Cherokee

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Oct 20 2011

Practical Politics

OK, dear readers and listeners, here are three quick, straightforward points: two new and one fleshed out more.

First, Claud Anderson, Ed.D., is coming back to Los Angeles on Saturday. The primary theme for his lecture will be, “An Emergency Call to Action: What Black America Must Know and Do to Thrive Versus Merely Survive. Get the Nuts and Bolts Necessary to Save Yourself and the Next Generation.” He will present from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Crenshaw Christian Center, 7901 S. Vermont.

Aug 11 2011

Young girls on a mission to rock the world

Watch the audience as the Sledge Grits Band is introduced. The reaction is almost universal: “Awww, they’re so cute!” But watch the audience as the Sledge Grits Band starts to perform.  Again, the reaction is almost universal: jaw-dropping silence. When the jaws finally close and the reality that these young ladies are really talented sets in, then the swaying, nodding, and hand-clapping begin.

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Dec 9 2010

Practical Politics

Every year since 2002 the community-based group, Reparations United Front, RUF, has presented a comprehensive report to Southern California residents regarding the state of the reparations movement. This year that report will be presented on Saturday, from 11 am to 4 p.m., at Los Angeles Southwest College in Lecture Hall LL 103. The presentation is in conjunction with a class assignment for Pol Sci 101, and it is both free and open to the general public.

Leatrice Tanner-Brown  |   OW Guest Contributor
Nov 18 2010

Letter to the Editor

How can this great nation of the United States of America allow Freedmen Descendants to be treated in such a racist and discriminatory manner? Over and over again the rules have been changed by Cherokee Tribes, and then readily accepted by the United States Courts in order to assure that most Freedmen will have no rightful place in Native American tribes. For decades, one Cherokee chief after another has implemented long-standing racist behaviors in order to assure that most Freedmen are excluded from voting and other privileges offered to Cherokee citizens.

Manny Otiko   |   OW Contributor
Nov 18 2010

November is Native Heritage month

There is an old joke in the Black community about women attributing long hair to having “Indian blood” in their family. But like all jokes, there is an element of truth in this statement. There are deep ties between Native Americans, America’s first residents, and Black Americans, America’s first sizable minority group.

Across Black America

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

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.