villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Blogs

Racist or Not Racist? Black nurses not being allowed to take care of white patients

November 4, 2011 villagechief 0

According to WSBTV.com, four black nurses are suing their nursing company because they say black nurses are not being sent to take care of white patients. In their lawsuit the nurses claim that this is a violation of their civil rights. Read the full story here at wsbtv.com. In my humble opinion, I think it […]

Commentary

Razing Cain – by Raynard Jackson

November 3, 2011 villagechief 0

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has been the talk of DC this week, but for all the wrong reasons. A political newspaper released a story about Cain being accused of sexually harassing two women while he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in the ‘90s. According to the newspaper, Cain reached an agreement […]

Headlines

Gospel Great Vickie Winans To Grace 2011 WOW Women International Conference

November 2, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Commentary

Kearney-Turner Jobs Bill Would Put Ohio Back to Work – by Marc Morial

November 2, 2011 villagechief 0

To Be Equal #44) – On September 13th, one day after President Obama sent his American Jobs Act to Congress, he visited Fort Hayes High School in Columbus, Ohio where he told a receptive audience that passage of his bill would bring desperately needed jobs and infrastructure improvements to every state in the nation, including […]

Atlanta News

City of Atlanta dedicates park to Rev. James Orange, civil and labor rights leader

November 2, 2011 villagechief 0

By Arit Essien – “Hey Leader!,” was his common greeting to all he met; a call to action of sorts; but to a countless mass, the Rev. James Orange, with unwavering dedication to civil and labor rights was the leader himself; a “towering” example of nonviolent activism. A close aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, […]

Commentary

Another Layer of the Veil Lifted: Laurence Fishburne’s PBS Documentary – by H. Lewis Smith

November 2, 2011 villagechief 0

Laurence Fishburne will be the narrator of an upcoming PBS documentary about black workers in the post-slavery South. The film, titled “Slavery by Another Name,” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon. Blackmon’s composition is a powerful account of how America surreptitiously maintained slavery under the guise of peonage and forced […]

Commentary

Jimmy Graham–A True Baller – by Raynard Jackson

October 27, 2011 villagechief 0

That’s right, Jimmy Graham! Most of the public is only recently becoming aware of the story of Jimmy Graham. I find this very unfortunate, but true. Jimmy Graham is a tight end for the New Orleans Saints football team. As of this writing, he is the leading tight end in the N.F.L. in terms of […]

Entertainment

Vivica Fox and Demetria McKinney Inspire Young Women at Black Women’s Roundtable Empowerment Tour

October 26, 2011 villagechief 0

Women’s rights leader, Rita Jackson Samuels, and Riverdale Mayor, Dr. Evelyn Wynn Dixon, were honored as champions for women’s equality Atlanta, GA – After honoring women’s rights leader, Rita Jackson Samuels, and Riverdale Mayor, Dr. Evelyn Wynn Dixon, actress/singer, Demetria McKinney, and actress/producer/businesswoman, Vivica A. Fox shared inspirational stories about overcoming obstacles like single parenthood […]

News

Nationally Syndicated Radio Host Michael Baisden Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is Investing in Small Businesses With Million Dollar Business Pitch Campaign

October 24, 2011 villagechief 0

Dallas, TX – Radio personality, best-selling author, filmmaker, and leader of the successful civil rights march in Jena, LA, Michael Baisden not only talks the talk afternoons on his nationally syndicated “The Michael Baisden Show,” he also walks the walk. On Monday, October 24, Baisden announced his plans to give away a half-million dollars to […]