AFREECON: Connecting the Dots Between Africa and the World
June 23, 2009
Chicago, IL (via BlackNews.com) – AFREECON, Africa’s Economic Emancipation Conference, has been scheduled for October 19th-21st in Chicago, IL at the Navy Pier Conference Facility.
The three-day AFREECON conference seeks to demystify the African continent in regards to politics, geography, commerce and culture, with the intention of creating genuine, substantive business practices that mutually benefit African nations and businesses from around the world. Through key-note addresses, open forums, expert briefings, facilitated discussions and specialty events, AFREECON aims to develop more effective strategies for achieving sustained industrial growth, lasting economic development and international investment for African nations.
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Twitter Me This: What’s Up with That Brother Sharpton, Smiley, Ballentine, Boazman, Lemon in the Media
June 22, 2009
What’s up with that brother in the media? Looking to keep up with Rev Al Sharpton, Tavis Smiley, Warren Ballentine, Derrick Boarzman, Don Lemon, brothers who maintain your voice in the media. Look no further. We’ve added a special widget to What’s Up with that Brother at www.JoetheFuture.com.
JoetheFuture.com is where we filter all the headlines about that brother for your daily reading pleasures, news, information and the buzz behind the buzz. You know brothers like to have their own special place to break it down. Click over to www.JoetheFuture.com to see what’s up with that brother.
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Ed Hartwell, Joe Johnson, Chef Keith Kash, Canton Jones, Chef Rick Anthony Real Men Cook® (Rmc) For Charity Atlanta on Father’s Day
June 10, 2009
Atlanta Hawks Guard, Joe Johnson, Mayor Shirley Franklin, And Real Housewives Of Atlanta’s, Ed Hartwell To Join Real Men Cook’s Fathers Day Celebration
Atlanta, GA – Real Men Cook® (RMC) For Charity Atlanta, the largest and longest running Father’s Day Celebration, will be held on Sunday, June 21 at the Georgia Railroad Depot next to Underground Atlanta from 3-6 p.m. Food, fun and family will be the order of the day as more than 100 men serve up culinary delights for nearly 3,000 guests. Entertainment includes R&B artist, Canton Jones, Case, Wanda Trent Phillips and Antonio Allen of Five Men on A Stool.
RMC Atlanta 2009 sponsors include State Farm, WSB-TV Family 2 Family Project, Waffle House, Georgia Power, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Where Magazine and Federal Home Loan Bank.
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State Senator Kasim Reed invites supporters join him on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol—at midnight Friday, April 3, 2009
April 2, 2009
As the 2009 Georgia Legislative Session comes to a close, State Senator Kasim Reed invited his supporters and friends of his 2009 Atlanta mayoral campaign to join him on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol—at midnight Friday, April 3, 2009 11:45 pm – 1:30 am.
According to his website, Reed is the youngest Democratic State Senator, first elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1998 as State Representative for District 52. He was re-elected in 2000, winning seventy-seven percent (77%) of all votes cast. In the House, Kasim Reed served two terms as a member of the House Judiciary Committee , Education Committee and Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee.
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Barack Obama Inauguration Stories Published on President’s Day
February 17, 2009
WEbook (www.webook.com), a Web-enabled community-sourced publishing company, announced today the publication of Jan 20 2009: True Stories, Real People, One Day, an on-the-ground account of Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th president of the United States. The essay collection is available beginning President’s Day, February 16, which also falls in the heart of perhaps the most historic Black History Month of our time.
Jan 20, 2009 is a commemorative collection of essays and accounts written by a mix of 58 citizen journalists and a number of bestselling authors. Contributors include American Book Award-winner and 2009 NAACP Image Award-winner Tananarive Due, Washington Wizards’ NBA player/poet Etan Thomas, Malinda Williams, a star of Showtime’s hit series Soul Food, a Ugandan journalist, a volunteer who spearheaded an important, grassroots Obama campaign office in the critical state of Florida, and a 15-year-old high school student and star debater from Maryland.
Jan 20, 2009 is a collection of writing as immediate as the moment it chronicles–it is history written by the real people who make it. Leveraging the speed and agility of the internet, the printed book is available less than a month after the inauguration, making it the first published book capturing this historic moment in American history.
“It’s just a wonderfully varied and poignant eyewitness chronicle of a watershed day in American history,” said WEbook President Sue Heilbronner. “We were astonished to see the breadth of the submissions; from high-school students to senior citizens, well-known people to everyday people, Americans to Africans, Europeans and Central Americans–a variety representative of not just the American experience but the global spirit.”
Jan 20, 2009 is available now for $9.99 at WEbook.com and Amazon.com.
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Let Us Make Man ‘09 (Mar. 21st) registration now open
February 6, 2009
Let Us Make Man- The Gathering to Reclaim Black Manhood 2009
As has become Let Us Make Man custom, this effort, March 20th and 21st, 2008 at historic Paine College, will not be a conference or a forum, but more of a coming together of our people for the express purpose of 1) changing the way we see and interact with one another, 2) changing the way we operate in the community and 3) changing the way we hold each other accountable. No one individual or organization can neither restore us nor return us to our former glory. Only by working together, can we positively impact the community.
Let Us Make Man ‘09 (Mar. 21st) registration now open
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Steele becomes first African-American RNC chairman
January 30, 2009
Stop the Madness
First the country hits rock bottom and elects President Barack Obama. Now the republican party headed to its grave, elects Michael Steele as Republican National Committee Chair. As one CSpan caller put it “is this another RNC gimmick?” He was referring to Alaska Governor Sara Palin’s run as VP.
CNN reports Michael Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee on Friday.
Sorry world, that hand basket is lit and on its way to hell. No stopping now.
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Political Opinion: Is African American Political Leadership...
- Guilt (0%, 0 Votes)
- Gimmick (50%, 3 Votes)
- Genuine (50%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 6
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What’s Up with that Brother: Jessie Spike
January 9, 2009
Candidates for Atlanta’s mayoral race begin to emerge. Already a sense of CHANGE in that previous races have gone to “that one” which seemed to be ordained by old guard leadership. Local politics have been under the radar overshadowed by a historic national presidential election, but here comes the rumble. Meet Jessie Spike who announced today that his campaign for Mayor of Atlanta has raised $235,000 to kick off the 2009 race.
A press release received Friday (1/9) tells us that he’s a native of Henry County. Also an attorney with McKenna, Long & Aldridge in Atlanta. He seems to have spent more than 30 years as a lawyer in Atlanta, the Middle East and Europe. A graduate of Dartmouth College, a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. His community service includes seven-and-one-half years as chairman of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections and leadership service at Agnes Scott College, The Alliance Theatre, The Atlanta Area Council of the Boys Scouts of America and the Atlanta Organizing Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games.
At post time Spike’s website has no social networking links though he is well ranked in Google (why not with two popular keywords in his name, i.e. (jesse jackson/spike lee). Look at it this way, we didn’t find anything negative to make us turn away. So we’ll look a head to more positive change.
Jesse Spike says (according to his website)… The number one decision we face in our next election for mayor of Atlanta is choosing a leader who will get our financial house in order.
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Obama: ‘Recession could linger for years’ if nothing done
January 8, 2009
necn.com – (NECN: Fairfax, Virginia) – President-elect Barack Obama this morning made his highest-profile case yet for his economic stimulus plan. In a speech at George Mason University, Obama acknowledged the high cost of the program, but said the recession could “linger for years” unless Congress acts.
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What’s Up with That Joe? Barack Obama and a Dreamer
November 26, 2008
Guest Post: Attorney Roy Miller
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Unbelievable! Barack Obama becomes the United States of America’s first Black president. A mile marker in time is established. As I celebrate, also I wonder. Where are we speeding to arrive? This comes at a time of chaos and great uncertainty, yet in the perfection of God’s tracking of time, everything is under perfect control. Since the beginning, God’s time has never missed nor skipped a beat, despite what mankind has done and experienced; therefore, illustrating God’s perfection and God’s control. For every travel that is timed, there are mile markers and there is a destination.
Barack should know that the dreams of men are always dependant on the dreamer. Never place the potentials of men on a pedestal. The combined power of men is still less than the power of God. I feel that as long as Obama places God first every time he seeks to solve a problem, a God’s answer will always be there; whereas, pondering results is a distraction. Black Americans have waited so long for this point in time. We did not die out, we lived. When one survives a horrifying and exhausting experience, the result is wisdom. Wisdom always comes at a great cost. After a toiling experience, what is the wisdom of the Black slave that finally saw a different race on the master’s porch and in the master’s chair? Can the slave ever behave differently from a slave? Perhaps, God will watch until he sees what he needs to see. After experiencing life until judgment, in the end we come to the conclusion that only two things ever really mattered. Did we live a life worthy of heaven or did we live a life worthy of hell? Why is it taking mankind so long to treat our brothers and sisters in the same way we treat God? But then again, maybe we are. Barack, you are now a beacon to the lost, the confused and to the weary. May God always keep his hand on you.
In 1994, Attorney Roy Miller became the first and only person to succeed at having the n-word deleted from a major dictionary (Funk & Wagnall’s). Attorney Miller traveled by invitation and joined arguments for passage of the Baltimore and New York City resolutions discouraging n-word usage.
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