December 27, 2016

Kwanzaa: Kujichagulia ('Self-Determination')

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Habari Gani? Kujichagulia! Day 2.  December 27 To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves. The...
December 26, 2016

Kwanzaa: Umoja ('Unity')

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Habari Gani? UMOJA Day 1.  December 26. To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race. You live l...
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Rest In Peace: Teena Marie (1956-2010)

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The Internet and Twitter informed us that legendary soul singer Teena Marie was dead on this date in 2010 at the age of 54. Teena Marie ...
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Nguzo Saba: The Seven Principles

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Villagers , I created this blog in order to inform and uplift people of African descent. Too often we are bombarded with negative images...
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July 9, 2016

10 Tips for Black Men as Parents

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Black men receive little information on what it takes to be a good parent.   Fathers and their children have special needs and they need s...
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February 11, 2016

OURstory: Nelson Mandela Released From Prison (Feb 11, 1990)

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On this date in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison . He was (then) a South African political activist and member of the African ...
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February 9, 2016

Happy Birthday: Alice Walker, 2/9/1944

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It always bothered me that the 'Color Purple' never received proper recognition during the Oscar ceremonies in the early 1990s. The ...
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February 1, 2016

Dr. Ethelene Jones Crockett Award Winner: Laura Stanton (2016)

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Dr. Jones Crockett My maternal grandmother, Ethelene Jones Crockett, was born in 1914 in St. Joseph, Michigan and grew up in Jackson, Mi...

Happy Birthday: Langston Hughes (1902-1967)

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Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, MO on this date in 1902 . He began writing poetry while attending Central High School in Cleveland, OH....
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November 11, 2015

History of Veterans Day

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I never served in the military. There are many villagers like me who never wore a uniform nor faced the unknown terror of war fought on...
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November 10, 2015

'Message to the Grassroots' by Malcolm X

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American Rhetoric published a list of the Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century . Malcolm X delivered Top Speech #91 in Detroit MI on Novembe...
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November 8, 2015

Happy Birthday Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)

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Minnie Riperton was born on this date in 1947 . Her goal at a very young age was to become a famous singer. Riperton studied opera and spe...
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October 11, 2015

Anita Hill, Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee

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American Rhetoric published a list of the Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century . Anita Hill delivered Top Speech #71 in Washington DC on Oc...
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October 10, 2015

Mary Church Terrell, 'What It Means to be Colored in Capital of the U.S.'

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I look at my young daughters and nieces and wonder if they are aware of the powerful nubian women in history who blazed a path for them ...
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October 9, 2015

Believe in Ohio: Mentoring Matters ... Shavon's Story

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We need mentors . Dr. Julian Earls shares his thoughts on the mentor process. Our hope is that you will find a way to become a mentor ...
September 29, 2015

Believe in Ohio: 'Mentoring Matters ... Alisa's Story'

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I am a student at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio and became aware of a mentoring program there through the Black American Cou...
September 27, 2015

Spoken Word: 'The Libretto of the Opera: Death of a Black Boy' (Ed Mabrey)

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Spoken word is powerful when it is done correctly . Ed Mabrey does it correctly. Ed Mabrey is the current Individual World Poetry Slam...
September 17, 2015

Believe in Ohio: 'Creating Creators'

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Management consulting guru, Peter Drucker, famously said, “ The best way to predict the future is to create it. ” What if I told you that ...
September 2, 2015

Broke-A$$ Brotha Tip #4: Paycheck to Paycheck

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Ever wonder how you can get your finances together in such a manner that you no longer have to live paycheck to paycheck? That is somethin...