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AfrikaTalk: Realizing the Potential

Posted by ARighteousSista on September 2, 2008 at 6:00am

Ory Okolloh tells the story of her life and her family -- and how she came to do her heroic work reporting on the doings of Kenya's parliament. About Ory Okolloh<

About this talk; http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ory_okolloh_on_becoming_an_activist.html
Ory Okolloh maintains the blog Mzalendo, providing an unprecedented look at the doingsof Kenya's parliament -- information once unavailable to Kenyan citizens.

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THIS IS FOR MY PEOPLE

Posted by HABWWE on September 2, 2008 at 5:06am

This is For My People

There was a Black man, a White man, a Native American man and aLatino man. All four of them were on top of a cliff discussing the difficulties that their people had gone through.The Native American said, "My people have suffered the most, and inhonor of what they have endured, I will fling myself off this cliff inhopes that my blood will change things." So he yelled "THIS IS FOR MYPEOPLE", and jumped off the cliff.The Latino, not wanting to be outdone, quickly looked at the

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THE 2008 IMPERATIVE

Posted by HTS on September 2, 2008 at 2:26am

DYNAMIC DUO

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Mbodyment's Call to Action: The Fight Against Obesity

Posted by Maureen Guest on September 2, 2008 at 1:00am

Mbodyment is calling to action the fight against obesity by launching the Mbodyment’s Action Against Obesity Foundation (MAAOF). As many know, America is one of the fattest countries on Earth and has plagued our society. Obesity is the leading cause of diseases such as Type II Diabetes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Liver Disease, Sleep Apnea, Osteoarthritis, Depression and many more. These disease are life threatening and will shorten a life span by ten to twenty years.

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Obama, the annointed one.

Posted by KWASI Akyeampong on September 1, 2008 at 8:00pm

No words need!!

Labor Day 2008

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on September 1, 2008 at 1:43pm

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonLabor Day 2008“Very few Americans experience the power of a union anymore. U.S. unions today represent just 7.8 percent of all private sector workers. Organized labor can't stop wages from falling; hours from increasing; jobs from being offshored; or health and pension benefits from disappearing. Conditions in unionized garment and meat-packing factories here have regressed to the point where they actually mirror those described in muckraking exposes of a

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DUDLEY THOMPSON - The Charges

Posted by BF Bankie on August 31, 2008 at 3:25pm

Thank you for your mail and for agreeing to step-down as Chairperson of the Honorary Board and agreeing, as Kola says, ‘to remain on Board’, by being a member of the Honorary Board of the Sudan Sensitization Peace Project (SSPP)That said and to reverse the order of proceedings, I come to the ‘Charges’ as you call them. Please do not take these questions personally. We are all in a learning curve, with some more advanced in their knowledge of Afro-Arab relations than others. The fact that these i

RandomThougths About Current Events

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on August 31, 2008 at 12:18am

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonRandom Thougths About Current EventsThe last few days and weeks have been historic and quite memorable. Of course I have my thoughts and opinions about much of what has happened. For one day Back Obama was the rage. His acceptance speech in Denver was watched by thirty-eight million people on televison and seen in person by seventy some thousand people. I watched at a viewing party at the Philadelphia African-American Museum. The atmosphere was giddy and h

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10 Email Marketing Tips From Arlena The ePublicist

Posted by Jim Neusom on August 30, 2008 at 3:30pm

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)As a Digital Drummer, I'm always looking for something good to put on this virtual drum line...smileArlena Richardson, is a relatively new friend, I met on We Are Creative People (see www.wacptv.ning.com) I've watched this sister selfishly put out positive, proactive and empowering information for the last year.She exemplifies what social networking is all about; sharing, supporting, and encouraging those of us in the Black online D

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The Nutter Administration's Agenda and Non-Profit Funding

Posted by Baba Bob Shipman on August 27, 2008 at 9:50pm

On Monday, I reported that the City of Philadelphia--for the moment, at least--had informed the Institute for the Study of Civic Values that the city contract that supports PhillyBlocks would not be renewed for the coming year.We asked everyone on our lists who values what we do to use the Hallwatch.org service to fax letters to City Councill and the Mayor telling them how PhillyBlocks benefits you and why the City should continue to support it. You can access that service easily from the home p

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The Nutter Administration's Agenda and Non-Profit Funding

Posted by Baba Bob Shipman on August 27, 2008 at 9:49pm

On Monday, I reported that the City of Philadelphia--for the moment, at least--had informed the Institute for the Study of Civic Values that the city contract that supports PhillyBlocks would not be renewed for the coming year.We asked everyone on our lists who values what we do to use the Hallwatch.org service to fax letters to City Councill and the Mayor telling them how PhillyBlocks benefits you and why the City should continue to support it. You can access that service easily from the home p

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How To Read e-Mail Headers

Posted by Jim Neusom on August 21, 2008 at 12:57pm

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileSpam is a consistent problem in our online world. Now personally, I believe everyone has a right to tell you about their business/products/service. It is called free speech or in this case "Business Speech", and protected by Constitutional law. But that does not change the fact the Unsolicited Commercial E-mail or UCE is more then just an inconvenience (like traditional

AmeriKKKan Hypocrisy KNows No Bounds

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on August 21, 2008 at 12:50pm

From The Ramparts Junious Ricardo StantonAmeriKKKan Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds“The idea that the U.S. can, should and must be, more or less, in a state of permanent war, and can start wars in a whole host of circumstances having nothing to do with defending the country from an attack or imminent attack, is as close to an unchallengeable, bipartisan article of faith as it gets. We're a country that fights wars and uses military force in far more places and for far broader reasons than any other co

Why Should We Care About What's Going On in Central Asia?

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on August 14, 2008 at 1:30pm

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonWhy Should We Care About What is Going On In Central Asia?On one of the Websites that carries my blog/column From The Ramparts , in the post a comment section, a Sistah inquired what the significance of my posting about the situation in South Ossetia was; and what did that situation have to do with the “black cause”? First of all, the essence of my article was, we (people of African ascent) were sleeping while a potential flashpoint for WWIII was being ign

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Isaac Hayes’ Memorial Service Is Announced

Posted by black cotton on August 13, 2008 at 11:25am

Isaac Hayes’ Memorial Service Is AnnouncedAugust 13th, 2008The R&B, soul icon passed away Sunday at the age of 65A celebration of the life of powerhouse composer-musician Isaac Hayes will be held on Monday at Hope Presbyterian Church in Cordova, Tenn. The Grammy-, Golden Globe and Academy-award-winning artist passed away Sunday in Memphis at the age of 65. We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and love from Isaac’s dear friends, colleagues and fans from every corner of the world, and

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BOOK EXCERPT: WARRIOR SONG

Posted by First Scribe on August 11, 2008 at 9:03pm

CLICK THE FILE TO READ THE INTRO AND FIRST CHAPTER OF OUR BOOK WARRIOR SONG.INTROandTRACK1.pdf

We Slumber While WWIII Is In The Making

Posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton on August 9, 2008 at 11:55am

From The RampartsJunious Ricardo StantonWe Slumber While WWIII Is In The Making“Last year, the Georgian president commissioned from private Israeli security firms several hundred military advisers, estimated at up to 1,000, to train the Georgian armed forces in commando, air, sea, armored and artillery combat tactics. They also offer instruction on military intelligence and security for the central regime. Tbilisi also purchased weapons, intelligence and electronic warfare systems from Israel. T

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"If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more."

Posted by Baba Bob Shipman on August 9, 2008 at 8:16am

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

"If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more."-Harriet TubmanMany of our people of color are in mental slavery. Most are victims and refuse to escape to the land of self sufficiency. I and many others work tirelessly to lay out the tools , but few grasp them immediately, trust and

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BGVideoBlog #4- 'KK in the WC VIP' Catchy Ain't It..

Posted by RE Ausetkmt on August 8, 2008 at 12:06am

BadGal BadGal What Ya Gonna Do ? BadGals VideoBlog number 4 for you !

Detroit Mayor Jailed; Appeal Set For Friday

Judge Revokes Bond, Suspends Travel

POSTED: 10:09 am EDT August 7, 2008

UPDATED: 8:10 pm EDT August 7, 2008

DETROIT -- Inmate No. 25330, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, will be treated the same as any other prisoner in the Wayne County Jail as he spends the night Thursday, said Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans.Despite Kilpatrick's humble apologies to the court, Judge Ronald Giles sent Ki

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FaceBook Developers Fund - $25k to $250k Free Grants

Posted by Jim Neusom on August 7, 2008 at 1:51pm

Greetings Family,(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smileAs a Digital Drummer, I pass messages of interest and concern from one website to another....like the drummers of old Africa. I picked up on the story below from the BDPA (www.bdpa.org) social networking group on CollectiveX (see http://bdpa.collectivex.com/)I like to write articles/posts on the opportunities created by, and barriers broken by the advent of technology (s

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AfrikaTalk: Realizing the Potential

THIS IS FOR MY PEOPLE

THE 2008 IMPERATIVE

Mbodyment's Call to Action: The Fight Against Obesity

Obama, the annointed one.

Labor Day 2008

DUDLEY THOMPSON - The Charges

RandomThougths About Current Events

10 Email Marketing Tips From Arlena The ePublicist

The Nutter Administration's Agenda and Non-Profit Funding

The Nutter Administration's Agenda and Non-Profit Funding

How To Read e-Mail Headers

AmeriKKKan Hypocrisy KNows No Bounds

Why Should We Care About What's Going On in Central Asia?

Isaac Hayes’ Memorial Service Is Announced

BOOK EXCERPT: WARRIOR SONG

We Slumber While WWIII Is In The Making

"If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more."

BGVideoBlog #4- 'KK in the WC VIP' Catchy Ain't It..

BadGal BadGal What Ya Gonna Do ? BadGals VideoBlog number 4 for you !

Detroit Mayor Jailed; Appeal Set For Friday

Judge Revokes Bond, Suspends Travel

FaceBook Developers Fund - $25k to $250k Free Grants

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