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Archive for September, 2007
brotherpeacemaker: Nooses Are More Than Just Pranks
Posted in Activism, African-Americans, Black History, Crime, Geopolitics, History, Holocaust, Jean 6, Justice, Law, Leadership, Life, News, Racism on September 28, 2007 | 6 Comments »
The African Executive: 5th Carnival of African Enterprising
Posted in Activism, Africa, Business, Carnival, Economics, Education, Geopolitics, Leadership, News, Pan Africanism, Politics, Work on September 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
One of my favourite sites in regards to issues concerning the Motherland is The African Executive. They are hosting the 5th Carnival of African Enterprising for October, dealing with topical and developmental issues concerning Africa. This Carnival is held monthly and the previous 4 entailed:
Doing business in Africa
Foreign aid, trade, business and entrepreneurship with focus on the [...]
The Second AfroSpear (October) Carnival: Religion and Negritude
Posted in African-Americans, Carnival, Christianity, Education, Islam, Life, Politics, Racism, Religion on September 19, 2007 | 16 Comments »
Religion as we in the West know and practice it is an outgrowth of imperialism. Careful study of Marimba Ani’s masterwork, “Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior,” makes it clear that the intention and proselytizing usage of European religion was for control and conquest of other peoples. The diasporic African’s attachment [...]
Racism in Football
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Black Bloggers Are Sick of BET and ‘Gangsta Crap’ Music
Posted in Black pride, gansta crap, hip hop music, racist exploitation on September 17, 2007 | 24 Comments »
(New York): Black Bloggers have united to battle mainstream music and entertainment fat-cats who profit off the stereotypical, sexist, and racist exploitation of African American people. Their main targets are Black Entertainment Television (BET), who they call ‘Black Exploitation Television’, and gangsta rappers such as 50cent, Snoop Dog, The Game, and Cam’ron. These artists produce [...]
Message from Francis: Let the World Know that the Jena March Goes on!
Posted in Activism, Criminal Justice on September 15, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Dear Color of Change and Afrospear Kinfolk:
Today, Howard Witt of the Chicago Tribune e-mailed me for a quote confirming that AfroSpear involvement in the September 20 Jena Six Justice March goes on as planned, even though charges have been dropped against one of the six (15%) of the Jena Six defendants.
I e-mailed back and left [...]
Sights of Memory – 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Posted in Black England, Transatlantic Slave Trade on September 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The English Heritage Organization has put together a tour in England related to the abolition of the slave trade.
“When the stories behind our local streets and landmarks are told they can give us a glimpse into the history on our doorstep. The late 16th to early 19th centuries – the period of Britain’s most active [...]
