“At one time a lot of us hoped that all it would take was to convince the white majority of the simple truth and justice of our cause, and the day of equality would dawn. That was the faith that created and sustained the civil rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s. The movement […]
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Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 1- “Unbought and Unbossed” By: Shirley Chisholm
“Much of the hypocrisy of Americans on the subject of race seems to be unconscious. Perhaps self-deception would be a better word for it. Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal. Whites are furious when they are accused of it, as the […]
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A Sister Souljah interview, before she began writing novels…Such poise, intelligence, and strength! Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Dick Gregory On Police Brutality
“The relationship between Black folks and many White cops in this country is so far out of hand, and at some point we Black folks have to start taking some of that blame. We let police brutality run rampant through our community. There are thousands of Black police officers across this country. When have you […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bil Cosby: Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed (Full)
A must see video! Bill Cosby talks about how history books were detrimentally altered to exclude and distort the true history of African-Americans. He also shows: How Picasso and other famous “artists” stole from African artists, the “master/pet relationship” between Shirley Temple and Bojangles, and the stereotypes portrayed in Hollywood. “If you tell the history […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dreams vs. Vision
“The founders of the United States were men of vision, who used the land of others and the labor and knowledge of others to make their vision a reality. They have sustained their position of power and authority over Africans in America by destroying the Africans’ ability to visualize while encouraging them to dream. There […]
Read the rest of this entry »Do our votes really count?
Do our votes really count? I wonder how real elections really are. I read the following information in a book recently: “On election night, when the three major television networks announce the next president, the winner they announce is not chosen by the voters of the United States. He is the selection of the three […]
Read the rest of this entry »The African Constitution
The following is an excerpt from the book, “The Destruction of Civilization” By: Chancellor Williams. [SIDEBAR: I’m not certain which time period this came from.] “Drawn from African Constitutional and Customary Laws. Different versions and modifications of the same laws occurred in different societies… THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLE The following is a […]
Read the rest of this entry »How Many American Corporations Were Built On The Backs Of Slaves?
“In 1858, 75 percent of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance policies were written on slaves.” – From, “Medical Apartheid” By: Harriet Washington. So many American corporations were built on the backs of slaves. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »The Children vs. The School System
“Children who are treated as if they are uneducable almost invariably become uneducable. This is educational atrophy. It is generally known that if an arm or a leg is bound so that it cannot be used, eventually it becomes unusable. The same is true of intelligence. Children themselves are not fooled by the various euphemisms […]
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