Black Political Agenda

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Feb 21 2013

Practical Politics

As a recently retired and transitioned political warrior once confided to me, “We, as a people, must change the current political paradigm we operate in, or else accept the inevitable marginalization of our interests that will undoubtedly occur. We can only do that collectively, strategically and with consistency.”

That inexorably leads to the persistent question: does the California Black population need a Black political agenda? That is a perplexing, relentless question that needs to be addressed and addressed now.

Jun 28 2011

Receives $5,000 grand prize

Our Weekly columnist David L. Horne recently received one of the top prizes given out during the National Newspapers Publishers Association conference in Chicago.

Horne, a professor at California State University Northridge and avid supporter of the reunification of the African Diaspora with the continent, snagged first place in the 21st annual Miller Coors A. Philip Randolph Messenger Awards in the commentary category.

He won for his column entitled “Strategizing on a California Black Political Agenda.”
 

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Nov 24 2010

Practical Politics

A community gathering of concerned Black citizens and activists finally approved a California Black political agenda November 20th at the Vision Theater in Leimert Park. 
 

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Oct 28 2010

Practical Politics

First, thank you to Our Weekly and to Stevie Wonder’s KJLH FrontPage. Together, they supported and promoted last weekend’s community gathering to ‘Craft A Black Political Agenda for California,’ held at the Vision Theater in Leimert Park and hosted by the California Black Think Tank.

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.”