Monday, May 20, 2013

President Obama Speaks at Morehouse Commencement




"President Obama touched on race, opportunity, tradition and commitment, carefully couched within familiar anecdotes and colloquialisms designed to give signs and signals to black America that he is still our guy."
Jarrett L. Carter  HuffPost

"Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse College speech"
By Philip Rucker Washington Post

Was President Obama Being Disrespectful to Morehouse Men? Some are Saying “Yes”

Saturday, May 11, 2013

The heart of Happy Hollow

All I can say is have fun with this book. Lots of good reading here.

Looking Back... How Newark welfare mothers brought about a necessary change in the community.

With No One To Help Us (1967)




Documantary demonstrating how the formation of a food-buying club by a group of
Newark welfare mothers brought about a necessary change in the community.
Nice images of African-American neighborhood in Newark.

This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Production Company: U. S. Office Of Economic Opportunity
Sponsor: Head Start Programs
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Keywords: need keyword
Creative Commons license: Public Domain