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Community News
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Los Angeles – On August 26, 2011, nationally known patent attorney Curtis Edmonson of Beaverton, Oregon will argue a momentous case (Trial Court Case: LS020013 / Court of Appeal Case: B227341) in the California Appellate Court on behalf of the equally well known activist, Ed Forchion aka NJWeedman.COM. The parameters of this case just might [...]
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Commentary, Marc Morial
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #34) – On August 28th, the forty-eighth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will become the first on the National Mall in Washington, DC to honor a person of color, a non-president [...]
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Commentary
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
By Melanie L. Campbell – The passage of the 19th amendment in 1920 was a seminal moment in the women’s rights movement. A diverse coalition of women, including Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, and others, won the right to vote for women. But, when African American women showed up to [...]
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Books, Entertainment
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Washington, DC – Entrepreneur, author, world renowned strategist — Ivy McGregor announces the release of her second book IV:Life in conjunction with her birthday celebration at the newly opened 901 Restaurant & Bar on August 27th. The two-fold celebration’s exclusive invitation only list extends to corporate executives, celebrities, political figures, other VIP guests, close friends [...]
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Carl DeWayne West, Commentary
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
After having some extended conversations and looking at the REAL life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr over the last few weeks, and not the commercial version of this incredibly gifted, thoughtful, compassionate, concerned and giving soul of a man, I’ve come to some serious conclusions about America and my people (Black people). America or [...]
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Commentary, Julianne Malveaux
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
If one were to look up “tenacity” in a dictionary, one might well simply search for logo of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, or a photograph of the MLK Memorial Foundation’s Executive Director Harry Johnson, Sr.. In 1984, the men of Alpha Phi Alpha proposed a national memorial to Dr. King, and they continued to push [...]
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Community News
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Atlanta – When tens of thousands of Americans converge on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 28, for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. national memorial, it will be a very proud moment for Morehouse College and thousands of her alumni. King’s alma mater will mark the occasion with celebrations of [...]
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Commentary, Rev. Marcia Dyson
Friday, August 19th, 2011
By Rev. Marcia L. Dyson – I must confess I’ve had enough: It is high time for black folk to stop beating down on those of our race who dare lift their voices to offer constructive challenges to the White House. I don’t mean personal or mean-spirited attacks; there’s no place for that in our [...]
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Commentary, Felicia Davis
Friday, August 19th, 2011
By Felicia Davis – The first national monument to a descendent of former slaves, human rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will stand between two iconic memorials, founding father and slave owner Thomas Jefferson and slave emancipator Abraham Lincoln. As we prepare for the August 28th unveiling it is time that we answer Dr. [...]
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Community News
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Washington, D.C. –The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will continue in its rich tradition of hosting a spirit-filled morning with its 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Prayer Breakfast from 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on September 24, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Dr. Frederick Haynes III, Senior Pastor of the Friendship-West Baptist [...]
