Discussing the Diaspora as seen through an internal Black lens
September 29th, 2011
[This article has previously been posted elsewhere, and is reposted here by express permission of the author]
How Black Colleges Are Turning White and Keeping Their Historically Black Colleges and Universities Status: The Ethnic Cleansing Of African Americans in the Age of Obama (Part 1 of 3 )
By Jahi Issa, Ph.D.
For more than 100 years, HBCU’s [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, HBCU, Obama, President Obama
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July 23rd, 2011
The British soul singer, who’s most popular song was a vow not to go to rehab, was found dead in her North London home friday. Her death is believed to be from a drug overdose, though a cause of death has not been determined yet.
The young singer who was born in 1983 joins an [...]
Tags: Amy Winehouse
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June 20th, 2011
A belated Juneteenth post; but a day later is better than not at all.
The following is a report from a previous year.
Juneteenth Round Up
First Purple Zoe has the history:
“Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of [...]
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