make this world worse are not taking a day off ….how can I? Light up the darkness!” - Bob MarleyMost people in the Arts, or more specifically, theater and acting world will know what the Theatre of the Absurd is: A designation for particular plays written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, as well as to the style of theatre which has evolved from their work. Plays within this group are absurd in that they focus not on

Black History, R. I. P.?

Posted by Ari Merretazon on May 13, 2009 at 9:30am

by Dr. Pamela D. ReedNow that Barack Obama is President of the United States, why don't we just pretend that America wasn't built on slaveholding?If the spate of recent "post-racial" articles suggesting that we need no longer commemorate the African American struggle for freedom and equality in this country is any indication, this seems to be where we're heading.This is a classic case of the phenomenon called selective history/memory, or as some have termed it, historical amnesia.We've been bomb

What Would Malcolm X Say About Barack Obama?

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on May 13, 2009 at 12:54am

From the RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonWhat Would Malcolm Say About Barack Obama?“You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.” Malcolm XOnce Malcolm Little, a.k.a. “Detroit Red”, “ Red” and Satan joined the Nation of Islam and became Malcolm X, he experienced an ongoing personal transformation and growth that continued until his murder in 1965. During his sojourn within the NIO Malcolm’s hard work, eagerness to learn, ch

South

Better Late Than Never has received a glowing review!

Posted by Author Stephanie Morris on May 9, 2009 at 2:54pm

Better Late Than Never has received a glowing review! Check it out!Better Late Than Never Book Review

West

Wal-Mart Spent $8 Billion With Minority Suppliers

Posted by Jim Neusom on May 8, 2009 at 7:41pm

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileKen Smikle, Founder and Publisher of Target Market News, the number one online authority on the Black consumer market reports that Wal-Mart spent a record $8 Billion dollars with minority and women owned suppliers (see http://www.targetmarketnews.com/storyid04280901.htm)Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. expanded its business with minority- and women-owned companies by more than 25 p

Adisadel Old Boys Association Pre-Centenary Memorial Weekend Extravaganza

Posted by SendMeYourNews on May 8, 2009 at 12:07pm

Dear Friends, I am writing in the capacity as the Media Relations and Communication officer of the North America chapter of Adisadel Old Boys Association (AOBA) otherwise known as “Santaclausians” As Adisadel College looks towards it's 100th birthday in 2010 it is worth noting that this institution has not only made itself felt but actually contributed its share to the development and progress of the nation in diverse ways. Over the years, the School has turned out into the world a steady s

Mumia & the D.A. candidates

Posted by Ari Merretazon on May 8, 2009 at 5:44am

By MILTON McGRIFFEACH of the candidates for Philadelphia district attorney recently told Daily Newscolumnist Michael Smerconish that, if elected, they'd pursue the death penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal in the event of a new sentencing hearing or new trial.One, Seth Williams, noted that he'd attended hearings and studied court documents and trial notes before making his decision.Three police reports and a page one Daily News story (Jan. 9, 1982) on preliminary- hearing testimony aren't in the origina

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The Republican Party and the Auto Industry—Planned Obsolescence

Posted by Raynard Jackson on May 7, 2009 at 12:00am

May 7, 2009Raynard JacksonThere is a strange irony between the Republican Party and the auto industry. Both are bankrupt through terrible leadership who made bad decisions. Now, those decisions that were made years ago are coming back to bite both groups.The Republican’s adoption of the “Southern Strategy,” which basically ceded the Black vote in order to get the white vote, is the starting point for the party’s demise. In the short term, the strategy was a great success (it gave Republicans 4 p

May 22-24 National Black Power Conference/ Atlanta/ Malcolm X Weekend

Posted by SendMeYourNews on May 6, 2009 at 11:30am

On Friday May 22nd Saturday May 23rd, and Sunday May 24th an historic conference will be held in Atlanta Georgia. Besides serious education, the primary purpose of the conference is to unify disjointed Black activists, organizers and leaders around a universal agenda of Black Power. The 2009 National Black Power Conference is also an effort to consolidate a Black or African United Front (ie: Black Power Movement) to combat immediate and pressing problems in the Black Nation. We seek to lay a

Afrikan Liberation Day 2009 - Nkrumah@100 (1909-2009)

Posted by SendMeYourNews on May 6, 2009 at 9:30am

Afrikan Freedom means Defeating Neo-colonialism Thousands of Afrikan people are expected to join in this year’s Afrikan Liberation Day (ALD) commemoration activities. They include a series of educational workshops during April and May; a demonstration outside the offices of Royal Dutch Shell Oil 16th June 2009; with the main event taking place on Saturday 30th May 2009 at 12noon in St John’s Church hall, Meeting House Lane, Peckham, London SE1 2UN. The theme for this year’s Afrikan Liberation

ASIANS IN AFRICA - Restore Africa Mega Cities 2020

Posted by Ngone Aw on May 6, 2009 at 3:30am

Geneofisis,Thanks for inviting me to anaylze the "Restore Africa MegaCities 2020 & beyond Playlist with you, had to watch it all and really reflect deeply about the implications of what I was watching, Hoping many others will do the same.Geneofisis wrote:Date: Mar 23, 2009TECHNOLOGY ISN'T THE PROBLEMIT'S THE PEOPLE'S MENTALITY.We need to stop thinking about myself first. Self hate leads to segregation. Black people have lost true love for each other and that is why we are having soooooo many pr

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Where I come from

The Toolbox of Freebies / Nothing for middle management / Nothing for the middle man

Seeking forgiveness

Should We Save Black Radio?

The $50 Billion Purchasing Power of African Immigrants

Without Exception: Pelosi, Obama, the CIA and American Crimes

Nobody Thinking 'bout You, Miss Ann

Michael Steele--Chairman of the Bored

When I first began my journey I wasn't sure where I would end up. Well . . .my book Better Late Than Never was released April 10, 2009 and has been the number one best-selling novel with my publisher

Nigeria’s Theater of the Absurd

Black History, R. I. P.?

What Would Malcolm X Say About Barack Obama?

Better Late Than Never has received a glowing review!

Wal-Mart Spent $8 Billion With Minority Suppliers

Adisadel Old Boys Association Pre-Centenary Memorial Weekend Extravaganza

Mumia & the D.A. candidates

The Republican Party and the Auto Industry—Planned Obsolescence

May 22-24 National Black Power Conference/ Atlanta/ Malcolm X Weekend

Afrikan Liberation Day 2009 - Nkrumah@100 (1909-2009)

ASIANS IN AFRICA - Restore Africa Mega Cities 2020

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