“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 Tea Drinkers Demonstrate at NAACP Convention

Britt Hysen takes ‘Discover Your Voice’ to the first South Central Black Tea Party rally outside the 102nd NAACP national convention.

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

BlackTree Media: NAACP Image Award Nominations

For those unaware, be sure to hit up BlackTree Media for the latest news in Black Entertainment.

Redefining Kwanzaa

Once upon a time Kwanzaa rivaled Christmas and negative white people actually feared the power and unity created by this EVENT! Our kids learned history, tradition and honor. People lined up at Reader’s Choice and other black stores to buy their Kwanzaa kits and made it a truly powerful, enriching holiday. News stations gathered around to show our pride and power, now they just run a 30-second fluff piece on December 26th.
Really, is that how it’s going down?

NAACP Insiders: What You Did Not Read About the Milwaukee NAACP Election

Dozens of activists demonstrated across the street from the Milwaukee Branch NAACP election site for the “Milwaukee Eight” singing “We Shall Overcome”, in support of themembers who were suspended for supporting now president-elect Attorney James Hall (see MJS Article www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/109475569.html).  The election process began with one of the NAACP National office clowns, (Amos and Andy … Read more

NAACP Member Documents Suspension, Fires Back At National Leadership

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Mary Glass, Chair/CEO Milwaukee Professionals Association (MPA), provided TMD with 14 pages of interesting documents regarding her recent history with the local and national NAACP offices. Within these documents, you will see a letter of memebership suspension from the NAACP and other information as it relates to Ms. Glass.

Open Letter To National NAACP Board Treasurer

What I Want From The NAACP

NAACP  Mr. Wendell Harris, or Mr. James Hall to head the Milwaukee branch of the NAACP.  I like both of them, and *I don’t like either at the same time.  I shall tell you why I said that in the last sentence of the last paragraph of the last page of this article. Nor is … Read more

Latest Email From NAACP Insiders, Wendell J. Harris Is “Deadbeat”

We’ve received this latest emails from at least 4 differents sources this morning including the original source. The Drum still isn’t sure who is the person (or persons) behind these communications. What we do know is that we are hoping the NAACP will clean house and once again assume its place of leadership within the Black Community.   … Read more

Wendell J. Harris’ NAACP Economic Dev. Plan