‘Black America’ Archives
Does Minnesota Need a “13th” Grade?
Finding ways to keep black students behind the curve. If it does not happen by white men, there are black men and women who will step in. by Donald Allen, Editor-in-Chief – OurBlackNews.com and The Independent Business News Network Minneapolis, MN - The Minnesota House of Representatives have enacted a bill attempting to establish a [...]
St. Paul Police Department wants youths away from the system and in School
Please, take our poll on the right----> Drop Out to Drop Ins - showing immediate success is very important. (Numbers based on estimates.) Click photo to enlarge. “There will come a time when the need for a grassroots community engagement will put Black and Hispanic men and women back in their communities to reach the youth that need to [...]
Boutique Engagement: Children Affected by Educational Disasters
Tune into Saturday, April 27. 2013 at 3 p.m. (CST) to ON POINT with co-hosts Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen as they discuss the latest in news and information. This is a special 90-minute program to deal with "Who is really black in Minnesota." Click here to listen. by Donald Allen, Editor-in-Chief - OurBlackNews.com Samuels and [...]
America’s Problem: Racism and Defining the American Negro
Jamie Foxx (photo: Public Shaming) I should not be judged or held responsible for actions or events that took place in history. Black people have been affected by events that happened in the past. These events, which have shaped the perception of who we are and how others see us has become a problematic issue inside the philosophy and social [...]
Designer Poverty: Come to the Twin Cities – we do it right!
This is not Edina. We can see it, and it is here. (photo: Falconhive.com) If it were not for escaping the matrix, I would not be able to share this with you. Poverty in all forms is a curse on society. In Minneapolis and St. Paul, the opportunity reoccurs to put a drastic end to mass poverty; but this would mean stopping a flow of dollars, sex [...]
Identity: What you see and what is…The Color White
(Don Allen in photo) " I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doomI kill conversation as I walk into the roomI'm a three line whip, I'm the sort of thing they banI'm a walking disaster, I'm a demolition man."(Lyrics from Demolition Man by the Police.) “Don’t get caught sleeping. I know all you see is a black man – someone that you were [...]
NAACP could mean failure for Black Americans? Discussion: Saturday ON POINT!
"Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's black progress." (Photo: The Wrong Stuff, edited by IBNN.) Who speaks for black Americans? What does a politically motivated, organizational process that has done little to anything for people of color control? Why do blacks think it’s okay to continue to support an organization that sees them has [...]
KFAI-FM: Black History Month Programming – Tuesday, February 19th
KFAI-FM radio features the best in community programming for Black History Month. KFAI-FM radio has gone beyond the call of competent radio program to provide a unique, educated insight for all cultures in Minnesota. February is no different. Join Mr. Lennie Chism from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. with special guest Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black [...]
Dedicated to an Unexpected Black History Month HERO: Christopher Dorner
Dorner, 33, is wanted in connection with a double homicide in Irvine on Sunday and the shooting of three police officers, one fatally, in Riverside County on Thursday. Authorities described him as "armed and extremely dangerous," and alerts about him were issued across the state and in Nevada as federal, state and local authorities intensified [...]
President Obama – Take your White Privilege and Gun Control to Chicago
"Gun Control? You've been found out. Todd Jones is not the man for the job - your visit is not going to help him either. Move on to Chicago." Tune in today at 3 p.m. to ON POINT radio program with Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen as we discuss the presidents visit in relation to Todd Jones. Click here for the program. The buzz is in the air. [...]
