Photo Credit: www.excelsior.edu Very busy time these days…my first Holy Week as a pastor is pulling in many directions, but I’ll download that from my brain later. First, I have to get some odds and ends out of the way that I’ve been meaning to file. First, John Hope Franklin has died! Perhaps you’ve...
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I was pleased to see this weekend that BET finally covered someone who I believe was more dangerous that all others featured in the network’s hit TV show, American Gangster. J. Edgar Hoover the former Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation got away with murder during the 1960′s – many times targeting Black...
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Big ups to Nas for his role in helping to challenge Fox News on the racist and wrong-headed propaganda that they continually present to the American public as “fair and balanced news.” Recently, Nas joined Color of Change in delivering more than 600,000 petitions to Fox News decrying the depiction of the Obama’s fist...
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Teen Summit is back on BET! Well, not really, but that’s what it looked like last night. Rapper T.I.P., the self proclaimed “King of the South”, was on a real humble tip – introspective deep thinking and all that as he talked to Toure’ about his recent troubles with the law and upcoming 1...
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SOURCE: Washington Post Channel Changer Three Years Ago, Reggie Hudlin Came To Save a Troubled BET. But Has He? By Teresa Wiltz Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 4, 2008; M01 NEW YORK — To understand the irony, skip back four years: Reginald Hudlin, Hollywood director and comic book nerd, is ensconced with his...
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ACTION ALERT! Proctor & Gamble wants to hear from you! April 2008 Great News! As a result of the Parent Television Council’s “Rap on Rap” study, (in collaboration with the Enough is Enough Campaign) Proctor & Gamble would like to know whether you as a consumer would like them to change their advertising during...
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Sponsored by Citizens for Change, Inc. www.EnoughisEnoughCampaign.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2008 Contact: Julia Pollard – 301 238-4826 Joint Study On BET & MTV Video Content Complete Washington, DC – The Enough Is Enough Campaign and the Parents Television Council will hold a Press Conference this Thursday, April 10, 2008 to release the...
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This from Pastor Delman Coates from the Enough is Enough Campaign: I have received reliable assurances that the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference has not and will not receive any financial contributions or sponsorships for its annual conference. I would like to thank all those who have worked to bring about a resolution to this...
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SDPC Integrity Not For Sale! January 29, 2008 The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. is committed to strengthening the internal capacity of African American congregations to enable them to engage in fruitful and strategic social justice ministries. The SDPC’s mission is to bring about effective and long-term change through education, advocacy and direct action....
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Ok – so things have gone completely haywire with this supposed “Pro-BET” clergy letter. While there’s still some confusion in the air, here is what I know so far: First, BET is one of the sponsors of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Pastor’s Conference this year. (February 2008) Second, There was some kind of letter...
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