The African-American online boom

Finding and losing history

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 ...

This is just for reference. Similiar postings like this are filed under “Research”. The sole purpose of the next few postings is to centralize researched data on this site. I have been collecting information like this for years, but I usually keep it on my own PC.

“African Americans say they’re more likely than the general population to participate in several online activities. Sixty-eight percent of visit news sites, while only 56 percent of the general online population is likely to visit news sites. Entertainment is a popular destination for 55 percent of African Americans, compared to 26 percent of the general online population. Seventy-two percent of African American Internet users seek out health content, compared to 53 percent of the general online population. Sixty-percent of African American Web users, and 40 percent of the general online population, visit financial content including account information, stocks, and new financial accounts. Thirty-nine percent of African American users, and 26 percent of the general online population look up sports information. ” (more…)

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Posted by Duane On April - 17 - 2006

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exe Says:
April 17th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Good stuff. It’s very encouraging to read that the analysis of Black online activity reveals web surfing being done largely for educational purposes.
mozez peppers Says:
November 6th, 2006 at 8:28 am
IT IS TIME FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO HARRY BELAFONTE, PROFESSOR CHARLES OGLETREE AND MINISTER FARRRAKHAN. .WHITE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE THE SAME.. PROFESSOR OGLETREE SAYS BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD GET INVOLVE IN A THIRD POLITICAL PARTY.BLACK INFORMANT SHOULD INFORM BLACK PREACHERS TO STOP SELLING BLACK VOTES TO KKK GRAND DRAGONS.
CE Coach Says:
May 5th, 2007 at 6:24 am
Hats off to you. “The African American Online Boom” is a terrific topic.

After listening to a real-time discussion between two men, I can agree that much of the populaton invest time on Entertainment sites, much of which leads toward purpose-driven activities.

For me however, life lessons on purpose is captured in three steps.

1. Finding Your Purpose Within!

2. Succeeding on Purpose!

3. Fire and Desire!

Whether online or in a book, everybody is looking for something that gives life purpose and meaning.

Once again, Great Topic!