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don't frack with new york

guerrillagriots wrote 1 week ago: can't stop... won't stop? Green Guerrillas checking in on our TENTH DAY of NONstop action … more →

Tags: Community Organizing, People of Color, renewable energy, Social Justice, storytellers, sustainability, Youth, Indigenous knowledge, Media Justice

A Poetics of Lament and Justice

Celucien Joseph wrote 1 week ago: Lamentations do not belong only to biblical prophets and writers. Modern poets, too, lament. Many po … more →

Tags: Poetry, Social Justice, Africa, Evil, Human Rights, Human Suffering, Human Justice, Racial Equality, Langston Hughes

The Slave Trip: A Human History Lecture

Celucien Joseph wrote 1 week ago: Renown historian Marcus Rediker gave an informative lecture at Cornell University on the subject of  … more →

Tags: Africa, Derek Walcott, European Empire, History, Marcus Rediker, Slavery, The Middle Passage

Hip Hop Dead or Alive Neglects the Real Question at Hand

writingwhileblack wrote 1 week ago: We as a community are in a state of emergency. No longer can we allow society to determine and defin … more →

Tags: State of the Community, hip-hop, black community, Rappers, Crises, societal ills, Africa, African-Americans, Slavery

Officials: Howard Doesn't Plan to Close Research Center

Jeannine Hunter wrote 2 weeks ago: In the latest edition of Journal-isms, a three-times-a-week online column produced by Richard Prince … more →

Tags: Journalism, News, Education, History, African-American, richard prince, Journal-isms, Howard University, Howard

Black Research Center May Close

Jeannine Hunter wrote 2 weeks ago: Staffing and budget cuts may force the closure of Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, which is housed … more →

Tags: Library, News, Newspapers, Arts, writing, Education, History, Community, African-American

Interested in Being a Theme RA?

Ashley wrote 3 weeks ago: RA recruitment for the 2010-2011 year has begun! The Resident Assistant (RA) is responsible for the … more →

Tags: Health Sciences, Chican@/Latin@, Transfer, sustainability, UCLA, resident assistant, RA, Theme Housing

[Review] Martinez, Guerrero

Ian wrote 3 weeks ago: The other day I came across this spectacular work of art by Gabriel Martinez entitled Guerrero (pict … more →

Tags: Africa, bakongo, Comparative Religion, critical theory, eleggua, Latin America, Philosophy of Art, Santeria, shango

Undercover job hunters reveal huge race bias in Britain's workplaces2 comments

ageorgegal wrote 3 weeks ago: Civil servants created false identities to send CVs to hundreds of employers in sting to uncover dis … more →

Tags: black in Britain, discrimination in the UK

Archaeology course unlocks "silent history" of the slave trade in West Africa

jmjohnso wrote 3 weeks ago: (via ArchaeoBlog via UCSC News): Taught by assistant professor of anthropology J. Cameron Monroe, th … more →

Tags: J. Cameron Monroe, african continent, archaeology, Articles, News

Jay Z Discussion in the African Diaspora2 comments

Ashley wrote 4 weeks ago: The African Diaspora theme community presents an informal discussion of hip hop artist Jay-Z and the … more →

Tags: African, African-American, Jay-Z, Music, UCLA

black fists2 comments

Speaks Beliefs wrote 1 month ago: fists of ebony raised and aimed at heaven courageous act in the face of hate our bredren statement m … more →

Tags: History, Inspiration, Social commentary, spoken word

"November is Reparations Education Month"‏ from Brotha Pruitt 1 comment

asabagna wrote 1 month ago: Commentary for submission by Brother Pruitt.  Greetings Family, As the reparations conversation and … more →

Tags: AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Brotha Pruitt, reparations

Terminological Meditations II (Worship)

Ian wrote 1 month ago: I want to start this piece with a quote from Sallie Ann Glassman: We don’t worship the lwa, be … more →

Tags: ethics, Community, social change, Religion and Faith, Anthropology, Africa, Comparative Religion, bakongo, vodou

Public Health in Central America (and the Caribbean)

drlatonya wrote 1 month ago: Last week, the African Diaspora and Chicano/Latino theme communities were pleased to host Carlos Bro … more →

Tags: Chican@/Latin@, Caribbean, Central America, Public Health, Social Medicine

SAVE BLACK BRITAIN -- New talents call for action

chronicleworldorg wrote 1 month ago: By Thomas L Blair 22 October 2009 What links a keen student of world economy, a careers advisor for … more →

Tags: 1, Black History, Barack Obama, Black advancement, Black Muslims, Ceasefire, Chronicleworld http://www. chronicleworld.org, http:www.chronicleworld.org, rastafarians

New Blog!1 comment

Ashley wrote 1 month ago: This is a new blog, featuring the five UCLA Theme Communities! … more →

Tags: Chican@/Latin@, Health Sciences, sustainability, Transfer

he is5 comments

Speaks Beliefs wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: hip-hop, jazz, Latino Diaspora, Love, Speaks Beliefs, spoken word

Terminological Meditations I

Ian wrote 1 month ago: So, I have mentioned a few times now that I would like to start thinking through how I use terms in … more →

Tags: Community, Religion and Faith, Modern Polytheism, Africa, Yoruba, Dahomey, Comparative Religion, Christian Thought, History


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