tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post7321514948027088004..comments2024-01-30T11:14:25.598-05:00Comments on Electronic Village: Villager's 2007 Year-In-ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-4313973376292834772008-01-01T21:54:00.000-05:002008-01-01T21:54:00.000-05:00Sounds good, Villager. We have a lot of work ahea...Sounds good, Villager. We have a lot of work ahead of us...time to load up on Wheaties & Oatmeal! :)Mz.Bria2Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038261551531183506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-70079175909511933642008-01-01T09:22:00.000-05:002008-01-01T09:22:00.000-05:00Bria - First, we continue to solidify and grow the...<B>Bria</B> - First, we continue to solidify and grow the impact that we make on the Internet. We still have too many of our peeps (a) without a computer at home, (b) without Internet on those computers that they do have at home and (c) without training on how to use that computer to improve their situation. We need to continue to work on a daily basis to enhance the content of news on the Internet. I just published the <B>Black Blog Rankings (BBR)</B>. The Top 10 Black Blogs are dominated by entertainment information. We need to ensure that our peeps are reading those blogs dealing in politics, economics and issues such as supporting Black women.<BR/><BR/>Other suggestions ... are to regain control of our Black publications. Do you subscribe to the Black newspaper in your city? I have a subscription. All of us should. It usually costs less than $25/year. That is a venue that we need to demand more of in the 2008 & beyond.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-7122472138139762452008-01-01T01:30:00.000-05:002008-01-01T01:30:00.000-05:00blessings Villager,piggybacking on Shecodes re: th...blessings Villager,<BR/><BR/>piggybacking on Shecodes re: the media, better yet lack thereof in cases of black women who have disappeared. <BR/><BR/>From MSNBC's insolently aborting the interview surrounding the disappearance of Stepha Henry in lieu of Paris Hilton going to jail, to the admission of a MS police chief saying Latasha Norman's disappearance won't get media coverage due to her being black. <BR/><BR/>Have we come so far, but not really? African Americans have continually made great strides and contributions to society and yet we're still relegated to not even 2nd class, but 3rd class citizens! <BR/><BR/>If it pertains to black news and I want TRUTH...I must the blackosphere. Otherwise if I'm fortunate enough to view a sliver of a story in mainstream media, it's the homogenized, sanitized version.<BR/><BR/>We are still in essence, separate but equal- thus the importance of forming such coalitions as Afrospear, and Afrosphere Bloggers Assoc, telling others about the power of our online communities, and mentor those who don't know, but desire to.<BR/><BR/>The afrosphere/blackosphere's presence is increasingly felt online, but how can we make an impact interdependent of the internet?<BR/>Ivent (bria)Mz.Bria2Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038261551531183506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-32051973607847802362007-12-31T17:52:00.000-05:002007-12-31T17:52:00.000-05:00SheCodes - I responded to you offline already ... ...<B>SheCodes</B> - I responded to you offline already ... but, I wanted to publically wish you a joyous new year! I look forward to seeing the themes you laid out in your blog's posts over the coming weeks and months.<BR/><BR/><B>AAPP</B> - I'm just trying to keep up with the other powerful blogs that comprise The AfroSpear! I wish you & yours a blessed new year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-90468466181025900572007-12-31T16:26:00.000-05:002007-12-31T16:26:00.000-05:00Villager, Great post! Great year! More to come. El...Villager, Great post! Great year! More to come. Electronic Village has become a powerful blog in such short order. I can wait to see what you have in store for 2008 and beyond. <BR/><BR/>Best wishes, <BR/>AAPPAAPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527473930364231547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-329627259936268292007-12-31T15:46:00.000-05:002007-12-31T15:46:00.000-05:00Villager,I just wanted to stop by to congratulate ...Villager,<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to stop by to congratulate you on this blog, and also to thank you for the work that you are doing. I am a recent addition to the blogosphere, and that decision was the direct result of getting fired up by reading various black blogs like this one.<BR/><BR/>I asked a similar question to my readers, about what should be discussed in 2008 -- and the answers were as follows:<BR/><BR/>- <B>Economic Opportunity.</B> We are tired of the financial strain of every day life in America<BR/><BR/>- <B>Health.</B> Black women especially, are becoming very concerned about their medical situation, medical coverage, physical fitness, and overall wellness.<BR/><BR/>- <B>Crime.</B> Many of the people that I talk to online are very angry about the silence about black-on-black crime, especially those directed toward black women and girls. They feel that black women are being used as pawns in an agenda that does not benefit them in the end.<BR/><BR/>- <B>Education.</B> We not only want better quality, and better access, but we don't want to have to mortgage our futures to get it.<BR/><BR/>- <B>The Media.</B> Many of us are sick and tired of the pandering to black stereotypes, and the escalation of a racist climate that is the result of it. We want an end to it NOW.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thank you for all that you are doing, villager. I am encouraged when I see people out there who really care about us. Happy New Year.SheCodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781431886213930930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-47599718876910941292007-12-31T14:03:00.000-05:002007-12-31T14:03:00.000-05:00Woozie - I don't have a clue. I watched the pilot...<B>Woozie</B> - I don't have a clue. I watched the pilot episode in order to find out who was advertising on the show. I recall thinking that it was much ado about a terrible show. The quality of the content was abysmal. Anyhow, BET hasn't been thinking straight for a number of years ... even before they were purchased by white-owned Viacom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-4781495218979937302007-12-31T13:03:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:03:00.000-05:00Oh my lord, Hot Ghetto Mess. What the hell were th...Oh my lord, Hot Ghetto Mess. What the hell were they thinking?Wooziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637072916156389703noreply@blogger.com