Thursday, December 23, 2010

Hip Hop, the Hidden Hand, Degradation of Black Masculinity

Hip Hop, the Hidden Hand, Degradation of Black Masculinity. His other works can be viewed and downloaded on http://www.lenonhonorfilms.com .




























Visit the creators website to view part three of this series.

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

War on Muslim Women in their homes

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This lecture is about the war zone that is alive behind the closed doors of the Muslim homes. Is their a problem with our home relationships? Is their a problem in our marriages? Is their a problem with how our educational institutions are structured today? These and other important questions are analyzed, commented on, and answered in this empowering presentation.







Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick, PhD, embraced Islam in 1970 and thereafter pursued his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed a BA from the College of Da'wah and Usul al-Din. He later went for his Masters degree and completed his PhD on the History of Islam in Africa at the University of Toronto, Canada. The focus of his thesis was the life of the great mujaddid of the 18th century, Shaykh Uthman Ibn Fudi.

Shaykh Abdullah Hakim has traveled to more than 34 countries on lecture and educational tours, has served as Imam, teacher and counselor in the USA, Canada and the West Indies. For three years he contributed to the religious page of Canada's leading newspaper. He is presently a Senior Lecturer at the Dar-ul-Arqam Islamic Institute and Director of the Da'wah Department of the Muslim Judicial Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Our Black Seminoles - Jan Carew

Elder Jan Rynveld Carew (born 24 September 1920 in Agricola, Guyana) is a novelist, playwright, poet and educator. His works, diverse in their forms and multifaceted, makes of Jan Carew an important intellectual of the Caribbean world. His poetry and his first two novels, Black Midas and The Wild Coast, were significant landmarks of the West Indian literature then attempting through writing to cope with its colonial past and assert its wish for autonomy. Carew also played an important part within the Black movement gaining strength in England and North America, publishing reviews and newspapers, producing programs and plays for the radio and the television. His scholarly research drove him to question traditional historiographies and firstly the prevailing historical models of the conquest of America. In this video he teaches on our African-Indian people Black Seminoles.



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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Imani's 1988 Kwanzaa Event

Here is a blast from the past.

This 1988 home Kwanzaa event led to the development of the Uhuru African American Cultural Society which gave birth to the Imani Foundation. The Imani Foundation's annual Kwanzaa event is a descendant of this event. Ashee, Ashee, Ashee. The link to the video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpiXq7hSf8Q Enjoy !

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Black Male/Female Relations - Naim Akbar






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Friday, December 10, 2010

State of the Race - Louis Clayton Jones

Dedicating his life to the upliftment of Africans iby boldly challenging the systems that constrict advancement. A powerful voice of uncompromising truth, Attn. Louis Clayton Jones stood a giant. Learn from the past & prepare for the future:









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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Let it be on your lips - Victor Woods

Motivation for the youth and for people who engage with our youth.
Acclaiamed author, motivational speaker, talk radio host Victor Woods hits home, tackling relevant issuses of todays times with words of hope and direction. To here more from Victor Woods please visit www.victorwoods.com or email him at victormwoods@yahoo.com







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The Colour of Beauty:
"Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in chocolate.”
"The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines racism in the fashion industry. Is a black model less attractive to designers, casting directors and consumers? What is the colour of beauty?"










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