August 22, 2010
The Black House’s Adeeba Folami is honored to be one of two nominees for the 2010 Colorado Association of Black Journalists‘ (CABJ) “Print Journalist of the Year” Award for her writings in the Denver Weekly News. All praises to the Supreme. Handing out of awards will take place Aug. 27 at the CABJ annual banquet ...
August 5, 2010
Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti (Time) IRS Hits Wyclef Jean With Millions in Tax Liens (Smoking Gun) B.o.B. – Putting Romance Back Into Hip Hop (Guardian UK) Essence Mag Defends Selection of White Fashion Director (The Australian) Teen Arrested, Assaults White Man for Listening to Rap Music (Smoking Gun) Obama Seeks to ...
July 29, 2010
Politician Who Uses “Racist Language” Enters Colorado’s Governor Race By Adeeba Folami DENVER – According to the Colorado Constitution, the governor is the “supreme executive power of the state,” the commander in chief of all military forces having authority to “call out the militia to execute the laws, suppress insurrection or repel invasion.” Voters will ...
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July 26, 2010
Bob Johnson & Making the Case for Black-American Investment in Africa (Atlanta Post) The Death of Paper Money (Telegraph UK) Hip Hop for the Environment (PRI) US Seeks Ways to Boost African Forces in Somalia (Reuters) Mandela Grandchildren Unhurt After Gun Attack (Google) The Skinny Way to Do Soul Food (Black Doctor) 4 Steps to ...
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July 8, 2010
To borrow from an old African-American proverb, Mumia Abu-Jamal “speaks truth to power” in his latest book on jailhouse lawyering, the American legal system, and the prison-industrial complex. Journalist, activist, and author Abu-Jamal writes a startling expose’ on otherwise shrouded subject matter…
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July 7, 2010
Pop! Goes the Booty Op-ed by Adeeba Folami …If you have no butt in the back No rear for men to see Put on this brand of underpants and POP! Goes the booty….. Seriously. I may not have believed it myself prior to viewing a commercial on, of all places, Black Entertainment Television (BET), for ...
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