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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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The Courage To Stand Up for Justice

 

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Dear Friends and Family:

We are organizing a Rally to Support the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center and its current director, Dr. Judson Jeffries, who is also a member of Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity.  He's done an excellent job with fundraising at the center from $7,000 a year to over $1 Million dollars.  He's increased the programming and services in the Black Community.  

A new chair of the department, Dr. Kalu, whose been there only three months, has terminated his 5 year contract after 3 years, without consulting the Community Advisory Board or key stakeholders in the community.  She doesn't like Dr. Jeffries, because he is unafraid to stand up on behalf of the Black Community.  It's a power play that could negatively affect the Black Community and the center.  Please visit the website for additional information: http://justice4osuaacec.tripod.com/  

If you have the courage to stand up for justice and want to support the Black Community and it's current leadership, join us at the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center(AAASCEC) 905 Mt. Vernon Ave. on Sunday, August 30, 2009 from 4-6 PM to help us prepare for a Protest Rally scheduled for Monday, August 31, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the President's Office on the Oval. 


Please join us!

Sincerely,

Charles E. Campbell, Founder & CEO
Allen Hydro Energy Corporation (AHEC)
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. YE JSU Spr. 89 Mu Iota Graduate Chapter

Cycle Six Graduate Ray Miller Institute for Change and Leadership