NOLA – Melanoid Nation Foundation https://www.melanoidnation.org Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:37:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ‘Black to School: Here’s a List of Several Reputable African-Centered Schools in the U.S. https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-to-school-heres-a-list-of-several-reputable-african-centered-schools-in-the-u-s/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-to-school-heres-a-list-of-several-reputable-african-centered-schools-in-the-u-s/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 05:54:50 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2477 Across the country, children everywhere are seeing their summer vacations ending, only to have them return to school for another year of education. In the case of Melanoid children, many of them are denied the opportunities to access a respectful education that will enable them to become well-rounded and competitive adults in the “real world” (after high school). Listed below are several educational institutions that teach an African-Centered curriculum, which is extremely critical for our children to have as it builds a strong cultural foundation for themselves in addition to them receiving the conventional worldly education/skills as well.

1. Marcus Garvey School (Los Angeles)

School Type: Co-ed & Pre-K/Elementary Private School

Head of School: Dr. Anyim C. Palmer

Website: http://mgsla.org/

2. NationHouse (Washington, D.C.)

School Type: Grade School

Head of School: Kwame Agyei Akoto

Website: http://www.nationhouse.org/

3. Timbuktu Academy (Detroit)

School Type: K-8

Head of School: Cha-Rhonda Edgerson

Website: http://www.timbuktuacademy.org/

4. Sankofa Academy (Houston)

School Type: Grade School

Head of School: Toni Imani Fisher

Website: http://sisterhoodcreations.com/sankofa_academy

5. Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools/Barbara A. Sizemore/DuSable Leadership Academy (Chicago)

School Type(s): K-12

Head of School: Frank Davis

Website: http://www.bsics.org/

6. Freedom Home Academy

School Type: Private Home School (Based in Chicago)

Head of School: Marcus Kline

Website: http://www.fhaintl.org/index.php

7. Little Sun People (Brooklyn)

School Type: Preschool

Head of School: Fela Barclift

Website: http://www.littlesunpeople.com/

8. ILE OMODE SCHOOL (Oakland)

School Type: Pre K-8

Head of School: Jahi Awakoaiye

Website: http://www.ileomode.org/draft1/index.htm

9. Imhotep Institute Charter High School (Philadelphia)

School Type: High School

Website: http://imhotepcharter.org/website/

 10. Kamali Academy (New Orleans)

School Type: K-12

Head of School: Dr. Samori Camara

B. Clark

]]> https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-to-school-heres-a-list-of-several-reputable-african-centered-schools-in-the-u-s/feed/ 382 How Quickly We Forget: George W. Bush & The 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina https://www.melanoidnation.org/how-quickly-we-forget-george-w-bush-the-10th-anniversary-of-hurricane-katrina/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/how-quickly-we-forget-george-w-bush-the-10th-anniversary-of-hurricane-katrina/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2015 05:12:40 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2402 This week, the previous U.S. President George W. Bush visited New Orleans to join the city’s citizens in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the violent storm that caused severe damage to the city’s infrastructure, causing 1 million people to evacuate the flooded city. In addition to “The Big Easy” traditionally recognized as a city comprising of predominately Melanoid citizens, the good Brothers and Sisters in that particular city failed to receive the aid they needed in such a dire situation as the onset Katrina’s catastrophic presence on that fateful late August day back in 2005.

Below is a short video clip that effectively highlights the hypocrisy of George “Dubya” Bush as he cozies himself up with young Melanoid girls for selfies, dancing a jig with his wife (Laura) for the cameras, and makes his overall presence felt in New Orleans by delivering speeches and interviews which expressed contrived nuggets of contrition. Keep in mind that it was Bush and his administration that were slow to respond to the cries of the thousands of Melanoid people who were displaced from their homes because of Katrina, infected with illnesses as a result of being exposed to unsanitary conditions in the storm’s aftermath, and outright murdered in cold blood by suspected white supremacists who saw the storm’s Melanoid victims as ‘looters’.

 

B. Clark

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