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Illustration by Henry Grimes GRIMES TIMES!! GRIMES TIMES!! January, ‘O9 “... one wonders / if snow / isn’t a wing’s long memory / across winter.” (~ Steve Crow, “Revival”) Monday, January 19th: Release date for “Henry Grimes Solo,” the phenomenal double-CD set on the ILK Music label, www.ilkmusic.com, with Henry playing acoustic bass and violin for more than 2&1/2 hours of continuous improvisation! Please see Henry’s “Purchase CD’s and Books” page for more information (henrygrimes.com/CDs-books.

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Things That Make You Go Hmm?

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonThings That Make You Go Hmmm?“WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voiced strong support on Thursday for Israel's battle against Hamas militants in Gaza, while urging a ceasefire that would prevent Hamas from launching any more rockets into Israel. The chamber agreed on a voice vote to the non-binding resolution co-sponsored by Democratic and Republican party leaders in the chamber.” www.informationclearinghouse.info/article22009 is only a few day
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By Phillip Jackson The previous generation of young Black males was destroyed between 1985 and 2005. No amount of crying, cursing or hand-wringing can change this because that generation is gone! We need only walk down any city street in almost any predominantly African American community to see residue of the broken lives -- millions of young Black men nationwide. Few people spoke out effectively and even fewer engaged in actions to prevent this silent genocide. The mass destruction of Black
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2009 National Juneteenth Events Schedule

(Belzoni, Mississippi) - The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF), National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC), and Juneteenth America, Inc. (JAI) announces the 2009 National Juneteenth Events Schedule. The establishment of Juneteenth as a National Holiday Observance, the preservation of our African-American jazz legacy and providing opportunities for reconciliation and healing from the legacy of slavery are among the goals of the annual events. "We hope that our even
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Taking Charge of Your Positive Direction

"Taking Charge of Your Positive Direction"

by J. Bert Freeman

Synopsis

What you say today can impact your life tomorrow. Your choice of words can move you in a direction towards or away from effective personal and professional relationships and you are in charge of that choice. Positive direction means that the words you speak consistently steer you toward the successes or outcomes that you want or need with others. In this book, J. Bert Freeman identifies the impact of choosing positive dire

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Harlem Condo at Fifth Avenue and 120th Street: "Fifth on the Park" Opens in 2009 The 28-story "Fifth on the Park" condo tower opens in 2009 at Fifth Avenue and 120th Street. The multi-purpose condo tower is on the southern perimeter of Mt. Morris Park (also known as Marcus Garvey Park). This development has 160 market-rate condos (and they are asking a staggering, jaw-dropping $1,000 per square foot which is a patently absurd price for this stretch of East Harlem!), 46 affordable housing rental
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I AM SEAN BELL...Black Boys Speak

Please check out Sis. Muhammad's fantastic work, it will be among themost moving 10 1/2 mins. you'll spend in 2009! Forward Ever!======I AM SEAN BELL, Black Boys Speak!WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: http://www.vimeo.com/2691617WELCOME TO WILDSEED STUDIOSA Short Form Documentary from Wildseed FilmsDirected by Stacey MuhammadAsst. Directed by Shomari MasonEdited by: Stacey Muhammad & R.H. BlessPrincipal Photography: May 17, 2008Brooklyn, NYRunning Time 10:30On November 25, 2006, undercover NYPD officers fi
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Troy Speaks

UPDATE: ANOTHER STAY FOR TROY"...let Justice roll down like water, And Righteousness as a Mighty stream"Friends, I could not be happier to share with you that Troy Davis received a stay of execution - this means that his execution scheduled for Monday night is OFF! The stay is based on a new appeal that was filed Wednesday seeking permission to file a new lawsuit based on innocence claims.On behalf of GFADP, the board and our members, we offer our sincerest thanks to all the folks at the Georgia
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Oscar Grant, young father and peacemaker, executed by BART police by Davey D Oscar Grant, 22, murdered in cold blood by BART police just two hours into the new year, was the loving father of a 4-year-old daughter, a fact he told the police just as he was shot. He worked as a butcher at Farmer Joe’s Marketplace. By now everyone has seen the horrific videos of an Oakland BART police officer shooting an unarmed Black man, Oscar Grant, while he lay face down on the ground and was fully cooperati
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Troy Speaks

This is a message from Troy Anthony DavisNovember 2008I want to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to Human Rights and Human Kindness, in the past year I have experienced such emotion, joy, sadness and never ending faith. It is because of all of you that I am alive today, as I look at my sister Martina I am marveled by the love she has for me and of course I worry about her and her health, but as she tells me she is the eldest and she will not back down from this fight to save my l
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What Can Black America Learn from Communist China?Build Businesses and ProsperBy Robert N. TaylorWhen it comes to China, the numbers are truly astounding. The Asian giant has the fastest growing economy in the world - averaging roughly 10 percent growth per year for the past 25 years. By way of contrast, if we in the United States grow by just three percent, our economists consider that good news.In fact, China is growing so rapidly that it expects to build a city the size of New York City each
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Get A Functional Unity Calendar for Your City

A Functional Unity Calendar for Your City? What would it mean if all or most progressive African (Black) organizations and institutions in your city all used a single online calendar to post their events and to check the events of other organizations and institutions? And what if the calendar allowed for great detail; including contact phone, web and email information? And what if the calendar was dynamic: letting you post events months and years ahead? And what if the calendar and a dedicat
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Economic Armageddon

From the RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonEconomic Armageddon“It is often reported in the headlines of newspapers that a certain gentleman or woman had been brutally beaten up for failing to pay the debts due to a money-lender. In Malaysia, money-lenders are often referred to as “Ah-Longs”. This is even the case when the debt is paltry. If the money-lender adopts the “soft method” in recovering a loan, it may encourage defaults and non-payments. Brutality ensures full compliance! So is the case wi
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Jeffrey B. Perry newest book Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. "Hubert Harrison was an immensely skilled writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist who, more than any other political leader of his era, combined class consciousness and anti-white-supremacist race consciousness into a coherent political radicalism. Harrison's ideas profoundly influenced "New Negro" militants, including A. Philip Randolph and Marcus Garvey, and his synthesis of class and r
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Family, I'm in tears as I type these few lines. My co-worker recently lost her mother who was only 54 years old. She died of cancer in October 2008. My co-worker and friend is currently reading Somebody Prayed for Me, and she just called me in tears after reading the story "One Moment With You" and the poem "Always In My Heart." These are pieces dedicated to the memory of my maternal grandmother who raised me, nurtured me, loved me, and taught me about being a strong woman. She died at the age o
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Crystal Ball gazing

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonCrystal Ball Gazing“In the real estate realm, the proverbial ‘other shoe’ hasn’t dropped yet, but certainly is dangling - and that’s commercial real estate. As homeowners writhe in agony and stop spending, retailers will go out of business, businesses of all stripes will suffer and commercial real estate will implode. The leverage left over from just the private equity foray into commercial real estate in the acquisitive 2006-2007 period is staggering. Ref
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Two sides of a coin,Heads or TailsTwo sides of a story,Fact or FictionTwo Sides, leading to the following examples:Past or PresentTop or BottomYes or NoWrong or RightMake or BreakHeaven or HellTwo sides of a face,Evil or GoodVision of “Janus”, Roman mythological god of “Gates” & “Doors”Two opposing facesBeginnings” & “Endings”Which side does you heart lie???Two sides of an issue,Black or WhiteWhat is in-between???CONFUSION!!!Imbalance of the spiritual realmArmageddon, inevitableManifestation of
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Need Money - How Good Is Your Business Plan

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileIn these troubling economic times many Black business are looking for funding…..Have you considered Business Plan Competitions?If you are new to business and have no track record, or credit history; If you don't have a rich uncle or Angel financier; you can enter these competitions and not only get great advice on improving your plan, but Hard Cash Grants as well. On ave
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It is perhaps expedient for me to begin this article by acknowledging that I am also contributing to a debate which has been raging for a long time, and to which thousands of Nigerians all over the world have contributed their own opinions. While I do not want to appear repetitive, it is instructive to note that I will definitely not have the last word on this matter, for as long as the debate continues to rage. Hence I am not daunted to contribute to it, because my little voice will add more to
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