Streamed live on Jan 18, 2025 #BlackPower #HBCU #FightForJustice In this fiery episode of ASCENDING with host April R. Silver, we dive deep into the ongoing battle to preserve Black education and history in a world determined to erase it. April is joined by Donald M. Temple, an influential activist and attorney in the fight […]
Now. Privately and out loud, many of us must decide how to deal with a democratically-elected foe to justice, fairness, and humane living. If we opt to stay here in the United States, I hope we will live without fear and that we remain or emerge as powerful predators of Trumpism and everything malevolent. To
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Greetings, Dear Family and Friends of Nana Camille! Last Saturday’s community celebration of our great mother was a GLORIOUS gathering! Folks from all ages and backgrounds, including her blood family from across the country, joined the virtual meeting to honor Nana Camille. We all left there feeling uplifted, for sure! People offered remarks about how
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Origin Date: January 24, 2024 Revision Date: January 25, 2024 Greetings, Dear POB! Subscribers and “aprilisms” Subscribers, The close of 2023 and the opening of 2024 found us mourning. In the past 30 days, the transitions of Ralph K. Poynter, John Flateau, Sekou Odinga, and Viola Plummer have cut us deeply as a community of
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My friend, journalist Marc Lamont Hill, gives the right historical context for the war on Gaza and it’s a MUST WATCH video. Best way to spend an hour if you’re looking for a deeper understanding on the matter. Watch HERE.
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Originally posted on AKILA WORKSONGS’ Instagram account. | Rest in peace, dear Mtume. You will be sorely, sorely, sorely missed. This is hard. The passing of James Mtume (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022) is absolutely breaking my heart. I’ve not been able to concentrate on much since I got the text yesterday
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“Our entire experience is an African experience … there is a distinct African character that admonishes us to shun hypocrisy born of egocentrism and greed and the lust for power and control, that encourages us to move forward together so that in harmony with the world around us, with creating itself, we can perfect and
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Perhaps there has never been a time when the students, faculty, and alumni at Howard University were free from struggle. This University is a place where the fight for good over evil has consistently played out in the classrooms, in the administration building, and in the board room. It is a battle that is as
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It’s my honor to be working with the Brooklyn Public Library again, a longtime client at AKILA WORKSONGS. As a proud Brooklynite, I revel in their diverse programming. This year’s LITFILM festival promises to inspire and educate. Read on… “LitFilm – BPL’s popular film festival about writers, now in its fourth year – returns this
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