Black bloggers from around the United States, Canada, UK, Africa, Europe, Brazil, and other parts of the world have come together for “A day of blogging for Justice - Standing up against the pre-trial electrocution." http://aapoliticalpundit.bl...
Putting a photo of First Lady Michelle Obama on its cover doesn't hurt a general-interest magazine, according to a brief in Advertising Age, the journal of the advertising industry. The numbers suggest, however,...
Dr. Carter G. Woodsen, the historian responsible for founding Black History Month might not agree, but Free Press Columnist, Rochelle Riley thinks the time has come to end Black History Month. "For years now, there...
In the Days of Light and Darkness in america, we find our sorrows in inconsistencies and discrepancies in all areas of our society. our structure and foundation has been marred,most often, by true abuses from the...
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The campaign, the election, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama have affected most Americans in personal and unique ways. Each of the following five Americans have taken their time to share their...
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On Friday November 21st,the traveling exhibit, Oh Freedom! Blacks on the Battlefront and in the Aftermath of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey will be unveiled! This unique exhibit is the...
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It has been brought to our national group's attention, United Native America, that you have denounced Shelly Mandell for her support of Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin. I'm sure you're aware that Native...
opinion by UnitedNative | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 169 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
I guess Charlie Rangel is like so many other politicians, black and white, these days. They like making deals for themselves and forget about the people... More HERE
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I have seriously thought about leaving New Orleans for good, now that Gustav has reminded me of the reality of Gulf Coast living. It's not quite the retirement shangri-la...remember all the deaths in...
opinion by DrMarty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1432 views | 46 recommendations | 10 comments
Many people view the Congressional apology on July 29 for slavery and Jim Crow-era segregation with some reserve. The House’s apology was met with mixed reviews from the black community. ...
On Tuesday evening, July 29, 2008, House Resolution 194 was passed by voice vote. This bill represents the first time the federal government has apologized for slavery or segregation.
The bill was first...
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Harriet A. Washington co-authored the paper entitled, African Americans, Physicians and Organized Medicine, 1846-1968: Origins of a Racial Divide, appearing in the July 16, 2008 edition of the...
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The majority of people of African descent, living in America, do not have the luxury of compartmentalizing our collective experience here in America, beginning with forced immigration, enslavement, the...
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Ms. Harriet A. Washington, having been a fellow in ethics at the Harvard Medical School, a fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee...
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The State of Florida formally apologized to the African American Community for injustices committed under slavery and afterwards. The State of Florida stopped short of offering reparations. News was courtesy of the Miami Herald.