Black Women have always had Black Men’s BACK First let me say, I loved the movie “Get Out.” It was very entertaining, funny, scary, and kept me wanting more after it was over. I am not going to do a movie review because I just don’t do those things. What I like to do…
Tag: education
Audre Lorde: Revolution is not a One Time Event
My anger has meant pain to me but it has also meant survival, and before I give it up I’m going to be sure that there is something at least as powerful to replace it on the road to clarity. – Audre Lorde Audre Geraldine Lorde 1934 – 1992 Audre Lorde was born in New…
March-April 2017: African American Mentions, News, and Articles of Interest
African Americans earned 340,946 degrees and certificates from four-year institutions in the 2014-15 academic year. They made up 10.5 percent of all individuals who were given degrees or certificates from four-year institutions. The Full report is here: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2016/2016112rev.pdf #BlackBoyJoy: A. Benjamin Spencer, Associate Dean and Professor of and Director, Frances Lewis Law Center: An expert…
National Read A Book Day on September 6, 2016
September 6, 2016: National Read a Book Day Highlighted Book of the Month The Adventures of Tume The Tug Boat: Tume Visits New York City with his new friend Speed by Monique Brown, ISBN: 978-1534980655: Tume’s Tug Boat Adventures series was created for children of all ages and will help readers understand other cultures, develop an…
June 2016: African American Mentions, News, and Highlights
In Native Son, Wright writes: “Goddammit, look! We live here and they live there. We black and they white. They got things and we ain’t. They do things and we can’t. It’s just like living in jail.” Vince Staples reminds us that the inner city still imprisons many. We should never forget that for some…
Journal Article: Democracy Came From Africa
Democracy (rule of the people) originates from Africa: is a statement of fact that many western scholars and general public predicated on racist and exploitative foundations seek to refute daily. It is conveniently forgotten that Solon the fore-father of Athenian democracy visited Egypt to learn about the tenets of the system there which he subsequently…
The Defenders of King Leopold II: Genocide in the Congo
Since the attack on Brussels there have been a number of people sending prayers up and hoping for peace, solidarity, and justice for the victims. There are also some people that have been extremely heartless towards the plight of those people because of Brussels history towards minorities, specifically African Americans. I get both sides and…
March 2016: African American News, Highlights, and Mentions
Follow the links to the appropriate articles, books, or businesses I mention this month. Hope you enjoy!! – AcademicHustler1975 ‘Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo’ meaning (you strike the women, you strike the rock) These words from the famous resistance song have come to symbolise the courage and strength expressed at the Women’s March of 1956 as South…
Black-Owned Businesses (BOBs), African American Spending Habits, Race Matters, and Wealth Inequality
Update 11/15/2018: Child Support Expenditures for 2013: The average child support in 2013 was $224.28. For Asians they spent $93.53, African Americans spent $227.54, Hispanics spent $211.78, and Non-Hispanic whites and other spent $226.44. – Source: The New Strategist Editors, Who’s Buying by Race and Hispanic Origin, 9th Edition (2015) Individual who had a…
Part Two: The Black Marriage – Power, Media, the Black Church, and Solutions
The elite groups with the power to control definitions of marriage were, it may seem to go without saying, not just men, but White men. The “authority to define societal values” associated with marriage “is a major expression of upper class white male power” (Collins, 1990, p. 76). Thus, the roles of husband and wife that were created, and the…
My Autodidact Book list of January 2016
These are a few books that I have been reading for a couple of months. I am an autodidact so my hunger for knowledge and information can be a little overwhelming, but I love it. These are books that I hope to finish by the end of the month, so that I can work on…
Homelessness and Hunger @ Community Colleges
The problems of homelessness and hunger were particularly apparent among African American students at community colleges. Some 31 percent of African American students – nearly one third of all African American students at community colleges – exhibited very low levels of food security, compared to 19 percent of non-Hispanic White students. More than half of…
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