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In Search of the Holy Long Tail: African-Americans and Web 2.0
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — My Black Networks, LLC announced today a new portal site — The MyBlack(TM) Urban Vertical — with a core mission to address the fragmented state of data that is culturally relevant to its target markets. My Black Networks (MBN) defines itself as an ecosystem of informational web sites targeting unique segments of the African, African-American and Caribbean communities or the African Diaspora…
Community Leaders Assemble for Intensive Training Focused on Voter Protection
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Anticipating the largest voter turnout in history – and ensuing problems at the polls – the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) left no stone unturned during a three-day Operation Big Vote Training Academy held in New Orleans last week to train field organizers on voter registration, mobilization, and voter protection….
Black Unity Family Commemorates King Assassination with Letter to Fellow Americans
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Black Unity Family, a diverse, nonpartisan coalition of groups and individuals co-convened by Dr. Dorothy I. Height, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner and Melanie L. Campbell, released the following ‘Letter to Fellow Americans:’…
JENA 6 LATEST UPDATE: Neo Nazi-Klu Klux Klan Groups Threaten Jena 6 Families and Black Residents
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Malik Shabazz, Esq., Attorney and leader of the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense, announced today that members of the New Black Panther Party will begin patrolling the streets of Jena, Louisiana this week to protect the Jena 6 families and Black Jena residents against open and imminent alleged threats from Ku Klux Klan and other White supremacist advocating violence….
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. Statement on NAACP
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: COLUMBIA, Tenn. – June 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to reports in the national press, the NAACP is suffering financial problems and is closing some operations, including all regional offices, and is making staff reductions of 40-percent. SCV Commander-in-Chief Christopher M. Sullivan issued the following statement (continued)….
Does the News Media Patronize the Black Community? asks United Voices for a Common Cause
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Recognizing the need for another effective medium, H. Lewis Smith, author of ‘Bury that Sucka’ (ISBN: 1413792693), is the founder of a new non-profit organization, United Voices for a Common Cause, Inc. The organization pledges and holds true to not use the n-word as they strive toward cultural integrity and mutual respect for all Americans and to offer uncompromising resistance to social forces and structures which deny or limit their ability to do so….
Blacks for Economic Security Today – Black Group TV Ads Blast Cardin and Ford as Bad for Black Voters
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Blacks for Economic Security Today (BEST) have released two television advertisements designed by black voters to reach black people. The two ads blast Maryland Senate Candidate Ben Cardin and Tennessee Senate Candidate Harold Ford as bad news for black voters. The ad calls out Cardin for his dismal voting record for blacks as well as his taking for granted the black vote in Maryland….
ABFE Announces the Inaugural Class of Connecting Leaders Fellows
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: NEW YORK, NY – Oct. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) recently announced the names of ten fellows who will participate in the 2005-2006 Connecting Leaders Fellowship Program. This fellowship is the cornerstone of ABFE’s multi-year initiative to develop the next generation of leaders in philanthropy and to significantly increase philanthropic resources that are targeted to meet the challenges of Black communities….
Hip Hop and Business Worlds Collide to Motivate Urban Youth
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: CHICAGO, IL – April 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bad Boy recording artist Chopper, a.k.a. Young City of the worldwide platinum rap group ‘Da Band,’ recently signed on as the spokesperson for Rap Snacks Pork Skins and Cracklins, a new product line being launched by the Chicago-based Evans Food Group and Rap Snacks, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia. ‘Making The Band’s’ (MTV) Chopper and Kwame Jackson from ‘The Apprentice’ (NBC) join forces to promote new line of Rap Snacks and entrepreneurship through multi-city promotional concerts….
Demanding Accountability: Youth Visit State Representatives to Prepare for BYV! Leadership Conference
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: WASHINGTON, DC /Send2Press Newswire/ — In an effort to leverage the historic youth voter turnout in 2004, a cadre of young activists across the country have identified issues important to them and are visiting state representatives to discuss how they will address those issues. The task is a pre-conference assignment for the Fifth Annual Black Youth Vote! (BYV!) Civic Leadership Conference, Hip Hop Activism: Revolutionizing Black Power, April 7-9, at the National Education Association in Washington, DC….