villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Commentary

Grammy Awards Manipulative or Not?

January 7, 2011 villagechief 0

By H. Lewis Smith – The song “F— You”—which is clearly laced with expletives, as well as the n-word—has been nominated for the February 2011 Grammy’s “Record of the Year” Award. Rapper Jay Z and Alicia Keys have also been nominated to receive an award for their performance of “Empire State of Mind”, which is […]

Video

What If The Tea Party Were Black? – CNN

January 7, 2011 villagechief 0

Video

What If The Tea Party Was Black? – Jasiri X

January 7, 2011 villagechief 0

Entertainment

Racism at CBS Television, Sony Entertainment and Bell Dramatic for 37 years

January 6, 2011 villagechief 0

By Brandon Brooks and Sam Richard, Los Angeles Sentinel/NNPA – Pioneering actress Victoria Rowell is not new to the acting world and she certainly is not new to the millions of fans of the daytime drama “The Young and The Restless”. The veteran actress was part of the cast as Drucilla Winters for more than […]

Headlines

Houston Man Cleared by DNA After 30 Years in Prison

January 5, 2011 villagechief 0

By Allan Turner, Houston Chronicle – The reliability of eyewitness identification in criminal cases took another sock in the eye Tuesday as Cornelius Dupree Jr., a Houston man sentenced to 75 years in prison for a rape-robbery he did not commit, walked out of a Dallas courtroom a free man. Dupree, 51, served 30 years […]

Commentary

An Urgent Movement for Justice

January 5, 2011 villagechief 0

Benjamin Todd Jealous, Huffington Post – During the past two weeks, in response to successful grassroots campaigns, two governors have released black Americans who had been railroaded by our nation’s criminal justice system. Together, these cases speak to the urgent need for the work the NAACP and our allies are doing to encourage more Governors […]

Blogs

Ex-Madoff Worker Refuses to Snitch – No-Snitch Rule Applies to the Rich

January 5, 2011 villagechief 0

I wonder curious reporters don’t make a big deal when white collar criminals refuse to snitch on fellow criminal associates. The media act as if only African American youth excercise their right to remain silent. A former employee of one of the biggest criminals of the last decade, Ponzi scheme running Bernard L. Madoff, refuses […]

Video

Homeless man with amazing radio voice in Columbus, OH

January 5, 2011 villagechief 0

Environment

Bizarre death of fish and birds in Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky and Brazil

January 4, 2011 villagechief 0

By Jaime Uribarri and Michael Sheridan, NY Daily News – It isn’t 2012, but a rash of animal deaths is making this year look like the End of Days. Following on the heels of thousands of red-winged blackbirds dying in a small Arkansas town, several hundred more mysteriously died farther south in Louisiana. Officials are […]