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12 Things The Negro Must Do
Posted in African American, Community, History, Men, Politics, Racism, Slavery, The Americas, Women on March 30th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment
Found an Interesting post today called 12 Things The Negro Must Do – How Not To Become Scapegoats For Degenerate Black Community Behavior. It was written in around the turn of the last century by a woman called Nannie Helen Burroughs. Nannie Helen Burroughs - Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) was an educator, orator, religious leader and businesswoman who ...
Virgin Islands – Diageo Lays Out Green Plan at CZM Hearing, Gets Public Support
Posted in Business, Caribbean, Community, Environment, News, The Americas on March 20th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to commentThe Captain Morgan's rum distillery planned for St. Croix will release no molasses or other effluent into the sea, instead converting it to organic solids suitable for soil enrichment, Diageo officials told the V.I. Coastal Zone Management committee Wednesday. At the committee's public hearing on the Diageo CZM permit in the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport ...
Parallel Lives of Africans and African-Americans By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Posted in African, African American on March 2nd, 2009 by Iesha – Be the first to comment

A look at the position of the average African and average African-American revealed some surprising parallels. For the purpose of simplifying this piece, I will generalize even when I know there are exceptions. I also know Alexander Dumas warned that all generalizations are dangerous, so don’t snap as you read. Treat this as an honest start of an authentic dialogue which all Africans in the Diaspora must have.
