August 2009 Blog Posts (29)

Europe ARE AFRICAN AMERICANS WORTH MORE THAN PET DOGS IN THE USA??

Americans are mad as hell over Michael Vick's dog fighting exploits. They are madder than ants over the so-called ducking of the heads of foreign prisoners in Cuba, under water! Yet how do they feel about some of their own citizens? ""We still don't like black people," said John Clouse , 57 and a Democrat, reflecting the sentiments of his pals gathered at a coffee shop in Somerset, Ohio. recently at a research survey conducted with Stanford University. According to an AP-Yahoo News poll last… Continue

Added by JA on August 30, 2009 at 11:16pm — No Comments

NYMetro Sovereign Evolution: Manifest Destiny from "Civil Rights" to "Sovereign Rights"

Book Review

Sovereign Evolution: Manifest Destiny from "Civil Rights" to "Sovereign Rights"

by Ezrah Aharone

(Reviewed by Dan Tres Omi, The Liberator Magazine)

http://weblog.liberatormagazine.com/2009/08/from-civil-rights-to-sovereign-rights.html

When the topic of legal sovereignty is brought up, it is usually masked by… Continue

Added by TheBlackList on August 29, 2009 at 8:09pm — 1 Comment

NYMetro Six Week Of Fun Painting Made Easy Live Interactive Educational Tuturial

http://www.blacklegendseries.com/Newsletter/… Continue

Added by Merletta J. Martin on August 29, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

DC Area EXPLOSVIE SHOW TONIGHT

For Immediate Release:

Friday, August 28, 2009

Contact: Corey Halstead

954-243-5955

(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.

Saturday’s entire show will be an EXPLOSIVE show as we delve into the issue of relations between Black Americans, Africans, and those from the Caribbean.

Our guests will be Mori Diane (from Guinea) an extremely successful businessman who is an American… Continue

Added by Raynard Jackson on August 29, 2009 at 3:14am — No Comments

S.E. Asia Kerala Beach Tour – Much more than just beach exploration

From different parts of the world, tourists in a large number trip Kerala to explore its exquisite and impressive beaches. Kerala is the hottest and admired beach destination in India. Kerala beach tour can truly be an overwhelming experience offering an opportunity to discover exquisite beaches with exceptional nature prettiness.

Beaches of this beautiful Indian state are dotted with sky scrapping palm coconut trees, silvery and golden sands, rocky promontories further blessed with… Continue

Added by Jenny Franklin on August 29, 2009 at 2:21am — No Comments

S.E. Asia India Tourism Finds Strength in Rich Art Forms and Cultural Heritage

India is not perfect. But that does not deter a tourist to enjoy his or her vacations in the ancient land known for most interesting historical spectacles; spiritual heights; rich and varied culture; frequent use of vibrant colors in almost everything – from attires to elaborate dance costumes to paintings and frescoes; varied landscapes with climatic contrasts, rich wildlife and lush vegetation; and aromatic spices known for their flavor. Beauty is not a thing that exists in isolation. All… Continue

Added by Jenny Franklin on August 29, 2009 at 2:20am — No Comments

DC Area The AfrICAN and the AmerICAN

August 27, 2009

Raynard Jackson

Earlier this month I wrote a column entitled, “The African and the Brother Man (you can read a copy of the piece on my website: www.raynardjackson.com).” I had no idea my piece would spark such a vibrant conversation among Blacks, Africans, Caribbeans, and others. Some agreed with what I wrote and others did not. Some agreed with me, but had issues with my verbiage. But, as legendary composer Quincy Jones told rapper Ice-T, “Ice, keep doin… Continue

Added by Raynard Jackson on August 27, 2009 at 12:01am — No Comments

South The Trouble with Lando, Part 2: The Honest Truth

In Part One of The Trouble with Lando, we looked at the differences between beer and malt liquor, how each are made and where malt liquor really comes from.

In Part Two we will look at malt liquor marketing from the 1940’s to its golden age in the 1970’s.

It all started out well enough. Prohibition had been repealed, but the Great Depression came right on its heels. Just when you could finally have a drink, nobody… Continue

Added by Petitfleur on August 22, 2009 at 8:19pm — 2 Comments

DC Area SATURDAY'S SHOW

For Immediate Release:

Friday, August 21, 2009

Contact: Corey Halstead

954-243-5955

(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.

Saturday’s entire show will be dedicated to a discussion of Michael Vick’s reinstatement into the N.F.L. by commissioner Roger Goodell. They will also discuss Vick’s signing to play with the Philadelphia Eagles.

We will have a representative from People… Continue

Added by Raynard Jackson on August 22, 2009 at 2:36pm — No Comments

DC Area Ties That Blind

August 20, 2009

Raynard Jackson

Despite all the problems in the U.S., this is still one of the best places in the world to live. This is why people are committing crimes to enter our country. But, listening to some of the words being used in the healthcare debate, you wouldn’t know that.

In last week’s column, “The Right Is Wrong,” I discussed how people assert their rights, but never assert their responsibilities. Based on the amount of email I received from… Continue

Added by Raynard Jackson on August 20, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

West Quotes

"I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more if they had known they were slaves." Mama Harriet Tubman

The one Thing I Love about the Divine Truth, is that it can not be intelligently Wisely defeated and the more it is challenged the more our Ignorance is revealed. (osiris)

"The events which transpired five thousand years ago; Five years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now; five years From now or five thousand… Continue

Added by Goddess IsIs Akkebala on August 18, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Africa WHAT "LAW" MADE YOU A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES? answer: NONE

WAKE-UP CALL SHOW

Dred Scott vs. Sandford (1857)

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURT OPINION ON

THE DRED SCOTT CASE

Dred Scott's case holds a unique place in American constitutional history as an example of the Supreme Court trying to impose a judicial solution on a political problem. It called down enormous criticism on the Court and on Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney; a later chief… Continue

Added by Ngone Aw on August 17, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

NYMetro Supreme Court Orders Hearing for Georgia Man

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: August 17, 2009

Filed at 11:16 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new hearing for death row inmate Troy Davis, whose supporters say is innocent and should be spared from execution for killing a police officer 20 years ago.

Davis has spent 18 years on death row for the 1989 slaying of Savannah, Ga., police officer Mark MacPhail. Davis' attorneys insist that he is innocent and deserves a new… Continue

Added by carlos s. on August 17, 2009 at 4:08pm — No Comments

Africa Green Revolution Mama Afrika = War On You!

"THE GREEN MOVEMENT" = THE EUGENICS POGROM

Pogrom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Etymology|Pogroms...|Modern usage...|See also A pogrom is a form of riot directed against a particular group, whether ethnic,… Continue

Added by Ngone Aw on August 17, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

South The Trouble with Lando

COLT 45 MALT LIQUOR'S ADS AIN'T WORKING FOR DETROIT

Written by Patricia Calloway

Originally published at thepatshow.com

I was walking down the street one day, in the merry, merry month of May……..

Blah, blah, whatever, whatever. Actually I was riding down the street in May, on a city bus, when my eyes climbed up the faces and sides of the buildings lining Gratiot Avenue and fell… Continue

Added by Petitfleur on August 17, 2009 at 12:00am — 6 Comments

NYMetro A CALL TO ARTISTS AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY

If you are an artist and have work or would like to create work that speaks out against police brutality, October 22 Coalition-New York has a number of propositions for you. The October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation has been mobilizing every year since 1996 for a National Day… Continue

Added by carlos s. on August 16, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

Chicago-Midwest Blacks and Gentiles in U>S> America

With respect to Blacks & Gentiles in the United States of America, any honest and frank national conversation on race relations omitting relevant bible matter, will fall short of honesty, miss the mark and amount to hypocritical babble. To find out why, tune into our next broadcast. 'TRUTH WILL OUT', 8/17/09@10:00AM.

Added by adowa on August 15, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

NYMetro Activists want regulations on Cliveden House history

Written by Robert Hightower

Thursday, 13 August 2009 22:59 Philadelphia Tribune

Local activists want to have a say in how officials at the Cliveden House educates the public about the history of the estate.

After endless digging and research by the members of the Cliveden of the National Trust, papers detailing the trade and ownership of slaves by the house’s owner, Benjamin Chew, were recently discovered.

Members of the National Coalition of Blacks… Continue

Added by Ari Merretazon on August 14, 2009 at 11:02pm — No Comments

NYMetro KAZEMBE BALAGUN INTERVIEWS FORMER BPP MINSTER OF CULTURE EMORY DOUGLAS

Kasama Podcasts presents an interview with former Black Panther Minister of Culture Emory Douglas. The interview was conducted by Kazembe Balagun.…

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Added by carlos s. on August 14, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

DC Area SATURDAY'S SHOW

For Immediate Release:

Friday, August 14, 2009

Contact: Corey Halstead

954-243-5955

(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.

Saturday’s show will feature two exciting guests. The first guest will be Pittsburgh-based vocalist Antoinette Manganas, whose music encompasses contemporary adult pop, jazz and R&B. After years of being discouraged from following her dream of a music… Continue

Added by Raynard Jackson on August 14, 2009 at 7:55am — No Comments