villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Commentary

Republicans’ Selective Memory on Executive Order

July 19, 2014 villagechief 0

By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist (BlackPressUSA.com) – To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, arguably the most overrated U.S. president in history, there they go again. They, of course, are Republicans in the House of Representatives. And they are going after President Obama yet again, this time over his use of executive orders, presidential directives that have […]

Commentary

Let’s Apply Affirmative Action Based on Present-Day Segregation, Not Race

July 19, 2014 villagechief 0

Sheryll Cashin, TheRoot.com – Despite suggestions to the contrary, Place, Not Race is about finding the best ways for affirmative action programs in admissions to aid students who still face segregation. In his recent case for reparations, The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates offers this startling fact: “Black families making $100,000 typically live in the kinds of […]

Commentary

Hip Hop Corner: A Challenge for the Hip Hop Generation

July 19, 2014 villagechief 0

By Jineea Butler, NNPA Columnist – Lately, Hip Hop news has been fueled with beef and rants of all kinds. Meek Mill is beefing with Wale because Wale wasn’t supporting Mill’s current project enough on social media, Dame Dash is blaming Lyor Cohen for the downfall of Rocafella Records, Lil Wayne thanks the world for […]

Blogs

Straight Outta Compton Casting Call Is Probably the Most Racist One Ever

July 19, 2014 villagechief 0

(TheRoot.com) It looks as though production is under way for Universal Studio’s N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. Last month it was announced that former group member Ice Cube is producing the movie with fellow member Dr. Dre and Eazy-E’s widow, Tomica Woods-Wright. Director of the film F. Gary Gray described the script as a “dramatic […]

Entertainment

Chef G. Garvin and Powerhouse Productions Present G. Garvin Live, A One Of A Kind Culinary Experience At The Buckhead Theatre On August 7th

July 19, 2014 villagechief 0

ATLANTA, GA – Atlanta’s own Chef G. Garvin and his producing partners, Powerhouse Productions are bringing the heat for a special culinary production, G. Garvin Live on Thursday, August 7th, at the historic Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Garvin will serve up his passion for New Southern Cuisine in this one of a kind, full-scale, […]

Headlines

Mom Jailed for Letting 9-Year-Old Daughter Play at Park Near Job

July 19, 2014 villagechief 0

Posters note: This story is absolutely outrageous and I hope people across the nation weigh in on how wrong it is to arrest a mother for letting her child go to the park. We were raised in a good family in NJ and during the summer when we weren’t in camp we would go from […]

Blogs

Oops!! You Can’t Tell A Book By It’s Cover! White Man Slaps Black Woman–Turns Out She’s A Judge

July 19, 2014 villagechief 0

EURWeb.com – A white small business owner in Chicago may find himself missing some days at work soon. There’s a good chance he’ll be standing in front of the very woman he spit on and slapped. Only thing is, this time she’ll be wearing a robe. He is facing some very serious charges after allegedly […]

Blogs

Political Correctness Has Run Amok – CBS Atlanta Journalist Michelle Burdo Should Not be reprimanded for Using the Term “Colored”

July 14, 2014 villagechief 0

Please, make it STOP! I can’t take another minute of the bickering about politically correct language. This time it appears that a journalist, Michelle Burdo, from CBS Atlanta slipped up and said she wasn’t “Colored” while doing a segment on natural hairstyles. Call the Feds… clearly it’s a plot by CBS to oppress Blacks/African Americans, […]

Commentary

The Congressional Black Caucus Has No Conscience

July 10, 2014 villagechief 0

By Raynard Jackson, NNPA Columnist- The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) describes itself as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress.” According to the dictionary, conscience is the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives. Notice that the root of the word conscience is the word “con,” which is exactly what […]