“We Are The Drum – A Rhythm In Wisconsin” 2012

Drum 2012

CAPITA (City At Peace In The Arts) Productions Presents…
“We Are The Drum – A Rhythm In Wisconsin” 2012
Inspired by a distinctive movement for racial justice in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin.
http://capitaproductions.org/
North Division High School Campus Auditorium
1011 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53206

Black revolution must start now even without total Black Unity.

  PRESS RELEASE*****PRESS RELEASE*****PRESS RELEASE*****PRESS RELEASE…PRESS PLEASE STOP WAITING ON ‘BLACK UNITY’ TO START THE REVOLUTION.” You hear it every day.  ”Man, if Black people would just come together we could” or “All we need is unity among Black folks and everything….” Most Black people have/had some romantic notions of ALL Black people, with afros … Read more

Calling All Civil Rights Leaders Past & Present in Milwaukee

Selma of the North

We are calling on those who lived this experience to share their stories with us in special listening sessions Tuesday, November 15th and Wednesday November 16th from 5 pm to 8 pm and again November 19th from 10 am to 1 pm. We will meet at North Division Room #102, 1011 West Center Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
We are looking for all those who participated in the demonstrations, served on the NAACP Youth Council, Commandos, and all organizations that led or joined in some way, the historic Milwaukee’s Civil Rights Movement.
If you are interested in attending and would like more information please call 414-397-8661 or email arsmusic00@aol.com. Otherwise we would love to see you at the meetings. Please share this announcement with everyone. We want to make sure we honor and thank you for your courage and brave acts that moved Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the nation so powerfully.

College Scholarships For Minority Students

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COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS If you know any minority students (of any age) who could use a scholarship, please share this list —– A AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program For women 40+ seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves. Academic Competitiveness Grant For first-year and second-year college students who graduated from high school. … Read more

Fatherhood, personal responsibility vs Government entitlements!

While self-serving local, state and national politicians and activists run around rallying people of color to claim anything they can get from the government they distract us from the heart of the problem in our communities and that is the effect that these programs have had on the collective psyche of our communities. These politicians and … Read more

Too Important to Fail. TONIGHT!!

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Across America, less than 50% of young Black males will graduate from high school!!
Tonight on PBS Tavis Smiley Presents Too Important to Fail.
In a series of candid and emotional encounters, Tavis goes behind the statistics to get to the heart of the matter: the struggle so many African American teenage males face when trying to stay in school and succeed.

Hidden Colors Documentary – Free Public Viewing

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Hidden Colors Documentary – Free Public Viewing (NBUF)
Saturday, August 13 • 4:00pm – 7:00pm
7717 West Good Hope Road , Milwaukee, WI
Alkebulan Village Society
Hidden Colors is a groundbreaking documentary about the real and untold history of people of color around the globe. This film will discuss some of the reasons why the contributions of African and aboriginal people have been left out of the pages of history.

Ah-Ha….The Old “Keep ‘em Focused on Nonsense Trick”.

  Black people, African Americans, Nubians, Bilalians, Niggers, whatever you call yourself or choose to answer to, please stay focused.  When did gay marriage, immigration reform, Basketball Wives or Casey Anthony become critical issues in the pursuit of Black Power?   Do not be deceived….watch for the hand behind the scene.  Tavis and Sharpton fueding or whether The President … Read more

Tom Joyner VS. Tavis Smiley and Cornel West Round II

Public Debates of This President Flame Fire… “Where has the president expended any political capital on behalf of issues of particular interest to the Black community? So, the gays get all sorts of gay rights, Hispanics get a Supreme Court Justice, amnesty, and the D.R.E.A.M. Act; and Blacks folks get “I’m president of all of America.”

No Longer Stuck… in the Valley of the DOLLS

This piece is being written specifically to hopefully shed  luminance on the BLACK DOLL, WHITE DOLL Syndrome: Why a Black child will chose a White Doll over a Black doll. This started first coming to the world’s wonderment when in 1939, husband and wife psychologists, Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps, devised a study where it was … Read more

Say What?…Black families protest the NAACP?

Here is another example of the news you don’t get because it exposes hypocrisy within the ranks of liberal groups.