Posted by R. Lee Gordon on February 14, 2009 at 6:55pm
We’ve taken our eyes off the prize.Our gifts.Our babies.Our children.Our future.For too long. Far too long. Far too lost.Far too many, too far gone.Today, the things that matter most to our youth shouldn’t.And the ones who should matter most, don’t.The things they want to be, they’ll never see.The things they should see, they’ll probably never be.Why?Because, we’ve taken our eyes off the prize.So tomorrow, it’s time to reclaim our young generation.I know it’ll be hard. I know it will be tough.We
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Posted by R. Lee Gordon on February 14, 2009 at 6:55pm
Good day and blessings.On behalf of our teenage generation who needs us more today than ever before, please consider supporting and / or participating in this event, and sharing this information among your circles of influence:Happy Black History Month, sisters and brothers, and those to whom it should concern:As my “calling" is to uplift the quality of life and learning for our young generation in a country and media-based society seemingly more intent on turning our children into prisoners and
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From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonClass Warfare- Behind The Veil“ Current financial crises are cabal-planned-and-executed terrorist ‘false-flag’ attacks on American workers: an operation in which a nation attacks itself but makes it appear that an enemy has committed the attack, provoking peace-loving people into fighting against the demonized ‘enemy.’ In the present situation, the ‘enemy’ is said to be ‘happenstance,’ as though current economic crises are merely accidental in nature--whenRead more…Africa
Posted by BF Bankie on February 13, 2009 at 2:00am
Savo Heleta:January 12, 2008 — What is wrong with Africa? Why is the largest number of failed states on the continent? Is something fundamentally wrong with Africans or could there be another explanation? Trying to find answers to these questions, let’s see what historians and social scientists believe are the roots of the conflict in Sudan, an African country where peace lasted for little over a decade since 1956.Like in all other parts of the world, there was always some form of conflict in th
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February 11, 2009Raynard JacksonWhat an amazing year thus far! Obama’s inauguration, Mike Tomlin’s Steelers win the Super Bowl (the youngest Black coach in the .N.F.L. and the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl in history), and Michael Steele’s election as the first Black to lead the Republican Party. God has brought us from a mighty long way.As I reflected on how far we have come, I wondered what would happen if God said, “ENOUGH.” I have done all I am going to do for you. I have equipped you w
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Posted by TheBlackList on February 12, 2009 at 8:00am
Greetings Family,
How are you? I am a little tired but I am okay. It is a busy time for me. African-American Heritage Month or Black History Month or whatever you choose to call this time of year is very demanding, and the scholars tend to really push themselves during this time. Last weekend I lectured in Detroit and Chicago and right now I am in the middle of an Ohio lecture series. I am trying to get at least a few hours of sleep every night. My diet could be a lot better but I am drinking a
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10th ANNUAL CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL
"A Decade of Keeping Our Music Alive"Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) presents its 10th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival from April 1 thru 30, 2009. This month long celebration of an American original art form Jazz, will be held in venues throughout Brooklyn, New York. Some of the musicians and events scheduled include: legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes, Randy Weston, Dave Valentin, Houston Person, Melba Moore, Ronnie Mathews/Freddie Hubba
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Posted by TheBlackList on February 11, 2009 at 6:35pm
IS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE A MYTH?
National Survey Finds That the Hip-Hop Generation Embraces Internet Technology and New Media
Philadelphia, PA (BlackNews.com) - Despite previous assertions, the overwhelming majority of low-income urban teens are accessing the Internet, buying the latest cell phones and engaging in online social networking. A national survey of more than 1,500 African American and Hispanic teens and young adults, revealed that this group is highly-connected, tech savvy and brand l
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Posted by Jim Neusom on February 11, 2009 at 12:04pm
Young Women’s Political Leadership Program:July 15-19, 2009 Washington, DCApplication deadline: February 16, 2009http://www.runningstartonline.org/leadership-program/index.phpThe Young Women’s Political Leadership Program encourages high school girls to channel their leadership into politics. Running Start is hosting our second annual program this July to train high school girls in political leadership skills and to plant the seed that they should run for office. Fifty girls chosen for their lea
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Posted by SendMeYourNews on February 11, 2009 at 10:27am
A National Conference presented by Brooklyn College Graduate Center for Worker Education
Saturday March 28, 2009
ALL DAY (come early- seats are limited!)
City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue
(at 34th Street)
New York Cityhttp://www.blackwomen2009.org
On March 28, 2009 the Graduate Center for Worker Education at Brooklyn College will welcome some of the leading activists and scholars to take part in a national conference that will discuss the historical and current accomplishment of
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February 5, 2009Raynard JacksonThe past three weeks I have been a witness to history that I never dreamed I would see. I was at Obama’s swearing in on January 20th. Then last week I watched the election of Michael Steele to be the first Black and new chairman of the Republican National Committee. The power of the two offices are not comparable, but their significance is.I have known Michael Steele for many, many years and consider him to be a friend. I have watched him persevere through many ups
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Posted by TheBlackList on February 10, 2009 at 9:00am
James C. McIntosh, M.D.:
The great Prussian general, and before I get into trouble and anybody is asked to denounce me, for calling a Germanic leader great, let me cautiously say wickedly great. The wickedly great Prussian general Frederick the Great wrote in his instructions to his generals, that "The greatest secret of war and the masterpiece of a skillful general is to starve his enemy.
That's what sanctions do.
In Zimbabwe sanctions have created critical shortages of supplies of clean wat
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Steve Paterno:February 5, 2009 — Once again the African Union (AU) has proven to be moving in the wrong direction from the principles it ought to adhere. For over fifty years, the five-decade-old continental organization still showing that it is created solely to protect African ruthless dictators. In the event of its annual summit, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the organization first act of shamefulness was to allow itself to be chaired by another dictator, the Libyan Col. Muammar Gadd
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Posted by TheBlackList on February 9, 2009 at 5:30pm
Buying Black Isn't Racist; It's Necessary
Black America Is Still Playing Catch-Up
Pepper Miller
John and Maggie Anderson of Oak Park, Ill., made headlines in December when they pledged to help jump-start the economy by exclusively supporting Black-owned businesses for an entire year beginning Jan. 1.
As reported in the Chicago Sun-Times: The Andersons, who plan to spend about $10,000 a month ... will move their checking account to and refinance home and car loans with Black organizations. Th
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From Malcolm X to Barack Obama: The Legacy of Struggle and Inspiration
Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Langston Hughes Auditorium
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
Malcolm X Boulevard & 135th Street
Harlem, NY
The Malcolm X Museum commemorates the 44th Anniversary of the Assassination of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) with young adults who will discuss how they have been inspired by Malcolm X and the rise of Barack Obama as the first black President of the United State
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Posted by BF Bankie on February 9, 2009 at 12:02pm
Luke Kuth Dak:FEB. 5/2009, SSN; The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King once said: “An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over it’s injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”When it comes to the International Criminal Court, also known as [ICC], the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement [SPLM] finds itself in awkward position. The party of late Dr. Joh
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Posted by MetroSistah on February 9, 2009 at 3:16am
Every morning in AfricaA gazelle wakes upIt knows that it must run faster than the slowest lion, or it will be killedEvery morning a Lion wakes up.It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle, when the Sun comes up- you had better be running!Read more…
Posted by TheBlackList on February 9, 2009 at 12:00am
Vantage Point
Articles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels
Making the American Flag “Our Flag”
February 9, 2009
On Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., there was a veritable sea of Red, White and Blue as some two million proud Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Black people, furiously waved their American Flags on the National Mall. This overt expression of affection for the American Flag was somewhat out of character for Blacks, who have been understandably ambivalent about America’s sa
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by Bob Shipman | 02.06.2009The following is a excerpt from article written concerning a trend in my city and may be reflected across the nation. We have started a listserv elist yahoo group to begin to build a structure communication tool for the parents of color to the way the leaders of this group tap into this list.please join in the discussion as needed...This time of the year, shaky tax preparers get rich. Many low income folks use the corner store tax company that pops up in December and b
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Posted by TheBlackList on February 8, 2009 at 4:00pm
Paul Scott:
I once asked my homie, spoken word artist, James Washington how it is that a
thugged out brotha like him gets invited to speak at churches all the time
and a (relatively speaking) clean cut brother, like me, can't even make it
past the front door ?
"Simple," he said. "You don't know how to speak Christian-ese."
Christinese- a type of dialect that will make black folks give you the shirts
off their backs. Master the language and African Americans will follow you to
the ends of the
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