By Anselm AnyohaFour years ago I was unwavering in my intention to write about President Barack Obama. To show how his height, color, skills, emotions and so forth are a result of his mixed race: white mother and black father.
Find out about him first, my procrastinating brain advised. I agreed and read his book, Dreams From my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, written in 2003. Three months ago I went over it again.
The book begins with how, at age twenty-one, Obama received a call fro
By Norma HoltOne has to know how the magic of words kicks in when religious officials say them. They can drop hammer blows on the vulnerable and compel the brain-washed victims of their methods to do their bidding. The message sinks home when one sees the effect of it through the practices of others, such as the black magic of Africa, which for all intents and purposes varies little from that of western style religions, particularly those of the Catholic Church.
A documentary recently highligh
By Omar HuffThe National Urban League 40 years ago released the first edition of its State of Black America report. The report interjected serious consideration of the social economic and social political issues facing African Americans into the national discourse.
Published in 1976, schools had been legally desegregated for 22 years, the Civil Rights Act of 1965 had been in place 11 years, and the economy was one year into economic recovery from the recession that lasted from November 1973 to
2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature: Call for EntriesEtisalat has announced its call for entries to the 2016 edition of the Pan-African Prize, Etisalat Prize for Literature. This is coming just a few months after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila won the 2015 edition of the Prize with his first novel, Tram 83.
Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher, who made this disclosure on Wednesday at a press briefing in Lagos, also announced the Judging Panel for
Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island. The tape give over all and very versatile style from BarsBrown. He give a lil of everything his range and content.
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He was able to capture his lifestyle and the culture from Providence, RI. This being his second tape and his best work to this date. He wanted to be able to draw listener in with his word play and being very lyrical about how he finished the project.
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Tonight, Terry Collins interviews Marvin X on a wide range of topics, including the transition of Muhammad Ali, the presidential primary, but the focus is his recent article Will we resist America's Black Removal Plan? The interview airs on The Spirit of Joe Rudolph Show, Tuesday, June 7, 10PM, KPOO Radio, 89.5FM, www.kpoo.com
Hillary Clinton has apparently won the Democratic presidential primary, and it should be a proud day for women except for the sad fact her political persona contains a pl
By Reginald Grant Technology! It has changed the dynamics of the world and the #BlackLivesMatter Movement has been a recent visible recipient of the technology integration by the world. Republican Presidential candidate Huckabee said recently that Martin Luther King would be ashamed of the movement. Martin Luther King's son disagreed. Democratic Presidential Candidate Hilary Clinton was openly confronted by several leaders of the #BlackLivesMatters movement and the video went viral on YouTube.
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Public Relations, Event Management and Business Consulting Leader Sets Sights on Atlanta’s Faith-Based Market and Growing Community of Startups
ATLANTA, Ga. – ThinkZILLA Consulting, a fast-growing public relations, corporate event management and business consulting firm headquartered in Houston, announced today its expansion with the opening of a new Atlanta office. Led by founder and chief executive officer Velma Trayham, the company aims to help Atlanta area faith-based organizations, start-up
The Tampa Music Conference is an annual event with additional focuses on promoting artists through Social Media year round. Established in 2004 by Angel and Carol Soto it has consistently been hailed as one of central Florida’s most successful music networking event. The TMC has been held at various venues such as the Tampa Conventions Center, T-Pepin’s Hospitality Centre, The Ritz Ybor and other locations. The 2016 edition will be held at the A La Carte Shrine Pavilion.
The object of the TMC is
Baba Lukata believes that the best way for him to live up to his chosen name (Lukata meaning Dynamic or moral force) is to share his cultural growth and development with our children. To that end, Baba Lukata will lead a small group of 15 New Afrikan Youth from Carthage, MS to tour the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN.
Coordinated by Bishop Dr. Cynthia King Bolden-Gardner, Pastor of Greater Love Baptist Church, this tour is design to introduce these youngsters to Ourstory of the Past,
Cali born, but Jacksonville raised artist Balize is ready to put Motion Picture Music on the map. We present to you "Baseball", his latest track, prod by Knockout, support and feedback is appreciated.
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Wayne Wonder & Bigga Rankin are two living legends, when you put these two together, greatness occurs. Today we drop a street remix to "Enemies", which is the 1st record off their upcoming project.
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Memphis Native, ODO6 drops his club banger, "My Birthday" off his latest mixtape "4 & A Baby" hosted by Trapaholics. ODO6 treats everyday like his birthday, and plans to show everybody just how to turn up with this energized mix. Regardless of your race, gender, or culture, you can turn this track up and party like its your "Birthday". Video for "My Birthday" is currently underway and scheduled to release later this summer. For booking, features, beats or more info call 9015091465 or 9016145747.
By Henrik V BlunckWhen I was a kid, about 8 years old, I asked my father: "What is a negro?" I went to an international school in Copenhagen, and all races were represented in class. Just as my father was proud to notice this naïve view on race, so I am today proud to be entirely color blind. I simply don't get why race should be important in some circles.
News Media Part of the Problem
When reporting on crime, we often see the added words "negro", "black" or "hispanic" added to headlines. As t
TC Da Outlaw steps into the studio and begins his musical career with talents of this magnitude unseen in quite some time. TC Da Outlaw released his debut mixtape “Coming all the Way Down“ in and 2005 featured Rich Boy. It marked the streets with an artist that whom will undoubtedly be around for a long time to come. TC first untitled tracks were self-produced in one week, which were a total of 18 tracks that were solely him going in hard on the mic. During the time the T
"Heard, Not Judged" is a national report about young men of color and their need for information and services to better their lives. It's part of President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Initiative.
A newly released report today reveals that improving life outcomes for boys and men of color will rely heavily on their access to trusted resources, both in face-to-face interactions and on-line. In "Heard, Not Judged – Insights into the Talents, Realities and Needs of Young Men of Color," researchers c
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