villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Commentary

President’s State of The Union Address Embraces National Urban League

January 25, 2012 villagechief 0

Washington, DC – President Obama’s vision for “An American Built To Last,” as described in tonight’s State of the Union address, stands firmly upon National Urban League policy proposals for job growth, education and economic empowerment, Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President and CEO, said tonight. The President’s focus on the importance of job […]

Entertainment

GospelChops.com Releases DVD Series Highlighting Talents of Drummers from Around the World

January 24, 2012 villagechief 0

Sacramento, CA – It was in the iconic 1967 song “Cold Sweat” that the late great James Brown notably called out, “Give the drummer some! Give the drummer some!” acknowledging the drumbeat, steadily in the background, as an instrumental force centering our musical universe. Well James Brown would be proud as veteran video producer/director Gerald […]

Commentary

Red Tails” Shoots Down Stereotypes – by Marc Morial

January 20, 2012 villagechief 0

(To Be Equal #3) – Last week, I attended the New York premiere of a new George Lucas film about the heroic exploits of the all-black fighter pilot squadron that helped America defeat the Nazi’s in World War II. I am not in the business of promoting new movies. But, there are several reasons that […]

Headlines

Obama Campaign Picks Stefanie Brown To Lead Black Voter Outreach

January 20, 2012 villagechief 0

(by Trymaine Lee, BlackVoices/Huffington Post) – The Obama campaign has hired a longtime NAACP operative to head its African American voter outreach going into the 2012 presidential election. Stefanie Brown, the national field director for the NAACP, will join team Obama’s Operation Vote in February. The program is geared toward outreach to key Democratic constituency […]

Video

President Obama sings at the Apollo – Al Green – Let’s stay together

January 20, 2012 villagechief 0

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 […]