Burnt Cork … Blackface caricatures, popularized in 19th century minstrel shows, recently have attracted renewed attention in the United States after old photographs recently emerged of White politicians in Virginia wearing blackface, thus condoning this European racist colonial tradition of insulting African people. THE PERSISTENCE OF BLACKFACE … As recent as 2019, the odious practice was…
Several weeks ago, I posted a blog in which I shared my Favorite 100 Tony Brown’s Journal programs (TonyBrownsJournal.com/blog/Tony-Browns-Favorite100). This week I am asking my friends, “Which Tony Brown’s Journal Programs Are Your Favorites? Was it my interview with the renowned Dr. Chancellor Williams where he discussed his book “The Destruction of Black Civilization” or…
You can’t understand the American experience unless you also know the African-American experience. A nation’s path out of the dark desperation it suffers must start with a knowledge of past universal truths if it is to lift all parts of the nation. A knowledge of the past achievements of a people is the ultimate index…
How to build anabolic communities that heal themselves with aspirational core values that eliminate racism and sexism. Our communities and our nation were once focused on core values in all areas of life as a means of preparing the youth for service to others and a better future for themselves. Today, that same defining American trait…
GREAT BLACK MEN OF COLOR I submit my latest group of Black men of color during a period of great upheaval and unrest when so many men (or women) seam less able to inspire the rest of us with their deeds. Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before #BlackPanther, died…
What is now called Black History is actually an indispensable fund of knowledge for everyone because it is the history of the origin of all of humanity, notwithstanding the usurpation of modern European and American colonial powers and institutions, which represents the baseline for White supremacy in the U. S. Black Alkebulan, “The Mother Of…
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“Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, apologized Friday afternoon for telling a radio host that Black voters torn between voting for him and President Trump ‘ain’t Black,’ remarks that ignited a firestorm online. “’I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy,’ Mr. Biden said in a call with the…
TBJ #1701 – Vitamins: Is the Issue Choice? This program examines the debate regarding the Federal Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new rule that any health claims regarding vitamin and mineral supplements must be backed up by “significant scientific agreement.” Critics of the FDA’s new regulations claim that the ruling would eventually requires a doctor’s…
