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We Are Family

Posted on Aug 8, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Today the black family is in a crisis. One of the steps that could do some good is the thriving tradition of the black family reunion.

Hip Hop Nation Meets the Civil Rights Generation

Posted on May 29, 2002, Source: AlterNet

A heated political campaign spotlights the generation divide in the African-American community.

NOW vs. Mike Tyson

Posted on Mar 11, 2002, Source: AlterNet

In one corner, 5-foot-9-inch, 220 pound, Mike Tyson seeks a boxing license. In the other corner, the National Organization for Women.

The Hip-Hop Generation's Own Black History

Posted on Feb 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

While much of Black History Month has focused on the past, maybe it should focus a little more on the black history that's currently being shaped by the hip-hop generation.

Blacks, BET and Boycotts

Posted on Dec 20, 2001, Source: AlterNet

National Pan-Hellenic Council, the umbrella organization for nine major black fraternities and sororities, may lead a boycott of BET to protest certain aspects of its programming.

Black and Bush

Posted on Oct 17, 2001, Source: AlterNet

Why Black political leadership -- even Louis Farrakahn -- has been supportive of Bush after 9-11, despite aggressively opposing him beforehand.

Black Coaches: Still Not in the Game

Posted on Oct 10, 2001, Source: AlterNet

According to a recent report, while almost 50 percent of college football players are black, only five percent of their coaches are.

Old Glory's New Appeal to Blacks

Posted on Sep 26, 2001, Source: AlterNet

African Americans have often felt ambivalent about patriotism, but since September 11, they have largely rallied around the flag. Is their patriotism justified?

Anti-Arab Backlash Grows

Posted on Sep 17, 2001, Source: Africana.com

Reports are coming in of Americans attacking their own people -- Americans of Arab descent who are bearing the brunt of a terrifying backlash.

Does the GOP Have Racial Amnesia?

Posted on Mar 20, 2001, Source: AlterNet

Republicans will have to ignore many years of history to prove themselves friends of African Americans.

Black Internet Culture Growing Despite Digital Divide

Posted on Apr 1, 2000, Source: Pacific News Service

The growing Internet culture within the black community offers a sharp contrast to the usual discussions on the subject of African Americans and the Internet -- which tend to address only the "digital divide" between blacks and whites.
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