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Current Issue Cover Story
- May 2008
On a balmy evening in 1910, on the anniversary of the birth of a
country founded on the principle of freedom for all men, Black
people all across the nation celebrated a victory that would go
down in history. One of our own had represented the race and
represented it well…the under-dog had come out decisively on top.
On the flip side of the coin, this victory was seen as a fatal
blow to the theory of White supremacy, sparking a series of
nationwide race riots that would only be matched more than half a
century later by the race riots following the assassination of a
beloved leader. The widespread viciousness and brutality of the
assaults in 1910 would leave countless dead or wounded. The
following day, newspapers would take us to task for our hubris,
for daring to rejoice in a hero’s conquest. “Do not point your
nose too high,” the Los Angeles Times warned us. “Do not swell
your chest too much. Do not boast too loudly. Do not be puffed
up…Remember you have done nothing at all. You called the World’s
Heavyweight Champion, but that title was held by James Jeffries,
who had decided to retire undefeated six years before. During
those six years, Jeffries refused to give Johnson a shot at the
title, which was considered too important to risk losing to a
“savage,” as the newspapers called him. However, after Johnson
beat Canadian world heavyweight champion, Tommy Burns, a cry arose
for a “Great White Hope” to take this proud Black man down and
prove Black inferiority once and for all. Read Story
Last Month's Issue -
April 2008
If
You Could Only See the World Through My Eyes
As you maneuver along a busy sidewalk, you
could brush shoulders with multiple races on any given day. Have
you ever wondered, what does that person think of me? It’s not
uncommon to have certain beliefs and perceptions about a
particular race of people. You glance over at the lady at the
light next to you on the way to drop the kids off, what do you
see? Before the light turns green, you would have likely formed an
opinion of her. She is likely to have done the same about you.
Stereotypes do nothing to build. Society sees cultural differences
through warped lenses, quick to slap a name on a race of people
based upon unreliable untruths, and it is damaging. One sunny
afternoon, I decided to browse the aisles of a local store to pick
up a few items and maybe kill some time, not necessarily looking
for anything in particular, but I wind up in the apparel
department anyway after a shirt catches my eye. I pick up a couple
of things, a few separates that I could wear to the office or
maybe even church. Like any other customer, I head to the fitting
rooms to try on the items. The middle aged white woman with the
key slowly unlocks the door, the whole time she is staring me up
and down with disdain in her eyes, obviously assessing me, but I
pretend not to notice, as I have encountered this type of gaze all
my life. Her demeanor is anything but pleasant. With a cold and
brazen look, she looks me square in the eye and says in a matter
of fact tone, “You know you have to come out with the same number
of items you went in there with?” I stopped dead in my tracks. By
this point I’m justifiably offended.
Read Story
March
2008 Issue
February
2008 Issue
What
is the History of the Black Voters in America?
How
Can Our Black Dollars Create Black Millionaires?
January 2008
Issue
December
2007 Issue
How
Can Our Black Dollars Create Black Millionaires?
Colored, Negro, Black,
African American:
Who Are We?
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