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Veterans Ask Native Elders For Forgiveness At Standing Rock.

I never thought I would see this day when a white man apologizes for the tyranny and oppression of Native American population. This is so powerful. This is the nation that I want - responsible, compassionate and that learns from its mistakes.

God bless them!

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Join America for the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Mentor Weekend.

Schools, Churches, Social Service Programs, Youth Development Programs and people of all races and ethnicities are welcome to participate.

Friday, January 13, 2016 - Show a film or documentary to youth about their history, a movie with a message, and/or a film that promotes service to community and country.

Saturday, January 14, 2017 - Complete a community service project with children, the homeless, ex-felons, new immigrants or senior citizens.

Sunday, January 2017 - Take A Young Person to Worship at a mosque, synagogue, temple, church or to a quiet place.

Monday, January 16, 2076 - A Day of Mentoring as you choose with food, fun, speakers and information.

“It is unfortunate that street gangs "run better mentor programs” than most churches and schools, and that most drug dealers are better mentors than church members and community members. Until this changes, we have almost no hope of saving all our children!“

Phillip Jackson Chairman of the Board The Black Star Project 773.285.9600

Click on this link to register your organization, church or school and your city for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentor Weekend: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfHlDpdCQNSZElZK…/viewform…

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Harlem bookstore, circa 1970 #NationalBookLoversDay

MEMPHIS serving up the heavy dance moves, BIG TIME these days! Can’t wait to see that same energy when we come to town! *LIVE-STREAM MOVIE AUDITIONS~COMING TO YOU SOON*

#vimeo #crosstownarts #urban ballet #hiplet #MEMPHIS #dance #gangsta walk #jookin #jukin #ballet #sears building #tar networks

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made for black people

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To Every Black Man, Black Woman and Black Child

You are important. You are worthy. You are loved. YOU MATTER.

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Not saying Quvenzhané’s name is an attempt, consciously or unconsciously, to step around and contain her blackness. Yes, sometimes black people have names that are difficult to pronounce. There aren’t many people of European descent named Shaniqua or Jamal. Names are as big a cultural marker as brown skin and kinky hair, and there’s long been backlash against both of those things (see: perms, skin bleaching creams, etc.). The insistence on not using Quvenzhané’s name is an extension of that “why aren’t you white?” backlash. It is easier to be colorblind, to simply turn a blind eye to the differences that have torn this nation apart for centuries than it is to wade through those choppy waters. And Quvenzhané’s very existence is enough to make the societal majority uncomfortable. She is talented, successful, beautiful, happy, loved, and adored–all things that many people don’t figure that little black girls with “black” names could, or should, be. Their answer? Let’s make her more palatable. If she insists on not fitting the mold of the ghetto hoodrat associated with women with “urban” names, let’s take her own urban name away from her. Refusing to learn how to pronounce Quvenzhané’s name says, pointedly, you are not worth the effort. The problem is not that she has an unpronounceable name, because she doesn’t. The problem is that white Hollywood, from Ryan Seacrest and his homies to the AP reporter who decided to call her “Annie” rather than her real name, doesn’t deem her as important as, say, Renee Zellwegger, or Zach Galifinakis, or Arnold Schwarzenegger, all of whom have names that are difficult to pronounce–but they manage. The message sent is this: you, young, black, female child, are not worth the time and energy it will take me to learn to spell and pronounce your name. You will be who and what I want you to be; you be be who and what makes me more comfortable. I will allow you to exist and acknowledge that existence, but only on my terms.

Brokey McPoverty, “What’s In A Name? Kind Of A Lot,” PostBourgie 2/26/13 (via racialicious)

What's in a name??

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Jaden Colbert is a 6 year old writer from Pittsburgh, PA who just published his first fully illustrated children’s book, My Dad is a Firefighter. My family knows him personally, and he is incredibly talented and we own 2 copies of the book ourselves. I am so blown away by him, and it would really mean the world to Jaden for you all to signal boost and spread the word about his work. He is such an amazing young prodigy and embodiment of black excellence!

Support Jaden and get the book on amazon: HERE

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OMG, this kid is amazing! THIS is what we need to do every day. We should tell ourselves that we are smart and capable of success! Believe in yourself and fight for your legal place in the society!

#BlackChildrenMatter

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“The Lottery”. Watch it on YouTube [x]

Ali starting a revolution, a new wave of thought for the conscious artist, athlete, entertainer. Setting a great example for Michael Jackson and his brothers of the Jackson 5. Artists today, LISTEN UP! “On his headstone Muhammad said he wanted the Martin Luther King quote, ‘I tried to love somebody. I did try to feed the hungry. I did try, in my life, to clothe those who were naked. I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity’.”