Nothing speaks more to the condition of Black America today than the plight of Black farmers. After facing loan discrimination from the USDA from 1983,-1997 the Black farmers won their case in federal court (1997 Pigford v. Glickman) in 1999. While some money was paid out, many applicants’ claims were processed late due [...]
We Need The Freedom Party, Now More Than Ever
It is time to reconsider how Blacks are going to engage in the American political process.
Currently everything Black is being denounced as inappropriate and unnecessary, there are many who have attempted to use the election President Obama to silence and marginalize the Black political presence in this [...]
I say Shirley Sherrod is correct; Obama needs to get acquainted with the southern Black experience. The Black- American experience cannot be fully grasped simply by being subjected to race-based bias. It is about understanding the path to progress that our kith and kin made from slavery to freedom in America and throughout [...]
In the wake of MJ’s death, the question of race and color looms in the background. Yeah, yeah – your boy had a red thriller jacket, black pleather pants, glitter socks and penny loafers in the second grade – I idolized Michael, along with millions of his other fans. However, over time the [...]
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Tagged American culture, color, death, identity, identity politics, Michael Jackson, music, popular culture, race, self-esteem
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When I see Judge Sotomayor I see my neighbors, my professors and mentors , my elders and all my heroes. She is among those who have fought for access on behalf of the poor, and I’m proud of her nomination to the Supreme court. As a NYC native and currently a Bronx resident, [...]
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Tagged affirmative action, Bronx, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, New York, nomination, Nuyorican, President Barak Obama, Puerto Rican, Sonia Sotomayor, United States Supreme Court
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