villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Commentary

Why Don’t African Americans Prioritize AIDS?

February 3, 2011 villagechief 0

For 30 years now, since the first HIV/AIDS diagnosis, this issue has yet to be a priority in African American communities, including among sub-groups most impacted by the disease. The ratio of the epidemic among HIV-informed Black men who have sex with men has never diminished. Not even basketball great Magic Johnson’s October 1991 announcement […]

Raynard Jackson

State of the YOUnion

January 28, 2011 villagechief 0

Raynard Jackson – Two nights ago, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address and, as usual, he declared the state of our union is good. No president has ever said anything differently. Every president is only going to put the best face on the state of affairs in our country. But, the […]

Marc Morial

Green Empowerment Zones Mean Jobs for Communities of Color

January 26, 2011 villagechief 0

By Marc H. Morial – It is time for policy makers on both sides of the progressive-conservative divide to stop debating and start enacting policies to create jobs, especially for those suffering the most from the persisting great recession. One way to do that is to create green empowerment zones that would generate urban jobs, […]

Entertainment

Micah Stampley Kicks Off 2011 Promo Tour To Promote New CD Release, “One Voice”

January 26, 2011 villagechief 0

Houston, TX – Music World Gospel/Interface Entertainment recording artist Micah Stampley launched his 2011 promo tour with a ministry weekend in Los Angeles sharing in worship at Angelus Temple, visiting the Dream Center and appearing at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. These are the first of many appearances to come in 2011 as […]

Gantt Report

Obama and Big Things – Commentary

January 26, 2011 villagechief 0

By Lucius Gantt – President Barack Obama rapped the 2011 State of the Union address recently. He didn’t say “big things pop it and little things stop it” but he did say Americans do big things. The President solidified his standing as one of the best Presidential orators in history in his speech but he […]

H. Lewis Smith

Agitation Over the Removal of the N-Word from Huck Finn

January 25, 2011 villagechief 0

By H. Lewis Smith – The removal of the n-word from Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn has caused complete outrage, shock, and outcries of sorts all across the American landscape. If the term is removed from historical texts, which were written during and work to convey the reality of the times – depicting the distorted face […]

Blogs

Steve Harvey Produces Paperwork to Prove Wife was Misleading

January 24, 2011 villagechief 0

The story below is one of the many stories that ran when Steve Harvey’s ex-wife came forward to say she was left homeless and pennyless when he divorced her. This paperwork settles the case. Go STEVE … nuff said! Harvey Divorce If Mary Harvey is this confused about the state of her affairs, it’s probably […]

Headlines

Dr. Joseph Lowery Honored with John Thompson Jr Legacy Of A Dream Award From Georgetown University

January 21, 2011 villagechief 0

Former Georgetown University head coach, John Thompson Jr., looks on as the president of Georgetown University, Dr. John J. DeGioia, presents civil rights leader, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, with the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award during the Ninth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Let Freedom Ring Kennedy Center Celebration. Held on […]

News

Bernice King declines SCLC presidency

January 21, 2011 villagechief 0

(CNN) — The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has declined the post her father once held as president of the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference, saying she was interested in being more than a “figurehead.” The Rev. Bernice A. King was elected to the office in October 2009, but never served as […]