villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

R&B songstress, Demetria McKinney, Shows How To “Trade It All” with a Sultry Video Directed by Derek Blanks

March 3, 2015 villagechief 0

Atlanta, GA- R&B songstress Demetria McKinney releases her new video for her current hit ballad “Trade It All” set to premiere today. The video was directed by famed photographer Derek Blanks and features RHOA fellow cast mates and timeless beauties Cynthia Bailey and Claudia Jordan. This sultry video also co-stars Americas Next Top Model Cycle […]

Entertainment

Female Impressionist, Sylvia Traymore Morrison, Impersonates Comedienne Mo’Nique in “Mo’Nique Claps Back”

March 3, 2015 villagechief 0

Washington, DC – As the first black female impressionist to emerge on the entertainment scene back in the early 70’s, Washington D.C.’s Sylvia Traymore Morrison knows a lil’ something about having to battle it out as a Black female in Hollywood. Her very brief stint as an associate writer on Saturday Night Live, back in […]

Commentary

Malcolm X to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz – The Metamorphosis of a Militant in Mecca

February 28, 2015 villagechief 0

By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal) – “You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. […]

Commentary

The Carter G. Woodson Legacy

February 28, 2015 villagechief 0

By Julianne Malveaux – The racial differential in the poverty rate is staggering. Last time I checked, about 12 percent people in the United States, one in eight people are poor. Depending on race and ethnicity, however, poverty is differently experienced. Fewer than one in ten whites are poor, more than one in four African […]

Commentary

DuBois and Trotter: My Civil Rights Heroes

February 28, 2015 villagechief 0

By George E. Curry, NNPA – In the interest of full disclosure, I have been a W.E.B. DuBois fanatic since my teenage years in Tuscaloosa, Ala. I have a healthy collection of books by and about DuBois, including David Levering Lewis’ two-volume biography of DuBois (W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American […]

Business News

Urban K- 6 Teachers Needed to Become Change Agents – Deadline Looming

February 28, 2015 villagechief 0

Washington, DC – The Delta Research and Educational Foundation, in collaboration with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is looking for certified professionals currently teaching students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through 6th grade in urban school districts to become educational change agents. The nationwide search is a key component of the Delta Teacher Efficacy Campaign (DTEC), a […]

Commentary

Giuliani’s Words Do More than Hurt – They Divide

February 25, 2015 villagechief 0

To Be Equal #8 By Marc H. Morial – After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, I brought a delegation of mayors to meet with the city’s then-mayor, Rudolph Giuliani. The delegation’s goal was to help restore confidence in the still-traumatized city and help rebuild what had been so inhumanly destroyed. […]

Headlines

NABJ Mourns the Loss of Diversity Champion Dori J. Maynard

February 25, 2015 villagechief 0

Washington, DC –The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of Dori J. Maynard, President, The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. Earlier in her career Ms. Maynard was a reporter at the The Bakersfield Californian, The Patriot Ledger, and the Detroit Free Press. She had led the institute since 2001. The […]

News

Civil Rights Leader Barbara Arnwine Launches Talk Radio Program Focused on Activism as a Catalyst for Achieving Racial Justice and Equality

February 24, 2015 villagechief 0

Washington, D.C. – Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq., noted civil rights leader, will launch a weekly news talk radio program on Radio One’s WOL 1450 AM, beginning March 3, 2015. “Igniting Change with Barbara Arnwine” will provide provocative and empowering information and discussion designed to ignite change and inspire action in achieving racial justice, social justice […]