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Brown v. Board of Education – Its Historical Importance – Benjamin Hooks

Brown v. Board of Education The legal history leading up to Brown v. Board of Education is explained by former NAACP leader, Benjamin Hooks. The point that I am trying to make is that the leaders the civil rights local did something thinking. Somehow the thought has been put on us that we just marched and demonstrated.  It was not marching

Who was Malcolm X

Who was Malcolm X Student Questions and Answers Can anyone tell me about Malcolm X? I saw Malcolm X book in the longest yard movie…so, I became interested to know about Malcolm X. I need a full feedback about this a.s.a.p. Posted by One Malcolm X, 1925–65, African American (revolutionary black nationalist) leader in the United States,

Secret Grand Juries +White Police and Prosecutors=No Justice & Dead Black Men

The police officers and the prosecutors have worked hand in glove to fill America's prisons with young black men. They are not adversaries. They are almost always on the same side. This fact makes it impossible for a local prosecutor to conduct a fair and impartial investigation when the accused is a police officer. The

The Modern Voting Rights Movement, Single Member Districts, and Black Office Holding

The Modern Voting Rights Movement, Single Member Districts, and Black Office Holding – http://www.blackpolitics.org Bloody Sunday BLOODY SUNDAY The Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights ended three weeks–and three events–that represented the political and emotional peak of the m…   Editor’s Note – The modern Voting Rights movement can be traced to the 1944 decision of

African American Slave Revolts and Rebellions

African American Slave Revolts and Rebellions Harriet Tubman Biography: Underground Railroad Conductor http://womenshistory.about.com/od/harriettubman/a/tubman_moses.htm Harriet Tubman Biography – From Slavery to Freedom [2] Underground Railroad Conductor, Abolitionist, Women’s Rights Advocate What was the Underground Railroad ? : Harriet Tubman What was the Underground Railroad? The Underground Railway was a loosely organized … Check out these sites

Finally – US Senate Confirms First African-American Women on Georgia’s Federal Courts

LDF Applauds Senate Confirmation of First African-American Women on Georgia’s Federal Courts On November 18, 2014, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., (LDF) welcomed the historic votes by the U.S. Senate to confirm the first African-American female judges ever to serve on Georgia’s federal judiciary. The Senate confirmation of Leslie Abrams to the

President Obama Press conference On Midterm Election republicans Winning Senate

Affluent African American Cities

Pete's Cheat Sheet® – Flagpole Magazine Pete's Cheat Sheet®Flagpole MagazineThis runoff highlights the dual role all commissioners play: They represent their individual districts, but they also govern the city as a whole. So, the voters in District 3 will be electing somebody who will keep an … She has moreover shown a keen … http://www.blackpolitics.org/african-ame…

The black vote, more than 40% of the Brazilian electorate

Like the women’s vote, the black vote will be one of the decisive demographs in the Brazilian presidential elections. Black and brown people represent 42.2% of the electorate. teleSUR

Angela Davis interviewed by Julian Bond: Explorations in Black Leadership Series

Julian Bond interviews Angela Davis, civil rights activist and university professor. Dr. Davis is professor emeritus at the University of California-Santa Cruz. Their shared conversation explores her personal history and her continuing roles in human rights causes and campaigns. The series is presented by the Institute for Public History at the University of Virginia. More

Shirley Chisholm 1972 Candidate for President

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Folk Medicine Use Among The Gullah: Bridging The Gap Between Folk Medicine And Westernized Medicine

By Tiara S. Banks This study examined the practice of folk medicine among a group of African Americans living on the coast of the Sea Islands, the Gullah/Geechee. The Gullah/Geechee are descendants of enslaved Africans, transported from Western and West-Central Africa, who have preserved their African influenced culture consisting of language, food ways, rituals, and

History of the Black Panther Party: Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America (1994)

Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 — August 22, 1989) was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966. Newton had a long series of confrontations with law enforcement, including several convictions, while he participated in political activism. He continued to pursue an education, eventually

Politics, Power and Idenity, The Black Arts Movement

http://harlemtalkradio.com The National Black Theatre held a symposium: The Black Arts Movement: Finding Identity In The Midst of Artistic and Political Upheaveal NYC Council Member Charles Barron, Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Dr. Rosalind Jeffries, Ademola Olugabefola, moderated by Ralph Carter. Politics, money and idenity, The Black Arts Movement – understanding how the game is played in

Poetry of the Black Arts Movement

A quick description of the Black Arts Movement, with some examples of the poetry that was influenced by it.

The Black Power Movement; March 31, 2006

The Black Power Movement: Self-Determination, Transformation and Sabotage Kathleen Cleaver Senior Lecturer in Law, Emory School of Law, Emory University Senior Lecturer, Department of African and African American Studies, Yale University Kathleen Cleaver, former National Press Secretary for the Black Panther Political Party, discusses her experiences in one of the most recognized and revered groups

Malcolm X & The Black Power Movement

Project for Mr.Lowrey African American Studies Class

The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders

by John Potash

Mayor Shirley Franklin: "Invest or die"

MayorTV is a challenge from America’s Mayors to 2008 candidates: start talking about cities! MayorTV asked Mayor Franklin what she thought a national agenda for cities should look like. “Infrastructure isn’t sexy.” So says Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta. In her far-ranging MayorTV interview, she was the first to admit that aquaducts, sewage facilities and

Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Named Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor

Shirley Franklin, who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta, has joined the LBJ School of Public Affairs as the Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor in Ethics and Political Values.

Reparations To African-Americans For Slavery (1/3)

Amazon.com Widgets Author and activist Raymond Winbush argues why the U.S. government should pay reparations to African-Americans This post is one in a series of posts on this site discussing the issue of reparations to African Americans for centuries of enslavement and the subsequent 100 years of racial subjugation under the Jim Crow apartheid system.

Malik Aziz: A Black Independent Political Party – Have We Digressed?

Malik Aziz, Founder of The Muslim Street and founding Chairman of The National Black United Front of Florida, speaks on where we are as Black people in America with our current so called leadership and what must be done to make REAL CHANGE. While it’s obvious that the issues, troubles and concerns of the Black

The Black Power and Black Arts Movement: An Inseparable Connection

This project interrogates the interrelationships between the functional and ideological similarities between the Black Art aesthetic and the Conceptualization of Black Power doing the 70’s. More than a mere production of visual symbology or pictorial aside, this movie illustrates the necessity of art in reconfiguring and re-representing the concepts of self determination necessary for realizing

Sonia Sanchez-Black Arts Movement (BAM) to Hip Hop

This was a panel discussion from a few years back where several members of the Black Arts Movement spoke including poet Sonia Sanchez .. They gave up game on the History of the Black Arts Movement, their lives and the role art plays in shaping politics and the world around them..Here’s what Ms Sanchez had

Like It Is – The Covert War Against Malcolm X

How Racist White America Continues To React To 'Black-Political-Power'

Forget Red vs. Blue — It’s ‘Slave States’ vs. ‘Free States’ From 2012 Onwards: http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard/Article/Forget-Red-vs–Blue—-It-s–Slave-States–vs—Free-States–From-2012-Onwards/256663 ** Visit PoliticalArticles.NET: http://www.politicalarticles.net/ ** Want To Show Us Some Love? Go Here: http://tinyurl.com/leh6kd5 ** Signup For Our Blog Newsletter and We’ll Drop You a Line When New Articles Come Up: — MAIN OPTION: http://tinyurl.com/main-option — OTHER OPTIONS: http://tinyurl.com/other-options2 **

1972 Symposium on National Black Political Convention in Gary Indiana (Panel Discussion)

1972 Symposium on National Black Political Convention in Gary Indiana 1972

Black Pride and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

College Bound Final Project – Pomona Campus class of 2015

SNCC – A Short Documentary

A short documentary on the SNCC. This video will explain the main details on who was involved in the SNCC, what they accomplished, and what their mission/goal was.