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‘Black Focus’ Archives

The successful Outsourcing of Black Blight: The House Negro Syndrome

The successful Outsourcing of Black Blight: The House Negro Syndrome

"White America no longer needs the KKK. There are House N****rs that will get the work done for them." by Donald Allen, Editor-In-Chief - OurBlackNews.com Black Americans? How many you need? (photo:www.arabawy.org) Booker T. Washington said, “To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him.” The great words from Mr. [...]

Boutique Engagement: Children Affected by Educational Disasters

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 [...]

Minneapolis Public Schools: Problems of defining race, culture and identity for Somali’s and Blacks

Minneapolis Public Schools: Problems of defining race, culture and identity for Somali’s and Blacks

Black American Students overlooked. (photo: mukiyi-colorijo.blogspot.com) “I also blame Congressman Keith “Poor excuse for the 5th CD” Ellison - a Negro American, himself - who has done little or next to nothing in requiring Somalis to have any acknowledgement of the contributions of his own ethnic peoples in this country. He never [...]

KFAI-FM: Black History Month Programming – Tuesday, February 19th

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 [...]

CNN’s Black in America asks: Who is Black in America? Mainstream Coonery takes over Television

CNN’s Black in America asks: Who is Black in America? Mainstream Coonery takes over Television

"Someone tell Soledad O'Brien - That dog don't hunt!" (photo: Facebook Fair use) Black America will be put on the front burner in four painful days of anticipation until the re-airing of Soledad O'Brien & CNN 's "Who is Black in America?" on January 27, 2013 at 8 p.m. (EST).  Please, don’t let this program rent any time in your head. [...]

Neo-Nazis “storm troopers” plan to invade public meeting at Minneapolis’ Washburn High School in regards to noose incident

Neo-Nazis “storm troopers” plan to invade public meeting at Minneapolis’ Washburn High School in regards to noose incident

Minneapolis Public School and the failure to educate children from all walks of life has lead to an incident that further disenfranchises black students." Star Tribune veteran reporter Steve Brandt said, “So Don, wouldn’t it be smarter to contact news media to tell them about this incident before you blame them for not reporting it?” My [...]

Exclusive Interview with the Council on Black Minnesotans Ed McDonald, this Saturday – ON POINT!

Exclusive Interview with the Council on Black Minnesotans Ed McDonald, this Saturday – ON POINT!

ON POINT sent email invitations to Scott Gray, President of the Minneapolis Urban League; Gary Cunningham, VP of the Northwest Area Foundation and facilitator of the African American Leadership Summit; and Clyde Turner, Executive Director of Sabathani Community Center to invite them to join Mr. Ed McDonald in a conversation about Black [...]

The Ron and Don Show: Murder, Death and Racism – you don’t have to go any further than Minnesota – Saturday at 3 p.m.

The Ron and Don Show: Murder, Death and Racism – you don’t have to go any further than Minnesota – Saturday at 3 p.m.

"Broadcasting LIVE from the Apple Studios A & B in downtown Minneapolis." (photo: ON POINT!) Join us online on BlogTalkRadio’s Black Politics in Minneapolis’ ON POINT! for another exciting episode. Co-hosts Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen bring you the latest in current events with news and information sometime overlooked by the [...]

Minnesota’s Black Leaders hell bent on ignoring the obvious Struggles

Minnesota’s Black Leaders hell bent on ignoring the obvious Struggles

"You can be an uppity Negro, but can you help the community at the same time? So far, it seems you can't multitask." (Photo: Uppity Negro.com) After years of lies, the Black community has found Target Field and TCF Stadium did not have the appropriate women and minority hiring goals. This includes other project like the light rail Central [...]

Why Are Black Men Labeled Angry When Questioning A Privileged White Male

Why Are Black Men Labeled Angry When Questioning A Privileged White Male

Editors note: It was all a lie. Target Field, TCF Stadium and various other projects mandated to increase minority hiring and economic stability for the underemployed was noting more that fast talking and paper shuffles. This busts a hole in the mainstream media and should send a message to community leaders, state and local politicians who are [...]

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