Message from Eddie

PRAISE THE LORD,
We saved the life of a young black boy, who at age 19, found himself in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong people… been there… done that. I know the pain of having a death penalty hanging over your head… except in my case, it was kidnapping, while robbing [...]

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On Responsibility, Accountability and Values: Part 2

Michael Vick’s statement following his guilty plea in U.S. District Court to a dogfighting conspiracy charge:
“For most of my life, I’ve been a football player, not a public speaker, so, you know, I really don’t know, you know, how to say what I really want to say. You know, I understand it’s - it’s important [...]

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Does Black Pride Exist in 2007? Next on Afronerd Radio.

Cross posted from Black Women in Europe

What does Black Pride look like nowadays? Who are our heroes or do they even exist in this day and age? Do people of color have a messiah complex? These are just a few questions that we will attempt to answer this Thursday at 9pm. Please take a long [...]

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Rap Producer Polow Da Don’s Ignorant Comments about Women

(crossposted at Charcoal Ink with a few edits)
Just checked on Bossip and there is some ridiculous quote he told Allhiphop, stating:
AllHipHop.com: Now, you call yourself the “King of All White Girls.” Elaborate on that for me.
“Just the “King of the White Girls.” I ain’t self proclaimed but I run with it. [Laughs] There was a stage [...]

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Dr. Juanita Bynum, Pastor Thomas Weeks, and the Pursuit

Cross-posted at In Pursuit of Perfection

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Notes from England: Black and Asian Women “missing” from almost a third of workplaces in areas with significant ethnic minority populations

Cross posted from Black Women in Europe: 
As it releases the results of a two-year investigation, which reveals for the first time the full scale of the workplace penalties faced by Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Black Caribbean women, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is today calling for a fundamental cultural shift in the way black and Asian [...]

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The 27-nation European Union called Texas to put a moratorium on executions, which state leaders quickly rejected.

Brother Eddie shared this news on the fight for Kenneth Foster’s life from KVUE news: 
Texas to hit death penalty milestone
 
06:35 PM CDT on Tuesday, August 21, 2007

By ELISE HU
KVUE News
Texas is set to reach a milestone no other state can beat. It will execute the 400th inmate since the state resumed the death penalty in [...]

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On Responsibility, Accountability and Values

I have been shaking my head at all the hype and commentaries concerning the Barry Bonds and Michael Vick sagas. Usually I don’t weigh in on these topics because I find that they are dishonest moments in media (and society at large) ingenuity. Yes Barry Bonds did steroids (allegedly). So did many other baseball players and MBL and the media knew about it, condoned it [...]

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The Case of Kenneth Eugene Foster, Jr.

Brother Eddie Griffin in Texas sent us this email.  This is posted on his blog at this link: PETITION FOR REPRIEVE OF EXECUTION.
If you want to help you can sign the petition here,  call 512.584.1578 for more information, and/or to come to a rally in support of Kenneth. Tuesday, August 21, starting at 5pm, we [...]

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Race And Recovery

 
Are you a victim of racism/white supremacy?
In other words, are you a person classified as non-white who lives somewhere other than an uncharted island? Okay then.
Now, if you have or can be classified as non-white, you should know that you have been a victim of racism/white supremacy. “Racism (White Supremacy) is the local and [...]

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