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/2013/02/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/2011/11/gospel-great-vickie-winans-to-grace-2011-wow-women-international-conference/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/gospel-great-vickie-winans-to-grace-2011-wow-women-international-conference/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:03:24 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2789 Chicago – Darlyn C. Turner, the First Lady of Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church and the World Outreach Ministries Network and Vice President of Clifford E. Turner Ministries, takes her mission seriously. As the founder of WOW Women International and host of their annual W.O.W. Conference, she has been instrumental in bringing a powerful message [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/11/gospel-great-vickie-winans-to-grace-2011-wow-women-international-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/hundreds-to-join-civil-rights-dean-on-his-90th-birthday/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/hundreds-to-join-civil-rights-dean-on-his-90th-birthday/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:21:34 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2696 By Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY – One of the last icons of America’s civil rights battles turns 90 Thursday, and hundreds of his relatives, friends and fans will celebrate with him at Atlanta Symphony Hall on Sunday. The Rev. Joseph Lowery, “the dean of the civil rights movement,” who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/hundreds-to-join-civil-rights-dean-on-his-90th-birthday/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/07/rev-al-sharpton-marc-lamont-hill-and-cleo-manago-to-contribute-to-historic-discussion-at-black-manhood-sexual-diversity-forum-in-nyc/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/07/rev-al-sharpton-marc-lamont-hill-and-cleo-manago-to-contribute-to-historic-discussion-at-black-manhood-sexual-diversity-forum-in-nyc/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:55:07 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2321 New York, NY – From comedian Tracy Morgan’s controversial rant to CNN’s Don Lemon’s coming out’, to the historic legalization of same-sex marriage in New York last week – homosexuality is at the forefront of water cooler conversations these days. It is a particularly hot topic within the Black community, given the social, political and [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/07/rev-al-sharpton-marc-lamont-hill-and-cleo-manago-to-contribute-to-historic-discussion-at-black-manhood-sexual-diversity-forum-in-nyc/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/07/burundian-journalist-jean-claude-kavumbagu-honored-by-nabj/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/07/burundian-journalist-jean-claude-kavumbagu-honored-by-nabj/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:04:00 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2346 Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, a Burundian internet journalist, will receive the organization’s 2011 Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist Award. The honor will be presented at the association’s 36th Annual Convention and Career Fair in Philadelphia, PA, the nation’s largest annual gathering of minority journalists. Kavumbagu, editor of [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/07/burundian-journalist-jean-claude-kavumbagu-honored-by-nabj/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/06/little-miss-african-american-scholarship-pageant-turns-18-this-year-announces-nationwide-registration/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/06/little-miss-african-american-scholarship-pageant-turns-18-this-year-announces-nationwide-registration/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:19:13 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2259 Los Angeles – The Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant has a history of dedication to continuing a legacy of nurturing young girls into proud and intelligent young women. The longest running pageant for little African American misses, the scholarship event turns 18 this year as it announces a nationwide registration drive. The original creation [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/06/little-miss-african-american-scholarship-pageant-turns-18-this-year-announces-nationwide-registration/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/04/srb-communications-sheila-brooks-will-receive-nabjs-inaugural-award-for-media-professionals/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/04/srb-communications-sheila-brooks-will-receive-nabjs-inaugural-award-for-media-professionals/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:56:07 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2021 Washington, D.C. -Sheila Brooks, an Emmy-award winning journalist, entrepreneur, and dedicated advocate for minority and women’s issues and small businesses will receive the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), inaugural Patricia L. Tobin Media Professional Award, the Board of Directors announced at its spring meeting. Brooks is founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, LLC, [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/04/srb-communications-sheila-brooks-will-receive-nabjs-inaugural-award-for-media-professionals/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/01/nabj-hosts-star-powered-event-to-honor-ed-bradley-and-eugene-robinson-with-special-remarks-by-senior-presidential-advisor-valerie-jarrett/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/01/nabj-hosts-star-powered-event-to-honor-ed-bradley-and-eugene-robinson-with-special-remarks-by-senior-presidential-advisor-valerie-jarrett/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:17:28 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=1244 Eugene Robinson, Washington PostWashington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will induct five legendary journalists into its Hall of Fame, the organization’s highest honor, and present the Ida B. Wells Award, the annual honor highlighting the achievement of a media executive who has demonstrated a commitment to diversifying the nation’s newsrooms and [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/01/nabj-hosts-star-powered-event-to-honor-ed-bradley-and-eugene-robinson-with-special-remarks-by-senior-presidential-advisor-valerie-jarrett/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2010/12/the-race-for-racial-understanding-a-race-relations-symposium/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2010/12/the-race-for-racial-understanding-a-race-relations-symposium/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:23:31 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=1132 Atlanta-Is racism a thing of the past? Is it real or imagined? Is it behind us or still with us? Are we there yet? We know racism is a reality in our society and while the “whites only” signs that once hung over water fountains, bus waiting rooms and lunch counters are found only in [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2010/12/the-race-for-racial-understanding-a-race-relations-symposium/feed/ 0