Posted by Duane On March - 15 - 2006ADD COMMENTS
Com'on y'all! === A FEW YEARS AGO, a sterile Wells Fargo branch in southwest Los Angeles got some soul. Bland white walls were painted vivid red and African sunset yellow. A nondescript carpet was ripped up and replaced with an earthy brown zebra-striped rug. Framed and matted swaths of African kente cloth were hung on the walls; a mural of Buffalo soldiers was painted behind the tellers. The transformation, completed in 2004, illustrates ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 15 - 2006ADD COMMENTS
I have not seen this show yet, but I will be watching it tonight. If you already saw the first episode, please tell us what you thought. In the meantime, LaShawn gives her 2 cents, and TruthDig gives the real scoop behind this show. Here is an excerpt of their article: By Sheerly Avni "Gangsta-rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube served as the show’s co-executive producer, in addition to writing its theme song, “Race Card.” R.J. ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 15 - 2006ADD COMMENTS
A special thanks goes to Cedric Muhammad of BlackElectorate.com for featuring Monday's commentary "The pass of a good “preach”.  Mr. Muhammad has also featured other postings of mine on his site quite a few times in the past. He has a very good site that features opinions from all over the black spectrum. Please visit his site often!! I would also like to extend a special thanks to those of you ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 15 - 2006ADD COMMENTS
"If the large percentages of black children dropping out of high school continues, the number of African-American engineers in the United States -- already small -- could shrink to nothing, a trade group warned yesterday. "We're no different than dinosaurs looking at a meteor heading right toward us -- because we're headed to our own extinction," warned Carl Mack, executive director of the Alexandria, Va.-based National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). More
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Posted by Duane On March - 15 - 2006ADD COMMENTS
Submitted by:Laylah Amatullah Barrayn Call for Exhibition Artists: The B-Girl Be gallery exhibition will take place on June 29-August 19, 2006 @ Intermedia Arts main gallery, 2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 55408. 2006 B-Girl Be Exhibition Artists Guidelines and Required Application available at www.IntermediaArts.org point to Program/ B-Girl Be or call (612) 871-4444 to have the application sent by mail. Deadline for Work Samples and Application Submissions: Friday, April 14, 2006 More
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Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - Ben Jakes, executive director of Project Destiny is known for his innovative approach to reaching at-risk youth. Project Destiny, a DeKalb county school in Metro Atlanta, focuses on students requiring smaller class sizes and more individual attention. Jakes recognized his students could benefit from a world class coach. Jakes called Be Someone founder Orrin Hudson, an African American national chess champion, #1 Best Selling author, motivational speaker ...More
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Posted by Duane On March - 15 - 2006ADD COMMENTS
JACKSONVILLE -- The National Urban League has chosen Jacksonville to host one of five national Economic Empowerment Centers. The local center will launch March 14, becoming the fifth of five national locations implemented by the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership. The program seeks to increase minority entrepreneurship, business development and job creation in cities where economic development is lacking, said Charles Reynolds, director of the EEC. The new facility will be operated through ...More
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