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The exception to the African-American rule?
2011-07-29 19:24:00  I’m sorry that I don’t meet your low brow expectation…  YES, I know there is a growing census (among other ethnic groups) that countless African Americans in Chicago don’t know how to act! We are loud, rude, ghetto hustlers who apparently have been raised by wolves’ right? I know the impression that we MUST give...
Photo: African-American Customers Asked to Pay More by McDonald's, As
2011-06-12 02:57:00 My friend Alyssa sent me this picture of an undisclosed McDonald's location that is charging African-American customers more, for insurance purposes, as a result of a string of robberies.
City Continues to Delay Hiring Qualified African American Firefighter Appli
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Group: Oldest living African-American dies at 113
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2011-01-15 13:11:00 AP - When she turned 113, Mississippi Winn could still stand up on her own and never thought her age was a detriment to her life.
Danny Davis Quits Chicago Mayor Race, Leaves One African American in Race
2011-01-01 03:33:00 -By Warner Todd Huston The theme of the race for mayor has thus far been twofold. One, will Rahm Emanuel be allowed to stay on the ballot, and two, will there be too many African Americans in the running effectively splitting the black vote all to pieces allowing Rahm to waltz in unopposed? When we started this off a few months ago there were four black candidates. Rep. Danny Davis, former Senator Carol Moseley Braun, Reverend James Meeks, and the least known of the pack William "Doc" Walls. Since then we've seen several of these candidates drop their bid, leaving two. First to fall was James Meeks and now the Sun-Times is reporting that Danny Davis has also given up...
Support Development of Chicago Fire Department African American FIrefighter
2010-11-22 08:07:00 The Chicago Fire Department African American Fire Fighter Museum (CAAFFM) collects, exhibits and conserves artifacts, ( ie. firefighting equipment, documents, photos, and personal histories ) in order to expose the residents of Chicago, and the world, to the rich history of it's African-American Firefighters and Paramedics.The Museum will include an educational venue for visitors and community residents, while also providing a quiet study area for neighborhood school children.The Museum is being promoted as a field trip destination for area schools, and plans are being advanced to develop historical documentaries to supplement the civic history taught in classroom. Contact us today. Location:6843 South Harper AvenueChicago, IL 60637Opening date: February 2011...
Chicago Mayoral Election: Crowded African-American Field Won't Help
2010-11-15 23:04:00 Chicago Mayoral Election: Crowded African-American Field Won't Help As the the candidates line up for the Chicago Mayoral Primary, one thing is certain, African-American voters may very well lose out. The so-called Black Caucus consensus pick, Congressman Danny Davis has not deterred Illinois State Senator James Meeks and former U.S. Senator Carol Mosely-Braun from throwing their names into the fray. The big question, though, is it smart?
Grim Life for African American Men!
2010-10-30 13:11:00 Grim Life for African American Men! Along with police harassment as reported today by Bob Herbert, African American men are facing a number of other deficits in our social justice system: unemployment, prison conditions, declining quality of U.S. education — in short racism is returning as manifested by ...
Another African American Gay Male Commits Suicide
2010-10-29 18:05:00 The 26-year-old New Yorker from Brooklyn who graduated from Harvey Milk High in 2002, worked at Gay Men of African Descent on HIV prevention, and was described as an "advocate for LGBT youth" -- hanged himself on Saturday.
African American Gay Teen Commits Suicide
2010-10-23 16:33:00 A 19-year-old former Howard University student Aiyisha Hassan committed suicide late on October 4th. She appears to be the seventh LGBT teen to make the headlines for committing suicide in the past five weeks. Some reports suggest the former HU student was struggling with her sexuality.
Is Governor Quinn Dangling Peotone Airport For African-American Vote?
2010-09-14 02:56:00 Is Governor Quinn Dangling Peotone Airport For African-American Vote? The Herald News reported, on Saturday, that our clueless governor wants to give full control of the proposed Peotone Airport to Jesse Jackson Jr. and his ALNAC (Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission) Group. It seems that Illinois Governor Pat "Huckster" Quinn is pandering for African-American votes again.
White House Veggie Garden Inspires African American Gardeners, Seed Company
2010-01-08 03:46:00 Beyond the Obama head planter and the Chia Obama, the First Family has created an interest in gardening among many, but among African Americans in particular. "We had a lot more gardeners last year," said Dr. Shemuel Israel, President of the North Lawndale Greening Committee on Chicago's West Side. He credits the recession and First Family with the sudden interest in gardening and urban agriculture in the neighborhood. The enthusiasm was not always so high. In 2005 when the North Lawndale Greening Committee reached out to older members of the community for help with programs tailored to neighborhood youth, there was a feeling of reluctance by some who felt they had already done their fair share of farming. Many opted...
African-American visibility in advertising, Chicago's Commonground bus
2009-11-22 12:04:00 Photo courtesy of FoxBrownFox PR, Ahmad Islam (left) Sherman Wright (right) A commercial is a food or bathroom break for me. I usually don't pay attention to advertisements, but in the past few months I've noticed a pattern in marketing. It's not just the Walmart or McDonald's commercials. I'm seeing it in Tide, Pine Sol, Sprite, Lever 2000, Crest and the Roomplace commercials too. I'm seeing a boost in advertising visibility with African-American families, especially African-American fathers. I wonder if advertising agencies are starting to get the hint about diversity in marketing or did President Barack Obama's family have something to do with the diversity, but either way I love it. It's nice to see multiculturalism on camera....
Gay African American Video Blogger B. Scott
2009-10-23 05:00:00 We're in LA taping shows for our talk show, Feast of Fun and we just spent the day with the delightful video blogger B. Scott. He isn't like he is in this video every minute of the day, but when he is, it's splendiferous. You can listen to the entire interview at Feast of Fun....
African-American search engine RushmoreDrive.com shut down, but does it mat
2009-10-23 00:40:00 RushmoreDrive.com logo While working on a freelance project today about Afrocentrism, I got ready to visit RushmoreDrive.com when I saw it redirecting to a site called Life123.com. After clicking on it a few more times, I finally used Google to find out whether there was a name change for this first-ever African-American focused search engine. I was disappointed to read on Huffington Post's Web site that RushmoreDrive.com was shut down on Friday, June 12 by InterActiveCorp (IAC)....
African-American Chicago Entrepreneurs inspire potential new business owner
2009-09-20 03:33:00 On Aug. 25, I attended an annual Chicago Women's Entrepreneur networking event, courtesy of Sr. Account Executive Robert F. Wimberly II, and met so many women business owners and aspiring women business owners, including fashion experts, internship recruiters, lawyers, health experts and bank owners. When I was in college, I helped write and edit a business plan for a Chicago music company called MidWest Incorporated, and the more I talked to the owner, Phillip Cavil Sr., the more intrigued I became at owning my own business someday. And my favorite restaurant in all of Chicago is Quench!, owned by Quentin Love. I'm fascinated with those who are brave enough to branch out and start their own company--from hiring employees to...
Job: Assistant Prof, University of Kansas, Dept African & African-American
2009-09-17 23:38:00 About the job The University of Kansas. Department of African & African-American Studies. Assistant Prof., tenure-track position to begin as early as August 18, 2010. Required: Ph.D. or ABD in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Stories of the Prophets DAY 26. Racism Slavery African American Negro KKK O
2009-09-16 04:54:00 DAY 26The Stories of the Prophets is a videos series. Listen to the explanation of how each family member in the Family of Light was sent with a purpose to enlighten YOU! Slavery: Suppression of the Sons of Adam Story of Truth pt 77 God Bless America Slavery African Black Negro Racism Story of Truth pt 78 Malcolm X Nation of Islam Black Soul Slavery White Boy Story of Truth pt 79 Black Nation Islam Music Rap Poetry Soul Rhythm Blues Roots Gap DAY 25 DAY 27 Once viewers have watched all the stories they will begin to experience supernatural ability and have an intuitive sense of the unseen world. Take the journey.The Unseen World Saleem Siddiqui is a Political Commentator, Public Speaker, Actor and Consu...
By: Hot Conflict
16TH ANNUAL LITTTE MISS AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT
2009-08-19 20:28:00 Laila AliClaudia JordanChante MooreJennia FredriqueFormer American Idol contestant TrenyceThe 16th Annual Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant took place this past weekend @ THE Universal Sheraton Hotel in California.
By: Ghetto Fabu
African American Beauty Perspective
2009-08-12 05:06:00 I am a dark-skinned African American woman with features that reflect my ancestry. Debates regarding Light vs. Dark and other biases have plagued our race for years and continues to impact millions of Black women. The deeply rooted intra-racial contempt that lies beneath this inane "compliment" is the reason I've chosen to spark dialogue surrounding the topic of self-hatred in our culture. It saturates every aspect of our lives, dominating the perspectives of our generation as a whole. We culturally are so influential, at times inadvertently, that we affect all with the words we utter and the images we portray. It lends to the theory of systemic racism. I'm authoring this piece because I'm miffed by this reality and would like to share my views on these subjects. I read "She's Pretty for a Dark-Skinned Girl..." by Tameka J. Raymond with concern and was wondering if anyone can see change coming in the perspective...
By: Light Within
FLORIDA A & M IS OFFERING COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
2009-07-06 16:14:00 Florida A & M University is providing an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology. Dr. Jason Black is the Principal Investigator of a recently awarded $552,000 NSF Grant entitled African-American Women in Computer Science. The grant provides scholarships from $4000 to $10,000 per year for female African American students.
The African American Book Review
2009-05-26 20:53:00 Blog of the Day Awards for Tuesday May 26, 2009A Blog of the Day Award goes to The African American Book ReviewTechnorati TagsBlog Award Blog Awards winner Bloggers Blogs Awards Blogging Bloggies Weblogs Weblog Award of the day Award web online nominations Internet Blog of the Day Awards Blog of the Day Award Blog of the Day BOTDA winners Weblog Award Weblog Awards blogspot famous famous blogs famous weblogsBe sure to submit your nominations early.Thank youToday's BOTDA are presented by Quotes
Good Thing I?m Not A Civil Rights Activist
2009-05-08 03:07:00 [From: Cinie's World] Image via Wikipedia Good thing I?m not a Civil Rights activist, because, if I was, I?d probably be majorly pissed right now. I mean, if I had worked my ass off trying to get a guy elected who I thought would, and should, have my best interests at heart, and he turned around and ...
By: News for Greens
Smithsonian Chooses Design For African American Museum On the National Mall
2009-04-15 20:20:00 The final museum on the land designated as the National Mall in Washington, DC will be the architectural creation of Freelon Adjaye Bond and SmithGroup teams. The Smithsonian announced its juried decision yesterday, after reviewing the designs of the six finalists in the international call for submissions. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is expected to be finished in 2012.
INK BLAST | MEN WHO ARE HUSBANDS ARE RICHER, HEALTHIER AND LIVE LONGER
2009-04-13 16:14:00 Every year, the third Saturday in April is officially ?Husband Appreciation Day.? This year, it falls on the 18th.
6 Breathtaking Designs For The New African-American Museum On The Mall
2009-03-29 01:36:00 Plans for the final museum on the National Mall in Washington D.C. are beginning to fall into place! Yesterday the Smithsonian Institution opened an exhibit of the six architectural designs being considered for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture... and they are all breathtaking!
White recession, Black depression: Let?s make racial inequality a piece of
2009-02-19 22:13:00 [From San Francisco Bay View] by Dedrick Muhammad and Michael Brown Nearly half of all Black children live beneath the poverty line ? a figure almost identical to that which existed on the day Martin Luther King was assassinated, and four times the average for western European countries. During this Black History Month, the nation and the world ...
By: News for Greens
White recession, Black depression: Let?s make racial inequality a piece of
2009-02-19 22:13:00 [From San Francisco Bay View] by Dedrick Muhammad and Michael Brown Nearly half of all Black children live beneath the poverty line ? a figure almost identical to that which existed on the day Martin Luther King was assassinated, and four times the average for western European countries. During this Black History Month, the nation and the world ...
By: News for Greens
Top 10 African American Inventors
2009-02-12 16:25:00 In honor of Black history month, I have compiled a list of what I think, are the top African-American inventors of all time. I have also included a representative patent along with each inventor. Since Thomas L. Jennings became the first African American to receive a patent in 1821, black inventors have made enormous contributions ...
By: Blawg IT
Top 10 African American Inventors
2009-02-12 16:25:00 In honor of Black history month, I have compiled a list of what I think, are the top African-American inventors of all time. I have also included a representative patent along with each inventor. Since Thomas L. Jennings became the first African American to receive a patent in 1821, black inventors have made enormous contributions ...
By: Blawg IT
Kwanzaa parade celebrates African-American culture on South Dallas streets
2008-12-27 19:02:00 Kwanzaa parade celebrates African-American culture I have very little to say about this *made up*African BULLSHIT other than to ask you to look at the *Kwanzaa Events* and ask yourself, what in the hell is it that these African-American Asshats really want? Children’s activities at the Act of Change, 3200 S. Lancaster Road, Suite 320, Dallas, ...
By: TexasFred's
Best African American Blogs 2008
2008-12-01 09:36:00 Rose Jackson-BeaversI am a writer?s writer and that simply means that I love reading the written words. This includes anything from magazines, books, Bibles, newspapers and blogs. Blogging is an online personal diary written on or at a website and frequently updated for public viewing. It is a web journal where people who are called bloggers write about anything they want. Most bloggers write about things that move them such as love, sex, good books, gossip about television stars, family issues and musicians. Blogs can serve as a creative form of communication between writers and responders as well as a means of self-expression for those individuals who are merely seeking a sounding board. I enjoy blogging and have met some amazing blogging friends. Many of them share my love of the written word. We leave comments back and forth on each other?s blogs.Bloggers may come and go, but more often than not, they return since writing stimulates us in one way or another. It is easy to stop b...
By: Light Within
Repost: Creating the African-American Superman
2008-11-20 04:43:00 A History of Der Huxtable's ReignBill Cosby absorbed quite a bit of flak for criticizing the media creation of "black culture" for endorsing gangsta behavior, obscenity, laziness and selfishness. Far smarter than the average person, Cosby represents the prototype of a new African-American: the intelligent and mobile critical thinker.Suppose for a moment that Bill Cosby used his millions to buy up a cable network and create a new kind of black propaganda. "We will create the African-American Superman," Cosby says, "who will replace this tedious gangsta rap baggy-pants culture with something better."Overwhelmingly, he is elected. His first move is to seize all black press establishments and entertainment outlets. "Only the best media for our youth," he says to wild cheers. "We're going to keep the poisonous usurpers out." Next he takes over the educational system, designing a uniform and a challenging curriculum for black schools.Cosby socializes most industries among the African-Am...
Obama Elected 44th President
2008-11-06 05:05:00 Barack Obama has been elected president in a landslide victory over Senator John McCain. However, listening to the pundits, commentators and citizenry today, this is an aside compared to the history-making of the assention of the first “African-American”- to the highest office in the land. To me, this begs the question, “Did we ...
By: shyspeak.net
James Tucker, African American Voice, on Hillary Clinton's OBAMA endorsemen
2008-08-28 17:10:00 James Tucker is the CEO and publisher of African American Voice, "the voice of African Americans in Colorado." Here's a short, candid assessment of Senator Hillary Clinton's speech on the night of August 26th, 2008, endorsing Barack Obama's nomination for President in Denver at the Democratic Nominating Convention.Digg this story!
Baron Pikes: Cover-Up in Taser Death of African American Man Shocked Nine T
2008-07-24 16:57:00 Police in the city of Winnfield, Louisiana are being accused of covering up the death of twenty-one-year-old Baron Pikes. He died in police custody on January 21 after being shot nine times with a taser gun while in handcuffs. The city police chief initially claimed that Pikes was high on crack cocaine and PCP at ...
By: Today's Talk
Obama Becomes the First African American Presidential Nominee
2008-06-04 05:05:00 Tuesday night, Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination for president to become the first African American presidential nominee from a major party. Throughout the day Obama received the endorsements of enough unpledged superdelegates and enough pledged delegates from South Dakota and Montana, to reach the 2,118 delegates he needed. Senator Clinton could only watch as superdelegates came forward during the day for Obama uniting behind the likely nominee. Obama chose the city that will host the Republican National Convention this summer as the home of his victory speech on Tuesday. Obama spoke before a ruckus crowd of diverse people inside of a packed arena of more than 17,000 in St. Paul, Minnesota. ?You chose to listen not to your doubts or your fears, but to your greatest hopes and highest aspirations. Tonight, we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another ? a journey that will bring a new and better day to America. Because ...
How To Find The Best African American Reborn Dolls
2008-05-29 07:00:00 Not everyone understands reborning, to the uninitiated it’s a world of strange obsession, to the folks that do understand, it provides endless hours of irreplaceable pleasure. That pleasure is derived from beauty, artistry, and uniqueness of each doll, because just like human babies, reborn dolls come in every conceivable shape size and color - nowadays ...
By: Resources zone
Carnival of the Libertarians: Mother?s Day Edition
2008-05-11 17:31:00 Welcome to the May 11, 2008 edition of carnival of the libertarians. I was invited a month or more ago to host this carnival. I’m happy to do so. I’ve got libertarian leaning myself, as well as some not so libertarian ones as those who’ve crawled the blog might be ...
African American Blogs
2008-05-09 18:36:00 While blog walking I have an observation that most African American blogs are having dark colors combinations, mostly black. Is this true? Are there any reasons behind this? Was Just wondering.
By: Light Within
Bob Johnson - An ‘African-American Tragedy’
2008-05-06 12:10:00 Bob Johnson - ‘An American success story & an African-American tragedy’ By: Leonard Pitts Jr. Columnist - Leonard Pitts Jr. I bet Hillary Clinton wishes Bob Johnson would stop... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Movie Review: African American Lives 2
2008-04-26 17:58:00 I know next to nothing about my family tree. If I try real hard and do some digging, I could go back maybe five or six generations. But I already know what I’d find. Some doctors and lawyers, then farmers in America, then farmers in Belgium, Norway, and all over Europe. Then there would be ...
Daphna Ziman Reveals Vicious Anti-Semitism at LA African American Event
2008-04-13 14:27:00 Below are comments from Dapha Ziman, wife of Richard Ziman, former CEO of the major firm, Arden Realty. The Zimans are generous donors to many worthy causes. This letter and video speaks for itself: Hi, I have to tell you of an experience I had last night that was so anti Semitic and frightening: Last night I was ...
Dapha Ziman Reveals Vicious Anti-Semitism at LA African American Event
2008-04-13 02:26:00 Below are comments from Dapha Ziman, wife of Richard Ziman, former CEO of the major firm, Arden Realty. The Zimans are generous donors to many worthy causes. This letter and video speaks for itself: Hi, I have to tell you of an experience I had last night that was so anti Semitic and frightening: Last night I was ...
Wedding Cake Topper of the Day...African American in Military Cake Topper
2008-04-09 04:51:00 Seems that there is not a large selection of different African American cake toppers "out there" to choose from...so again let me remind you that its a pleasure to custom sculpt a keepsake for you...and of course to your "specs" ...which in this case, were of a young couple in the US Army....They are in their military fatigues, a camoflaged affair in both of their cases...He the model of masculinity "pumping iron" while embracing his beautiful bride....she in the camoflaged "look of military matrimony"...dashingly topped of with the most "now" of army berets...their favorite football teams are well represented by the mini helmets ..the Carolina Panthers for the groom and the Philadelphia Eagles for the bride...plus her stack of Dean Koontz literature ...and what bride doesn't sport several shopping bags....???Sgt. Mud and family over here have been wagin' our war on boring factory made caketoppers for 3 decades now....if you wish to enlist our services simply join up here at origi...
Woman versus African-American
2008-04-06 18:58:00 By VictorM:Is the USA ready for either a woman or an African-American to be president? I am of two minds about the question itself. On one hand it's sad that the question is even asked, but given where we have been, it is good that question is being asked seriously because for the first time ever we have a candidate from each group with a realistic shot of winning (even if Hillary's chances are now fading).So, how do Americans feel about this race and gender issue?A poll by CNN and Essence magazine released Thursday found that Americans believe the country is more ready to elect an African-American president than a woman...The good news is that the vast majority of voters think the country is ready for either a woman or an African-American. But I was sad to see lower support for a woman -- though after this campaign, I wasn't surprised. I think it's clear that Hillary Clinton has suffered more sexist abuse than Barack Obama has experienced overt racism this year: men yelli...
By: ARGville
Update: John McCain And African American Voters, And A Visit To Lorraine Mo
2008-04-04 21:00:00 A few days back I wrote about John McCain's possible visit to the Loraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was martyred. Read that post. Well, today he made that possible visit a REALITY.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Osi Speaks!
Detroit Preserves Its Rich African-American Heritage
2008-03-28 06:00:00 You can literally go in any direction from Detroit’s riverfront and see why this is such a major center for African American culture. From the world’s largest museum of African American history or Hitsville U.S.A., where all Motown stars were born, when it comes to African American culture and history, all roads eventually lead to ...
By: Resources zone
Book Review: I am not a slave - LaCorbiniere
2008-03-12 19:55:00 Source: Eugene LaCorbiniere I AM NOT A SLAVE Eugene LaCorbiniere Paperback (6×9) 9781434341068 $ 17.00 Available from: Author House.com BOOK REVIEW I AM NOT A SLAVE I AM NOT A SLAVE is a book that will transform the black community and human race. It is a historical thought provoking account of the black man?s journey and the impact that history, ... |
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