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Jul 18

2007

Posted by O Dress U in Untagged

You are cordially invited to the 1^st Annual W.I.S.E. EXPO(Women Initiating Strength & Empowerment) Come out and be inspired and informed. Women networking for a cause and a connection!! September 1, 2007 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Cost - $10 Baskets and additional items will be sold separatelyDouble Tree Hotel5000 W. 127^th Street Alsip, IL 60803 VendorsAisha’s Mary Kay, Arbonne International, C & S Candles, Cyberwize, Denise’s Avon, Kelly’s Sweet Sensation, Massage Therapist (Ron Brooks from Desi’s Salon) Ms. Lo’s Lil Bit of E’vrythang, O Dress U, P.I.N.K

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Jul 18

2007

Here is Our Chance to Support Our Youth

Posted by empowerachild in Untagged

Who Will Step up to the Plate?

Eliayannah A. Yisrael, founder of Remaining Humble Productions, is a 23 year old graduate student studying Film Directing at Loyola Marymount University in Las Angeles California. She arrived home for the summer in time to hear the horrifying news about 28 high schools killed in school or on Chicago Transit Authority in route to or from school. Troubled by the news, she decided to do her part to help. Her goal is to teach film to innercity youth at-risk while also pursuing a career in directing.

Here is the concept. Eliayannah A. Yisrael,

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Jul 18

2007

Freedom Riders and Free Riders of the New Millennium

Posted by Thuso in Untagged

I grew up in the fifties and sixties. During my formative years, when "separate but equal" was legal, and "Whites Only" signs peppered my world - always reminding me that there was something different about those of us who weren't White -- our grandparents who couldn't read, and our parents who didn't finish high school, were committed to seeing the next generation achieve more than they had achieved. They encouraged us to march, sit-in, demonstrate, and fight for the right to equal education, and equal access to public accommodations - not just separate but equal facilities. They joined us

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Jul 18

2007

Stopping black on black crime

Posted by gcuse03champs in Untagged

Black on black crime is something most don't want to deal with because it means pointing the finger at their own and then having to take action that may be seen as singling out African American youth but what would you rather have them singled out dead? Listen to Minnesota St Paul police chief John Harrington who is African American as he discusses stopping black on black crime in the small city. Once studying the problem he realized that 70% of his victims were black and also that 70% of the perpetrators were black. Listen to his interesting analysis as to why this is and what can be

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Jul 17

2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

Posted by Hugh in Untagged

Nelson Mandela:

Political Activist, Nelson R. Mandela Was Born On This Date. In 1918, At Mvezo, A Village In Umtata, Transkei, South Africa.

On April 27, 1994, After Years Of Oppression Under White Minority Rule,
Black And White Citizens In South Africa Had Their First Democratic Election, Selecting Nelson Mandela As The Country's First Black State President.

Before His Presidency, Mandela Was A Leader In The African National Congress (ANC) And A Dedicated Anti-Apartheid Activist.

In 1963 He And Other Members Of The ANC Were Brought To Trial. He Was Sentenced To

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