How Black Are You? By Anthony Dale African American elected officials have always be plagued by the stigma that they have to be just black enough to be embraced by their black constituents.
Hate Can Come in Black and BrownBy Earl Ofari Hutchinson The recent wave of attacks on Hispanics by African-Americans in New York’s Staten Island and East Baltimore, Md., has torn open an ugly and very painful secret.
emPower HAPPY HOUR
emPower magazine is hosting a monthly happy hour at Tabaq Bistro to further our mission. You can support a different non-profit in two ways: drinking (10% of the beverage proceeds will go to non-profit) and bringing non-monetary donations.
September Non-Profit Recipient: MenzFit Non-monetary request: click here NEXT HAPPY HOUR: September 2, 2010, TIME: 5-8 PM
Report shows an overwhelming majority of U.S. school districts and states are failing to provide the resources black males need to close the national racial graduation gap
A Better LA is launching a new campaign to "Keep Kids Safe" in Los Angeles. Since 2006, homicides have dropped 72% in the target area of West Athens. Outreach workers like Gary Robinson work tirelessly everyday to prevent gang violence and to keep out kids safe in the streets, parks and schools. To support this effort, please donate at www.abetterla.org.
Living Positive
Meet Arthur
Arthur, 15, is openly living with HIV and says, 'It's not something that can stop me from achieving my goals, from being who I want to be.'
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If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise - A Conversation w/ Spike Lee (HBO) -- Spike Lee discusses the lingering effects of Katrina in New Orleans, and the impact of recent events like the Superbowl and BP oil spill. For more information, log onto HBO.com.
TEAM Charter Schools - Avery's Story -- When 90 percent of TEAM's students go off to college in a city where fewer than 1 in 10 adults have a college degree, people start to question what's possible in education. TEAM Schools is a growing network of schools in Newark, New Jersey, proving that students of all backgrounds can succeed in school. We currently serve more than 1,300 African American and Latino students from low income communities (as of 2010). Most of our students enter our schools below grade level in reading and math, but in a few short years, they prove that their zip codes do not determine their destinies, achieving at levels that outpace their peers in Newark and across the state.
Developing Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa -- Leading HIV investigators from the UK and Africa have demonstrated that many more people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa could be treated if laboratory tests were used in a targeted rather than routine way. In this short film, trial participants, practitioners and investigators connected to the trial explain how maintaining and scaling-up access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries could be possible on current funding levels, even in the midst of a global economic crisis.
2010 YEAR FOR CAUSE:Black on Black Crime
Each year, the magazine focuses on one issue or cause. In 2009, emPower focused on HIV/AIDS in the African American community and in Africa. In 2010, emPower will focus on black on black crime among youth. emPower is looking to collaborate with non profit organizations so emPower readers can become active participants in their communities by donating their time, talents or money. If you are an organization that would like to join our Non profit Network, or an individual looking to get involved, email info@liukarama.com and put "non profit network" in the subject line.
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Mission: To ensure long–term gainful employment and financial fitness to low–income men who are largely minority with little formal education. This is achieved by providing professional interview clothing, career development and financial literacy services. By providing these services we make a greater impact in the lives of the men we serve, as they will be able to support themselves and provide for their families.
