http://blackjournalism.com There is already enough ignorance Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:43:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am not proud to say, I have a lot in common with both John Allen Muhammad (what has he ever done to deserve to be called by the name of a Holy Man??? But I digress), the Washington, D.C. area sniper, and with Army Major Nidal Malik Hassan. All ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=190 MEMPHIS—Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan issued blunt warnings in this Southwestern Tennessee city Oct. 18—commemorating the 14th anniversary of the Million Man March which took place in Washington, DC. Another Memphis was the ancient capital of the first nome of Lower Egypt, and of the Old Kingdom of Egypt from ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=189 The headline on this photograph was inspired by the poignant Wesley Snipes/Woody Harrelson film "White Men Can't Jump." The photograph and headline appeared on the front page of the News Dimensions newspaper (Oct. 19, 1995 issue) edited by the late Barry Murray, who originated the headline to accompany the picture ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=187 If I had lived in the time of John Brown, I wonder what I would have done. On Oct. 16, 1859 "Captain" John Brown, led a small column of men consisting of 16 Whites, three free Blacks, one freed slave and one fugitive slave on what was tactically an unsuccessful attack, ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=186 Front Page Headline: "Almost a lost Cause" An Army officer, now deceased complained about the futility of his platoon’s assignment in Afghanistan, months before he led his men on a mission which cost his life and the lives of several others, fighting to defend a position which U.S. commanders eventually abandoned. ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=185 An "overwhelming portion" of the public animosity directed at President Barack Obama and his efforts at healthcare reform this summer is based simply "on the fact that he is a Black man," according to former Pres. Jimmy Carter, a southerner, who grew up in racially divided Georgia, personally witnessing Jim ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=183 I am sorely disappointed with the job being done by D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. It’s not personal. Let me begin by declaring I support the decision to give his children preferred admission into an elite D.C. Public School. It is not unfair to other children in the system that the Mayor’s ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=182 Tell me again, who exactly won the Presidential Election in 2008. Was it Barack Obama or Glenn Beck? Inquiring minds want to know. I’m not being facetious. In just one week, two Obama administration appointees, who would seem to serve "at the pleasure of the President," resigned their positions under pressure ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=180 Michael Jackson was correct. "They don’t really care about us!" In his most controversial composition ever, he says again and again: "All I want to say is that/ They don’t really care about us!" The "they" involved being the all-powerful, oppressive, White, authoritarian, rulers; and the "us" being the poor, righteous ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=178   I joined more than 5,000 people at the East Plaza of the U.S. Capitol Aug. 29. It was the only opportunity for members of the general public here in Washington to pay respects to Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one ... http://blackjournalism.com/?p=176