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When Voting and Racism Collide

Posted in 2010 U.S. Midterm Elections, Black History, Black Issues, Black pride, Civil Rights, Politics, White Approval, White privilege, tagged Black History, elections, Racial Profiling, racist, voting on November 5, 2010 | 7 Comments »

Meet John Barr; Ypsilanti Township, Mich racist. I met John this past Tuesday (Nov 2) when I went to my polling location to vote. Backstory: Over the last few months, I had been debating how I would vote for Mich governor. I was or torn between voting for a republican whom I felt was competent [...]

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Happy Birthday Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr.

Posted in Activism, Africa, African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black History, Black pride, Burning Spear, History, Leadership, Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., YouTube on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Jamaican National Hero, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, founder of Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), as well as a major influence and inspiration to many of our African, African-American and Caribbean leaders and intellectuals, Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. was born on this date in 1887. Click on his image above to go to his official [...]

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Black Magic

Posted in African Diaspora, African Women, Art, Black pride, tagged Black Women, Women of the African Diaspora on April 29, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Black Magic: Her Hands Black Magic: Her Smile Black Magic: Her Skin Black Magic: Her Being Black Magic: Her Promise Black Magic: Her Love Art Credits: 2010 Tafari Stevenson-Howard Muse: Tamara Rasberry

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“Victory of Black History” By Lisa Fritsch

Posted in African Diaspora, African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black History, Black pride, Critical Thinking, Education, Knowledge, Leadership, Life, Lisa Fritsch, U.S.A on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Op-ed submission by Project 21 For me and a special group of youth in North Tyler, Texas, Black History Month began in September. That’s when the coordinator in charge of the “Black History Bowl” at my school began confirming who would participate in this annual competition among neighboring churches the following February. I would conspicuously hover [...]

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Nelson Mandela: 20 year anniversary of that long walk to freedom

Posted in Africa, African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black History, Black pride, History, Leadership, Life, Nelson Mandela, News, South Africa, YouTube on February 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »

20 years ago on this date, Nelson Mandela emerged from Victor Verster prison a free man, after spending 27 years behind bars on Robben Island for his struggle against apartheid. I remember sitting in my living room at the time watching with awe, as he walked hand in hand with his then wife Winnie Mandela. [...]

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