Founded in 1943, Negro Digest (later “Black World”) was the publication that launched Johnson Publishing. During the most turbulent years of the civil rights movement, Negro Digest/Black World served as a critical vehicle for political thought for supporters of the movement.
Now many issues have been digitized and are searchable online.
my school library has these bound in book editions. all we have now is shitty XXL and Essence…
The new Issue of WORDS,BEATS & LIFE…”hurry up and get yours cuz I got mine” - Q-Tip
Today is the day the future of big budget Black filmmaking hangs in the balance. According to George Lucas at least. After spending about 555 million adjusted for inflation dollars to make his 6 installments of Star Wars, Lucas has now vowed to abandon half a billion budgets forever…
One night in August 2006, a tanker chartered by Trafigura, a British oil trader, anchored off the Ivory Coast and illegally unloaded 500 tons of toxic waste into Abidjan’s landfills. The pungent, blistering sludge killed 16 and hospitalized more than 100,000. DirectorBagassi Koura’s short documentary skillfully chronicles how Trafigura dodged environmental regulations to save a mere $300,000, only to spend millions trying to cover up its responsibility.
What makes The Stinking Ship so heartbreaking are the stories of the people still living with the effects of the “Ivorian Chernobyl,” which has yet to be fully cleaned up. A community leader laments, “When it rains or it’s windy, frankly we can’t live in the village. The stench reaches far beyond it. We are walking dead.” Titania Kumeh
2011 BEST DOCUMENTARY Mother Jones Magazine’s film of the year
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“Bling Teeth” - South Jersey truck style…exit 7 new jersey turnpike- exit 56 295
Ice Cube studied Architectural Drafting..who knew? run tell that….Ice Cube on The Eames (by pacificstandardtime)
