Note: This post was written before the coal mine explosion in West Virginia. 25 coal miners have died after a huge explosion at a Massey Energy mine in Raleigh County in the worst mining disaster in the US in over 25 years. Read more about that at democracynow.org The African American Environmentalist Association was asked […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I recently filled out my census, albeit late, but I saw something that upset me on the census form. No, it wasn’t the word Negro, that’s the least of my problems here. My issue is in the very first part of the questionnaire where it clearly states “Do not count anyone in a nursing home, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th” ~Canibus We all remember that line from Canibus on the anniversary of the day that the Notorious B.I.G. died. Maybe we should take this as a good time to remember Canibus too. He’s still making music that you don’t seem to care about. Anyway, it’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like this. From Marvel Comic’s Truth: Red, White & Black by Bob Morales and Kyle Baker. “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” ~Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History”, founder of Negro History Week, a precursor […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Talk show host Tavis Smiley has decided to end his annual State of the Black Union Conference. In 2005 the conference spawned the book “Covenant with Black America,” about issues in black community. In more recent times the conference took a very critical tone towards President Barack Obama. “[The State of the Black Union] doesn’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Scientists have discovered the gene responsible for curly hair and they are developing a treatment to cure you of those awful curls from the inside out. Likewise the pill would also make curly hair straight. So maybe it’s human to see the grass as being greener on the other side. On graduation picture day in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Are you unemployed, all non void? If you are chances are you are a male. This great recession is being called a “he-cession” by some due to the staggering levels of male unemployment this time around. The loss of male dominated industries like manufacturing is considered a major cause for this. The U.S. Bureau of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “man, woman and child” by Tracy Collins I chose this photo because sometimes I think we forget why the environment is important and who we take care of the environment for. Former Special Advisor for Green Jobs to the White House Van Jones was and I’m sure still is a strong advocate for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On September12th in 1977 Stephen Bantu Biko, noted anti-apartheid nonviolent activist in the 1960s and leader of the black consciousness movement in South Africa, died in police custody. He was 30 years old. His life was dramatized in the movie Cry Freedom where he was played by Denzel Washington. Numerous songs have been written about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
