In The Company of Smartness: Black vs. White Intelligence
In The Company of Smartness: Black vs. White Brain Power Funkdafied. Who has the monopoly on intelligence? The answer will shock you. by Peggy Butler Americans enjoy having a wealth of information at their fingertips. Interested in knowing who was the first African-American granted a patent? The answer can be found via books, magazines and [...]
The U.S. Black Woman Experience
The U.S. Black Woman Experience by Zakiya Lasley In truth, specific oppressions (male domination, white supremacy, class exploitation, etc.) rarely work singularly. Instead, oppressions feed off of each other, their dynamics changing according to specific contexts. The current challenge for anti-rape organizers is to develop solid analyses of rape and rape culture that recognize a [...]
Living The Words of Audre Lorde
Living The Words of Audre Lorde By Zakiya Lasley How fitting at a time like this in my life is the concept of this question. A topic that up until recently I tried my best to stay clear of. Before this year, I felt I had strategically and carefully averted the blatant racism/prejudice/homophobia that [...]
How Climate Change Affects Black Women
How Climate Change Affects Black Women By Jessica Ann Mitchell In 2005, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Redefining Progress released a research report called, African Americans and Climate Change: An Unequal Burden. The report noted that climate change is already in the process of attributing to 160,000 deaths annually. Furthermore, African Americans are prone [...]
The Good Shepherds: African American Museums
The Good Shepherds by Henry Duncan I have to thank Dr. Joanne Martin, co-founder of the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum and Mr. Ivan Henderson, curator of education & public programming of the African American Museum of Philadelphia for helping me with this article. Without their assistance this article would not be possible. Many [...]
The Drum As An Indicator of Cultural Unity In The African World
The Drum as indicator of cultural unity in the African World: from Hip Hop to Africa By Remy Johnson Introduction Cultural unity exists throughout the African World. The cultural diversity in the African World can be contributed to regional conditions such as lifestyle, resources, and environment. In this way cultural diversity is closer to [...]
The Death Of Myspace: Are you still using it…
The Death Of Myspace: Are you still using it… A few weeks ago a friend of a friend asked me what I was doing on my computer. He said, “ What are on? Twitter? Myspace? Facebook?” I looked up from my computer with a confused look on my face and stated with a part laugh, [...]
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