Sadiki Bakari is one of the preeminent visual lecturers of his generation. Armed with the ancestor’s primordial intelligence, he is able to invoke the genome of one’s DNA. His visual presentations bring forth a renewal of the spirit and cleansing of the soul. Bakari is also a published author, people’s advocate and explosive spoken word artisan. His […]
When a fire broke out early Tuesday morning inside a mobile home in Orange County, Fla., Isiah Francis leaped into action, even though he’s only 10, WFTV reports. The boy rushed into the burning home and successfully pulled two young children out of the blaze with the help of his friend, 11-year-old Jeremiah Grimes. The […]
Nine people were shot to death by a white man at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday night, the Charleston Police Departmentconfirmed at a news conference early Thursday. The gunman entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church during a weekly bible study meeting and opened fire around 9 p.m., police said. […]
Ben Guillory studied at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and has worked extensively in theatre, film and television for the past 30 years as an actor and director. Currently, Mr. Guillory is the Producing Artistic Director of the award winning Robey Theatre Company, coordinating Robey’s playwright lab, directing the Robey play reading series, […]
Stuart K Robinson is a motivational speaker and author who has inspired audiences around the world with his “New Rules of Thinking.” Over many years in the entertainment industry, Stuart, an award-winning director/actor/writer, has appeared in movies, TV shows and over a hundred commercials. Stuart’s powerful message carries into his role as CEO/co-owner of one […]
Artificial trans fat will have to disappear from the American diet, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA on Tuesday ruled that trans fat is not “generally recognized as safe” for use in human food. The department gave food manufacturers three years to remove the partially hydrogenated oils, or PHOs, from their products. The companies can […]
Some people just make it look easy. While many if not most students fight to get a place in the college they want, Arianna Alexander of Chicago found herself with no shortage of offers. Indeed, the Kenwood Academy’s valedictorian has picked the University of Pennsylvania after receiving 26 invitations and three million dollars in scholarships. […]
SAJI Yoga Mind Gem Today I affirm the power of positive thoughts in my life. I allow myself to recognize, trust, acknowledge and embrace divine love guiding my path. I release, forgive and let go of all resisting thoughts, actions, deeds or beliefs blocking my highest good. I willingly claim a new truth, […]
Melina Abdullah is Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. Her research focuses on power allocation and societal transformation. Abdullah has authored several articles and […]
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 […]