African American Community

In the politics of cultural war, score one for Black women
David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jun 9 2011

Practical Politics

A few weeks ago (May 15, 2011), a regularly controversial blogger who got paid for his writing, published in Psychology Today a piece on why Black women are uglier and less sexually attractive (except for exotic, freaky prostitution purposes) than any other ethnicity (his exact comparisons were with White, Asian and Native American women).

The article was yet another pseudo-scientific polemic which insulted a group thought to be incapable of doing much more than harping a few vulgar replies before slipping back into the shadows. Hmmm.

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How to help your neighbor cross the wide digital divide
Rev. Mark E. Whitlock II  |   OW Contributor
Jun 9 2011

Thy brother’s keeper electronically

Scripture teaches us to “Love thy neighbor.” For many of us, that means checking in on a senior, dropping off a meal to a family with a newborn, watching a child for a single working parent, helping with chores when someone is ill or offering a word of encouragement when someone has lost a job. 

But would you ever imagine that caring for your neighbor means helping them get access to the Internet? 

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When politics runs roughshod over the Black community
Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jun 2 2011

Between the Lines

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority did its usual “rope-a-dope” with the Black community last week on the most important infrastructure investment of the next 100 years.
 

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The African Union and the African Diaspora: an information kit
David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jun 2 2011

Practical Politics

We’ve been invited to the table.

The African Union, the linear descendant of the Organization of African Unity, and the spiritual descendant of governmental leaders who were also Pan Africanists, has called us to the negotiation and discussion table to engage on the issue of Africa’s future. Historically, this is the first time we, the Diaspora as a whole, have been so honored.

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Across Black America
Jun 2 2011

Pennsylvania
As heart disease, obesity, and depression increase in the African American community, the Black Women’s Health Alliance is sounding the alarm by kicking off a new campaign “Creating A Legacy of Wellness: Mind Body and Spirit” with a press event today at Philadelphia City Hall from noon to 2 p.m. The new campaign is designed to engage city and community leaders so they become concerned about the health of their constituents and begin instituting wellness activities and programs in their arenas. “We have to do something to reverse this negative trend toward unhealthy lifestyles in the African American community,” says Brenda Shelton-Dunston, executive director of the Black Women’s Health Alliance. “We hope this event inspires invited guests from area churches and community organizations to make health a No 1 priority.” Philadelphia City Council will designate June 2, as “Creating a the Legacy of Wellness: Mind Body and Spirit Day” in the city.
 
Texas
In what organizers promise will be a “power-packed” celebration, the True Worshipers Worship Center will host the Glory Explosion Conference in Dallas, Texas. The annual worship conference is scheduled for June 10-12 at the Adolphus Hotel. Leading biblical scholars, authors and producers will be featured speakers and seminar leaders during the three-day event. The list includes Cindy Trimm, author of “Rules of Engagement,” Tommy Tenney, producer of the movie “One Night with the King,” and author of “God Chasers.” World-renowned ministers of music, including Terry MacAlmon, David and Nicole Binion, will lead worship and teach workshops at the conference.
 
National
According to a report by the Urban Institute, up to 40 percent of all low-income families in the United States experience hardships related to housing. This means that millions of people across the country are in bad economic situations, and thus qualify to live in low-income housing and apartments. To help them best decide where to live, a website managed by the National Low Income Housing Authority at www.LowIncome.org has just added more than 50,000 new properties to their online database. The properties are located in all 50 states, and all of them are vacant and available now for rent. The website is an easy-to-use free online tool that offers valuable information, resources, and tips on how to find and apply for low-income housing programs, affordable housing programs, and other similar government assistance programs. Those who are going through a financial crisis can use the site to find an affordable place to live, to be informed about what their options are, and to be encouraged that there is help available. In addition, the site can be used as a resource on how to best deal with evictions, foreclosures, bad credit and more.

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

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Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”

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