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/2013/04/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/2013/01/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/v-103%e2%80%99s-greg-street-and-we-need-2-read-honored-at-rainbow-push-coalition-keep-hop-alive-gala-during-the-creating-opportunity-conference/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/v-103%e2%80%99s-greg-street-and-we-need-2-read-honored-at-rainbow-push-coalition-keep-hop-alive-gala-during-the-creating-opportunity-conference/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:20:59 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3589 Atlanta, GA – Greg Street, long-time CBS Big Station D.J., whose trademark, “Six o’clock, Six o’clock, it’s time for Street to Rock” is an urban legend in Atlanta. Street is being honored as entrepreneur of the year at the Keep Hope Alive Gala taking place during the 13th Annual Creating Opportunity Conference on Friday, October [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/10/v-103%e2%80%99s-greg-street-and-we-need-2-read-honored-at-rainbow-push-coalition-keep-hop-alive-gala-during-the-creating-opportunity-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/07/gmc-world-premiere-original-movie-raising-izzie-catapults-network-to-new-ratings-records-gmctv-bobbcatfilms/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/07/gmc-world-premiere-original-movie-raising-izzie-catapults-network-to-new-ratings-records-gmctv-bobbcatfilms/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:21:17 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3502 ATLANTA – GMC TV, America’s favorite channel for uplifting family entertainment, announced today that the GMC World Premiere Movie Raising Izzie set a host of new ratings milestones on its July 21 (7-9 p.m. EST) premiere. The network also announced that Raising Izzie will re-air on Friday, August 3 at 9 and 11 p.m. EST, [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/07/gmc-world-premiere-original-movie-raising-izzie-catapults-network-to-new-ratings-records-gmctv-bobbcatfilms/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/07/hank-aaron-foundation-donates-100000-to-atlanta-tech-atltechcollege/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/07/hank-aaron-foundation-donates-100000-to-atlanta-tech-atltechcollege/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:10:34 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3490 The Atlanta Technical College Foundation announced today that the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation has made a generous donation in the amount of $104,000 to establish the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation 4 for 4 Endowed Scholarship at Atlanta Technical College. The scholarship is in memory of Dr. Brenda Watts Jones, former president [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/07/hank-aaron-foundation-donates-100000-to-atlanta-tech-atltechcollege/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/03/amabassor-andrew-young-celebrates-80-years/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/03/amabassor-andrew-young-celebrates-80-years/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:48:01 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3265 By Arit Essien – Living a life of many hats, many jokes, and many roles; civil rights crusader, and political leader Andrew Jackson Young born 1932, celebrated 80 years March 12, 2012, with family and friends. Receiving an early birthday gift a week before in Atlanta, also known as “the city that he built;” Young’s [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/03/amabassor-andrew-young-celebrates-80-years/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/dogon-village-books-celebrates-drug-sentencing-reform-with-release-of-ebook-version-urban-saga-snitchcraft/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/dogon-village-books-celebrates-drug-sentencing-reform-with-release-of-ebook-version-urban-saga-snitchcraft/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:04:57 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2813 Atlanta, GA – When author Edrea Davis debuted her fictional saga, “SnitchCraft” in hardcover back in 2007, everyone from readers to activists to academics took note of this creative approach to advocacy. Davis cunningly fused hip-hop with a civil rights agenda to offer a glimpse into the corrupt environment created by the use of informants [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/dogon-village-books-celebrates-drug-sentencing-reform-with-release-of-ebook-version-urban-saga-snitchcraft/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/helping-hbcu%e2%80%99s-move-students-to-and-through-college-is-the-focus-of-the-uncf-institute-for-capacity-building-conference-in-atlanta-this-week/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/helping-hbcu%e2%80%99s-move-students-to-and-through-college-is-the-focus-of-the-uncf-institute-for-capacity-building-conference-in-atlanta-this-week/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:48:57 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2829 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/helping-hbcu%e2%80%99s-move-students-to-and-through-college-is-the-focus-of-the-uncf-institute-for-capacity-building-conference-in-atlanta-this-week/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/city-of-atlanta-dedicates-park-to-rev-james-orange-civil-and-labor-rights-leader/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/city-of-atlanta-dedicates-park-to-rev-james-orange-civil-and-labor-rights-leader/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:20:10 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2795 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/city-of-atlanta-dedicates-park-to-rev-james-orange-civil-and-labor-rights-leader/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/vivica-a-fox-demetria-mckinney-kellie-williams-and-fire-chief-rosemary-cloud/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/vivica-a-fox-demetria-mckinney-kellie-williams-and-fire-chief-rosemary-cloud/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:59:45 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2733 Maintaining a healthy, wealthy and wise lifestyle will be the primary focus as celebrities, physicians, financial advisors, chefs, and women and girls from greater Atlanta assemble for The Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) Healthy Wealthy Wise National Empowerment Tour, Friday Oct. 21 thru Sunday Oct. 23. Created to empower Black women, veterans and girls, the 3-day [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/vivica-a-fox-demetria-mckinney-kellie-williams-and-fire-chief-rosemary-cloud/feed/ 0