Think about the worst racial policies of America. Chattel slavery. Jim Crow segregation. Apartheid. Share-cropping. Mass incarceration. Ethnic cleansing. Education, housing and economic discrimination. Wealth gaps and health gaps. Now think of a way to re-institute the best elements of all these putrid ideas and you have the 2017-2018 proposed Tax Reform Plan! The Read more about Proposed Tax Reform Plan Will Destroy Black America[…]
By Correspondent: C. Dwayne West November 1, 2017 These are some of the saddest and most disappointing Works of Words that I’ve ever had to assemble. I knew this day would come when I had to acknowledge what many have told me but I refused to accept…..because I believed Actually, I’ve witnessed bits and pieces Read more about Unfortunately, Old Heads Killing Progress[…]
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Organizations Participating in 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentor Weekend – 12.27.2016 1968 East Chicago Indiana 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana Abraham Lincoln High School Jersey City New Jersey Antioch Dempsey Baptist Church Eastman Georgia APP Business Solutions Harrisburg Pennsylvania Athletics & Beyond Aurora Colorado Atlanta CARES Atlanta Georgia Read more about Organizations Participating in 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentor Weekend[…]
“Anointed To Sing The Gospel: The Levitical Legacy of Thomas A. Dorsey” by Chicago resident Kathryn Kemp has been named by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group as one of the best indie books of 2016. Kathryn’s book is a finalist of the African-American category in the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the Read more about Local Author Honored in 2016 Indie Book Awards[…]
Black People know We Are In trouble when we turn our children over to men like Steve ” I don’t give a damn about slavery” Harvey, Sean Puffy Combs and Steve Perry to educate and mentor our young Black boys. The notion that traditionally black hairstyles are synonymous with being unsuccessful speaks directly to the Read more about Black Aesthetic, White Supremacy: Steve Perry’s Tweet Needs Cutting More Than Black Boys’ Hair[…]
By Maureen O’Donnell May 28, 2016 When he was onstage with the musical group Gentlemen of Leisure, Boyse Edwards was a turbanned, tuxedoed, cowbell-ringing, tambourine-banging band director, setting off pyrotechnics to keep the party pumping. He was trained by the legendary James “Major” Adams, who helped establish the Henry Horner Boys & Girls Club, which offered music lessons Read more about Musician, West Side activist and Friend of Black Star, Boyse Edwards dead at 67[…]
MacArthur Foundation Chicago Grantee Organizations in 2015 Name of Organization Year Granted Grant amount Topic Location Race of Community Served 137 Films 2015 $5,000.00 Arts and Culture Central White 3Arts Inc. 2015 $25,000.00 Arts and Culture Central White A Red Orchid Theatre 2015 $200,000.00 Arts and Culture Central White About Face Theatre 2015 $40,000.00 Arts Read more about Grants Made in Chicago by MacArthur Foundation in 2015[…]
As 2nd Lt. Alix Schoelcher Idrache stood at attention during the commencement ceremony at West Point, N.Y., on Saturday, he was overcome with emotion. Tears rolled down both cheeks, but his gloved left hand held firm on his white, gold and black “cover,” the dress headgear that Army cadets wear. The photograph of Idrache, by Read more about The Story Behind “The American Dream” Photo at West Point[…]
OPINION MacArthur Foundation is ducking on Chicago’s most crucial issues By: PHILLIP JACKSON Photo by Getty Images The heads of foundations think they’re gods. And they can never understand why people, who are economically subjugated by their grant-making, would complain about their treatment by the Foundation Gods. At my organization, the Black Star Project, we Read more about MacArthur Foundation is ducking on Chicago’s most crucial issues[…]