Politics

And Now What 5 min read

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And Now What

Hakim Abdul-Ali 9 years ago

The political elections, including the big one, are now over, and I’m sitting here wondering after all the polarizing debates and heated verbal skirmishes, what’s... Read More

Here It is with an African Mindset 4 min read

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Here It is with an African Mindset

Hakim Abdul-Ali 9 years ago 3

It’s a grand occasion to recognize that the spirit of peaceful unity among many, diverse ethnically conscious-minded folk is on the serious rise, and it’s... Read More

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Black Lives Matter

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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Black Lives Matter

Ronald Bunn 9 years ago

A breath of fresh air: I did not see or hear about Randall Stephenson, AT&T CEO's speech on "Black Lives Matter". If you haven't read what he's said or seen the speech then I suggest you look at Thousands Of Employees Erupt In Support of CEO After Powerful Speech About Black Lives Matter (VIDEO).... Read More

Dick Gregory Talks Donald Trump Scandal

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Dick Gregory Talks Donald Trump Scandal

Ronald Bunn 9 years ago

In my formative years, I never got the chance to spend quality time with my maternal or paternal grandparents. I only vaguely remember my maternal grandfather who died just before my 12th birthday. I remember him, mostly, because of his disappointing death before my 12th birthday—disappointed that he died before giving me the usual penny for each of my birthdays.... Read More

Current state of African-American theatre affairs 8 min read

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Current state of African-American theatre affairs

Ajene D. Washington 9 years ago

I am a freelance African American director who has lived over the past twenty plus years in New York City. For some time now, I’ve observed a number... Read More

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies 3 min read

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Conversations in Black Freedom Studies

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

This month’s program marks 50 years since Stokely Carmichael galvanized the Black Power generation in June 1966; and it suggests the long road to the... Read More

Between the Lines: Shaka Senghor and John Forte 1 min read

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Between the Lines: Shaka Senghor and John Forte

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

In his memoir Writing My Wrongs, Shaka Senghor chronicles child abuse, violence, depression, and life in the streets as a drug dealer, which led him to... Read More

Presidential Candidates and African-American Art? 3 min read

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Presidential Candidates and African-American Art?

Ebele Oseye 10 years ago

“Preserve the utmost freedom for dream of beauty, creative art, and joy of living.” W.E.B. DuBois Where there is true freedom, there is creative art.... Read More