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The New Play Book

November 10, 2016 villagechief 0

By C. Dwayne West, MG Media -If black folks are ever gonna get any real form of reparation or what can look like that pay check that Dr. King spoke about, then blacks everywhere will have to operate their agenda the exact same way Donald Trump orchestrated his campaign by taking a strong stance and […]

Entertainment

Lil Wayne Flips Out During Interview When ABC News’ Linsey Davis Asks About His Lyrics & Black Lives Matter

November 4, 2016 villagechief 0

Rapper Lil Wayne tells ABC News’ Linsey Davis “I don’t feel connected to a damn thing that ain’t got nothin’ to do with me,” in reference to the Black Lives Matter movement. He eventually yells, “I’m connected, I’m a gangbanger.” Watch for yourself.

Entertainment

Emmy-Award Winning Director Stanley Nelson Announces New Film on the History of HBCUs with Launch of HBCURising.com

October 31, 2016 villagechief 0

New York, NY – Emmy-Award winning director Stanley Nelson, today announced his new film Tell Them We Are Rising:The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with the launch of HBCURising.com. This marks the first comprehensive film on the history of HBCUs and the director’s first multimedia, crowdsourced project accompanying the production and release […]

Entertainment

R&B Divas Shirley Murdoch and Cheryl Pepsii Riley Perform for Packed House at Birmingham Museum of Art

October 31, 2016 villagechief 0

Birmingham, AL – Earlier this week the Birmingham City Council treated over 600 guests to an electrifying concert featuring R&B divas Shirley Murdoch and Cheryl Pepsii Riley at the Birmingham Museum of Art to kick-off the 75th Annual McDonald’s Magic City Classic; one of the largest HBCU football games in the nation. Councilor Shelia Tyson […]

Politics

Delta Research and Educational Foundation Conducts Survey on Black Women and the Vote

October 31, 2016 villagechief 0

Washington, DC- The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), a non-profit organization committed to empowering African American women and their families, recently conducted a research project on civic engagement and the Black woman’s vote. The survey was conducted among a national pool of women and men to understand their level of engagement in the election […]

Carl DeWayne West

Black Men in America

October 31, 2016 villagechief 0

By C. Dwayne West, MG Media – As a black man first, then as a media company, it was my privilege to have received a special invite from the Minister, and my responsibility to attend the Honorable Louis Farrakhan’s Savior Day speech yesterday at the Mosque. A lot of words were expressed and some were […]

African American Voters Have Had More Than “Enough” Of Trump’s Divisive Rhetoric

October 30, 2016 villagechief 0

New radio Spot part Of a multi-million dollar buy in Ohio, & in Partnership with AFSCME in Florida, & North Carolina Priorities USA is releasing a new African American radio ad today called “Enough” that features a litany of Donald Trump’s divisive and offensive rhetoric towards African Americans, including perpetuating the racist birther conspiracy theory […]

Commentary

Ohio Bus Tour Encourages Voters of Color to Head to the Polls #OurVoteMatters

October 27, 2016 villagechief 0

By Marc Morial (To Be Equal #37) – “If I hear anybody saying their vote does not matter, that it doesn’t matter who we elect — read up on your history. It matters. We’ve got to get people to vote. I will consider it a personal insult — an insult to my legacy — if […]

#Election2016

Black Women Vote in Higher Numbers Than Any Other Demographic

October 26, 2016 villagechief 0

By Bonnie Petrie, WUWM – Glynda Carr of Higher Heights for America says that shouldn’t be surprising. Black women have a long tradition of political activism, she says, “From Harriet Tubman who walked so that Sojourner Truth could stand and say, ‘Ain’t I a woman,’ to Fannie Lou Hamer who was able to say, ‘I’m […]