Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Dr. Wilmer Leon: Debt Compromise on the Backs of African Americans is Really an Historical Trend
By
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III
During this debt and deficit debate President Obama has been very clear in stating, “Not only is it not fair if all this is done on the backs of middle-class families,” Obama said, “it doesn’t make sense. … That’s why people from both parties have said the best way to take on our deficit is with a balanced approach … one where wealthy Americans and corporations pay their share, too.” It appeared as though closing tax loopholes and increased revenues coming from the “…oil company or a corporate jet owner that’s doing so well …” was not a point of compromise.
Malcolm X’s Daughter Gets 5 Years Probation for Robbing the Elderly
Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World
For previous report click here.
It is probably safe to say that Malikah Shabazz is not upholding the image of her father, Malcolm X. At the age of 46, X’s youngest daughter has been sentenced to 5 years of probation for stealing $55,000 from an elderly woman by charging on credit cards in the woman’s name. Shabazz is required by the courts to pay off the debt in full. If she fails to do so, she could get up to 7 years behind bars.NYDailyNews.comreports:
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Are Black Rappers to Blame When a White Rapper Uses the N-Word?
How Prisons are the Latest Form of Slavery
Basketball Wife Tami Roman Gets into a Massive Car Accident
13-Year Old Boy Shot 8 Times by Chicago Police
What Should Be the Punishment for Touching a Black Woman’s Hair without Permission?
Yvette Carnell: Is Al Sharpton Owned by Corporate Ameri
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
JasmineHughes: Summer’s Eve “Talking Vagina” Ad Offends Some Black Women
By JasmineHughes, Your Black World
When advertisers try to ‘appeal’ to a specific audience on whom they have failed to do their research, the outcome isn’t so great. That was the case once again in a new Summer’s Eve advertisement that many are saying mixes racial stereotypes in a way that is both sexist and tasteless.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Symetry
And now a moment on the subject of symmetry. An issue this country has been fixated on for over 400 years.
By definition, any shape that is divided symmetrically is divided equally. If you were to take this shape and view it from the top it would indeed appear to be divided equally. However, when viewed from the side, each of the heretofore equally divided sections becomes disproportionate and it appears to be divided unequally...In essence, each new angle from which you view this shape presents a new reality.
And now a moment on the line itself. By definition, a line is the barrier that separates each of the early divided sections.
As I contemplate this shape that I live in I must ask myself:
"Who is it that controls the social, political and economic ink that is the line which divides this shape?"....Moreover, "Who is it that tells me that my people make up one of the evenly divided sections of that shape?"...
.....SURELY IT IS THEY WHO VIEW IT FROM THE TOP...
By definition, any shape that is divided symmetrically is divided equally. If you were to take this shape and view it from the top it would indeed appear to be divided equally. However, when viewed from the side, each of the heretofore equally divided sections becomes disproportionate and it appears to be divided unequally...In essence, each new angle from which you view this shape presents a new reality.
And now a moment on the line itself. By definition, a line is the barrier that separates each of the early divided sections.
As I contemplate this shape that I live in I must ask myself:
"Who is it that controls the social, political and economic ink that is the line which divides this shape?"....Moreover, "Who is it that tells me that my people make up one of the evenly divided sections of that shape?"...
.....SURELY IT IS THEY WHO VIEW IT FROM THE TOP...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
I've been afforded this opportunity to blog on this forum and as it may be my only chance to do so, I'd like to discuss what is most important to me, that being culture. In a world ruled by commercial interests, political maneuverings and religious zealotry (or apathy), the importance of culture is often overlooked. Culture is simply defined as one's way of life...as such it is within this field of study that the secrets of life are revealed.
As Afro-Americans, we find ourselves in a perpetual struggle. In whatever field of human endeavor you choose to select you will find that the Afro-American diaspora trails behind nearly every other. In education, it has been revealed that Afro-American males are the least educated and by proxy make the least amount of money. You will see that Afro-American women are at the highest risk of contracting some form of STD. You will see that black men seemingly sell themselves into the modern day slavery that is the United States Penal System.
This struggle begins for us in the public school system. Understand, that if one were to take a random Afro-American off the street and ask that they provide a brief discourse on the history of their race that summation will almost invariably begin with slavery. Understand, that brothers and sisters sell themselves into slavery because it is taught in our schools that slavery is our way of life.
Unfortunately for us, every contribution Afro and Afro-American peoples have made to the advance of humanity have been stolen from us. We are taught that Hippocrates is the father of modern medicine yet this is patently untrue, insofar as Ancient Egyptians were known to have very specialized system of medicine, even to the extent of performing successful brain surgery. Hippocrates did establish the profession of medicine and as such should be known as the "Father of the BUSINESS of healing others"
As a people we must do a true investigation of culture, not from the perspective of "look how far we've come since slavery" but, " look, our throne is still outside our grasp". What this includes is an elimination of black history month because human history is black history. We need to stop highlighting the "first black person" to do this and that because while the intention is good, the cultural influence it carries sends the message that we are playing catch up. Schools need to teach about the Moors because it was their influence that acted as the catalyst for the renaissance.
Much akin to the above example is the relationship shared with the Greeks and the Persians, the Romans and the Carthaginians, the British and the Zulu wherein it is revealed that that traditionally black societies as a matter of necessity have historically been dealt with as equals by other cultures.
We should be approaching the realization that heretofore, what we have attempted has not worked. Government invariably results in class warfare ( Monarchy and the peasants revolts, Czarism and the Bolshevik revolutions...Democracy and trickle down economics). Religion undoubtedly results in zealotry for anyone who feels they have a corner on the market of truth is indeed a dangerous force.
In closing I'd like to state emphatically, that as long as we as a people continue to fascinated by symbols and illusions of power we will continue to be powerless...and that as long as we allow the education system to indoctrinate our children with all the things that DON'T matter we will remain, Deaf, Dumb and Blind to the world around us...
I go as I came...
with respect for my ancestry and love for my people
As Afro-Americans, we find ourselves in a perpetual struggle. In whatever field of human endeavor you choose to select you will find that the Afro-American diaspora trails behind nearly every other. In education, it has been revealed that Afro-American males are the least educated and by proxy make the least amount of money. You will see that Afro-American women are at the highest risk of contracting some form of STD. You will see that black men seemingly sell themselves into the modern day slavery that is the United States Penal System.
This struggle begins for us in the public school system. Understand, that if one were to take a random Afro-American off the street and ask that they provide a brief discourse on the history of their race that summation will almost invariably begin with slavery. Understand, that brothers and sisters sell themselves into slavery because it is taught in our schools that slavery is our way of life.
Unfortunately for us, every contribution Afro and Afro-American peoples have made to the advance of humanity have been stolen from us. We are taught that Hippocrates is the father of modern medicine yet this is patently untrue, insofar as Ancient Egyptians were known to have very specialized system of medicine, even to the extent of performing successful brain surgery. Hippocrates did establish the profession of medicine and as such should be known as the "Father of the BUSINESS of healing others"
As a people we must do a true investigation of culture, not from the perspective of "look how far we've come since slavery" but, " look, our throne is still outside our grasp". What this includes is an elimination of black history month because human history is black history. We need to stop highlighting the "first black person" to do this and that because while the intention is good, the cultural influence it carries sends the message that we are playing catch up. Schools need to teach about the Moors because it was their influence that acted as the catalyst for the renaissance.
Much akin to the above example is the relationship shared with the Greeks and the Persians, the Romans and the Carthaginians, the British and the Zulu wherein it is revealed that that traditionally black societies as a matter of necessity have historically been dealt with as equals by other cultures.
We should be approaching the realization that heretofore, what we have attempted has not worked. Government invariably results in class warfare ( Monarchy and the peasants revolts, Czarism and the Bolshevik revolutions...Democracy and trickle down economics). Religion undoubtedly results in zealotry for anyone who feels they have a corner on the market of truth is indeed a dangerous force.
In closing I'd like to state emphatically, that as long as we as a people continue to fascinated by symbols and illusions of power we will continue to be powerless...and that as long as we allow the education system to indoctrinate our children with all the things that DON'T matter we will remain, Deaf, Dumb and Blind to the world around us...
I go as I came...
with respect for my ancestry and love for my people
Dr. Boyce Watkins: Let Me Explain How BET Has Become the New KKK
Click to listen to Dr. Boyce Watkins explain his assertion that BET has become the new KKK
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The President’s Full Remarks about the Missouri Tornadoes
Good morning, everybody. Before the day starts here in England I wanted to say a few words about the devastating storms that we've seen in Missouri and Minnesota and across the Midwest.
Like all Americans, we have been monitoring what's been taking place very closely and have been heartbroken by the images that we've seen in Joplin, Missouri, in particular. The devastation is comparable and may end up exceeding some of the devastation that we saw in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, just a few weeks ago.
Monday, May 23, 2011
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