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The Greatest of All Time, Muhammad Ali, Dead at 74

June 4, 2016 villagechief 0

By By Kevin Iole, Yahoo – Muhammad Ali, the eloquent, colorful, controversial and brilliant three-time heavyweight boxing champion who was known as much for his social conscience and staunch opposition to the Vietnam War as for his dazzling boxing skills, died Friday. He was 74. Once the most outrageous trash talker in sports, he was […]

Politics

Hillary Clinton Annihilates Donald Trump Calling him Dangerous, Thin-Skinned, and Incoherent During Foreign Policy Speech in San Diego

June 2, 2016 villagechief 0

It looks like Ms. Hillary Clinton found her MoJo!In this speech Clinton uses Trumps own words against him. Boom! Clinton called Trump “temperamentally unfit” to be president and said “It’s not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin,” Clinton said. “Donald Trump’s ideas […]

Entertainment

Actress Vivica A. Fox and R&B Balladeer Howard Hewett to Highlight 2016 DNC Watch Party Celebrating the Black Vote

June 2, 2016 villagechief 0

Philadelphia, PA – The city of Brotherly Love will declare more than liberty on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 when a convergence of trendsetters, elected officials, labor and civil rights leaders descend upon the city and partake in the DogonVillage.com 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) Watch Party. Heralded as the ‘must attend’ side event of the […]

Business

NOBLE National President Gregory A. Thomas Featured Panelist at the 2nd Annual Bridge Forum in Phoenix

June 1, 2016 villagechief 0

Alexandria, VA – National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ (NOBLE) National President, Gregory A. Thomas, is set to be a featured panelist at the 2nd Annual Bridge Forum in Phoenix, AZ (TheBridgeForum.com) on Thursday, June 2nd at the Crowne Plaza, Phoenix. Currently, Thomas serves as Senior Executive for Law Enforcement Operations for the Kings […]

Business

Southern Company Elects Larry D. Thompson its Lead Independent Director

June 1, 2016 villagechief 0

Atlanta, GA – Southern Company today announced the election of Larry D. Thompson as lead independent director of its board of directors. A member of the Southern Company board of directors from 2010 through 2012, Thompson rejoined the company’s board in 2014. He currently serves as a John A. Sibley professor of corporate and business […]

Politics

Democratic National Convention Committee Announces Series of Platform Hearings Across the Country

June 1, 2016 villagechief 0

Philadelphia, PA – Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Platform Drafting Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) today announced a series of Democratic Platform hearings across the country designed to welcome every voice in the Party. The drafting committee will solicit input from policy experts as well as Democrats from all walks of life. […]

Commentary

Christian and Buffalo Soldiers

May 30, 2016 villagechief 0

By Lucius Gantt (The Gantt Report) – I hope all military veterans and their families enjoyed the recent Memorial Day celebrations honoring men and women that served their country in the Armed Services. My father, Lucius Gantt, was a United States Army Technical Sergeant in the 949 Air Engineering Squadron. There were no books written […]

Politics

Black Congressional Lawmakers Initiate Campaign to Increase Black Voter November Turnout

May 30, 2016 villagechief 0

By Stephen K. Cooper Special to the AFRO – African American voters will not sit out the upcoming election despite President Obama’s absence from the ballot, several Black lawmakers said—but they aren’t taking any chances with voter suppression. Reps. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) launched a new Congressional Voting Rights […]

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NCBCP Black Youth Vote Convenes over 400 Black Men and Boys on Capitol Hill to Organize Around Moving From Protest to Policy to the Polls

May 27, 2016 villagechief 0

Over 400 black men and boys attended the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Youth Vote (BYV) 2016 Day on Capitol Hill. Organizing around the theme, “Moving From Protest to Policy to the Polls,” the young men came together to strategize for the upcoming election and visited elected officials to discuss priority issues […]