Quote of the Day: Marcus Garvey on Politics…

The political readjustment of the world means that those who are not sufficiently able, not sufficiently prepared, will be at the mercy of the organized classes for another one or two hundred years.
Marcus Garvey
Source: African American Quotes

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Quote of The Day: Carol Moseley Braun on Stereotypes..

I’ve always maintained that black people and women suffer from a presumption of incompetence. The burdens of proof are different. It just gets so tiresome.
Carol Moseley Braun
Source: African American Quotes

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Quote of the Day: Fannie Lou Hamer on Freedom…

Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I’m not backing off.
Fannie Lou Hamer
Source: African American Quotes

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W.E.B. DuBois’ Birth Site Receives Recognition

The Daily News has a nice article about the birth site of W.E.B. DuBois, along with the fight to preserve other DuBois landmarks.

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The Seventh Black President of the United States…

If he wins the election in November, could Barack Obama actually be the seventh Black President in United States History? Well, this website from the UK seems to think so. Check out this interesting historical discussion…
If African-Americans knew the real story of their history, I wonder how many of them would be jumping up [...]

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Quote of The Day: Fredrick Douglass on Education…

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
Frederick Douglass

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Watch the Controversial Nas “N-Word” Video…Again, Why Do We Need This?

I still don’t get why this needs to be done, but I must admit Nas still has a way with words. I guess I will have to wait for the whole album in order to try and feel him on this. Right now I am not. This whole “N Word” thing still reeks of gimmickry [...]

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America’s Digging Dap!

Ever since Barack and Michele Obama gave each other dap (otherwise known as the “fist-bump” before Barack’s victory speech last Tuesday, America has gone “dap-crazy.” While some are worried that this gesture is some type of secret communist signal, and others rejoice over it’s indulgent “Blackness”, there is one thing that we all should [...]

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Who’s Right? Spike Lee or Clint Eastwood?

(TIME.com)
In the wake of Lee and Eastwood’s spat over the role of African-Americans at Iwo Jima, TIME.com has a great article about the history of black soldiers during that WWII battle.
Here’s the meat of the article:
“Clint Eastwood made two films about Iwo Jima that ran for more than four hours total, and there was not [...]

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Quote of The Day: Nina Simone on Economics

I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.
Nina Simone

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