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Les Twins — Hip Hop Dance Straight Outta Sarcelles

Posted in Les Twins on March 30, 2011 | 6 Comments »

At the beginning of the year, I was on Facebook when I noticed a post of young twin hip hop dancers. I was blown away by their talent as I watched the brothers Larry and Laurent start actually dancing. Fantastic doesn’t even begin to describe them! There are many dancers out there and most [...]

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Quote(s) of the Day

Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2011 | 6 Comments »

via Lonnie Plaxico: John Henrik Clarke “Powerful people cannot afford to educate the people that… they oppress, because once you are truly educated, you will not ask for power. You will take it.” Krishnamurti/Freedom from the Known, p.11: DISORDER :”The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another… [...]

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Blackout of humanitarian crisis in Cote d’Ivoire

Posted in Africa, African Elections, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Alassana Ouattara, Aljazeera English, Cote d’Ivoire, Crimes Against Humanity, Democracy, Genocide, Jasmine Revolution, Laurent Gbagbo, Leadership, News, Revolution on March 27, 2011 | 12 Comments »

In the wake of the enormous media coverage of the uprisings and so-defined “revolutions” in North Africa and the Middle East, I am hard pressed to find any media coverage of the escalating atrocities and impending civil war in Cote d’Ivoire. The “blackout” of this media coverage I am referring to is not within the [...]

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“What Can the Tea Party Do to Attract Minorities?” by Emery McClendon

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Emery McClendon, Project 21, Tea Party, U.S. Politics on March 25, 2011 | 13 Comments »

Op-ed submission by Project 21 As a tea party organizer and black man, I am often asked how a movement with the critical mission of saving and restoring our republic can attract minorities currently weak in numbers in tea party ranks. The mainstream media and civil rights lobbyists have perpetuated the myth that tea partiers have [...]

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“How Much Do We Need Greenhouse Gas Regulations” by Nicholas Scott

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Environmental Issues, News, U.S. Politics on March 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Article submission from Nicholas Scott, a health, safety, and political advocate with a passion for environmental responsibility. He believes there should be a greater focus on the present risks of environmental toxins to urban communities with close proximity to dense areas of industry. With the recent legislation proposed by the GOP that requests for the removal of [...]

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West overzealous on Libya – Al Jazeera

Posted in Uncategorized on March 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »

West overzealous on Libya – Opinion – Al Jazeera English. Now that the United Nations Security Council resolution for a no-fly zone has been passed, how will it be implemented?The UNSC Resolution 1973 has made it legal for the international community to protect the Libyan people from Muammar Gaddafi’s lethal and excessive force – by, [...]

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Libya, Hypocrisy and Betrayal by the United Nations

Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2011 | 11 Comments »

By Felicity Arbuthnot “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.” George Orwell The bombing of Libya will begin on or nearly to the day, of the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the destruction of Iraq, 19th March, in Europe. Libya too will be [...]

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USAgain Clothing Donation Bins in Da ‘Hood…Can We Trust It?

Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2011 | 26 Comments »

Here’s a sad commentary. I have noticed that there have been clothing donation bins appearing all over Oakland, overnight it seems. What’s sad is that they are appearing in all the ‘hood areas. The poorer areas in Oakland, and other cities, I’ve learned, and I’m suspicious about it. That is sad. Because it seems that [...]

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