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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 […]

Commentary

Klan-picked Law Enforcers – Commentary by Lucius Gantt

July 6, 2020 villagechief 0

(The Gantt Report) – Once upon a time in America, one white man with a pot belly like Donald Trump wearing a white Colonel Sanders suit could control 15 strong, muscular and athletic Black slaves with a switch. Nowadays, it takes two, three, four or more law enforcers to apprehend, choke or shoot an unarmed […]

Commentary

Symbols, Statues, and Substance

June 29, 2020 villagechief 0

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – Socially isolated and alone in my home, I lifted my fist into the air when I learned that the Mississippi legislature voted to remove the Confederate stars and bars from their flag. As NACCP President Derrick Jackson said, “it’s been a long time coming.” A long time since the songstress […]

Headlines

Rep. Adams Delivers Floor Speech in Support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

June 25, 2020 villagechief 0

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Remarks as prepared for delivery are below: Mr./Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak in support of H. R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in […]

Commentary

Looters, Lowlifes, and Liars

June 22, 2020 villagechief 0

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – According to the Washington Post, the 45th President told 19,126 lies between his inauguration in 2017 and June 1, 2020. By now, the number has likely edged toward 20,000, as his Tulsa “rally” yielded dozens more. This President has no allegiance to the truth, but that’s no surprise. Leading up […]

Commentary

America’s Elite Colleges Can Lead on Reparations by Partnering with Black Colleges

June 22, 2020 villagechief 0

By Felicia M. Davis – As the list of higher education institutions apologizing for their role in the slave trade grows it is time investing in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) institutions is prioritized. Democratic presidential candidates increasingly acknowledge the need to study the question of reparations. Ta-Nehisi Coates fastidiously establishes “The Case for […]

Headlines

Chante Moore to Perform for Family Food Fest Atlanta Virtual Celebration of Black Men on Father’s Day

June 19, 2020 villagechief 0

WATCH LIVE @familyfoodfestatlanta: Atlanta Culinary Charities will showcase live cooking demos from local dads and celebrity chefs during Family Food Fest Atlanta Virtual Celebration of Black Men on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21 from 3:00 PM- 4:30 PM EST on Facebook Live and YouTube. TV Personality Egypt Sherrod will host, DJ Fadelf will play music, […]

Entertainment

Juneteenth Virtual Performance of Mzuri Aimbaye’s Award-Winning Play: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story

June 18, 2020 villagechief 0

Joy Reid, Host of MSNBC’s AM Joy, will provide a special introduction and Marypat Hector, nationally recognized youth activist, will moderate a panel discussion after the performance The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have sparked global protests, elicited calls for record voter turnout in the 2020 Elections, and amplified the voices […]