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Omoseye Bolaji, A Nigerian Author’s Exploits In South Africa

Posted by Akintokunbo Adejumo on April 11, 2009 at 11:00am

Top: (From left to right) Dr Raymond Brown (From USA embassy), Gilbert Malefane (Afri-media supremo), Rachel Sempe (HOD, Sport, Arts, Culture Department) and Omoseye BolajiBelow:Omoseye Bolaji (left) congratulated by ace cultural activist, Flaxman Qoopane at the occasion of his Lifetime Achievement Award by the Free State Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (March 2007)Every so often, we come up with unsung and unknown heroes of our land, people who have made contributions in various disciplin

African American Women's Health

Posted by KWASI Akyeampong on April 11, 2009 at 9:50am

This came my way. If you want to do a masters in Boston, concentrating on African American women's health, Suffolk University is offering free tuition. Thus far , Suffolk has only received 1 application for this program. From: Angelique Shofar I am writing to you in hopes that you can help spread the word about this one-of-a-kind scholarship opportunity for a student to develop leadership in African American women's health. Despite our efforts to publicize the full-tuition scholarship, we have

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Republican Dream

Posted by Raynard Jackson on April 9, 2009 at 8:32am

April 9, 2009Raynard JacksonSome people say dreams are for those that sleep; but dreamers have the ability to build worlds others cannot see.Republicans constantly talk about the “American dream,” but never define what that dream is and how their policies can help that dream become a reality. They constantly use the mantras of: less government, more individual freedom, lower taxes, etc.The Obama administration and the current financial crises present a great opportunity for Republicans to define

Motion for Emergency Injunction against 2016 Olympic Games in Chicago!

Posted by TheBlackList on April 8, 2009 at 11:00am

On Monday, April 6, 2009, Bob Brown, co-director of Pan-African Roots, filed pro se, in the Circuit Court of Cook County , an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction against Chicago ’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The Chicago 2016 committee; Patrick G. Ryan, its Chairman and CEO; the City of Chicago ; Mayor Richard M. Daley; the City Council of Chicago and Alderman Edward M. Burke are named as Defendants. Copies of the Emergency Motion, Complaint and

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 4)

Posted by Rayfield A. Waller on April 8, 2009 at 1:30am

September 25, 2008Aletia;I have more to say, about the sort of persons who have lately (in the past twenty years) gravitated toward ‘managing’ our universities. The faculty have their own problems;

with commitment, energy, and even with sometimes inadequate levels of teaching skill, but a larger problem is to be found among the burgeoning ranks of so-called ‘administration’, which is becoming noticeably and dangerously bloated, with no corresponding growth in ability, in feeling for the art and

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 3)

Posted by Rayfield A. Waller on April 8, 2009 at 12:00am

September 15, 2008Aletia;I read your last letter during a union council meeting, which is still going on. At the moment Bryan is talking; he’s like a pit bull—really chewing into some issue or other, and thank the gods Ogun and Obatala that we’ve got him as union organizer to do that for us. I have my laptop with me. I loved your letter and I’m taking a break to write back right now because later I’ll be too busy—I’ve been buried under work. In addition to teaching, I’m writing; finally getting

Closing the circle of abolition and restitution with reparations:

Posted by Ari Merretazon on April 7, 2009 at 10:42pm in Commentery

Closing the circle of abolition and restitution with reparations:Corrective economic justiceBy Minister Ari S. Merretazon, M.S.CEDBritain abolished the slave trade 200 years ago. Its landmarks are an abiding legacy of cruelty. Before the 18th century, very few White men and women questioned the morality of slavery as it was public policy. The Quakers were among these few. However, it was the Black resistance and rebellions that destroyed chattel slavery. Abolitionists facilitated and resourced t

The D Word

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on April 7, 2009 at 8:38am

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonThe D Word“At the root of the banks’ problems are the large losses they have undoubtedly taken on their securities and loan portfolios. But they don’t want to recognize the full extent of their losses, because that would likely expose them as insolvent. So they talk down the problem, and ask for handouts that aren’t enough to make them healthy (again, they can’t reveal the size of the handouts that would be necessary for that), but are enough to keep them

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BLACK BLOGTALK RADIO AND WACP INTERNET TV - GROWING STRONG IN THE SHADOWS

Posted by Enoch Mubarak on April 6, 2009 at 7:30pm

Everywhere in the world there is some sort of struggle taking place and everyday bring with it a different number but no where is the casualty rate from bad news higher than in the black communities across this great land but amidst the tragedy of home foreclosures, unemployment, destitution, crime and bad news there-in exist a legion of hard-core African Americans that I call blogtalk radio and Internet TV freedom fighters and diehards.These blogtalk radio and Internet TV freedom fighters are n

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No Point

Posted by Ulysses on April 6, 2009 at 2:25am

We started school able to read and write, at least our names and addresses.Because there was someone living that would remind us of the sacrifices made that we'd have a right to maintain.The hope was that we'd find something to our liking outside of the manufacturing plantations, but that they (the plants) would be there for us, during breaks, in the summers and during tough times.some of my summers were spent on one of the two family farms, either with my father's kin, in North Carolina or Loui

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 2)

Posted by Rayfield A. Waller on April 6, 2009 at 12:30am

September 10, 2008Aletia;In fact, I had a huge breakthrough in class today. My students were angry that they had received what they consider to be 'low' grades on papers I gave them back (they all expect and desperately need, to get “A’s” although, ironically, their generation—early to mid twenties—doesn’t really want to WORK very hard for an “A”), but I spent a l-o-o-n-n-n-g time explaining to them that in writing their term papers they were ignoring the ground rules and the very basic procedur

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SEEKING EVIDENCE THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE USA IS A FRIEND OF JAMAICA; ANYONE??

Posted by JA on April 6, 2009 at 12:14am

John Anthony, New YorkANY STUDENTS OF .HISTORY HERE?WHY DO THE MAJORITY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JAMAICANS SEEM TO SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OVER THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF THE USA ESPECIALLY WHEN RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ONE THIRD OF CAUCASIAN DEMOCRATS HOLD DISPARAGING VIEWS OF NEGROES? Said one: ""We still don't like black people," said John Clouse, 57, reflecting the sentiments of his pals gathered at a coffee shop in Somerset, Ohio. recently at a research survey conducted with Stanforn Un

Prison and Penal Reform in the Turks and Caicos Islands - Britain's colonial prison responsibility

Posted by TheBlackList on April 5, 2009 at 9:00pm

Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands ( Advance copy – n.b. this is a pre-publication announcement and the original shall be released on the 6th April, 2009) Courtenay Barnett has today transmitted his “Prison and Penal Reform in the Turks and Caicos Islands: A Position Paper for Improvements in the Prison System” to His Excellency, the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands ( TCI) for delivery to the Secretary of State in London, England . This scholarly work is a call to action for the Briti

IN STEP WITH THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: Eyes on the Ground: Film Exhibit April 20th

Posted by SendMeYourNews on April 5, 2009 at 8:14pm

Dear Activists and Friends, As you know the Durban Review Conference will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from April 20th – 24th. This will be an historic week where the world community takes stock of the gains made since the UN World Conference against Racism in 2001. Mindful of those in Geneva making voices of the people heard, The Drammeh Institute, in partnership with Al Santana Productions, would like you to join us at the film exhibit, EYES ON THE GROUND as an informal social gathering

IBW Report Card on Obama, April 24, Washington, DC

Posted by SendMeYourNews on April 5, 2009 at 7:30pm

Also see - https://theblacklistpub.ning.com/events/president-barack-obama-the

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 1)

Posted by Rayfield A. Waller on April 5, 2009 at 5:30pm

September 8, 2008Aletia;Your student is challenging you to justify having given him an "F" because he couldn't read well enough to pass the course? He wants you to explain to him why his having failed doesn't mean something is wrong with you, as a professor? Should you respond to his challenging your legitimacy?You know what? NO. You SHOULDN'T.If the student can't read, then that's part of the problem. He'll find a less demanding class and a less demanding professor. Many of our colleagues are f

Book Review: "You are the tabernacle of God" by John Saba, Reviewed by Rayfield A. Waller

Posted by Rayfield A. Waller on April 5, 2009 at 4:30am

Reprinted from THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN Archived by HighBeam Researchat: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-106719830.htmlBook Review: "You Are The Tabernacle Of God" by Pastor, Dr. John Saba

Leadfoot Press, Detroit; $20.00, 112 Pages Avaliable from Leadfoot: http://www.leadfootpress.com/BooksForSaleSpiritual.htm Article from:Michigan Citizen Article date:February 5, 2005 Author: Rayfield Waller | Copyright informationProvided by ProQuest LLC.Of Christian-Lebanese descent, Minister John Saba of Livonia

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Today: Joys and Questions:

Posted by Ulysses on April 3, 2009 at 9:08am

We allowed, had...paid......We had the cat,My home boy Smokey,put to sleep.And I find it difficult to express a vivid enough string of wordsThe things I've seen and heard of people, I want to say Human Beings, but I can'tbecause too often they are not treated as people,I don't feel like choosing sidesI do want to contribute something of value to life. Of my own free will!Some strange things make me remember where I am. Today it was just the fact that we took the cat to the 24hr Vet and after a 1

DUTCH RECOLONIZATION OF CURAÇAO MUST BE STOPPED. REFERENDUM 2009

Posted by TheBlackList on April 2, 2009 at 1:04am

REQUESTING INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY Greetings Brothers and Sisters, Here we are (again!) involved in a referendum nobody asked for to take place May 15. You know the situation 'cause you've been here. The puppet government wants the people to approve (not asking them if they agree or not) the December 2008 agreements they signed with their Dutch masters- without consulting anybody - that put back in the hands of the Dutch administration the vital areas of national life such as justice, public

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CONservative Roots

Posted by Raynard Jackson on April 2, 2009 at 12:00am

April 2, 2009Raynard JacksonThe root of the word conservative is con. And that’s exactly what the American people have received from conservatives.Modern American conservatism was created out of an alliance between classical liberals and social conservatives at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Many credit philosopher Edmund Burke as the father of this movement. Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln stated that “conservatism is adherence to the old and tried, against the n

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Omoseye Bolaji, A Nigerian Author’s Exploits In South Africa

African American Women's Health

Republican Dream

Motion for Emergency Injunction against 2016 Olympic Games in Chicago!

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 4)

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 3)

Closing the circle of abolition and restitution with reparations:

The D Word

BLACK BLOGTALK RADIO AND WACP INTERNET TV - GROWING STRONG IN THE SHADOWS

No Point

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 2)

SEEKING EVIDENCE THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE USA IS A FRIEND OF JAMAICA; ANYONE??

Prison and Penal Reform in the Turks and Caicos Islands - Britain's colonial prison responsibility

IN STEP WITH THE DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: Eyes on the Ground: Film Exhibit April 20th

IBW Report Card on Obama, April 24, Washington, DC

Four Letters to a Fellow University Professor on the Death of Literacy (Letter 1)

Book Review: "You are the tabernacle of God" by John Saba, Reviewed by Rayfield A. Waller

Today: Joys and Questions:

DUTCH RECOLONIZATION OF CURAÇAO MUST BE STOPPED. REFERENDUM 2009

CONservative Roots

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