Friday, June 27, 2014

Our world today - Top blogs, news and other things you need to know


Follow me  Facebook Page  Twitter  Ning  pinterest  Blogger


The "Democratic" Origin and Evolution of Racism

 [By EZRAH AHARONEEinstein reasoned, you "cannot alter a condition with the same mindset that created it in the first place." In other words, solutions…
Continue
Added by SendMeYourNews on June 27, 2014 at 10:29am — No Comments


NYMETRO
African EduWeek Literacy Expert "Alarmed by the Adamant Attitude of Some African People" in Opposing Mother Tongue Education

“I am alarmed by the adamant attitude of some African people of all walks of life in opposing literacy acquisition in the mother tongue,” says Associate Professor Immaculee Harushimana, of Lehman College at the City University of New York and part of an expert panel discussion on literacy strategies at the upcoming SABC Education African EduWeek in Johannesburg in July.…
Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 26, 2014 at 9:24am — No Comments


SOUTH
I Don't Want To Hear These Voices - I'm fighting these demons.

I cover my eyes, I cover my ears. I don't want to hear these voices. I'm fighting these…
Continue
Added by Miller Time on June 26, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments


NYMETRO
Iraq, Libya, Syria: Three reasons African Americans should oppose U.S. intervention in Africa

by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka
As the U.S. tightens its military grip on Africa, “it is absolutely imperative that we embark on a massive educational campaign with our folks that will expose the real intentions of the U.S.…
Continue
Added by TheBlackList News on June 25, 2014 at 3:40pm — 1 Comment


NYMETRO
Earnings and sales of Indian Human Hair soars thanks to African American Women

Indian Hair Weave Sales Soaring! Where To Buy The Best Remy Indian Hair?

Aymani Hair Imports Peruvian Remy Hair, Malaysian Remy Hair, and Cambodian Human Hair are still exceeding sales projections, but their popularity of their Remy Indian Hair caught them completely off guard.
NEW ORLEANS, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/…

Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 25, 2014 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

July is African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month: Be The Match® urges African Americans to sign up to save lives

BE THE MATCH® URGES AFRICAN AMERICANS TO SIGN UP TO SAVE LIVES
-- July is African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month…
Continue
Added by SendMeYourNews on June 25, 2014 at 11:36am — No Comments


NYMETRO
Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources Applauds Indigenous Involvement in Oil and Gas Events

Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) responsible for the regulation of petroleum resources in the largest economy in Africa has lauded the giant strides made by West African Exhibitions & Conferences (WAECON) in bridging the gap between local and international key industry players, and organizing networking sessions for the continued development of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria.…
Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 24, 2014 at 12:12pm — No Comments


NYMETRO
SoftSheen-Carson Laboratories® Magic® Shave Partners with the Hilarious New Comedy Think Like a Man Too for Their Magic Shave Approved Campaign

Kevin Hart, Regina Hall and Terrence J attend a screening of 'Think Like A Man Too' sponsored by Magic Shave at the Showplace Icon Theater on June 12, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (PRNewsFoto/SoftSheen-Carson Laboratories) Magic Shave's NEW Bump Rescue Skincare Line, a range…
Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 23, 2014 at 12:30pm — No Comments


NYMETRO
South Africa: How Groundbreaking, Inclusive Technology is Bringing Low Vision and Blind Learners Into the Light

“If I had had this technology when I was still in school, I would probably have become a heart surgeon,” says 22-year-old Kyle Williams, IT specialist at Edit Microsystems, who provides onsite support to the Athlone School for the Blind in Cape Town. Edit Microsystems will display their groundbreaking technology at the upcoming SABC Education African EduWeek. …
Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 23, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments


CHICAGO-MIDWEST
Help Me End Rape Globally!

   Help Me End Rape Globally!
Rape is a crime against women and girls and its at a crisis level globally. I propose to design and…
Continue
Added by C. Earl Campbell DA 3rd on June 20, 2014 at 8:30pm — No Comments


NYMETRO
IBM Experts Work With African Leaders on Workforce Development and Public Health Strategies

Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 20, 2014 at 10:11am — No Comments


NYMETRO
Obama Administration Trademark Attack on Washington Redskins Condemned by Black Leadership Group

    • Federal Punishment for Not Changing Name Sets "Dangerous Precedent"…
Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 19, 2014 at 10:00am — 1 Comment


NYMETRO
Free E-Book on Why Black Parents Struggle to Manage Their Teenagers’ Behavior and What They Can do About It

Free e-book called "25 Biggest Mistakes Black Parents Make and How to Correct Them" is available athttp://www.blackparentsincharge.com/go/25-biggest-mistakes-black-parents-make/. The book was…
Continue
Added by Joyful Living Coaching on June 18, 2014 at 10:50am — No Comments

RLJohnson commends The African American Mayors Assoc for endorsing better priced & structured loan alternatives...and curtail abusive & predatory lending

  1. Robert L. Johnson Announces (AAMA) Has Passed A Unanimous Resolution Endorsing A Viable Loan Alternative For Workers In Need Of Short-Term Credit Solutions Through Their Employer's Payroll System

Johnson commends the AAMA for calling on Congress, financial regulators, and the Obama Administration to allow better priced and structured loan alternatives to thrive in the marketplace and curtail abusive and…

Continue
Added by SendMeYourNews on June 17, 2014 at 3:30pm — No Comments


NYMETRO
Project21: Juneteenth Emancipation Anniversary Doubles as Call for Reform of Policies Limiting Liberty‏

  • Juneteenth Emancipation Anniversary Doubles as Call for Reform of Big Government Policies Limiting Liberty, Pinching Privacy
  • Black Activists Suggest People Assess Extent of Their Freedom…
Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 17, 2014 at 10:32am — 1 Comment


NYMETRO
What You Should Do to Get Promoted at Your Current Workplace

[by Melinda Gray] Advancing in your career is now more difficult than in the past. The strategies used by IT companies to promote their employees have suffered tremendous transformations during the recent years, and, especially because the IT industry is an ever-changing domain, it is no…
Continue
Added by Joyful Living Coaching on June 16, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments


NYMETRO
Personal Grooming: 8 Top Reasons Why You Can't Take It For Granted In Your Career

[by Thea Ivens] Most people when they landed "the dream job" after an interview or even got "the deal" of the lifetime in their businesses, sadly to say tend to slack on their grooming habits and it even goes to the point that they are wearing their pajamas going to the office. It seems that's very extreme but it happens.
Why can't you take personal grooming for…
Continue
Added by Joyful Living Coaching on June 15, 2014 at 3:30pm — No Comments


NYMETRO
Join the Campaign to Release Political Prisoner Abdullah Majid from the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at Elmira

We received word on Friday, June 13, 2014 from Ms. LaBorde, Abdullah's Mom, that he has been transferred to Five Points. This is exactly the pattern that Majid was speaking about when we visited him in the SHU at Elmira. Whenever anyone in the Muslim community at Elmira criticizes Mr. Afify, he has them thrown into the SHU on bogus charges and then transferred out to another…
Continue
Added by New York City Jericho Movement on June 15, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments


NYMETRO
Bounce TV Announces Six-City "Off The Chain Live!" Comedy Tour Based Upon the Network's Popular Stand-Up Comedy Series

Continue
Added by TheBlackList-Publisher on June 13, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments


Facebook            Twitter

=============================
What happens to your email once you send it?
Track your emails with
ReadNotify

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Black Women's Defense League summer initiatives: support of Marissa Alexander, ending violence against Black women

   
Follow me  Facebook Page  Twitter  Ning  pinterest  Blogger

The Black Women's Defense League will host several on line forums, community rallies and "Teach In's", nationwide, during the week of July 28, 2014 that will focus on the case of Marissa Alexander, better understanding your rights and power, and the proposed actions in preparing to address the "New Jamika Crow" (Mass Incarceration , the increase of violence and abuse of females of African descent in the US,  media/systematic exploitation, female/sex/human trafficking, etc. 
For more information or to assist in the coordination of a "FREE MARISSA NOW" or other BWDL activity contact the National Million Woman Movements at: nationalmwm@aol.com  or call: 267-636-3802 
 
"Marissa Alexander" TRIAL UPDATE:

Marissa’s trial has been postponed to begin on Dec 8, 2014  She also has a hearing on Aug 1, 2014 when a judge is expected to rule if she will get a new Stand Your Ground hearing.  It has been reported that the judge postponed the decision to give time to the recent changes in Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law to come into effect before he ruled.   

Florida Extends 'Stand Your Ground' To Cover Warning Shots

Article: http://huff.to/1l1jJpX


Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law Friday an extension of the state's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law, which would cover warning shots.
According to Newsy, the bill was written with the case of Marissa Alexander in mind. Alexander, 33, was found guilty of aggravated assault and sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing what her defense claimed was a warning shot at the husband during a domestic dispute. An appellate court later overturned her conviction and ordered a retrial.
In a statement, Alexander's lawyers said they "are grateful for the governor's actions," according to ABC News. Prosecutors say the law won't help Alexander because it won't be applied retroactively, and there's evidence that suggests the shot she fired was not a warning.
"The new law, as it stands now, allows you to claim immunity from prosecution if you used or threatened deadly force," Attorney Anthony Rickman told WTVT. "The problem was that under Florida's Stand Your Ground laws, as it was originally, it only allowed you to use that defense if you used actual deadly force."
But gun owners interviewed by the station expressed concern that the law willallow people to pull out their guns and start shooting whenever they feel threatened.
"Bullets have to go somewhere," Jason Collazo told WTVT. "It's going to endanger people whether they're firing into the air, into the ground, at a tree, they don't know if that surface is going to ricochet, so it's just not well thought out."
Alexander is awaiting a retrial.
 This undated family photo provided by Lincoln B. Alexander shows, Marissa Alexander in her car in Tampa, Fla. Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he was threatening her. Nobody got hurt, but this month a northeast Florida judge was bound by state law to sentence her to 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Lincoln B. Alexander)


The "Maatic Epoch" Is Here

ABOUT: THE BLACK WOMEN'S DEFENSE LEAGUE (BWDL)

The Black Women's Defense League is one of the official "action" entities of the orignal and historic Million Woman March and its now Universal Movements. BWDL is the only 

national Black/Africana women's independent, self-determination, research and pro-active African centered/perspective organization that is fully committed to the protection, defense, support, holistic servicing, the well being and related work for the obtainment and securing of not only civil rights but "human/natural rights" and in that Justice for females of African descent, particularly in North America, and throughout the Diaspora.  
 
BWDL does not seek corporate sponsorship or government funds or grants from non-African/Black sources.
 
BWDL strives, as women, to be more responsible, better prepared, and less reactionary.
 
As a part of the "MWM BLACK PRINT 2020 Plan" it is the intent of the BWDL to development units throughout the US that can provide ongoing, day to day, services for females of African descent regardless of age, nationality, political affiliation, economic, educational,  or social status that includes (but not limited to: safe spaces, legal assistance, counseling/therapy, nutritious/healthy meals,
 advocacy and activism training, skills development, Africana Womanhood Development, and more. 

BWDL is not a "feminist" group and is not raised up from (or on) Eurocentric ideology, views, concepts, or personalities.  BWDL's work and methodologies stem from the traditions and legacies of African/Black women such as Harriet Tubman, Yaa Asantewaa, Ida B. Wells, Amy Jacques Garvey, Fannie Lou Hamer, Assata Shakur, Winnie Mandela, Queen Mother Moore: to name a few. 

Generally speaking, BWDL does not combine operations with what some may call "gender or equality" struggles, nor use issues or concerns that tend to be highlighted or pushed by other groups under banner of so called "women's rights" projects or agendas as a part of BWDL's major mission, goals, or objectives.  

BWDL has specific and exclusive operations, as mandated from its Executive Body and members, that are uniquely designed for maximized upliftment and empowerment of African descendant women and girls, it is always made clear that the group is directly linked to the ideals, aspirations, and work to assure a better quality of life and real emancipation for our families and communities as well as being actively involved and connected to (and for) the true Liberation of African People worldwide.

While the BWDL Sistahood may decide to take actual part in or support in some way a specified program or campaign introduced by allies, etc., at no time will such an involvement be clouded whereas to pose a problem to our identity or purpose nor shall our work be cooped, made confused   or compromised. Thus, BWDL's primary purpose, mission, and modes of operations are specifically of and for females of African descent; to help/assist, strengthen, and heal. 

=
Facebook Twitter

=============================
What happens to your email once you send it?
Track your emails with
ReadNotify