History found
Records of freed Va. slaves placed online
History possibly lost
(suburbanchicagonews.com) "A property once covered in unique objets d'art and so renowned even the Smithsonian Institution took notice now is slated for demolition.
Kane County officials this week took further steps toward tearing down the long-abandoned African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archives in Aurora Township by approving an application to the Circuit Court for demolition of 'dangerous and/or unsafe building.'
'This is the very beginning stage' of the demolition process, said Mark VanKerkhoff of the county's Development Department. It could be three to four months before the building actually is torn down, ...
Here we go again with another social experiment
TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network.
The "Washington Watch" program aims to tap into a new interest in politics and government due to the election of President Barack Obama, said Johnathan Rodgers, TV One's president and CEO. It debuts Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. ET, and the show will be repeated each week at 5 p.m.
Martin, who is also a CNN commentator, will interview newsmakers and members of the Congressional ...
LA the hard way
When Antonio Villaraigosa ran for Mayor of Los Angeles a few years ago, most of his platform was based on the fact that he would be the first Hispanic Mayor in 133 years. Question his record beyond the historical narrative and suddenly you found yourself framed as one of "those people" who dislike all Hispanics. Well guess what I saw in the store the other day?
That's right! The one time golden child for the Left who was gonna fix Los Angeles just by showing up is now being called a "failure" by a major publication. Just back in 2006, the ...
Why the rush to make Michael Jackson a “Christian”
On the days following the death of Michael Jackson, I read from two sources so-called accounts from Christians that Michael Jackson was in fact a Christian. Now I found the claim quite interesting because I know that MJ had also claimed to be a Muslim, Jehovah Witness and I believe that he also embraced Judaism to some extent. But how was it that all of a sudden folks were claiming that MJ was actually a Christian. Here was the first claim I came across.
David Pack for purposedriven.com
(The article was removed or moved to another link. But here is the ...
It begins here
Okay, all the hatin' over the BET Awards show is really getting silly. Don't like BET? Then work on changing the culture FIRST. If you can change the culture, you will decrease demand for what you feel misrepresents Black folks. Do it the other way around, and more "BETs" will pop up.
Need an example? Some of y'all may remember back in the day when local churches would stage protests in front of local porn shops. Did they manage to get a few of them shut down? Sure did. But how did the porn industry respond to meet demand?
They moved ...
Posted by Duane On October - 20 - 2004ADD COMMENTS
***Please Note: The next part of this posting will be up sometime during the day on Thursday, so I will not add any other posting until then. I want this posting to carry over to tomorrow because this is one of those subjects of great importance and I want to make sure that everyone has a chance to read and comment before I post the next part of this discussion. ...More
Posted by Duane On October - 20 - 2004ADD COMMENTS
I mentioned these interviews in an earlier posting. They feature 3 African-American women that are registered voters and plan to vote for Kerry (age range 18-32). All three could not answer basic questions regarding the elections. This ties in to the previous post regarding the sad truth that many Blacks do not take the time to find out the facts for themselves BY READING!
Here is the ...More
This is a piece that I found on the net while gathering up some info on a future posting that I am going to do on the same topic of the article below. This is one of those "letters" that is slightly dated written by an "unknown"; however, the message is holds true today. Later today, I will provide links as well as some commentary on this ...More
Posted by Duane On October - 20 - 2004ADD COMMENTS
Well, the sub-field hands (because the national leaders of the NAACP are the head field hands--just thought I would make that distinction) of the NAACP have done it again. They are so desperate to have Massa Kerry in the big house that they are willing to sell crack to get it done.
A Defiance County man has been arrested for allegedly filing more than 100 false voter registration forms in ...More