‘Black Privilege’ Archives
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. [...]
Jobs on the New “People’s Stadium” are wide open for Black Minnesotans
The "People's Stadium" (photo: Star Tribune). Editors note: IBNN NEWS and OurBlackNews.com would like to welcome “White Boy Living in Minneapolis” as a guest commentator. “There is not one black leader (oxymoron) that can tell me the public policy for Black Minnesotans. Furthermore, most of the issues black people have in the Twin [...]
Youth Coordinating Board (YCB) meets: Where was the Northside Achievement Zone?
NAZ: "Doing very little or nothing is not something that you keep locked away and hidden from the general public. Or maybe you do..." This is the story: Something observed has to be measured to be analyzed; One cause can have more than one effect; One effect can be caused by more than one cause; Causes almost certainly have to be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Keith Downey – Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota: ¿Es el tiempo de su lado?
The GOP Fantastic Four: Downey, Paulsen, Clayton and Allen. I've received too many calls to count from my Black, Asian, Hispanic and Somali friends asking me about the MN GOP convention this weekend. I gave them my opinion and told them I was hard pressed to go beyond Saturday. Chris Fields was elected as secretary, but that sends some of the [...]
Non-Profits and DFL African American Caucus decide candidates?
“The DFL African American Caucus has chosen two candidates for the Mayor’s race with only one thing in common; and a city council candidate that has some explaining to do.” Do Minneapolis votes need "Baggage Candidates?" by Donald Allen, OurBlackNews.com Minneapolis, MN - IBNN NEWS has not endorsed a candidate for Minneapolis [...]
Terra Cole for President: Minneapolis Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP-MN)
"It's time for a black woman to take the lead in Minneapolis." (photos: lifted from Terra's FB page - fair use). by Donald Allen - Editor-in-Chief, OurBlackNews Minneapolis, MN - Before I layout why Ms. Terra Cole would be the best leader for the NAACP in Minneapolis, I have to thank and congratulate current president Mr. Booker Hodges for [...]
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 [...]
Part 1: Minneapolis Urban League’s 13th Grade Pilot Program sends a clear signal nobody wants to deal with current K-12 educational issues
Really? An almost vacant building; no money coming in and you want to tackle education? This is no better than the Minneapolis Foundation hanging signs in the skyway." This is not the first time the Minneapolis Urban League has attempted to become relevant in the 21st century. We need look no further than the grant from the Minnesota Department [...]
