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FRAN GENTRY, the newly elected president of the NAACP’s Houston
Branch, speaks at the AHCCC business luncheon. |
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Gentry serves Lunch
Bunch
NAACP history
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Fran Gentry, president elect of
Houston’s branch of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), charmed the “Lunch Bunch” during the Feb. 2,
2006 Acres Home Citizens Chamber of Com-merce’s (in association with the
Acres Home Center For Business and Economic Deve-lopment) monthly
Business Networking Luncheon at the
Beulah Ann Shepard Bldg., 6112 Wheatley.
~See full article by Bud Johnson~ |
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Turning Over
Irving’s Dirty Little Secret |
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For years, the city of Irving, Texas has been in the shadow of
Dallas.
In that shadow is a dirty little secret that holds Blacks, Hispanics and
women in business back from getting a fair share of the economic pie.
~See
full article by Darwin Campbell~ |
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MATTIE MARIE FRANKLIN MARSHALL epitomizes the dedicated young, African
Americans who became great educators, although they were only the third
generation that was born free. Thus, in Black History Month 2006
African- AmericanNews&Issues is proud to salute her at the behest of
Fiesta’s Black History 24-7-365, as a Black History maker who lived to
see her great-great-great-grandchildren enjoy some of the fruits of her
contributions.
~Click HERE to find out why~ |
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Does George W. Bush Care
About Black People?
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Following the government’s slow response to the desperation of
many African Americans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s
destruction, hip-hop icon Kanye West became the spokesperson for all
African Americans in this great nation.When West stated that, “George
Bush does not care about Black people,” the community labeled him as a
hero for speaking the truth, and simply stating what many felt in their
hearts, but did not have the platform to do.
~See article by Todd A. Smith~ |
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East
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I heard national civil rights freedom fighter Quanell X say in a recent
speech in Texas City, Texas, that the state of Texas and the United
States were profiting financially from prisons. He also spoke of how the
Prison Industrial Complexes in America were brought in by design and
about the lack of planning and provision for “real” funding for
education and other programs that keep people out of prisons.
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Millions More: Pressing Political Action at Heart of Sustaining Black
Power in Dallas |
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Black political leaders true to the commitment to serve Black people and
take action on issues affecting the community. Those concerns brought
200 of the best minds together at St. Paul United Methodist Church to
develop key political strategies Millions More leaders feel will help
improve conditions in the Black community.
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PUBLISHER’S ANALYSIS
by Roy Douglas Malonson |
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Black
leaders must know history
to know their peoples’ progress |
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As much as African
Americans talk about knowing our history, it’s amazing how few
people (Black, White or “Others”) know what history is. They’re
wont to see history as the distant past, or whatever the mass
media propagates as historic events. Consequently, you hear
remarks like, “Why is Black History Month the shortest month of
the year?” or, “We should celebrate Black History every day of
the year.” I agree.
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TwiliteZone.com—I have to applaud my old
pal Ovide Duncantell, who is still as sharp as he was when he
attended TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, insofar as he
quickly filed for next year’s MLK Parade permit while the city
was still cleaning up the mess Black folks made in downtown
Houston. City Councilman and sure to be 2007 mayoralty hopeful,
Michael Berry, who had a part in orchestrating an uneasy peace
between Ovide and Charles Stamps was quoted as saying, “You
can’t mandate niceness, but you can mandate a process.” That’s
for sure. Yet, here’s some food for thought: if the city issued
only one permit for a parade (on a first come, first served
basis, as it should), we, indeed, would have a “nice” MLK Day
next year.
~See what Bud has for you!~ |
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Volume 11-No. 02
Feb 15, 2006 -
Feb 21, 2006 |
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“He who starts behind in the great race of
life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.”
~Benjamin E. Mays~ |
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