villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Commentary

African Americans Lose, White Others Gain – by Julianne Malveaux

January 19, 2012 villagechief 0

The unemployment rate is falling for the third month in a row, and in December about 200,000 private sector jobs were created. The monthly unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that unemployment has declined by six tenths of a percentage point since August. Already, some economists are saying we can expect another […]

Headlines

US elections 2012: tensions over race likely to suppress black vote

January 19, 2012 villagechief 0

On the eve of its GOP primary, South Carolina’s deep racial divide has been brought into focus by Republican rhetoric that many feel is intent on dividing the poor by race… For others it is the hostile treatment of Barack Obama by the Republican party in Congress, which some critics see as beyond the usual […]

Gantt Report

Martin Luther King Was A Convict – By Lucius Gantt

January 19, 2012 villagechief 0

The barbeque smoke permeated the Black community air on Martin Luther King’s birth date in 2012. Some people golfed, some were boating and many people participated in symbolic marches where they locked arms on one side with closet Klansmen and on the other side with neo-Nazis and walked a couple of blocks singing “We Shall […]

Entertainment

Pastor John P. Kee Releases New Single, “Life And Favor (You Don’t Know My Story)” and Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the Stellar Awards

January 19, 2012 villagechief 0

Charlotte, NC – Twenty one-time Stellar Award winner, Pastor John P. Kee received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award for his historical and significant contributions to gospel music at the 27th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards on Saturday, January 14 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN. Kirk Franklin presented the award to […]

News

Bill To Stop The Use of Credit History in Hiring Decisions Moves Forward With Additions

January 19, 2012 villagechief 0

Tallahassee, FL – Legislation filed by Orlando Senator Gary Siplin to prohibit employers from using an individual’s credit history in hiring decisions passed from the Senate Committee on Commerce and Tourism today. Senate Bill 102 seeks to prohibit employers from using a job applicant’s personal credit history as a criterion for hiring, except where credit […]

News

Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant Celebrates Black History Month with 19 Years Announcing Nationwide Registration

January 17, 2012 villagechief 0

Los Angeles – The Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant celebrates Black History Month 2012 with this year’s event slated for be held Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4:00 p.m. at the Wishire Ebell Theater, 4401 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. The longest running pageant for little African American misses, the scholarship event has a history […]

Carl DeWayne West

Occupy Movement Looks Like Civil Rights Movement – by Dwayne West

January 13, 2012 villagechief 0

Look what’s come from the Civil Rights Movement: community leaders, congressional men and women, celebrated pastors of mega churches, big money lobbyists and multimillion dollar businessmen, not to mention tens of thousands of corporate executives who have gone on to operate some of America’s most prominent companies. We must salute and honor the occupiers for […]

Commentary

Political Geography May Impact Presidential Race – by Kirk Clay

January 13, 2012 villagechief 0

While in Atlanta to speak on civil rights strategies for redistricting I visited friends who work in the hip-hop community. We began to talk about the implications that the dramatic population shifts will have on voting patterns in 2012. I cited the fact that based on the Census 2010 data confirmed that it is possible […]

Entertainment

Film & TV Star Vivica A. Fox to Speak to Women & Girls for Black Women’s Roundtable Healthy Wealthy & Wise Tour

January 12, 2012 villagechief 0

Mims, FL – The Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation has confirmed actress, producer and businesswoman, Vivica A. Fox, to speak during their Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) 2012 Healthy, Wealthy and Wise National Empowerment Tour taking place Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Center in Mims, FL. The goal […]