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Michael Imhotep founder of The African History Network and host of "The African History Network Show" and "The Michael Imhotep Show" is raising funds to help run The African History Network, broadcast our 2 radio shows, continue doing the research, organize informative events for the community and keep providing thousands of people with information they have come to rely upon, etc. This is our Summer 2015 Crowdfunding Campaign. Visit http://igg.me/at/AfricanHistoryNetworkSummer2015/x/5597446.
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DETROIT: Dr. Walter Williams Workshop/Lecture Series Sat. June 6th & Sun. June 7th at Nandi's Knowledge Cafe' Sat. 2pm "The Historical Origin of Christianity: Who Created The Image of Christ" and more!!! Sun. 2pm "How, When & Who Brought Christianity & Judaism to Ethiopia" (Bring a pen and pad to take notes )
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Empire Strikes Black: The Propaganda of The Media
TONIGHT: Listen to "The Michael Imhotep Show", Thurs. May 14th, 10pm-12midnight EST with host Michael Imhotep of The African History Network. Listen either online at http://tunein.com/radio/Empowerment-Radio-Network-s199313/ or download the "TuneIn Radio" app on your smartphone and search for "Empowerment Radio Network". CALL IN with Questions/Comments at 1-888-669-2281.
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Looking Black On Today In 1966, Black Activist, James Meredith, Was Shot Entering Mississippi On His Solo March Against Fear On this date, June, 6th, 1966: African American Civil Rights activist James Meredith shot. James Meredith, the first African American man to brave the colour bar at the University of Mississippi, was shot and wounded after entering Mississippi on a civil rights march. Police arrested a 41-year-old white man named Aubrey James Norvell from Memphis on suspicion of carrying out the shooting. Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols Recovering From Stroke, Twitter Sends Love Get well soon Nichelle Nichols, (aka Lt. Nyota Uhura from Star Trek). Nichols was a TV rarity when "Star Trek" began in 1966: a Black woman in a notable role on a prime-time series. There had been African-American women on TV before, but they often played maids or domestics; Nichols' Uhura was an integral part of the multicultural "Star Trek" crew. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called it "the first nonstereotypical role portrayed by a black woman in television history."
During the victory ceremony, John and Tommy Smith raised a black gloved fist in protest against racism and economic depression for all opposed peoples. This "Silent Protest" was voted as the sixth most memorable event of the century. Following the Mexico Olympics, John Carlos continued his education and athletic feats at San Jos? State University where he single handily won the NCAA Track & Field National Championship in 1969.
Report: Police Fatally Shot More Than 2 People A Day So Far in 2015. Here's The Breakdown Statistics about fatal police shootings are notoriously hard to come by, so the Washington Post started counting this year. The result is an analysis of 385 fatal police shootings - more than 2 per day - around the nation during the first 5 months of 2015. Greenwood, Okla.: The Legacy of the Tulsa Race Riot and Black Wall Street June 1st, is the 94th Anniversary of the Race Riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma that destroyed Black Wall Street. Read The Article: You do know that Black Wall Street was rebuilt by the Black residence after the bombing that took place in 1921? They rebuilt it with their own money and got no government support. Black Student Claims Trip to China Revealed Ugly Truths About How the Chinese View "Dark Skin" Just like in most countries in Asia, Chinese people also associate lighter skin color with beauty. People with dark skin, be it their own fellow countrymen or foreigners working or studying in China, often have to face racism that ranges in level from barely overt to outright violent. A person who has had firsthand experience about how it really is in China is Ghanaian student Zahra Baitie, who wrote for The Atlantic about her one-year stay in China. The one word she used to describe the whole trip was it being one big "ordeal." Obama Signs Blue Alert Law to Help Catch People Who Threaten Cops For the better part of this week, the mainstream media has been piling praise on President Obama for taking steps to demilitarize local police. Totally ignored by everyone except the Capitol Hill press, however, is a bill Obama signed on Tuesday that would, according to The Hill, "create a national alert system to help authorities find people who kill, injure or make imminent threats against police."
Legendary blues musician B.B. King died on Thursday in Las Vegas, his attorney told The Associated Press. Cause of death was not released. He was 89. Born Riley B. King in Berclair, Mississippi, and raised by his grandmother, the future "King of the Blues" purchased his first guitar for $15 when he was just 12 years old. He dropped out of school in the 10th grade, and spent much of his early years picking cotton and working as a tractor driver. Prosecutor: No charges against white officer who killed Tony Robinson MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A white Wisconsin police officer won't face criminal charges for fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man whom witnesses say was acting erratically and had assaulted two people, a prosecutor announced Tuesday. Baltimore mayor seeks federal investigation of police department Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday, May 6th called on the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale civil rights investigation into the "pattern and practices" of the city police department - a probe that would examine excessive force, discriminatory harassment, false arrests, and unlawful stops, searches or arrests.
"We all know that Baltimore continues to have a fractured relationship between the police and the community," Rawlings-Blake said. "I'm willing to do what it takes to reform my department."
Loretta Lynch Arrives in Baltimore, Meets With Gray's Family and Praises the Police  History Professor: Baltimore Police Tactics Originated With "Slave Patrols"
During an interview with The Real News, historian Gerald Horne discussed how historically racist tactics led to Freddie Gray's killing.
Dr. Horne explained how the police actions we see around the country stem from "slave patrols." Dr. Horne is the Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He explained how America's lineage connects to modern day police brutality. Michael Brown's Friend Arrested on Drug Charges
Hopefully Dorian Johnson was not in possession of drugs.A witness to the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri has been arrested on drug charges. Dorian Johnson, who was walking with Brown at the time the pair were stopped by Officer Darren Wilson, told reporters that Brown yelled, "hands up, don't shoot!" before Wilson opened fire. That statement was later determined to be unsubstantiated by the Department of Justice.
Poll: White People Believe Blacks "Seeking an Excuse" to Loot Caused Baltimore Riots
America needs a history lesson. This is why African American history/African History needs to be taught in every school in America. So many people are ignorant of the history of African Americans how the conditions that exist today were created.
A WSJ/NBC News poll found that the majority of blacks, 60 percent, answered that the riots were caused by "longstanding frustration about police mistreatment of African-Americans." Meanwhile, the majority of whites, 58 percent, attributed the riots to "people seeking an excuse to engage in looting and violence."
This is a very sad story. The mother of Tamir Rice, the 12 year old, African American boy who was shot and killed by a Cleveland Police Officer who according to reports, should have never been on the street, is now living in an homeless shelter because she could no longer live next door to the killing field of her son. Hopefully there will be justice for the is family.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch Makes Coddling Police Her First Priority - by Yvette Carnell, BreakingBrown.com  Given the number of African-Americans who've been injured or killed at the hands of police, one would assume that America's first black woman attorney general would be singularly focused on holding law enforcement officers accountable. According to the New York Times, however, the opposite is true. Loretta Lynch is reportedly planning to visit local police stations as a show of support for officers.
Angry residents call for Obama to get involved after Baltimore man killed by police - April 27th, 2015
By Doshon Farad Baltimore, MD-Two weeks after his death at the hands of police officers, 25-year-old Freddie Gray's friends, relatives and supporters took to the streets on Saturday to demand justice on his behalf. Gray who is considered by many to be the latest victim of what several activists are referring to as a nationwide pandemic of police killings of
Black men-died on April 19 while being treated in a hospital for sustained injuries to his spine while handcuffed in police custody on April 12.
Ex-Cop Says Election of Black Mayor Put His Life in Danger, So He Quit
Most people had never heard of Parma, Mo. before the city became immersed in a racial firestorm. At issue was the election of the city's first black mayor, which prompted a number of employees, including police officers, to resign.
The employees who resigned after Mayor Tyus Byrd was elected have been severely criticized, but now one officer is speaking out about why he chose to resign.
Black To The Future: Meet the 20-Year-Old Who Built a 3 Million Dollar A Year Empire Doing YouTube Product Reviews
Marques Brownlee is an entrepreneurial genius who got his start at 14 years old. He now has a company doing $3 million in revenue. "Meet YouTube superstar Marques Brownlee. He's a 20-year old tech reviewer that has two million subscribers on his channel and hundreds of thousands of views for his videos. His lucrative YouTube career started in 2008 at the young age of 14 with a review of the HP Pavilion dv7t media remote. His passion for the analysis of technology led him to create tutorial videos and industry analysis that helped in building upon his loyal following."
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IT'S TIME FOR ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS
Start watching this clip of "Eyes On The Prize" at 13:48.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUs_rl6oE8 There should be MAJOR ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS of the Downtown Business District of Baltimore, MD by African Americans and Boycott all of the Sports Teams in Baltimore until the mistreatment at the hands of the Police STOPS. Study what happened in Nashville, TN in 1961 during the Lunch Counter Sit Ins. Here is a documented, historical example of "Economic Boycotts" by African Americans being used and WORKING.
Ask yourself this question, why aren't the Civil Rights Superstars that have you out marching and protesting talking about Economic Boycotts? A portion of the dollars should also be redirected towards African American Owned Businesses.
Woolworth sit-in, Feb. 2nd, 1960 On the second day of the Greensboro sit-in, Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain are joined by William Smith and Clarence Henderson at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
(Courtesy of Greensboro News and Record)
The Death of Black Talk Radio in New York- Imhotep Gary Byrd goes off the air
Just what African Americans need. Less information and more Gospel Music. Amazing!!!
"The Daily News reported that WLIB (1190 AM), Imhotep Gary Byrd's "GBE Mindflight," a weekly Sunday mix of news, talk and music heard from 9:00pm to 12:00 midnight and featuring leading Black journalists from U.S.,Caribbean and African press, had its last show on Easter Sunday."
"WBLS and WLIB program director Skip Dillard said cancelling "Mindflight" lets WLIB use its 9 p.m.-midnight slot for GOSPEL MUSIC, the station's primary format."
The complex economic situation for African American women
Reported by Marvin Dupree, April 26th, 2015
In recent years, there has been an inclination among individuals within the United States to resort to assortative mating, which is essentially choosing a mate with a similar educational background. Indeed, when Princeton alum Susan A. Patton advised female students to seek out a spouse whilst in college back in 2013, it caused an outcry. Her argument was that it was the best time in their lives to find a mate due to the myriad of options. These remarks caused quite the commotion, and accusations that Patton harbored old-fashioned values went viral.
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