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Bonded by our survival of near extinctions, Jews and Blacks always leveled with agendas for ending racism. For decades this linkage of two Diasporas endured the normal strains of any relationship; specifically, numerous occasions influenced separation of the two groups with an unbreakable extension of the nasty racial myths behind both groups. However, during times […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw&NR=1 “You will not be able to stay home brother! You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop-out, because the revolution will not be televised.” When Gilbert Scott-Heron’s poem featured on Volume 1 of “The Soul of the Black Panther Era” I can only imagine the excitement that filled the room […]

Behind Bars: For Black Girls, Acting Out Is a Crime Equal Voice Newspaper (via New America Media), Kathy Mulady | May 30, 2011 CHICAGO—LeaJay Harper says she was a typically rebellious teenager raised by a single mother. She left home at 17 and lived on the streets, surviving on stale donated bread and sleeping on […]

The word around Chicago whispers about those young cats in LA, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, and it supposes that OFWGKTA probably bumped some Chicago tracks on their iPods.  Crowd hoppers of the last decade, from Wicker Park to Lakeview, can immediately see the similarities between OFWGKTA and the “Windy City’s” own Tomorrow […]

Some students dive into politics Prega Govender, Times Live, May 15, 2011 Forum inspires black youth Don Lajoie, The Windsor Star, May 14, 2011 Black youth have less trouble if mentored Staff Writer, UPI, May 14, 2011 Spelman hosts historic summit on black LGBT students Anare V. Holmes, GA Voice, May 13, 2011 Racial quotas […]

On February 1st, 1960 four young black men got together and decided to organize. The manifestation of their mobilization was seen by the public, as these four men decided to hold a sit-in at a lunch counter in North Carolina. Fifty-One years, three months, and eleven days later, I am reminded of the power behind […]

Program helping minorities succeed at Springfield Public Schools Claudette Riley, News-Leader, May 8, 2011 Education and economic self-reliance stressed at summit for young men in Detroit Naomi R. Patton, Detroit Free Press, May 8, 2011 St. Sabina honors young victims of violence Michelle Gallardo, ABC Chicago, May 8, 2011 Unemployment among Black College Graduates Black […]

“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only […]

New York Latest Target of Black Anti-Abortion Billboards Lynette Holloway, The Root | February 24, 2011 **Update: A controversial ad that raised the ire of Planned Parenthood and the mom of the child depicted in it will be taken down, according to a statement by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s office. It’s safe to say that […]

Abahlali baseMjondolo or the Shack Dwellers movement began almost six years ago in Durban, South Africa. Abahlali has become (according to their website) the “largest organization of the poor” in post-apartheid South Africa. The organization was solidified through their first protest. This protest was a “road blockade organized from the Kennedy Road settlement” to speak […]

The revolution will be televised.  Yes it will.  That is because we will not have one of our own anytime soon. We may be in the street marching with signs but it will more than likely be for some far away country fighting for this thing we call democracy. I really am trying to be […]

Your favorite (Chicago) blogger has emerged from the Chicago Blizzard of ‘011.  I know you were worried.  Had I waited any longer to leave campus last Tuesday, I would have been part of the group of lucky motorists who got stranded on Lake Shore Drive because of car accidents and snow drifts.  Yet I made […]