"Forging a Black Liberation Agenda for the 21st Century"
Imari Obadele, African Liberation Warrior, Makes His Transition
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The Haiti Earthquake
S.O.S… Port-au-Prince is Devastated… 7.0 Earthquake Slams Haiti
“The country does not have the infrastructure or resources to deal with a crisis of this magnitude, the U.S. and the international community must provide immediate medical, humanitarian, search and rescue, and additional supports as requested by the government of Haiti.”
-- Nicole Lee, President of TransAfrica Forum
January 12, 2009 the island nation of Haiti, was hit with a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, its most severe in decades. The epicenter of the quake was approximately 10 miles south of Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital and home to almost 2 million people. The city, including communications and transport infrastructure, is said to have suffered “massive damage.” According to Associated Press, the capital is largely destroyed, with widespread loss of life predicted.
To the Broad Peace and Anti-War Movements (and all who resist injustice): January 1, 2010 Michael T. McPhearson
Michael is the first African-American Executive Director of Veterans For Peace and is the Co-Chair of United for Peace and Justice.
Thank you for all the work you have done and your commitment to the cause of peace and justice. We have weathered a tough 12 months, and I thank you for your perseverance.
For many, the year began with expectations of change, for others it began with great cynicism. The economic slowdown pushed many of us from our paid organizing positions, diminishing the movements’ staff capacity, and domestic political realities diminished our presence in the streets. Pundits and critics claim the anti-war/peace movements have stalled and perhaps lost relevance. Some accuse us of being loyal to Democrats, or worse, more about being anti-Bush than for peace. Others declare us ineffective, unrealistic and naďve. Both our detractors and the cold reality of our failure to end the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan ,
have us questioning ourselves and wondering if our efforts really matter? I know I have asked myself this question.
Of course we must examine our strategies and tactics, identify our weaknesses and evaluate our failures in our efforts to transform to meet the political moment. We must be truthful and tough on ourselves to remain vibrant and active. Internal critique and constructive criticism are central to progress, but we also must guard against a prolonged sense of pessimism. I know this is easy for me to say. What have I faced? I have not lost my child or another loved one directly to war. I am not a victim of war, and my participation in war did not take my mind or body. I know I am blessed.
“A niche market could be defined as a component that gives your business power. A niche market allows you to define whom you are marketing to. When you know who are you are marketing to it's easy to determine where your marketing energy and dollars should be spent.”
Defining Your Nice Market, A Critical Step in Small Business Marketing by Laura Lake
One can view Sarah Siegel on “YouTube” discussing her approach to marketing. During her dispassionate recital she says that she sees a “niche dilemma,” and finds a way to solve that dilemma. Seeing that no one had supplied women with panties that were meant to be visible while wearing low cut jeans, she captured the niche and made a fortune. With five million dollars, she invested in the film Precious, which was adapted from the book Push, written by Ramona Lofton, who goes by the pen name of Sapphire, after the emasculating shrew in “Amos and Andy,” a show created by white vaudevillians Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
