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Sojourner Truth - First Black Women In US Capitol
WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire- USNewswire/ -- On April 28, 2009 American history will be made.
The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) will introduce Sojourner Truth as the first African American woman to have a memorial bust in the United States Capitol building amidst hundreds of guests. After nearly a ten year effort spearheaded by the late Dr. C. Delores Tucker, former chair of NCBW, the memorial has been completed by current National Chair, Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. and members of NCBW.
The Celebration of Truth campaign will include: The unveiling of the Sojourner Truth bust, a presentation of "Ain't I A Woman," by long time NCBW supporter and actress, Cicely Tyson. Music will be led by Lomax Spaulding, Yolanda Adams and Dorinda Clarke Cole at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Emancipation Hall.
More than 250 donors, sponsors, guests and members of NCBW will attend a celebratory Sojourner Truth Memorial Donors Luncheon at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC following the events at the U.S. Capitol. At the Donors Luncheon, the program includes a Sojourner Truth dramatic presentation by singer/actress MZuri Moyo and a monologue by Brenda Strong, the narrator on ABC's Desperate Housewives. Special music composed for the occasion will be provided by gospel recording artist Lomax Spaulding.
"This accomplishment has been a struggle, but at the National Congress of Black Women, we have learned that it is from our struggles that we gain our victories. We never gave up no matter what stood in our way. This bust of Sojourner Truth in the U.S. Capitol is an honor to all women, and will forever serve as a part of our history that celebrates the right to vote for all women," says Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq., National Chair of NCBW.
Williams further says, "The movement to bring Sojourner Truth's memorial to the Capitol began more than 10 years ago. The effort began with my predecessor, the late Dr. C. Delores Tucker and NCBW members. Dr. Michelle Battle, our former COO, did a yeoman's job to help us make this happen, and we are grateful to her and all who helped to make this day possible.
We thank Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rep. Diane Watson and their staffs who played key roles in this effort. We are also grateful to finally see 'Truth in the Capitol' getting the recognition she truly deserves. We could not have done this without our many donors from all over the country."
Presenting co-sponsors of the Sojourner Truth Memorial include: Ford Motor Company, Shell Oil Company, Wal-Mart, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Capitol City Links, YWCA USA, Senator Ed Brooke, Events of the Heart and the Obama Family.
"Sojourner Truth inspired generations of women to demand equality and who later would dare to reach for the ballot. Her Memorial, the first to a black woman in the U.S. Capitol, is a milestone, not just for African Americans and women, but for all Americans," says President Barack Obama.
Supporters and Sponsors of Bill H.R. 4510 and the Sojourner Truth Memorial include: U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, Rep. Diane Watson, Senator Arlen Specter and many more. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Rep. Major Owens, Senator Carl Levin and Senator Chris Dodd also supported the earlier efforts to place Sojourner Truth in the Capitol.
About NCBW
The National Congress of Black Women (NCBW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by the late Shirley Chisholm and the late Dr. C. DeLores Tucker. NCBW is dedicated to the educational, political, economic and cultural development of African American Women and their families. NCBW provides opportunities for women in leadership and decision-making positions in government, nonprofit organizations and the private sector. For more information about The National Congress of Black Women, visit: www.nationalcongres sbw.org
For more information about the Sojourner Truth Memorial Donors' Luncheon or to RSVP to attend the Celebration of Truth Events, please contact Ivy K. Pendleton at (800) 956-4514 x 111 or e-mail: ikp@thepublicists.
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Fearus Ignoramus – What the..Monkey Got Out ?
Have Mercy it’s Tricky Ass Tuesday; On A Mixed^up Monday
“The Virus Has Gone Earborne – they hear something and they want to believe it, they just believe it; even if it’s retarded..” – Fearus Ignoramus
The Stupid Virus
When a lab-monkey declares that President Obama wasn’t born in America, he becomes Patient Zero for a new brand of fear-based news virus – Fearus Ignoramus. We watch as the virus goes ear-borne, spreading from Rush Limbaugh to Bill O’Reilly, all the way to “twilf” Sarah Palin.
okay so now we have a Monkey who is Patient One in the Stupid Virus? Is That the Romper Stomper Character from Mad Maxx ? what is going on in this video ? so many questions,, ohhh this is making my head hurt.
What are they gonna come up with next. oh no why did I ask, when I already know that these are the folks who brought us a debate between Marijuana and Meth. Yeah..
… ContinueRacism is a seductive mistress for those in glasses houses
This lovely lady is a Nubian – which is why this song by Haifa Wehbe confuses us so much. this woman is from the same tribe that we originate from. we are all Nubians, and of many colors and hair types. not one of us looks like another. if Haifa Wehbe is a Nubian, she wouldn’t have sang those lyrics about herself. she would have known better than to be so defamatory, about herself and her family origins.
“We are one of the oldest civilizations on earth,” said Isaaq. “Instead, our image is constantly perpetuated as the uneducated doorman or waiter.”
Racism is a very seductive mistress; even for those who are products of it. Haifa Wehbe must not have looked into that date grove where she originated, very closely. Very sad indeed in 2009. a star of the stature of Haifa Wehbe being openly racist and ignorant. then thinking she can just be excused for it.
The line, Nubian representatives say, infers that members of the black Egyptian minority are monkeys.
This woman is lebanese, and that means she is a product of the Nile Valley. does she not know the truth of who originated there ? obviously not since her song belies her ignorance to her own dna and origins. She is a decendant of Nubians; thereby making her a Nubian.
Please Haifa, Get a Book and do a lil reading; it does a brain good.
| Lebanese pop diva under fire for song comparing black Egyptians to monkeys By Hadeel Al-Shalchi, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| In this Tuesday, May 19, 2009 file photo, Lebanese model, actress, and singer Haifa Wehbe arrives at the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southern France. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Joel Ryan, File) |
CAIRO, Egypt – A famous Lebanese pop singer, who normally stirs controversy for her seductive dresses and provocative dancing, has now been accused of singing a song with racist lyrics that compares black Egyptians to monkeys.
Haifa Wehbe, considered by many as one of the sexiest women in the Arab world, has the minority Nubian community in Egypt distraught over her latest children’s album “Baby Haifa” and the community’s activists have launched several lawsuits over the lyrics.
The Nubians took issue with a verse in the song “Where is Daddy?” in which Wehbe croons: “Where is my teddy bear and my Nubian monkey?”
The line, Nubian representatives say, infers that members of the black Egyptian minority are monkeys. In November, they slapped separate lawsuits on the singer, her record label and Wehbe’s Egyptian song writer.
“It may not be intentional racism on the part of the song writer, but it is still highly racist and offensive,” said Motez Isaaq, with the Committee for Nubian Issues.
Nubians come from the southernmost region of present-day Egypt, where a culture later known as Nubian first arose around 3,800 B.C. along the Nile and in northern Sudan. It was one of Africa’s earliest black civilizations, complete with an independent kingdom.
Isaaq said that stereotypes of minorities are so entrenched that referring to them in popular culture media is frequently done unconsciously.
“We are one of the oldest civilizations on earth,” said Isaaq. “Instead, our image is constantly perpetuated as the uneducated doorman or waiter.”
Isaaq alleged that Nubians are discriminated against because of their darker skin, and stressed that the community still holds in painful memory the political oppression in the 1960s, when the Egyptian government forced tens of thousands of Nubians to leave their homes and resettle elsewhere in southern Egypt, to make way for the building of the High Dam, 425 miles (685 kilometres) south of Cairo.
Wehbe has in the past tested the limits of a conservative Middle Eastern culture for her revealing outfits, suggestive lyrics and dancing.
But this time, Isaaq said the danger of her song is that it targets children.
“Kids can soak up the lyrics so quickly,” he said. “They could start calling their Nubian classmates monkeys.”
Isaaq’s group has held protests against the song, he said, and is also suing Egypt’s culture minister and the country’s state censorship board for allowing Wehbe’s latest album to be on the Egyptian market.
The Nubians want a formal apology and an end to airing the song in Egypt, Isaaq said, expressing also hope that the action would change the way other Egyptians treat their Nubian fellow countrymen.
“Egyptians have to stop treating us as second class citizens,” he said. “We are the original Egyptians and the country needs to remember it.”
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Gunter Wallraff uncovers racism in Germany; thru a White Mans’ Eyes
You Know It’s bad when a whiteman goes undercover and then says it’s bad. check out this clip, where he is applying for a flat.
Apparently he wanted to get the real “flava of bavaria” uncut. in this clip we see him getting sprayed up and then on a bus with some rather unhappy soccer fans; who are not down with his steelo.
this is more representative of what I’ve personally seen in germany when attending sporting events and you are the sole darker face. many other darker people have remarked to me over the years that they did not enjoy their trips to germany.
in the 90’s quite a few of my african american business associates remarked to me that they had experienced the same cold and differientiating treatment; because they were darker skinned. one was a senior account rep for amex who basically rejected the treatment and shut down a major account for purchases; due to their lack of sensitivity to minority contractors and associates. he cancelled their ghost card on the spot. bamm.
Clearly they just didn’t realize that He Wasn’t The One..
yeah, been there did that. never again..
… ContinueMr. Holder So Really – Whos’ Above The Law ?
What confuses us is why Mr. Holder seems unable to locate the real parties who clearly instigated and caused this crime; when they are appearing live in news venues across the US daily.
Are They Above The Law ?
the basic questions have already been answered, and we know who decided to do it. now what we need to get is the answer to why. that’s what we all want to know. it would seem logical to us that if Mr. Holder is the Attorney General; and his job is to prosecute those guilty of these crimes against the US – then he should be actively working on making it happen. we don’t see it.
The US Citizen shown in the story at the bottom; was snatched in a rendition. many of us remember the renditions and rumors of kidnappings and black prisons in third nations. apparently the US has alot of friends in eastern Africa. Ethiopia and Egypt; as well as Kenya are all showing up as partners to this gangstyle kidnapping of innocent citizens. there are rumors of others who were involved in the kidnapping and holding; of many individuals at various times, without any redress.
In Case You’ve Forgotten Mr. Holder – This Was August 24, 2009
This is why we think that each reminder we send Mr. Holder needs to now contain a time limit. this must help him to see that we have expectations and need to see this crime prosecuted. if you say you will do it, Do It.
The people being held in Guantanamo Bay in detention; who will be exported into the US to stand trial very soon, should be able to see that their trials are being held in Fair and Equally Just Courts – as those who created this farce.
Only by finally getting to the bottom of the lies and games can we finally be clear on what maniacal planning a genocide of this magnitude involved.
Today we ask - Mr Holder, Do You Need Someone with a Firm Pimp Hand to Show You How to Use It ?
… ContinueDo We Need to Get Steven Segal to Get These Ishes for ya Mr. Holder ?
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