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Obama Wants More Girls And Kids Of Color To Learn Computer Science
The United States has a problem with access to computer science programs in schools. In nine states, not a single African-American student took an AP computer science exam last year. Significantly fewer girls took the exam than boys. A new initiative announced Saturday by the White House seeks to rectify some of these inequalities. The […]
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SAJIYoga Mind Gem Affirmation
Today as I pray I honor the light of God within. I give myself permission to rethink my values to embrace the power of my Angels support for my highest good. I reflect release and trust the truth of the universe to manifest light and love in my life. I receive God’s love for me […]
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100 times a white actor played someone who wasn’t white
The Internet was shocked — shocked! — to learn this week that white guy Joseph Fiennes has been cast as African American icon Michael Jackson in a TV movie. But anyone who’s surprised at this news hasn’t been paying attention. Despite decades of protests over racially inappropriate casting, and the recent protests over the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees, […]
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LEGRAND H. CLEGG II, ESQ.
LEGRAND H. CLEGG II, ESQ. Retired city attorney for Compton, now in private practice has been a noted authority in the fields of African and American history and culture for well over 35 years. his video production is entitled “When Black Men Ruled The World”. By way of the Clegg Videos, Audio Tapes, Study Guides […]
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Dr. Gerald Horne
Dr. Gerald Horne is an African American historian, author, and Communist who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He received his PhD from Columbia University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a frequent contributor to Political Affairs […]
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Top 5 Apps for Activists
Having a smartphone these days is like having a set of keys to your house – a must have and an essential part of our daily lives. Smartphone usage has already crossed the 1 billion mark and is likely to double by 2015. Yep we are all tapping away at our phones, looking for the […]
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Professor Griff
Professor Griff is an internationally renowned educator, writer, producer, musician, platinum recording/spoken word artist, lecturer and founding member of the pioneering and revolutionary hip hop group Public Enemy. Author of the popular music business guide: Musick Bizness R.I.P. (Resource Information Publication), Griff stands as a highly acclaimed, seasoned entertainment industry veteran and sought-after resource on […]
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Jerry Bell
Jerry Bell’s passion for music emanates from early vocal training. He grew up between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and West Palm Beach, Florida in a musical family; a family that has produced Gold and Platinum records for nearly two decades. He is a two-time Grammy Award Winner, former lead vocalist of the famed groups: “The New Birth”; […]
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Sundance Roars for a Black Film, and Fox Searchlight Bids $17 Million
PARK CITY, Utah — With the outcry over an all-white field of acting nominees for the coming Academy Awards, and the shutout of several films focused on black characters from the best picture race, Hollywood has come under extreme pressure in recent weeks to find more prestige-minded movies with diverse casts. And this week at […]
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Actress, Claudia Jordan and Coach E
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Super Model, TV and Radio host; Claudia Jordan is a former Miss Rhode Island Teen USA and Miss Rhode Island USA title holder. She was a Barker’s Beauty on CBS’s game show The Price Is Right and was seen nightly on the hit TV game show Deal or No Deal. […]
