villagechief, Author at Dogon Village

Kartemquin Films Documentary ‘UNAPOLOGETIC’ to Debut in Blackstar’s Ninth Film Festival in August

July 16, 2020 villagechief 0

CHICAGO – UNAPOLOGETIC, the directorial debut of Ashley O’Shay and producer Morgan Elise Johnson is set to premiere as the opening night film in the BlackStar Film Festival, which runs between August 20-26. The documentary focuses on the unrelenting work of Janaé Bonsu and Bella BAHHS–young, Black women organizers who take on the Chicago establishment […]

Entertainment

Cardi B Wins ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year as ASCAP Celebrates 2020 Rhythm & Soul Music Award Winners

July 16, 2020 villagechief 0

DaBaby’s “Suge” is Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song, Meek Mill’s “Going Bad” feat. Drake Named Top Rap Song, Donald Lawrence’s “Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)” Lands Top Gospel Song, Universal Music Publishing Group Recognized as Publisher of the Year NEW YORK – ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) recently launched its fourth virtual […]

Entertainment

New Film “Negative Exposure” Offers A Call To Action For Community and Race Relations

July 15, 2020 villagechief 0

Set in “any” urban city in America, Negative Exposure, is a compelling story that takes a look at socioeconomic stereotypes that have emerged from constructed beliefs created out of bias, ignorance and intolerance. Produced by E. D. Legacy Films, the film offers a call to action for community and race relations. The trailer was released […]

Commentary

No Economic Victory Lap

July 12, 2020 villagechief 0

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – The June Employment Situation report, released on July 2, showed a continued decline in the unemployment rate. Thanks to coronavirus, the rate shot up to 14.7 percent in April and declined to 11.1 percent in June. About 4.8 million more people were on payrolls in June than in May. Just […]

Headlines

The “Law and Order” President is the Most Corrupt President in History

July 12, 2020 villagechief 0

Although he claims to me the Law and Order president, Trump is turning out to be the most corrupt president in history – a “criminal enterprise”. Most recently he commuted his buddy, Roger Stone’s prison sentence even though Stone was convicted of lying to cover up the president’s crimes. This demonstrates the overt racism in […]

Commentary

Confederate Monuments and Symbols are Advertisements For a Product No One Wants Anymore#TakeEmDown, NOW

July 12, 2020 villagechief 0

By Marc H. Morial (Be Equal #27) – Mississippi’s decision this week to eliminate a Confederate symbol from its state flag is the culmination of more than 40 years of activism, and a single step in the ongoing effort to eliminate white supremacist imagery and monuments from our public spaces. It seems at last that […]

Headlines

A Presidency at Death’s Door

July 12, 2020 villagechief 0

The Lincoln Project’s latest video, “One Day”, takes President Trump to task for his abysmal response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As early as January, the President received intelligence briefings that warned of the impending pandemic that would soon upend everyday life in our country. But Trump disregarded his own intelligence and healthcare advisors and […]

Business

Hip-Hop: A Vibrant Stamp on the Culture Stamps Available Today at Local Post Offices

July 6, 2020 villagechief 0

The U.S. Postal Service, together with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, today unveiled new Hip Hop stamps to celebrate the many facets of this popular and artistic culture. These Forever stamps are now available at Post Offices nationwide and at usps.com/hiphop. News of the stamps is being shared using the hashtag #HipHopPostageStamps. The stamps were […]

Commentary

Shackles on your Bankrolls – Commentary By Lucius Gantt

July 6, 2020 villagechief 0

(The Gantt Report) – The ancestors of African Americans were kidnapped from the shores of their Motherland and transported to America on slave ships to make European colonizers filthy rich. From day one of our American existence, the status of Black people in this capitalist society has always been about the money. The history that […]