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A Safe Trip Abroad - Register your travel

I heard about this site www.travel.state.gov on CNN. I thought it could be useful to all of us and here is the part of the site that caught my attention for US travelers.

Click here: A Safe

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Added by Nancy D. Simmons on March 4, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

IM FROM THE INNER CITY

Hi my brothers and sisters, I want to tell u how the life of the inner city is that I am around. Drug dealers, nhomelessness,dropouts.people who lack of love for each other ,education, economics,vision,voice or opinion,trust, lack of telling the truth about our history,safety,lack of good fathers & mothers.But let me say this there are some good parents out there and we are not going to hear those stories because there is not enough black media to cover our positive stories.I want to ask

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Added by JERRY THOMAS on March 4, 2010 at 4:03am — No Comments

Chekesha Wins Second Place in Apollo Night Talent Contest in Okinawa (Asia)

Chekesha wins 2nd place in Apollo Night Talent Contest at Ocean Breeze Club on Foster Military Base. She also won $350 plus additional Prizes. She is waiting to make friends with more white people so she can share her free tanning sessions . She was surrounded by family an

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Added by Chekesha Showers on March 3, 2010 at 1:10pm — 1 Comment

You Are Getting This New First Hand-Chekesha Tsunami Alert in Okinawa

OKINAWA time SATURDAY-FEBRUARY 2010

It is 10 am in Okinawa and my daughter Ebony-Azizi received a call on her duty phone letting us know that we are on a Tsunami warning and we need to be on higher ground by 2:30pm because of the earthquake in Chile something make happen here. We are fine. We will go to Kadena Military Base it is considered higher ground. We will be at a friend

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Added by Chekesha Showers on February 27, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Join us as Mwangaza Bandele shares about the work of The International Black Summit.

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Added by Goldboot on February 23, 2010 at 12:12am — No Comments

Music with a message of Love

Hi Friends:

I was listening to A Place In My Heart by the Sounds of Blackness and although I have listened to this song many times before, it affected me in a very special way, as a father, a husband, looking back on my parents who are in spirit now, and just as a human being. I invite you to authentically listen and hear what the gentile quiet of the song has to say to you. If you do not have this in your collection, please go to

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Added by Claudy E. Chapman on February 22, 2010 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Y-GLAD-Creation Conversation

First Creation Conversation

Feb. 20 ,2010-Community Summits Call

Nancy,Joyce,Theresa,Chekesha

Next Creation call Feb 25 11am(est) on Tokbox.com-Chekesha Showers (Host)

Youth and Leadership

...empowering our youth

WE DECLARE that our community manifest itself in the world as a contribution in the transformation of the universe.

Components of Y-GLAD

Leadership Trainning

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Added by Chekesha Showers on February 22, 2010 at 1:28am — No Comments

My Allegiance To God And My King

On this day and last occasion ; I promise to you my royal King, that I… Continue

Added by Lady Blues Jacqueline Amos on February 21, 2010 at 6:40pm — 1 Comment

In De’ Old Negro House

I heard the old folks talking in our house the other night
About lord knows who goner make it to the house of right, old black man… Continue

Added by Lady Blues Jacqueline Amos on February 21, 2010 at 6:36pm — No Comments

In Honor Of Harriet Tubman

In Honor Of Harriet Tubman

Born into slavery I shall not cry, the thrown of my brothe… Continue

Added by Lady Blues Jacqueline Amos on February 21, 2010 at 6:29pm — 1 Comment

Calling all Educators

Dear friends:

I really enjoy the weekly calls in preparation for the 2010 summit in Baltimore. The energy and support I experienced reminds me why I look forward to the first weekend in August so much.

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Added by Claudy E. Chapman on February 19, 2010 at 7:23pm — No Comments

Are You Getting/Giving Love?

February 14th represents a snapshot in time. One day that the United States has declared as another money mania. Buy flowers, teddy bears, candy. Have dinner. Take a trip.Send cards. Buymelove.com...etc/

I remember my indoctrination beginning in elementary school as I counted the number of valentine cards I gave and received from my friends. I remember Micheals mom coming to my 3rd grade class wanting to meet the little girl her son insisted he had to give a special gift (a nec

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Added by Clara Lyons on February 11, 2010 at 11:14pm — 1 Comment

RETREAT

On jan 18-21 this my first retreat i did'nt know how it wil be so i have to find out right! But could tell u my brothers & sisters umm its run because i was with a team whom work & and stay together & we eat heathy too. The fellowship between the team is so rewarding that i never seen that us as african descent could be in peace i know thats part of us see where i live at in ny it always bad most of the time also that part of us too. We as a community have to deal whats in our lives… Continue

Added by JERRY THOMAS on January 30, 2010 at 12:37am — No Comments

CHECK OUT THE NEWSLETTER !!!

** **THANK -YOU TO LLENAR AND JONN FOR SHOWING ME THE TIP ON HOW TO COPY YOUR SCREEN AND SAVE AS AN IMAGE THROUGH THE PROGRAM 'PAINT PROGRAM'-CHEKESHA Continue

Added by Chekesha Showers on January 22, 2010 at 12:33pm — 2 Comments

It’s Time to Organize For 2010

by Andrea Jackson We have begun a new year and it is time to organize our time management, ideas, budgets and business. In this article we will discuss Time Management, Ideas, Budgets and Business. This will help you generate a business plan, marketing plan, new or updated budget and go over your overall business. Time Management 1. Set and accomplish your goals 2. Create priorities and establish realistic boundaries 3. Improve your concentration and efficiency 4. Break bad habits such… Continue

Added by Andrea Jackson on January 17, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

A CALL TO CONFERENCE OF BLACK NATIONALIST ELDERS

A CALL TO CONFERENCE OF BLACK NATIONALIST ELDERS By Emamuel L. Knight http://www.khabooks.com/why.html JANUARY 15, 2009 SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA – A call is made to Black nationalist Elders to attend a Pro-Black Media Conference “to Assess the State of, Offer Support, and Give Guidance and Advice to The National Black Community.” All Black people are welcome to attend and participate but the specific purpose for the Conference is to assess what Black… Continue

Added by H. khalif Khalifah on January 15, 2010 at 3:05pm — No Comments

HAITI

Hi my brother & sisters i was watching tv we lost most of our people in haiti as your already know in the earthquake its in the 100,000 that are dead that what the president of haiti said. This is the time that we as african descent should stick together around the world when haiti suffer we do too. Its very hard for me to type this i know the same your feel it too but we have to pray , pray , pray they are part of god family. I don't know what else to say it hurt like hell excuse me im sorr… Continue

Added by JERRY THOMAS on January 13, 2010 at 10:58pm — 1 Comment

The Spiral of LIfe at the Oakland Convention Center

Last night - Monday Jan 4th - I was on the semi-monthly conference call with with the Summit Leadership Council and I was sitting outside the site of the 1993 Annual Summit Event - the Oakland Convention Center. This was also the 1st Leadership call of the New Year, heck of the new Decade! I thought this was kinda' interesting given I had no intention… Continue

Added by Llenar on January 6, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Be MORE!

Be more passionate to do. Be more empowered to act. Be more inspired to see. Be more willing to transform. Be more committed to support. Be more open to accept. Be more free to give. Be more ready to receive. Be more resourceful to achieve. Be the stand to Be More... Continue

Added by Afua Coddett on November 20, 2009 at 12:26am — No Comments

On track!

Well, I was met with more foolishness today at work, another opportunity to be confronted about the way things have been done in the past. Part of me wants to tell some folks to kiss my ass. I'm sure that will not get the intended result - I won't be happy and the school will not suffer as a result of what is missing. I see today's situation as one of the challenges when advocating for marginalized groups, children who are invisible. I am also in the marginalized group. We're all already… Continue

Added by Afua Coddett on November 20, 2009 at 12:25am — No Comments