‘Black America’ Archives
Young Americans: Where are the strong children being developed in Minneapolis? (Updated 2/11/13)
While Blacks are just 12.6% of the nation's population, they're roughly half of people murdered in this country each year. The vast majority of these killings are at the hands of other Blacks. If that doesn't shock you, maybe this will: More Blacks were murdered in the United States in 2009 alone than all the U.S. troops killed in Iraq and [...]
Antonio Ellis: Alums, What Are You Doing to Save Your HBCU’s?
IBNN Editors note: The irony of the situation is - there's a war against Black education. Since the historic Brown versus Board of Education decision, it seems Blacks trying to get an education is like climbing Mount Everest naked. by Antonio Ellis, Your Black World Over the past two decades, it is no secret that Historically Black [...]
The Fear of Color in America: The inevitable evolution to a Black, Brown and Yellow United States of America
This is the first in the series of “The Fear of Color in America.” IBNN will consult with several local and national writers to put together the changing face of the United States to show the urgency of change that’s needed today. IBNN NEWS is the largest online Black owned Black operated investigative reporting news outlet in the state of [...]
The Uncanny Story of Bullshit in Black Education: Sellouts, Hoodlums, Uncle Toms and Aunt Jane’s
At some point, people who get it will see all the “new programs” being vetted to address the perpetual failure of Black students in public schools and higher education institutions in the Twin Cities. This happens every year about this time. What these procrastinators of progress don’t understand, this is their last opportunity ever to fail [...]
America on the verge of a major civil unrest – let the race riots begin!
White America refuses to address the issues of Racism. Somebody will - and it won't be nice... Muslim woman beaten to death inside her own home by racist. “A 32-year-old woman from Iraq who was found severely beaten in her California home with a note left next to her saying “go back to your country” has died. The director of the San [...]
Emmett Till 2012: The case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin (Updated)
Seems to me that it’s really time to kick ass and take names. How can an unarmed Black boy be shot and killed, and his killer walk free? If a Black man had shot a White boy dead, he’d be under the jail. by Donald W.R. Allen, II - Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS United States of America (IBNN NEWS/Crime & Justice/March 22, [...]
Is Black Nationalism Dead?
Black Nationalism is sometimes viewed as a group of militant Black people who urge separatism from White people and the establishment of self-governing Black communities. This definition of Black Nationalism is the first mistake that White America has made in defining what is a movement to create a fair playing field for Blacks, with Blacks and by [...]
Is Obama guaranteed the White House in 2012? It’s not really Black America’s choice
"Okay, so we have a Black president - now what?" by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in Chief, The Independent Business News Network Minneapolis, Minnesota (IBNN NEWS/ Political Editorial/February 22, 2012)…Okay, I’m enlighten and not delusional. I “wasn’t” one of the millions of Black people who treated the election of [...]
KFAI-FM Celebrates Black History: The Future of Black History
On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., KFAI-FM 90.3 (Minneapolis) and 106.7 (Saint Paul) continues their tradition of being the Twin Cities #1 station for community engagement, conversations and public service as they present “The Future of Black History” as part of their Black History Month Day of Programing. IBNN’s [...]
The Black Reconstruction Failure of 2012
Training programs might not be working. They train the unemployed, under-employed and the poor. The challenge is, if training programs don’t have a pipeline to careers and futures it’s like going to an apple tree and looking for a pear. The Black community is the most well trained community in the United States – but if no jobs follow, [...]
