villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Education Special Hosted By Rev. Sharpton to Air Sunday Nov. 21st

November 19, 2010 villagechief 0

The Education SuperHighway, a nationally syndicated Sunday morning news and information magazine show premiering November 21st in 75 markets Reverend Sharpton with Special Guest New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg New York, NY — The nation’s parents and teachers have a new television show to call their very own. The Education SuperHighway, […]

Commentary

Carville’s Silly Antics Have A Name: Racism-Sexism-Disloyalty-Stupidity

November 19, 2010 villagechief 0

By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. – Let’s call it what it is. Carville’s silly antics have a name. Racism, Sexism, Disloyalty and Stupidity! While many are busy looking at the outrageous things the Republicans say and do, one of our own is far more disrespectful of President Barack Obama. James Carville thinks that Secretary […]

Entertainment

Smokey Robinson Builds his Legacy – By Linsey Davis

November 19, 2010 villagechief 0

Commentary

Jim Clyburn-ed

November 18, 2010 villagechief 0

By Raynard Jackson – In the immortal words of civil rights legend, Fannie Lou Hamer, when will Blacks become “sick and tired of being sick and tired?” Once again the Democratic Party has shown its disdain for the Black community and Black Democrats, as usual, just sit back and continue to allow it to happen. […]

Atlanta News

After a Successful Launch Lowery Boulevard Clean-Up Project Continues Through Holidays

November 15, 2010 villagechief 0

Atlanta, GA – After successfully launching the CLEAN, GREEN & HONOR PROJECT (CGH) with over five hundred volunteers on hand to clean-up Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in honor of civil rights icon, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s 89th birthday, the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda (Peoples’ Agenda) executive director, Helen Butler, announced plans to continue […]

Business News

Digital Divide Fails to Decrease

November 13, 2010 villagechief 0

The Department of Commerce released a study on broadband adoption rates in the U.S. based on age, gender, ethnicity, education and income level. The study found that broadband adoption rates increased significantly between 2007 and 2009, yet the digital divide did not diminish. Hispanic and African-Americans continue to adopt at much lower rates than Whites […]

Commentary

Tyler Perry’s ‘For Colored Girls’

November 13, 2010 villagechief 0

By Kevin Powell – Push pause before watching for colored girls…. People either love or hate filmmaker Tyler Perry-that much is clear to me. Weeks before I decided to see Perry’s “For Colored Girls” on opening night I could hear the extreme reactions to the fact he was adapting, producing, and directing a film version […]

Environment

UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Awards 23 Green Planning Grants to Minority- Serving Institutions

November 13, 2010 villagechief 0

UNCF (the United Negro College Fund), the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, today announced that its Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) has awarded 23 green planning grants totaling $240,000 to assist with institutional sustainability planning for minority serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, this grant will encourage MSIs to participate in the American College […]

Chuck Hobbs

Un-Civil Discourse

November 13, 2010 villagechief 0

By Chuck Hobbs, Esq. (Inspired, in part, by Joe Jefferson–Good Kappa!) – As a military brat growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, I remember listening to my father, a Republican, wax ad nauseam about how weak President Carter had been at home (remember odd and even gas days) and abroad (Iran Hostage crisis) while […]