http://www.dogonvillage.com Connecting the Black Diaspora with news, politics, and issues important to African-Americans Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/05/njweedman-launches-his-jury-nullification-tour-in-washington-state-during-protest-march-to-support-the-bellingham-cannabis-3-on-may-8/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/05/njweedman-launches-his-jury-nullification-tour-in-washington-state-during-protest-march-to-support-the-bellingham-cannabis-3-on-may-8/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:40:10 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3760 Bellingham, WA – When Martin Nickerson opened Northern Cross Collective Gardens (NCCG), a medical marijuana collective garden, he had the health and well-being of his patients in mind. Operating under the jurisdiction of State Law Rcw 69.51a, his Bellingham, WA location is supported by over 1300 patients, many of whom are disease suffering and seek [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/05/njweedman-launches-his-jury-nullification-tour-in-washington-state-during-protest-march-to-support-the-bellingham-cannabis-3-on-may-8/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/04/civil-rights-royalty-remembers-dr-king-celebrating-drum-majors-for-justice/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/04/civil-rights-royalty-remembers-dr-king-celebrating-drum-majors-for-justice/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:17:46 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3743 ATLANTA – Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom, U. S. State Department, was visibly moved as she accepted her award at the SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc.’s (sclc/WOMEN, Inc.) 34th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner held in Atlanta last week. “I could not miss this moment,” Ambassador [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/04/civil-rights-royalty-remembers-dr-king-celebrating-drum-majors-for-justice/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/03/roland-martin-named-nabjs-journalist-of-the-year/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/03/roland-martin-named-nabjs-journalist-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:27:20 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3729 WASHINGTON — The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced today that Roland S. Martin, nationally syndicated columnist, television host, and radio and television commentator, is to receive the organization’s Journalist of the Year award. It is one of NABJ’s most coveted honors celebrating the accomplishments of black journalists and those who support blacks in [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/03/roland-martin-named-nabjs-journalist-of-the-year/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/03/first-lady-michelle-obama-kicks-off-momsrising-orgs-food-power-conference-with-video-appeal-to-fight-childhood-obesity/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/03/first-lady-michelle-obama-kicks-off-momsrising-orgs-food-power-conference-with-video-appeal-to-fight-childhood-obesity/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:44:44 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3706 Grassroots group kicks off National Nutrition Month with screening of award-winning film “Soul Food Junkies” New York – MomsRising.org answered First Lady Michelle Obama’s call for parents to get involved in the fight against childhood obesity. The grassroots organization kicked off National Nutrition Month with a “Food Power” conference and film screening to promote healthy [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/03/first-lady-michelle-obama-kicks-off-momsrising-orgs-food-power-conference-with-video-appeal-to-fight-childhood-obesity/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/02/president-obamas-call-to-tackle-climate-change-answered-by-hbcu-green-ambassadors/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/02/president-obamas-call-to-tackle-climate-change-answered-by-hbcu-green-ambassadors/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:56:05 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3679 Washington, DC – As President Barack Obama reiterated the need to fight climate change during his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, “Green Ambassadors” were already doing their part to tackle climate change by promoting sustainable lifestyles to students and staff at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Selected and trained by UNCF Special [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/02/president-obamas-call-to-tackle-climate-change-answered-by-hbcu-green-ambassadors/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/02/momsrising-fights-childhood-obesity-hosting-food-power-conference-special-screening-of-award-winning-film-%e2%80%9csoul-food-junkies%e2%80%9d/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/02/momsrising-fights-childhood-obesity-hosting-food-power-conference-special-screening-of-award-winning-film-%e2%80%9csoul-food-junkies%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:55:38 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3685 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/02/momsrising-fights-childhood-obesity-hosting-food-power-conference-special-screening-of-award-winning-film-%e2%80%9csoul-food-junkies%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/01/little-miss-african-american-scholarship-pageant-announces-nationwide-registration-as-jay-leno-gives-a-nod-to-the-pageant-on-the-tonight-show/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/01/little-miss-african-american-scholarship-pageant-announces-nationwide-registration-as-jay-leno-gives-a-nod-to-the-pageant-on-the-tonight-show/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:39:08 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3674 Los Angeles – It was 1993 when actress/ choreographer caught the vision that she would positively impact the lives of aspiring little African American girls, instilling in them a strong sense of self-esteem and purpose. She produced her very first Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant and has never looked back. Today, twenty years later, [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/01/little-miss-african-american-scholarship-pageant-announces-nationwide-registration-as-jay-leno-gives-a-nod-to-the-pageant-on-the-tonight-show/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/01/lillian-lewis-wife-of-congressman-john-lewis-remembered-%e2%80%9cgood-night-and-see-you-in-the-morning%e2%80%9d/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/01/lillian-lewis-wife-of-congressman-john-lewis-remembered-%e2%80%9cgood-night-and-see-you-in-the-morning%e2%80%9d/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:12:32 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3670 ATLANTA – ( ByArit Essien) - “Compassionate yet compulsive.” “A work horse, not a show horse.” “A woman who did not just come and occupy space…” Described for her many attributes, both charming and impressive –though she found comfort in being a life partner and confidant behind the scenes, Lillian Lewis, 73, an outspoken civil rights activist [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/01/lillian-lewis-wife-of-congressman-john-lewis-remembered-%e2%80%9cgood-night-and-see-you-in-the-morning%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/7-things-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-the-family-to-vote-in-2012/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/7-things-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-the-family-to-vote-in-2012/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:37:05 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3634 1. VERIFY your Registration Status & Your Poll Location BEFORE Election Day by calling your Board of Elections, 1-866-MYVOTE1 or visit ww.unityvoterempowermentcampaign.org. 2. Be sure to TAKE PROPER ID TO VOTE. Check ID requirements for your state in advance at www.costoffreedom.info. 3. VOTE EARLY or Absentee Ballot if you know you will be out of [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/7-things-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-the-family-to-vote-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/yo-philly-votes-launched-ushahidi-powered-app-will-be-deployed-on-election-day-to-protect-the-vote-andersonatlarge/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/yo-philly-votes-launched-ushahidi-powered-app-will-be-deployed-on-election-day-to-protect-the-vote-andersonatlarge/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:15:05 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3642 Contact: Faye Anderson @andersonatlarge Philadelphia, PA – Yo! Philly Votes, a web-based platform to crowdsource election protection, was launched today in Philadelphia, the birthplace of our democracy. “Yo! Philly Votes empowers ordinary Americans to protect the vote,” said Faye M. Anderson, project manager of the citizen-led initiative. “The Department of State continues to run misleading [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/yo-philly-votes-launched-ushahidi-powered-app-will-be-deployed-on-election-day-to-protect-the-vote-andersonatlarge/feed/ 0