Where is the Black Liberal Agenda?
Last week we all had the opportunity to watch Barack Obama’s healthcare speech. A couple of weeks ago I asked, where is Obama’s Political Saavy? And in the above speech I believe not only did he find...
View ArticleThe Cotton-Deep Rebel Era
The black hipster: a sneaker pimp wearing nothing other than Levi skinnies below the waist and a vintage Public Enemy snap back above the forehead, selects weapons of change from an arsenal of flannels...
View ArticleHarlem Activists: The Occupy Movement Is NOT Just A “White Thing”
Check out this fascinating article about Occupy Harlem, and why the Occupy movement ain’t just a “white thing.” There are definitely prominent Black voices in the movement. Activists and scholars like...
View ArticleHow Can I Lead A Generation?
We hear it everyday, “Somebody should do something about…” or “this generation needs a good leader”. I have found that in my generation there is hope for such remarks. Many of my peers are not only in...
View ArticlePenn State’s Other Scandal: DEATH THREATS Against Black Students
Around the same time period as the University's initial cover-up of Sandusky's alleged transgressions, Black Penn State students were receiving very aggressive hate mail that became DEATH THREATS,...
View ArticleBronx Students Release 10-Point List of Demands to Reform NY Public Education
Dubbing themselves The Resistance, a group of Bronx students have decided to "Occupy" public education, releasing a 10-POINT PLAN for reforming New York City's public school system. Check out their...
View ArticleIdentity Crisis
[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Between Reality TV, Media Pressure and Social Status, we now live in a world where people feel the need...
View ArticleFBI is in the process of prosecuting its first ‘Black Identity Extremist’
According to reports from Foreign Policy, the arrest of Christopher Daniels, known in Dallas as Rakem Balogun, on December 12, 2017 has resulted in the FBI’s first known prosecution of any individual...
View ArticleActivists stall vote on funding Chicago police academy, citing “misplaced...
Chicago’s plans to build a $95 million police training compound in West Garfield Park has created a fierce community campaign, #NoCopAcademy. Due to protestors’ disruption of Tuesday’s city council...
View ArticleSecond member of the MOVE 9, Michael Africa Sr., released on parole after 40...
After a 40-year imprisonment for being a member of the Black liberation organization, MOVE, Michael Africa Sr. has finally been released on parole. In 1972, a group of Black revolutionary activists...
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