National TV Special Investigates the Color Lines in Recession and Recovery, Feb 12, 9:30 PM EST
Tune in to Link TV Friday, February 12, for ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery on DIRECTV Channel 375 or DISH Network Channel 9410 at 6:30 Pacific, 7:30pm Central and 8:30 pm Eastern. For those without DIRECTV/DISH, the entire show will also be available online at colorlines.com starting Feb 12. Then join Colorlines on Twitter @racialjustice, as they host a roundtable discussion on what we’ve seen. More info at Link TV.
Today at 9pm Eastern. President Barack Obama will give his first State of the Union Address and boy is this going to be heavy. This address will be so heavy that the white house has offered numerous ways that you can watch and get involved. Checktheweather.net will be live streaming the address from our site starting promptly at 9:00. If you have an i-phone (for all you mac-gangmembers out there) you can download this app and watch the address straight from your phone.
This is going to be MAJOR Ya’ll and today Checktheweather.net is offering the rundown on what you need to pay attention to in this year’s State of the Union Address. Stay tuned…..
Yet another reason to ask your grandma for one of those cast iron skillets she has in the pantry. A recent study in the journal, Environmental Health Perspectives shows that the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) may be connected to Thyroid Disease. PFOA can be found in the bags used for microwave popcorn, stain resistant carpets and clothing, certain cleaning products, plus in teflon which is the finishing for non-stick pans. Read the rest of this entry »
DJay Nocturnal has brought together an eclectic crew of today’s hottest emcees, reggae artists and r&b singers to put together the first official Haiti Relief Mixtape. I’m telling ya’ll this mix is that CRACK MUSIC!!!!! Highlights include Twista’s track (track Number 2) However, I will admit, there are a few tracks on here that don’t have anything to do with Haiti or really anything positive for the black community (i.e. track 8 “drug dealing music” featuring Ludacris, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Waka Flocka) But hey hopefully this will be motivation for more music in support of Haiti!
Check it out and if you want to download it visit this link-
Look out Ya’ll Lisa Jackson and an all star crew of members of the Congressional Black Caucus are coming to a hood near you! The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that they will be launching a joint tour of environmental justice communities around the country.
Here’s a bit of the specifics from the official EPA press release:
Mississippi marks the first stop on the tour with visits to Greenville and Jackson on January 22-24. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) will host Administrator Jackson in Greenville where both a roundtable discussion with regional mayors and tour of a local water treatment plant are slated. In Jackson, EPA and the CBC will host an Environmental Justice Conference at Jackson State University with the participation of community leaders, elected officials, students and religious leaders.
Tour stops will also include cities in South Carolina, Maryland and Georgia among others. To read the full press release click here
If you have issues with clicking on the link just copy and paste this url into your web browser http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1e85d6d3d29b3220852576b300508bb0?OpenDocument
More updates soon but you know what we say, “Go, Lisa, Go!”
Messiah Ramkissoon is more than just an entertainer. Three time Apollo champion and recipient of an Oprah Winfrey Angel Network scholarship, Messiah showcases his understanding of hood and international politics through the use of slick wordplay and exciting similes. On his day grind Messiah is a graduate of Howard University and a educator at Duke Ellington School of the Arts (the same high school Dave Chappelle attended).
This past weekend Check the Weather Co-founder, Kari “MisskGreen” Fulton sat down with the Trinidad born, Washington, DC based poet/emcee as he prepared to dive into promotion for his latest album “The Manual” and a string of benefit concerts in support of recovery efforts in Haiti. The two had an opportunity to chat about everything from guilt-trip donations, the near future of Haiti and why he loves the hood so much.
Also check below for a sneak peak of the official video for “Come Back”, the latest single off the Manual and Checktheweather Radio’s featured song!
**If you are in the DC area you can check Messiah out this Thursday January 21, 2009 (that means today!)Performing at the Hands For Haiti Benefit Concert featuring Wale, X.O. and many more. Tickets are available via ticketmaster.com click here to purchase!
For more information on Messiah and to cop his latest album, the Manual visit www.Allmessiah.com.**
Last Tuesday, January 12, 2010 a category 7 earthquake hit Haiti near the capitol city of Port-au-Prince. The number of casualties is still rolling in but the estimated toll is in between the hundreds of thousands. Celebrities and politicians have joined every day people in doing what they can to support recovery efforts in Haiti. Unfortunately only a week after the earthquake hit, reporters are throwing allegations of fraud and mismanagement of funds by charitable organizations. Fortunately, Checktheweather.net did a fair share of research to offer the best tips for making a charitable donation and truly supporting the people of Haiti and the city of Port au-Prince. Read this before you send another text message or attend another Haiti Benefit Concert! Read the rest of this entry »
Much love to the homie Markese Bryant (and that good Green for All production) for a dope song and video:
Artists – G4A is taking new submissions (til Feb 8, 2010) for The Dream Reborn Story Contest. Win $1000 for your inspiring green economy art. Check it out here.
