villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Books

Footprints of Black Louisiana

April 20, 2011 villagechief 0

By Norman Smith – The Blacks may have had a hard history on this land of the free. But they have never stepped back or just stayed on the sides while the world continued turning. In their own simple, ordinary ways, they have made extraordinary contributions and works that benefitted or are felt by everyone […]

Commentary

Obama’s big bet on blacks is key to 2012 victory

April 19, 2011 villagechief 0

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson (The Grio.com) – The one thing that sets off the loudest bells and whistles at the White House is any hint of a diminution in the bedrock support of black voters for President Obama’s re-election bid in 2012. The dreaded faint tingling happened when Gallup recently released a poll that showed […]

Politics

Ed Forchion’s Lawyer Files Historic Legal Defense Brief Challenging Drug Laws on 4/20 – Cannabis Day

April 19, 2011 villagechief 0

Mount Holly, NJ – As medical marijuana smokers around the globe celebrate “4/20”– an internationally recognized date for the celebration of cannabis–Ed Forchion, aka NJWeedman and his lawyer, John Vincent Saykanic, Esq., will be filing a historic legal brief in New Jersey’s Burlington County Superior Court, battling for not only Forchion’s freedom but for the […]

Environment

UNCF Celebrates Earth Day Releasing Green Report Highlighting Minority College and University Progress Going Green

April 19, 2011 villagechief 0

FAIRFAX, VA – UNCF (United Negro College Fund) recently announced the release of the Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) Green Report, a 2010 Campus Sustainability Survey developed by the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building and the Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI) finding that colleges and university whose student bodies include large percentages of Black, Hispanic and Native American […]

Commentary

Why I like Black Republicans!

April 19, 2011 villagechief 0

By Maze Jackson – Last month, I took a real “job” for the first time in over ten years, and was shocked when I received my first paycheck. I could not believe the amount of taxes the government took OFF THE TOP. As a business owner, I am accustomed to receiving gross checks, paying all […]

Headlines

Washington Prep High School Presents FAME, The Musical Despite Financial Crisis

April 19, 2011 villagechief 0

Los Angeles – In the midst of possible charter takeover, fiscal crisis and pending teacher layoffs, the students and staff at Washington Preparatory High School continue to prove resilient. With a determined resolved that ‘the show must go on’ the educational inner city haven has announced the production of the legendary play, “FAME, The Musical.” […]

News

Black in Latin America – Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

April 18, 2011 villagechief 0

Black in Latin America is the third of a trilogy that began in 1999 with the broadcast of Professor Gates’s first series for public television, Wonders of the African World, an exploration of the relationship between Africa and the New World, a story he continued in 2004 with America Beyond the Color Line, a report […]

Commentary

Manning, Malcolm, And Meaning

April 18, 2011 villagechief 0

By Julianne Malveaux – Dr. Manning Marable made his transition a few days before his Malcolm X biography was released on April 4. The community of scholars that admired him was saddened by his death, and also anticipated the work that would be the product of his decades of research. In many ways, the product […]

Blogs

Obama Depicted as a Monkey

April 18, 2011 villagechief 0

For those who scoff at the idea of multicultural education consider this: Orange County Republican Executive Committee member and Tea Party activist Marilyn Davenport recently circulated an email depicting President Obama as a baby chimpanzee. Astonishingly, when civil rights organizations called for her resignation, Davenport claimed ignorance of the racist overtones, stating that she simply […]