“IZZY’S COLUMN” Remembering Frederick Douglass On the 4th of July Independence Day
Hello Readers!Do you guys happen to know what holiday we have coming up? You guessed it, Independence Day! Get ready to enjoy some good old Bar-B-Que and Fireworks while keeping your distance of 6-feet from your Family and Friends! The anniversary of the day was celebrated as early as the year of 1776. The Fourth…
Read MoreUS Schools Leaked 24.5 Million Records in 1,327 Data Breaches Since 2005
By Sam Cook Data Journalist, Privacy Advocate and Cord-Cutting Expert Since 2005, K–12 school districts and colleges/universities across the US have experienced over 1,300 data breaches, affecting more than 24.5 million records. Our team of researchers analyzed data over the past 15 years to find out where the hot spots are, the biggest causes of these…
Read MoreNegrogate Part 1: The Boule’s Scandalous Genocidal Betrayal and Racial Treason Against the Black Nation Within a White Nation
COMMENTARY By Dr. Randy Short One of the best television shows from the classic era of American television was Bruce Geller’s Spy Thriller fiction “Mission Impossible” which aired from September 1966 to March 1973. Geller’s CIA inspired series always led with it’s powerful theme music that was followed by a the Impossible Mission…
Read MoreLetter To Editor: Irma Hopkins of Beverly Hills
Congratulations on your tenacious and unrelenting dedication to providing information to the Black Community for more than 20-years. You are to be commended and applauded on your profound, informative and compelling reporting on a weekly basis. Thank you for all that you do for our community. Irma Hopkins
Read MoreScrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — and the Word “Negro”
By Antonio Ray Harvey and Manny Otiko | California Black Media This past weekend, the Mississippi Legislature approved the removal of the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. It’s a sign of the times, historians say, that speaks to the turning spirit of the nation – even happening in a state that has remained a proud stronghold, clinging to enduring customs that nod to a romanticized version of the “Old South.” Gov. Tate Reeves said he will sign the bill into law. The deep south state…
Read MoreWillie Brown, Jr., Is Not Dead
Staff | California Black Media Former California Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Jr., is not dead. On the June 28 broadcast of the 2020 BET Awards, the network included Brown’s image and name in a video montage of famous African Americans who have died within the last year. The tribute included Diahann Carroll, Bill Withers, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, Pernell Whitaker and others. “I…
Read MoreThe Black Report: Mayor James T. Butts & Immigration Activist Denae Joseph
Mayor James T. Butts of Inglewood
Read MoreCall to Leaders for Justice & Action Panel
EBIAS presents Leaders for Justice and Action (LJAD), a special panel of diverse leaders to discuss on current and relevant matters as they focus on role of leadership in “a chosen generation,” black communities, and black churches. LJAD is a special panel that live streams.
Read More“IZZY’S COLUMN” “Da 5 Bloods” Gets Thumbs Up from Izzy
Hello Readers! This past week I watched a fabulous movie starring Chadwick Boseman, (Black Panther) and Delroy Lindo. This movie is called “Da 5 Bloods” Directed by Spike Lee. In my opinion his movies are rather slow but not in this case. This film includes action, romance, comedy, education and just about any…
Read MoreRobert Johnson’s Big Idea: $14 trillion in slavery reparations to African-Americans
By Marisa Schultz | Fox News Robert Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, says it’s time America atones for slavery and systemic racism by paying African-Americans reparations to make them economically equal to white Americans. Johnson, the first black billionaire in the United States, has put a price tag on the debt America owes to African-Americans at $14 trillion.
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