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Producers vs Consumers: The Future of Our Youth
Go to school, work hard, get a good education so that you can get a good job. That's what most of my generation heard as we were growing up. For most of us that was sound advice but is it still...
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It's Time
Are you being bombarded by too much information from social media sites?Are you knee deep in information overload? Is all of this information lulling you to sleep?Maybe you need to.... You can’t boil...
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Rigging the Presidential Election
Click for larger image Let me start by saying I think the entire electoral college process stinks. It's antiquated and subject to manipulation. Although I don't think that it will happen in my...
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Happy Anniversary
Today marks the first anniversary of the creation of the Marketplace for Social Awareness and Social Responsibility, launched in 2012 to promote and support programs, initiatives, and events that...
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Integration Opened the Door
The movie "42" opened with rave reviews and high ratings. I found it to be a heartwarming movie with a wonderful "heroic" storyline. Jackie Robinson was indeed a trailblazer who paved the way for...
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Spinning Hate: The New KKK
On April 24, 1867, the Ku Klux Klan held its first national meeting in a bid to organize and build structure among their many disparate often groups. In 2013, one hundred forty six years later, the...
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A Call to Action
Last week, we focused on the school to prison pipeline. Needless to say there are a myriad of issues requiring our attention. The statistics are staggering and the trend is continuing if not...
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The Ballot or the Bullet
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was...
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Celebrating History One Stamp at a Time
Click to view a larger image The women of Malik Melodies Sisterhood, Inc (MMSI) will be participating in a ONE year letter writing campaign designed to petition Dr. John Henrik Clarke on a U.S....
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Moving On Up (or Out)
A friend of mine shared an article from Yahoo News entitled "Report says poor are moving to nation's suburbs". Published by the Associated Press in Los Angeles, the article submits that: More poor...
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What Are You Willing To Die For?
I will be the first to admit the Civil Rights movement fascinates me. I find it striking that common, everyday people, with singleness of purpose, rose to the occasion to fight for what they believed...
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Do Politicians Care About Our Youth?
I question the commitment of our politicians when it comes to the education of our young people. Educating young minds takes more than classroom instruction and standardized exams. It requires a...
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Remembering the Good Old Days
Click for a larger image At some point in our lives we’ll reflect on and reminisce about the good old days. We'll talk about how we had simpler life. We’ll say “I’m glad I’m not a young person today,...
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Saying the Unsaid
I met a gentleman at a function I attended representing the Marketplace. I shared with him the mission of our organization and the importance of social responsibility. As our conversation progressed...
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I Am Not Concerned About Racism
Now that I have your attention let me explain why. As an African American there is nothing that I can do to eradicate racism. Racism is a mindset, it's a cultural philosophy. Racism is owned by...
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Saving Our Children One Book at a Time
One thing I believe everyone can agree on is educating our youth should be one of our highest priorities. To that end not only is reading fundamental, it is critical for our children's success in...
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Stop and Frisk, the Aftermath
Earlier this week I had a conversation with a friend, a very conservative Republican, about the Stop and Frisk ruling. His comment to me was "I can't understand how you and other liberals can applaud...
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From Marcy to Madison Square
Click for larger image A few weeks ago many folks in New York City were in an uproar. First because a young man, who lives with his mom in Corona, Queens, is studying engineering at the New York City...
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The Elections Are Over, Now What?
We all know the cliche: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". If we know this and believe it to be true then when it comes to the...
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My Wish for 2014
As I look back at 2013, the posts I've written in the Marketplace, the articles we've shared on our Facebook page, and our Twitter messages, I've come to appreciate the power of social media. I am...
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