“…The compromise of 1877 is arguably the most devastating single event in the history of Blacks in America…” – Min. Louis Farrakhan – Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke the above words, Feb. 27, in Rosemont, Illinois at the conclusion of the Nation of Islam’s annual Saviours’ Day convention. His address was nearly 4 hours long but ...
February 21, 1965 – the date Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom, New York City. The date was also my mother’s 25th birthday and she was 8 months pregnant with her 4th child from my father …. ME. I’d sometimes wondered, as an adult, what effects that tragic event ...
- op ed by Adeeba Folami – (originally published Dec. 2006; republished 2008; revised 2011) It’s [2011] – the start of a new calendar year but it won’t be such a “happy” one for thousands of innocents who will become victims of CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. No, it won’t be such a “happy new year” for ...
While in Atlanta this past June, a young man approached me in the parking lot of a grocery store and asked me to buy a CD for only $5. He was very polite, professional and seemed sincere and I was happy to support his efforts in gospel (hip hop) music. After returning home, that CD ...
Have you ever thought about leaving America, seriously, packing up, saying your farewells to family, friends and loved ones and making a new start somewhere else? In another country not marinated, smothered and BBQd with the societal poison and legacy of Americanized racism and bigotry that form the foundation of the U.S. I know. Some ...
Each one, teach one. A conversation today revealed to me that not everyone knows what some/many of us take for granted, specifically speaking about knowledge of COINTELPRO (the FBI’s counter intelligence program used to instigate, increase and ensure the division and in-fighting amongst Black and Chicano leaders and organizations during the civil rights era.) This ...
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GeneralBH is kicking back into gear in a new blog location and is in process of getting everything in order. The old blog is still accessible at http://bhonline.org/blog2. The first article going up on this new site is entitled “POP! Goes the booty.” Stay tuned. Also, join the fam on the BH Facebook page to ...
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