IF YOU WERE A BLACK LEADER...What would you ask President Obama to do for the black community?

My "black conscious"friend and I go back and forth with this issue.Now that President Obama has secured a second term in office,will this be the perfect opportunity to finally ask the Prez for what we want as black people in America(besides painting

Started by Fred Hassan Powell in History In Perspective

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60 African American Leaders Meet In Washinton D.C.

Leaders meet but whose agenda is being carried?
By Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Last updated: Dec 13, 2012 - 3:53:45

Black Agenda Press Announcement with National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, and National Coalition on Black C

Started by Fred Hassan Powell in History In Perspective

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Cornell West is... Frederick Douglas: The Movie!

Just a thought...

The fact that he is already a good orator and would probably be well versed on Douglas long before the movie went into production makes him a good casting choice without having to go through a long character study.

He already acted a

Started by Iran harris in Movies & Characters

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Authors of Color to Big Publishing: Where’s The Love?

By Wendy Coakley-Thompson | Published January 7, 2013

wheresthelove

Much is written about the publishing industry’s woes, from diminishing margins and accusations of price fixing, to the ceding of territory to self-publishing in both print and digital formats. But

Started by Bree Adams in History In Perspective

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Doing a Double Take! Comic Shoppe@6pm & Afronerd Radio@7pm! CBS' Elementary is Getting Better; Saving Tron; Anti-Minstrel Petition; Static Shock Web Series & Links Courtesy of Daryll B.!

Salutations!.....with cornbread and crumpets, folks! Welcome to the Grindhouse edition of Afronerd Radio! The only program that requires you to do a "double take" on Sundays with The Comic Shoppe airing at 6pm and Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk "bat

Started by desmond burton in Movies & Characters

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lookin for colaberation

Hello, I am in need of someone who can help me get my book off the ground. I am look for a penciler that can do rough pencils or even thumbnails that are to scale on a comic book anthropomorphic western with an Asian twist. I can give comp copies (10

Started by Timothy J Hagans in Artists

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Grindhouse Ed. on Saturday? Comic Shoppe@6pm & Afronerd@7pm! Alphas Cancellation; Schomburg Celebrates Black Superheroes; Dynamite Comics' Masks; Hip Hop Publicist, Sebastien Elkouby Interview

Don't worry, you don't have to double check your watches and/or calendars! Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse double feature show is airing during the next two Saturdays (we know better not to compete with football) and we will be returning to our regularly

Started by desmond burton in Movies & Characters

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Spike Lee Boycotts Ronald T. Jones Novel Subject 82-42!

Spike Lee in a violent fit of rage demands an apology and monetary compensations for controversial author Ronald T. Jones inter-galactic racially charged book.

Spike Lee: "Who dat negro think he is? I'm Spike Lee dammit! He dissing our ancestors!"

Rona

Started by Iran harris in History In Perspective

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Free Science Fiction related online classes at Coursera.org -- Pass it on!

Greetings fam,

Some things I will research like crazy on my own, and others...I do better off with a course. My love of sci fi has been limited to just a few authors, but as I strive to be a better author myself, I find it necessary to gain an underst

Started by DaVaun Sanders in EDUCATION & LEARNING

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For your Enjoyment: My Sci-Fi Webnovel

Hey all, first time poster so I apologize if this isn't in the correct place.

I write Last Mage, a modern day science fiction webnovel about the end of the world and how it was subsequently saved. I wanted to share it with you all for your enjoyment.

Started by Andrew Eckhart in Books & Characters

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Mothership Connect Looking for submissions.

I just read this on twitter. Looking for submissions for a new anthology.

http://mothershipconnect.com/index.html

Don't know much about them, but wanted to share info,

Started by Lisa Bennett Bolekaja in History In Perspective

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Free eBook Formatting & Marketing Guides for Writers

By Jason Boog on January 15, 2013 10:20 AM

As self-published authors enter the eBook market, formatting has become more important than ever.

Indie authors don’t have the same support as a major p

Started by Administrator: Jarvis Sheffield in IN THE NEWS

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5 Ways to Come Up With Great Story Ideas

We all have a million excellent ideas for stories, but, without fail, they magically disappear the minute we sit down to write. It seems impossible, but it happens constantly. Hours are wasted staring at a blank page. And, no matter how many cups of

Started by Thaddeus in EDUCATION & LEARNING

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Star Wars? SCI-FI Just Got Real- What happens when it's just SCI- and no more fiction?

White House strikes down Death Star plea

Build this Death Star, we will not. That’s the message from the White House in an official response to a petition urging President Barack Obama to build the moon-sized planet-killing space station from Star Wa

Started by Arthur Dawson in History In Perspective

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New End of year Review Show @afronerdradio.com starting at 6pm!

Well we made it to another year, people! From the crew at Afronerd, we wish you a prosperous, informative and especially SAFE New Year! To make things immensely easy and digestible, listen to The Comic Shoppe's "Podcast Avengers" tonight at 6pm as th

Started by desmond burton in Movies & Characters

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Double The Fun! Comic Shoppe @6pm & Afronerd Radio@7pm! Peter Parker No More?; CW's Amazon; Kwanzaa, No More? (Acc. to Sen. Glenn Grothman); Slave Films & Daryll B.'s Latest Pulp Posting!

Howdy, fair citizens! It's a new year and we can't afford to slow down or rest on our laurels! Listen to your "Podcast Avengers" (Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt) on The Comic Shoppe starting at 6pm unravel the following topical issues: does the su

Started by desmond burton in Movies & Characters

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NASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive

check it out...

NASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive

Started by Kittenishdot Art in Science & Technology

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Hatorade... The New Racism?

With the reelection of President Obama and the success of numerous black folks pushing them into the millionaire and even billionaire status has racism evolved into Hatorade?

Of course there are still those of us under the grip of oppression but more

Started by Iran harris in History In Perspective

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CB'S POV: 2012 In Review

The biggest news of 2012 was—

THE MAYANS BLEW IT! THE WORLD DIDN’T COME TO AN END! (Of course, the Mayans’ biggest problem was they could see five centuries into the future but took no notice of the Spanish conquistadors making port on their shores.)

Started by Cranston in History In Perspective

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IF YOU WERE A BLACK LEADER...What would you ask President Obama to do for the black community?

60 African American Leaders Meet In Washinton D.C.

Cornell West is... Frederick Douglas: The Movie!

Authors of Color to Big Publishing: Where’s The Love?

Doing a Double Take! Comic Shoppe@6pm & Afronerd Radio@7pm! CBS' Elementary is Getting Better; Saving Tron; Anti-Minstrel Petition; Static Shock Web Series & Links Courtesy of Daryll B.!

lookin for colaberation

Grindhouse Ed. on Saturday? Comic Shoppe@6pm & Afronerd@7pm! Alphas Cancellation; Schomburg Celebrates Black Superheroes; Dynamite Comics' Masks; Hip Hop Publicist, Sebastien Elkouby Interview

Spike Lee Boycotts Ronald T. Jones Novel Subject 82-42!

Free Science Fiction related online classes at Coursera.org -- Pass it on!

For your Enjoyment: My Sci-Fi Webnovel

Mothership Connect Looking for submissions.

Free eBook Formatting & Marketing Guides for Writers

Free eBook Formatting & Marketing Guides for Writers

5 Ways to Come Up With Great Story Ideas

2013 Guide to Literary Agents

Star Wars? SCI-FI Just Got Real- What happens when it's just SCI- and no more fiction?

New End of year Review Show @afronerdradio.com starting at 6pm!

Double The Fun! Comic Shoppe @6pm & Afronerd Radio@7pm! Peter Parker No More?; CW's Amazon; Kwanzaa, No More? (Acc. to Sen. Glenn Grothman); Slave Films & Daryll B.'s Latest Pulp Posting!

NASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive

Hatorade... The New Racism?

CB'S POV: 2012 In Review

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