The Mission: To Raise a Nation by Marc Albritton On November 2, 1930 Haile Selassie and Menen Asfaw were crowned Emperor and Empress of Ethiopia. At this point in the thousands year history of Ethiopi…
Transforming Observations into Obligations
Transforming Observations into Obligations by Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood James Baldwin spoke the truth when he said, “To be [Black] in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almos…
The Late Great Black Supermarket: An Army Marches on its Stomach
The Late Great Black Supermarket: An Army Marches on its Stomach by Marc Albritton It has often been said that a mighty army thoroughly outfitted with all the weapons of war is only as strong as its f…
Are You Ready to Go for Broke?
by Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood Fifty-five years ago, James Baldwin delivered a powerful and moving speech to NYC teachers. Fifty-five years later, his words are still relevant. As I look at what is happen…
EDUCATION! Education! Education!: From Pyramids to Parking Lots
by: Marc Albritton The Great Pyramids of Egypt rank without contest as the most sophisticated demonstration of organization and technology ever displayed. Humans can build a spacecraft to …
Mission:FoodPossible Tackles Food Insecurity in Jamaican Schools
By: Peter Ivey and Karetta Crooks Charles The lives of 16 canteen workers, parents and teachers at the St. John’s Primary School will never be the same again after two intense days of learning about f…
“A FAMILY AFFAIR” AFOOT IN UNIONDALE NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY
‘Working to Build a Better Future for our Community’, the Mildred W. Fairclough Foundation (MWFF) was established in July of 2012 in order to bring together and uplift the often under-served Long Isla…
Restoring What Slavery Took Away: Chasing Our Truth, Transforming Our Children’s Lives
By Dr. Trina Lynn Yearwood “Panama. My family is from Panama.” Those were the words my 7-year-old classmate uttered after mustering up the courage to explain why she was crying. I don’t remember the d…
Celebrity Emcee For The Big Awards Gala Ms. Gail Lewis
Gail Lewis has a passion for and a commitment to teaching. Professionally, Gail Lewis teaches Communications at the City University of New York. When not in a lecture hall instructing undergraduates,…
Destruction of Black Communities: “Gentrification by default.”
By Marc Albritton During the early years of the 1900s thriving independent black communities in America such as Greenwood (Black Wall Street), Oklahoma, and Rosewood, Florida was attacked and destroye…
Teaching Children to Eat What They Grow in Brownsville
“Why should there be hunger and deprivation in any land, in any city, at any table, when a man has the resources and the scientific know-how to provide all mankind with the basic necessities of life? …
Let Us Make Dictator: An American Nightmare
By Marc Albritton “This morning I woke up in curfew. Dear lord I was a prisoner too. Could not recognize the faces stand over me. All dressed in uniforms of brutality.” These hauntingly prophetic word…
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