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Here are the Kwanzaa Events for the Southside and the Peninsula for 2017-2018.

Harambe for the Holidays 12/26
Attucks Theatre - 1010 Church Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
Market Place 5:15-9pm
"A Walk on the Wild Side" Show 6-7:15pm featuring Atumpan Edutainment. This event is free and open to the public

Kwanzaa Celebrations by the Sophisticated Ladies, a community service organization
12/28 *   3-5pm Hampton Performing & Creative Ares Center, 300 Butler Farm Road

Peninsula Kwanzaa Celebrations featuring Sophisticated Ladies, a community service organization for girls
12/29 3-5pm Hampton Performing & Creative Ares Center, 300 Butler Farm Road

The Sankofa - Kwanzaa Edition with Dj Seko Varner
We do business, we Party !!
FREE Friday 12/29/17 @ Montegos Island Grill
829 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Saturday December 30th, 2017 from 11am-3pm Essence Book Club in conjunction with Atumpan Edutainment and Indian River Public Library (2320 Greenbriar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23320) will be hosting the annual Kwanzaa Celebration. Our speaker for the afternoon is none other than Seko Varner of Positive Vibes. This will be a program filled with storytelling, drumming, dancing, vendors and educators. A good time will be had by all. This event is free and open to the public.

Peninsula Kwanzaa Celebrations featuring Sophisticated Ladies, a community service organization for girls
1/1/18 3-5pm Second Baptist Church, 2355 W. Pembroke Avenue
All events are free and open to the public and include food.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH MOROCCO WITH RUNOKO RASHIDI

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH – MOROCCO WITH RUNOKO RASHIDI-JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 06, 2018 drrunoko.com BLACK HISTORY MONTH TOUR TO MOROCCO WITH PROFESSOR RUNOKO RASHIDI HISTORIAN AND LECTURER (Including Black History Month Lectures) JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 06, 2018 DAILY ITINERARY Day 1 – Sun. Jan.28, 2018 Depart New York Kennedy airport TERMINAL ONE (1)…

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[GLOBALAFRICANPRESENCE] IS THE BLACK WOMAN GOD LECTURE

This is a presentation that I am going to do in Coventry, England next month. And I am going to

do it well. I hope the place is packed. I did some brainstorming with the lecture organizers and this is the theme that we came up with. I am going to do a similar presentation next month in Copenhagen, Denmark. The audiences will be overwhelmingly African. I think that we have lived under a European and Asian male domination for so long that some of us reject the very idea of African women empowerment. Me? My male ego is perfectly comfortable with it. I am a very secure African man. I am not afraid of empowering Black women. They are my counterpart. They are not my adversary. Black men, Black women we are in this struggle together. One sex is not superior to the other. We are in this together and we must struggle to get out of it together.

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[BIE] Should Black Folks Celebrate 4th of Ju-"Lie"

 

Should Black Folks Celebrate 4th of Ju-"Lie"

        Fighting for Your Right "Not" to Party:Why I'm Not Celebrating July 4th

by Min. Paul Scott

On July 5th 1852, the great orator and abolitionist, Frederick Douglas delivered an electrifying speech where he posed what was possibly the most significant question of his time; "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" He received a thunderous round of applause.

A hundred and twenty some odd years later, July 4th 1976, as a nine year old junior militant, I stood defiantly on a picnic table, raised my sand shovel and posed a similar question. Why do black people celebrate Independence Day, anyway?"

The response I received at the "Pic-Nic" or Pic-A-Nigger? "Shut up and eat your hot dog! "The issue of whether African Americans should celebrate the 4th of July is one of those eternal questions that is often asked this time of year but never receives a valid answer. Why do black folks feel obligated to dress up in red white and blue top hats and sing the Star Spangled Banner when our ancestors were in the field picking cotton while the colonists were getting their party on?

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a day off from work and a trip to the beach as much as the next guy but it's time to replace political correctness with historical correctness. As a matter of full disclosure, I've never prided myself as the all American boy type. I hate baseball and even the thought of apple pie makes me nauseous.

So my view of American history may be cynical at best.  "African Americans were not free in 1776", did not have full citizenship in 1876, were still fighting for equal rights in 1976 and in the aftermath of the Sean Bell and Trayvon Martin murder, 2076 ain't looking too promising either.

Contrary to popular belief, America's victory in the Revolutionary War did not bring my ancestors one iota closer to Independence than if the Red Coats would have won. Just if the British had won, instead of having a Big Mac and a Pepsi for lunch, I would be dining on crumpets with a spot of tea. And I would probably be listening to Sir Paul McCartney in my ipod instead of 50 Cents.

Although, many overly patriotic zealots claim to cherish freedom of speech, speaking against this country's day of national pride is considered sacrilegious, worthy of a trip to the woodshed, or worse.

Although the constitution grants freedom of expression, in the 21st century, freedom of speech comes with a heavy price.  There is always the distinct possibility that you could wake up one morning in a cozy little cell in Guantanamo Bay or at best find yourself sitting across the desk from a stone faced IRS agent trying to explain why your last year's vacation at Disney World was tax deductible.

Should I have to live with the fear of "America love it or leave it" being graffitied on my front door just because I will have the only house in the neighborhood not proudly flying Ole Glory? As America becomes increasingly more culturally diverse he will have to deal with the blatant contradictions in His-Story books.

While Tony Romanomay be throwing a big party for Columbus Day maybe he shouldn't invite his coworker Blue Sky Runningbear to the shindig. And while John Smith may pay tribute to his WWII veteran grandfather to commemorate every V-Day, his neighbor, Yoko Tshima, may morn the death of hers.

Americans must begin to respect each others rights to party or not to party on 4th of Ju-Lie. While some will dismiss my views as those of some ultra militant, left wing radical who is still miffed that Rev. Jesse Jackson didn't get the Democratic Party nomination back in 1988, could it be that I represent the views of millions of the silent minority who are afraid to express themselves for fear of McCarthy-like persecution?

So, don't expect to see me at the annual fireworks show this year with my finger stuck in the potato salad. I'll be home reflecting on the fact that for millions of African Americans, on 4th of Ju-Lie, the road to Freedom is still under construction.


"It's Ok not to know, It's a shame not to want to know."
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If you celebrate the 4th of July, or NOT, celebrate US ! 4th of July Community BBQ @ Mt. Trashmore

If you celebrate the 4th of July, or NOT, celebrate US !

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Celebrate US, then celebrate the USA

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HBCUs & Free Tuition Movement, Sheepdogging Thru Trumpland, Liberals Expose Themselves: BA Report for March 2, 2017

You received this email either because you are subscribed to Black Agenda Report's weekly email notification of new content at www.blackagendareport.com or because someone forwarded it to you.    Time For A Movement For Free Tuition at HBCUs and Public Colleges amd Universities A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Bruce A. Dixon Instead of worrying about where Kellyanne Conway's feet are, or blasting Betsy DeVos's ignorance on HBCUs we should insist that black college presidents start or join a movement for free tuition at HBCUs and public colleges and universities. Millions of college grads of all colors carry unpayable debt and are frustrated by lack of opportunities. This demand earned Bernie Sanders millions of votes. It’s a mass movement in waiting Keith Ellison: Sheep-dogging Through Trumpland by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Russian Conspiracy theorists have not yet toppled Donald Trump, but they have neutered much of the Sandernista wing of the Democratic Party. Keith Ellison lost the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee to another warmonger, and quickly joined in ganging up on Russians. “The DNC contest scenario was politically identical to last year’s presidential primary race, with Keith Ellison taking up the role of Bernie Sanders’ sheepdog.” Freedom Rider: Liberals Expose Themselves by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Democrats and phony progressives talk a lot about mounting a great “resistance” to Donald Trump, yet gave Barack Obama a blank check to pursue much the same policies. Trump will find it difficult to exceed Obama in deportations, and damn near impossible to best him in bailing out corporations or attacking other countries. Trump’s rise has caused the Democrats to show their true colors as the party of war and the (deep) national security state. Contrary to White Liberal Opinion, Donald Trump is no Communist by Danny Haiphong Feeling not a bit ridiculous, so-called progressives carry signs depicting the right-wing billionaire Donald Trump under a hammer and sickle flag. “The Democratic Party and its loyal white liberal base have spearheaded a dangerous Neo-McCarthyist campaign that pits anyone who doesn't align with the Democratic Party line a dupe of the Russian government.” The truth is, Trump is a (ruling) classmate of Clinton. It’s a war within the One Percent. Maryland County Commission Favors Developer Over African Burial Ground by BAR Editor and Columnist Dr. Marsha Adebayo When a planning board in a wealthy Washington suburb sided with developers that want to obliterate an African burial ground, the only concession they made to Blacks was to use ground radar to search for human remains -- as if there is a question of who lies there. One protester asked: “They going to use radar on Lincoln's tomb? Or the Unknown Soldier? Or Kennedy's grave in Arlington to determine if those sites are still holy?" Make America Great Again by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner Unlike the president, our poet is firmly grounded in the history as well as the here and now of America. Here is his prescription for what it will take to really make America great again. The African Union Needs a Total Overhaul, Not Mere Reform by Henry Makori The fundamental problem of the African Union is ideological. And no one typifies this crisis better than Paul Kagame, the terrifying tyrant and imperialist stooge of Uganda. His new report proposing remedies for reforming the Union belongs in the dustbin. The AU does not need reform. It needs a radical transformation taking it back to its Pan-Africanist roots. An Open Letter to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission on Their Report: “Systemic Racism Through the Lens of Flint” by Tom Stephens There were some positive aspects to the report on the poisoning of Flint, Michigan. But, the commission left the responsible officials off the hook, as if “racism” exists without “racists.” The Governor and his men knew exactly what they were doing to the people of Flint, just as they knew what they were doing to the people of Detroit, through their Emergency Financial Manager regimes. “There’s nothing unconscious about their racist evil.” What Explains the Racial Wealth Divide? by Josh Hoxie Despite mountains of facts, two-thirds of Americans continue to insist institutional racism is not the root of social inequality. Instead, they locate the problem in individual behavior, or in lack of education, or single-parent households. Yet, “white two-parent households turn out to have ten times more wealth than the equivalent black families,” Black folks are no more spendthrift than whites, and education counts for less than white skin. On Trump's Pro-Policing Executive Orders: Keep Fighting, Keep Resisting by Critical Resistance Increases in policing produces these results: insecurity; broken families and occupied communities; divestment of public resources for education, health, recreation, housing; disenfranchisement for communities targeted by policing and courts; fear and hatred; more inequality; more racism; more human rights abuses; more violence; public debt as the militarized state redoubles itself; and environmental injustice.

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You received this email either because you are subscribed to Black Agenda Report's weekly email notification of new content at www.blackagendareport.com or because someone forwarded it to you.    Time For A Movement For Free Tuition at HBCUs and Public Colleges amd Universities A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Bruce A. Dixon Instead of worrying about where Kellyanne Conway's feet are, or blasting Betsy DeVos's ignorance on HBCUs we should insist that black college presidents start or join a movement for free tuition at HBCUs and public colleges and universities. Millions of college grads of all colors carry unpayable debt and are frustrated by lack of opportunities. This demand earned Bernie Sanders millions of votes. It's a mass movement in waiting Keith Ellison: Sheep-dogging Through Trumpland by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Russian Conspiracy theorists have not yet toppled Donald Trump, but they have neutered much of the Sandernista wing of the Democratic Party. Keith Ellison lost the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee to another warmonger, and quickly joined in ganging up on Russians. "The DNC contest scenario was politically identical to last year's presidential primary race, with Keith Ellison taking up the role of Bernie Sanders' sheepdog." Freedom Rider: Liberals Expose Themselves by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley Democrats and phony progressives talk a lot about mounting a great "resistance" to Donald Trump, yet gave Barack Obama a blank check to pursue much the same policies. Trump will find it difficult to exceed Obama in deportations, and damn near impossible to best him in bailing out corporations or attacking other countries. Trump's rise has caused the Democrats to show their true colors as the party of war and the (deep) national security state. Contrary to White Liberal Opinion, Donald Trump is no Communist by Danny Haiphong Feeling not a bit ridiculous, so-called progressives carry signs depicting the right-wing billionaire Donald Trump under a hammer and sickle flag. "The Democratic Party and its loyal white liberal base have spearheaded a dangerous Neo-McCarthyist campaign that pits anyone who doesn't align with the Democratic Party line a dupe of the Russian government." The truth is, Trump is a (ruling) classmate of Clinton. It's a war within the One Percent. Maryland County Commission Favors Developer Over African Burial Ground by BAR Editor and Columnist Dr. Marsha Adebayo When a planning board in a wealthy Washington suburb sided with developers that want to obliterate an African burial ground, the only concession they made to Blacks was to use ground radar to search for human remains -- as if there is a question of who lies there. One protester asked: "They going to use radar on Lincoln's tomb? Or the Unknown Soldier? Or Kennedy's grave in Arlington to determine if those sites are still holy?" Make America Great Again by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner Unlike the president, our poet is firmly grounded in the history as well as the here and now of America. Here is his prescription for what it will take to really make America great again. The African Union Needs a Total Overhaul, Not Mere Reform by Henry Makori The fundamental problem of the African Union is ideological. And no one typifies this crisis better than Paul Kagame, the terrifying tyrant and imperialist stooge of Uganda. His new report proposing remedies for reforming the Union belongs in the dustbin. The AU does not need reform. It needs a radical transformation taking it back to its Pan-Africanist roots. An Open Letter to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission on Their Report: "Systemic Racism Through the Lens of Flint" by Tom Stephens There were some positive aspects to the report on the poisoning of Flint, Michigan. But, the commission left the responsible officials off the hook, as if "racism" exists without "racists." The Governor and his men knew exactly what they were doing to the people of Flint, just as they knew what they were doing to the people of Detroit, through their Emergency Financial Manager regimes. "There's nothing unconscious about their racist evil." What Explains the Racial Wealth Divide? by Josh Hoxie Despite mountains of facts, two-thirds of Americans continue to insist institutional racism is not the root of social inequality. Instead, they locate the problem in individual behavior, or in lack of education, or single-parent households. Yet, "white two-parent households turn out to have ten times more wealth than the equivalent black families," Black folks are no more spendthrift than whites, and education counts for less than white skin. On Trump's Pro-Policing Executive Orders: Keep Fighting, Keep Resisting by Critical Resistance Increases in policing produces these results: insecurity; broken families and occupied communities; divestment of public resources for education, health, recreation, housing; disenfranchisement for communities targeted by policing and courts; fear and hatred; more inequality; more racism; more human rights abuses; more violence; public debt as the militarized state redoubles itself; and environmental injustice.

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