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Current Issue - May 2008

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"Why Do Blacks Excel Disproportionately In Sports And Music?"
 
bulletCover Story
Why Do Blacks Excel Disproportionately In Sports And Music?
bulletFeatures
- The Chickens Come Home To Roost
- The Souls of Black Girls Film Review - by Kam Williams
- Angela Bassett - Interview by Kam Williams
bullet In The News
BASUAH - Touching the Masses Through "EDU-tainment"
bullet Inspiration
God's Faithfulness!
bulletHealth News
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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.
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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

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