Talk is great, but Action is even better. If you would like to learn about or participate in the Katrina Relief Efforts of African American organizations and individuals please click here
I would encourage anyone who has donated to an organization, to post that organization’s information, so that we all can participate in the giving.
Five things you can do to help immediately:
1. Duplicate what we are doing elsewhere in New York City, in your city ortown, on your college campus, at your church, synagogue, mosque, or otherreligious institution, via your fraternity or sorority, or via your localcivic or social organization.
September 6th, 2005
On Saturday July 23rd at 2pm, the Bradham*Brooks Northwest Regional library at 1755 Edgewood Ave W Jacksonville, FL 32208, phone: (904) 765-5402 will be sponsoring Family Fun Game Night. Prosperity board game will be featured, this free event is open to all.
Prosperity is an attractive new board game with a commanding presence, over 23” wide and weighing-in at almost 5 pounds. At first glance the game seems familiar, but almost instantly you say to yourself, like the owner of Black Arts Plus in Dayton, Ohio, “this game is for us!” “We acknowledged the positive contributions of those [African American board games] who came before us, focusing on Black history, then we took it to the next level.” said Mr. Amitenejah [pronounced amy-ten-jah], publisher of Prosperity. “We’re about inspiring action, building solutions, and motivating meaningful progress …” the publisher continued.
July 15th, 2005
As a people, music was never our only form of expression; it just seems to be the one, short of basketball, that gets the most air time. What I love about this era, is the number of do-it yourself filmmakers and labels coming up and out of the wood work. Spike Lee, John Singleton, Damon Dash, and Tyler Perry are a few of the popular names of directors who visually address the issues in our communities. Films like Get on the Bus, Baby Boy, Malcolm X, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman are possible because black people decided to tell their own story on their own terms. Even Oprah Winfrey doing the literature to film production of Beloved, and Their Eyes Were Watching God, are new and exciting gateways in black cinema today. Unfortunately as you might know, these films seldom get the best funding or marketing, and they always get lost in a see of bad black films like Soul Plane. But that’s where we come in, to support and spread the word. Here are a few non BET links, of other networks, artists, and outlets showcasing black cinematography.
June 19th, 2005
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