http://www.dogonvillage.com/african_american_news/syndicated.xml Black news and press releases from community based and grassroots organizations, and individuals relevant to the Black Diaspora. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:12:14 GMT dogonvillage.com http://www.dogonvillage.com/blogs/african_american/templates/default/img/s9y_banner_small.png http://www.dogonvillage.com/african_american_news/ 100 21 en-us http://www.dogonvillage.com/african_american_news/Articles/00000902.html WSB-TV Family 2 Family Project makes it possible for over 500 families to attend the prominent Fathers Day celebration. Nearly 2500 guests enjoyed food, games, and performances by Q Parker Of 112, gospel singer, Wanda Trent Phillips, Antonio Allen, Case and Canton Jones. Surprise guests included Eshe of Arrested Development, Dionne Farris, and Lamman Rucker, Sheriff Troy in Why did I Get Married, spent hours signing autographs and chatting with guests. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:30:00 EST http://www.dogonvillage.com/african_american_news/Articles/00000901.html According to the Drug Policy Alliance, African Americans constitute 13 percent of all users of illegal drugs but they make up 35 percent of those arrested for drug possession, 55 percent of those convicted, and a whopping 74 percent of those sent to prison. The government and some other groups present figures which are not so racially one sided, but regardless of whose figures you accept, they all show the same thing: Blacks are overwhelmingly the targets and the victims of the war on drugs. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:30:00 EST http://www.dogonvillage.com/african_american_news/Articles/00000900.html When a woman sings the blues it is the most natural rhythm on the planet. Who else to better to know and express the anguish of love and pain or the rollercoaster ride of joy and despair than a woman who has the full experience of marriage, the intimate knowledge of motherhood and the intuitive gift of survival at her fingertips. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:30:00 EST http://www.dogonvillage.com/african_american_news/Articles/00000599.html The media play an integral role in the way the world perceives America, especially young black men. It has been said, if you say something enough times, it will become true. Therefore, it is important to put the media on notice when they start to propagate negative stereotypes. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:30:00 EST