Successful Power-networking for Black Businesses
Left to Right: Fred Zeno of ComproEvent Center; Nataki Kambon, Spokesperson and activist for LetsBuyBlack365.com; Jackie Mayfield ComproTax Founder; Dr. Ron Daniels - IBW founder, Radio host; and, Tony...
View ArticleFloat like Butterfly-Sting like Bee-No More
Float like a Butterfly—Sting like a Bee—No More! BoxingGlove Notes Distinio Lois, Jr.How do you mourn and feel pain due to the passing of a great person who enriched your life? Muhammad Ali the...
View ArticleDarkness In Mt. Vernon: LED Lighting Project Dims As City Reneges on Deal,...
LED--Horton's vision for Mt. Vernon's streetsTerrence Horton says his plan to bring energy-efficient lighting, millions of dollars in savings, and jobs to the city of Mount Vernon has run headlong into...
View ArticleHow an African Student invited Malcolm X to Oxford Union debate
Larger-frame photo, left to right: Nthenda, unidentified, Malcolm X, Oxford Union President Eric Abrahams. The smaller frame omits Abrahams due to size.[From The Archives]My name is Louis Nthenda --a...
View ArticleCreating a better world, Cassandra Butts Did her part -- Obama
Cassandra Quin Butts We are here to celebrate the life of our dear friend, Cassandra -- a warrior for social justice, a warm and generous servant who devoted her life to bettering the lives of others,...
View ArticleUGANDA: SECRET BEHIND MUSEVENI’S NEW CABINET LIST WHERE WIFE AND OBOTE IN-LAW...
“He has had the longest tenure in power than anybody will ever have in contemporary Uganda yet he feels he has underperformed given the goodwill and longevity the people of Uganda have allowed him....
View ArticleStealing California from Bernie Sanders
It’s not some grand conspiracy, but it’s grand theft nonetheless. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ voters will lose their ballots, their rights, by the tens of thousands.The steal is baked into the way...
View Article"I'm a brilliant black boy!"
Introducing the talented teenage son of actress and author BETTY K. BYNUM, MR. JOSHUA B. DRUMMOND. He has written an awesome book titled,"I'M A BRILLIANT BLACK BOY!", reminding the African-American...
View ArticleGoogle Three Black Teenagers Points Out a Larger Prison Problem
Three Black teenagers points out a larger prison problem by showing a difference in google search of Three White Teenagers and Three Black Male Teenagers. Attorney Antonio Moore Explains the reason why...
View ArticleAfrican Americans Must Create Financial Institutions Instead of Begging For Jobs
We can get a million-plus marchers but we won't start banks?[Business Exchange]Is the Enemy Us?As Mary McLeod Bethune said long ago: "Blacks’ challenge is developing confidence in one another. This...
View ArticleEmpower a Girl, Change the World
A significant part of my advocacy work as a social innovator and cultural curator is centered around the urgent need to counter the misrepresentations of women of color in media. I founded BLACK GIRLS...
View ArticleObama Cut Off U.S. Weapons To Gen Museveni Uganda's Murderous Dictator Who...
The dictator loves violence....[Op-Ed]Dear President Obama,As you know on Feb. 18 Uganda held elections that were universally condemned by credible observers including by the U.S. as flawed and having...
View ArticleArmy's Second Infantry Division plans 95th Reunion
The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who served in the Army's 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and our 95th annual reunion in...
View Article50 Massacred In Orlando -- Lawmakers Must Confront Gun Lobby
Suspected gunman -- Omar Mateen[Op-Ed]The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) condemns the easy access to guns that allowed a gunman to take the lives of fifty patrons and injure fifty-three at the...
View ArticleOur Shock And Sadness Over Senseless Orlando Massacre -- Cuomo
Governor Andrew CuomoI am shocked and saddened by the senseless attack that occurred early this morning in Orlando. On behalf of all New Yorkers, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, the...
View Article1199SEIU Mourns Orlando Victims
Sunday morning, at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL, more than 50 people died in yet another senseless mass shooting.With heavy hearts, the 450,000 healthcare workers of 1199SEIU stand with the...
View ArticleGRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING SUCCESS: $58 MILLION NEW SENIOR RESIDENCE AND CENTER
Dignity. Honor. Respect.Do not underestimate the vision, power and tenacity of grassroots community organizations. We have seen first-hand how a well-defined vision can transform a community and the...
View ArticlePuerto Rican Fight Festival at Madison Square Garden
Puerto Rican Week Fight Festival at Madison Square GardenBoxingGlove NotesDistinio Lois, Jr.Just like life imitating art, Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions will once more celebrate Puerto Rican Day Parade...
View ArticleAfrican Americans Must fight for Reparations and Start Black-owned Businesses
Black owned banks are quickly disappearing -- Carver is Black operated [Business Exchange]Ways to Overcome the Racial Wealth GapElijah Muhammad once reminded: "You are not members of the White man’s...
View ArticleAS THE WORLD MOURNS: FROM MUHAMMAD ALI TO MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ
As the world mourns Muhammad Ali, it neglects to mourn the passing of Mohamed Abdelaziz, the co-founder of the Polisario Front and the former president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)....
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