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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
While listening to the radio today (a major metropolitan news station), I heard an excerpt from comedian Mike Epps’ upcoming T.V. special:
“I have so many kids that when I drive through the ‘hood, I just wave”
–followed by laughter
If you are not black, you better not get caught repeating this. 
May 8th, 2006 at 6:56 am
The sad thing is that I wish this were just a joke. But all too many men have too many children by all women of the neighborhood. I once heard my husband friend refer to me as a “baby momma”. After using some of the nastier words in my vocabulary he understood the difference between me and a baby momma.
May 8th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
I like your fire Saudia and I understand the offense taken too many of our men and women are settling for not being responsible for their actions. My cousin is on the verge of losing his three children because he refuses to try to provide a better environment for his family amongst other things. When I hear from my lady “Im pregnant all of my negatives go out the window, not that I’m not trying to rid myself of negative qualities but at that point life will ast forward ten to twenty times for me and it becomes all about raising my children in the proper environment which will help them grow into holding themselves accountable
May 8th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
I feel too many of us are reverting back to a slave type mentality. Although, our brothers and sisters in slavery were stopped from learning, too many of us think it’s “White” to learn. Also, during slavery, women were forced to bear children out of wedlock. These women bore the burden of their own society, but some of our people today have reverted back to making babies, without the man being around. In slavery times, the man was forced from his family or used to breed “strong healthy bucks or pickaninnies”. Today, it seems as some of us think it’s okay to make babies and not raise them properly. If Blacks in America think it’s “White” to have respect for oneself and their family, then they haven’t read their history nor do they really know what being a real person of African ancestry is about.