The qualifications of being considered “Black”

Hopefully, over the next couple of days, I will be addressing the following points that I have noticed all throughout my life on what WE think it takes to be considered “black” in America:
#1. Skin tone
#2. Must have two “black” parents
#3. Must have lived in the “hood”
#4. Must hold the belief that all whites have [...]

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The qualifications of being considered “Black”

Hopefully, over the next couple of days, I will be addressing the following points that I have noticed all throughout my life on what WE think it takes to be considered “black” in America:
#1. Skin tone
#2. Must have two “black” parents
#3. Must have lived in the “hood”
#4. Must hold the belief that all whites have [...]

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Did black Americans actually fight for the confederacy?

Yes, according to Alan Lovell of Piedmont college. He discusses how blacks willingly fought for the plantations of the old south. I have also read from multiple sources that blacks did in fact on their own accord fight for the confederacy. We can thank political correctness along with just plain ignorance on our [...]

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Non-group-think need not apply

“I was kind of lynched, so to speak,” said Willie Breazell to the Gazette-Telegraph, when he was forced to resign his post as president of the Colorado Springs branch of the NAACP.
And he had still more to tell to the Wall Street Journal, that reported him as saying, “If you join the NAACP, you sacrifice [...]

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Weekend Health Clinic: Featured Black health site for week of 2/20/05

Vegetarian Soul Food (http://groups.msn.com/VegetarianSOULFOOD)
Welcome to the Vegetarian Soulfood Website. We are a group of vegetarians committed to the health and spiritual development of African Americans. As we all know, traditional African American recipes (chitterlings’, hamhocks & blackeyed peas, fried chicken, etc…)-while admittedly good tasting, is unhealthy. OK, so you want that “soul food” taste, [...]

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Weekend Health Clinic: The Proven Benefits of Flaxseed and LNA

Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D. for the Black Vegetarian Society of Georgia talks about the benefits of this wonderful seed. Here is Jones’ quick bio:
Susan Smith Jones has a B.S. in psychology, M.S. in kinesiology and a Ph.D. in health sciences and has been a fitness instructor at UCLA for 20 years. In 1985 and again [...]

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Weekend Health Clinic: If you know someone with ADD, please read this!

ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder is a condition that has been getting a lot of attention in recent years. Many of our children have been diagnosed with this condition; however, some of the best in the medical profession are unable to figure out its origins.
The main point that I hammer on in this series is [...]

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Ya’ll, “We” just everywhere

Here are a couple of links of black Americans that live in France. Expand your world and check them out today!
Cafe de la soul - Your black Paris Portal
The following links can all be found on Cafe de la soul. I just listed them for your convenience.
C’est Belle, La Vie: Robin Mitchell’s Big Paris Adventure
l [...]

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Ya’ll, “We” just everywhere

Here are a couple of links of black Americans that live in France. Expand your world and check them out today!
Cafe de la soul - Your black Paris Portal
The following links can all be found on Cafe de la soul. I just listed them for your convenience.
C’est Belle, La Vie: Robin Mitchell’s Big Paris Adventure
l [...]

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Missing child for week of 2-18-05

TERREL OUTLAW
DOB: Jun 9, 1988
Missing: Jan 11, 2005
Height: 5′3″ (160 cm)
Eyes: Brown
Race: Black
Age Now: 16
Sex: Male
Weight: 122 lbs (55 kg)
Hair: Black
Missing From:
CENTRAL CITY
IL
United States
Terrel may still be in the local area or he may be in the Chicago, Illinois area. His left ear is [...]

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