Tom Joyner . . “to gain the love and respect he once received from black America, he [Tavis Smiley] will have to find it in his heart to show love and respect for the president.”
March 15, 2010
I hope that somehow, someway, Tavis will realize that if he is ever to gain the love and respect he once received from black America, he will have to find it in his heart to show love and respect for the president. It’s just that simple. And there’s a big difference in saying you have love and showing it.
Love is unconditional – or it should be anyway. That’s why I can be upset and disappointed with Tavis and some of the decisions he’s made over the last few years, but still love and respect him enough not to turn my back on him.
When I hear and read about the hate people have for Tavis right now, it makes me sad. Because I know that if Tavis knew how to get out of this situation, he would. But it’s not in him to do what needs to be done, to recognize he has gone down a wrong path, and his only real option is to turn around.
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We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8am (CT), on the campus of Chicago State University at the Convocation Center. (free and open to public)
Obama meets black leaders on economy | Dorothy Height, Benjamin Jealous, Marc Morial, and Al Sharpton – CSMonitor.com – It has been reported that the honorable Dorothy Height was unable to make the meeting scheduled for one of the coldest days in DC. (Question: non-profit civic organizations to discuss economics?)
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The 7th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium | March 19 2010 | Spelman College | myATLevents
March 12, 2010
You are invited to the 7th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium. This year’s theme is 30 Years: Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Walter Rodney. The symposium Friday, March 19, 2010, will bring together scholars, researchers, activists, students and the community to discuss Haiti using Dr. Rodney’s seminal work of “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”.
Come and share in a conversation between author Dr. Paula Giddings and Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, on Ida B Wells and the relationship to Rodney’s ideas; and experience Walter Rodney through rememberance with Andaiye, a Caribbean feminist and human rights activist. Also participate in discussions on Haiti. Enjoy dance, spoken word, poetry performances and more …
Contributions from the sales of T-shirts, wrist bands and bottle water will be made to a Haiti Re-Development Fund through the Walter Rodney Foundation. Learn more about the Symposium at: www.walterrodneyfoundation.org.
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QuickBuzz: Wells Fargo Announces National African American Media Tour | Multi-City Events Kick Off March 15 in Washington D.C. with Actor and Author Hill Harper
March 3, 2010
Wells Fargo announced today that it will launch a series of events in markets across the country to share its commitment to the African American community. The events, invitation-only luncheons for area African American journalists, will begin during National Black Press Week in Washington, D.C.
Hill Harper, an award-winning actor and author, will serve as the special guest speaker at the March 15 Washington, D.C. media luncheon. Harper will talk about the importance of financial literacy and motivating both young people and adults to use financial education programs for achieving their goals.
Along with local Wells Fargo executives, he will discuss how financial tools such as those from Wells Fargo can help with wealth-building, money management, investing, and small business growth Harper is perhaps best known for his role as “Dr. Sheldon Hawkes” on CBS-TV’s “CSI-NY” crime drama. He has also starred in many films and TV programs, and has written three motivational books. His Manifest Your Destiny (http://www.manifestyourdestiny.org/) Web site is dedicated to highlighting topics such as financial empowerment for African Americans. He also participates in the United Negro College Fund’s Empower Me tour sponsored by Wells Fargo.
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Black Churches Team Up To Tackle Problems Facing Black Men – News blog.beliefnet.com | What’s Up with that Brother Buzz
February 24, 2010
The leaders of three black Methodist denominations are joining together — for the first time in 45 years — to address unemployment, crime and other problems that disproportionately affect black men.
“`When people talk about us being in an economic downturn, that’s nice talk for the general community, but for the African-American community, we are in depression,” said Senior Bishop John R. Bryant of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
“Our people are hurting. They’re hurting financially and we want to put our heads together and our hearts together to see what we can do to try to ease that kind of pain,” he said.
Bryant’s church, along with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, are planning a “Great Gathering” for March 1-3 in Columbia, S.C. that is expected to attract thousands of church members.
The meeting, organizers say, will spearhead projects such as minority mentoring programs in local congregations across the country.
It marks the first time in 45 years that the three denominations — with a combined total membership of more than 5 million — have come together in such a concerted way to address social ills affecting African-Americans.
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Combing the Headlines: Father of African-American Cinema Receives Stamp of Greatness | The Defenders Online | A Civil Rights Blog
February 24, 2010
Spike Lee and John Singleton are great—and significant—but neither blazed the trail or overcame the odds that the Father of African-American Cinema did. Indeed, they owe their careers to him, though few of the folk who go to see movies today even know who he is, or that he, a black man born less than 20 years after the Civil War, was an innovator and major influence in American cinema.
According to Wikipedia , “The Producers Guild of America called him “The most prolific black – if not most prolific independent – filmmaker in American cinema.” During his illustrious career, Oscar Micheaux wrote, produced and directed forty-four feature-length films between 1919 and 1948 and wrote seven novels, one of which was a national bestseller.”
Oscar Micheaux, the child of former slaves, and king of independent cinema, was born in 1884, in Metropolis, Illinois. One of 13 children, Oscar left home for the big city of Chicago at the age of 17. He was able to get one of the only good jobs available to black men at that time, a Pullman porter. Constantly thinking of a way in which he could make change, he became a big fan of Booker T. Washington and the “Go West” pioneer philosophy of Horace Greeley. Micheaux saved his money and purchased 320-acres of land in Gregory County, South Dakota, in 1905.
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PhotoBuzz: Anthony Anderson Celebrates Seagram’s Pursuit of Excellence Job Program | What’s Up with that Brother Buzz | Atlanta
February 24, 2010
PhotoBuzz: ATLANTA – FEBRUARY 17: Ryan Cameron, Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Bill Cherrie, Deborah Lum, Graduate Donald White and Mark Hayes at the Seagram’s Pursuit of Excellence Job Training and Mentoring Program celebration reception for Black History Month at the Hyatt Regency on February 17, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Seagram’s) – Click any photo to see more
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AudioBuzz: Tavis Smiley Al Sharpton 2010: The Real State of Black Unity – What’s Up with that Brother Buzz | Watch Radio
February 24, 2010
Monday morning Tavis Smiley appeared on the Tom Joyner morning to announce an upcoming symposium to include Black leaders. For the past ten years during Black History month, Smiley would convene Black leaders in a forum called State of the Black Union (SOBU). He canceled that event for 2010. This new event, as you can tell will now convene on the hills of much controversy over comments made about “Black leaders” during the announcement.
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Obama meets black leaders on economy | Dorothy Height, Benjamin Jealous, Marc Morial, and Al Sharpton – CSMonitor.com – It has been reported that the honorable Dorothy Height was unable to make the meeting scheduled for one of the coldest days in DC. (Question: non-profit civic organizations to discuss economics?)
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….There is a certain class of race-problem solvers who do not want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public.” …Booker T. Washington
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Twitter Me This? Progress On Pause: Who Leads Directs or Convenes the Black Agenda? | Tavis Smiley vs Al Sharpton | Scholars vs Activists
February 23, 2010
In his persistent effort to keep the Obama administration “accountable,” Tavis Smiley announced this morning that he would convene a panel of black leaders to take on the question: Is there a need for a Black Agenda? Calling this symposium, “We Count! The Black Agenda is America’s Agenda,” Smiley is determined to push back on those black leaders, like Al Sharpton, who emerged from a recent meeting with the president declaring that the president did not need a special “black agenda” and expects them to explain exactly what they mean. The event, scheduled to be broadcast nationally, will take place in Chicago on Saturday, March 20th.
This turn of events begs the questions?
- Who directs the black agenda?
- Who sponsors the black agenda?
- Did the black agenda include a black president?
- Do leaders of the black agenda agree on the agenda?
- Why are leaders so often meeting on the black agenda?
- Is there an economic movement to come from the agenda?
- Why cancel SOBU if only to recovene another symposium of black leaders?
A leader is someone you chose to follow.
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