positivity Category Archives
First All Black, All Female Flight Crew in U.S. History.
Published on 19 Mar 2009 at 12:21 pm.
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Filed under positivity, women's issues/feminism.
My sister forwarded me an interesting article about the “first” all female, all African American flight crew in United States history. Captain Rachelle Jones, first officer Stephanie Grant and flight attendants Diana Galloway and Robin Rogers made history on February 12th when their Atlanta-based Delta Connection carrier departed from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee. Delta Airlines, […]
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The Little Professor & His Friends: Edu-tainment For All Ages
Published on 2 Jan 2009 at 4:32 pm.
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Filed under positivity, academia, art.
Greetings Blackademics and Happy New Year. One of my New Years Resolutions this year is to contribute more positive stories to the blogsphere. I feel like we become so overwhelmed by the negative issues that we face as a community, that we sometimes forget to stop and celebrate our brilliance. That being said, I’m going […]
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The Black Candle - A Revolutionary Documentary on Kwanzaa by MK Asante, Jr.
Published on 26 Dec 2008 at 12:12 pm.
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Filed under positivity, diaspora, history, Africa.
HAPPY KWANZAA, Blackademics! To celebrate this holiday season, I highly recommend that everyone take a look at the new documentary from MK Asante, Jr. entitled, The Black Candle. It’s the first feature film on Kwanzaa. The Black Candle is vibrant exploration, celebration and history of the African American experience. Narrated by Maya Angelou, the film […]
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September Interview: Blackademics Annual Review (Volume 2)
Published on 15 Sep 2008 at 11:05 pm.
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Break out the party plates, Hawaiian Punch and Birthday cake - today we’re celebrating our second year in the business of bringing young Black voices to the forefront of the international blogsphere. Blackademics has recently earned a rating of “excellent” on Blogged.com, one of the most comprehensive blogging databases in existence (icing on the cake). […]
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Blackademics, De-Bugged! We’rrreee B(L)AAAACK!
Published on 6 Feb 2008 at 4:45 pm.
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After a grueling month of technical malfunctions, Blackademics is up and running once again! Unfortunately, in order to fix the problem, the ability to comment on posts before the virus attacked is impossible. This is a very unfortunate circumstance, but we have to roll with the punches as always. We’ll do our best to prevent […]
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Return from India
Published on 1 Feb 2008 at 6:45 pm.
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Greeting Blacademicians! I apologize for the lack of postings, I’ve been out of the country in India for the past several weeks, unable to contribute. I look forward to sharing some interesting observations about my travels on here on Blackademics.org in the upcoming weeks. Until then..
Happy MLK Day!
Published on 21 Jan 2008 at 6:42 pm.
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Filed under Uncategorized, positivity, black culture, history.
Today we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr’s memory, his legacy and his birthday. MLK Day is one of only four United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual (the others include George Washington, Christopher Columbus and Jesus Christ). King was assassinated in 1968, making this our 40th year in mourning. While we reflect on the […]
B-demics.org, Giving Thanks
Published on 22 Nov 2007 at 12:04 am.
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Greetings Blackademics family. I just wanted to give a warm thanks to all of our contributing writers, interview-ee’s, advisers, community workshop facilitators and commentators. In just one year, Blackademics has grown from a small blog, to an international resource that has been used in the classroom and the community. Our interview archive has steadily grown […]
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Like Meet The Press, But With Better Beats
Published on 13 Nov 2007 at 12:57 am.
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Filed under positivity, music, racial rhetoric.
What’s up y’all; I haven’t posted in a minute, and I’m neck-deep in my graduate studies at this time, but I’ve resurfaced temporarily to help sling some new mind-opening ish courtesy of my brother, the founder of the website you are now reading. As you may or may not know, in between all that community […]
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Get your Ribbonz out.. it’s Black Solidarity Day!
Published on 4 Nov 2007 at 11:33 pm.
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Filed under positivity, black culture, history, collective action.
Black Solidarity Day was first observed in 1969 on the campus of Brooklyn College, when several students and activists were inspired by Douglas Turner Ward’s controversial play entitled A Day of Absence. The satirical play depicted a small southern town in turmoil when all the Black citizens suddenly disappeared, revealing the political, social and economic […]
