You are here: Los Angeles Communities African American Community Examiner

Nikki Jones

African American Community Examiner
Nikki Jones likes to use her Ivy League Ph.D. in sociology and criminology to bridge the gap between academia and what her mother calls “the real world.” Her favorite question is “Why should I care?” E-mail her.

'Sitting Down to Take a Stand'--Maryland Humanities Council honors Rosa Parks
'Crime needs more than black pride'
'My President is Black' and other messages from the hip-hop movement
Video: Will.I.Am -- It's a New Day
The Obama lesson: the real work begins now
Election 2008
Barack Obama
civil rights
Ballot Propositions
LGBT
Racism
Vice Presidential Debate
Voter Registration
Breast Cancer
CA Criminal Justice Policy
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Policy
Documentary Films
events
Hair Matters
Health Disparities
Hip Hop Culture
Hurricane Katrina
McCain
Obama-McCain
Palin
Presidential debates
Women's Health
  
Advertisement

Examiner Feeds

These websites were picked by the African American Community Examiner as useful resources.

    • National Examiners

    Jay McDonough
    Progressive Politics Examiner
    Most Recent Post
    Impeachment ad to run in California
    Michael Street
    Asian-American Sports Examiner
    Most Recent Post
    Catch me live tonight on XM Radio!
     
     
    Send us your topic suggestions

    (i.e. Los Angeles hiking, Los Angeles parenting)

    'Sitting Down to Take a Stand'--Maryland Humanities Council honors Rosa Parks

    November 25, 11:43 AM
     

    Rosa Parks after arrest during Montgomery bus boycotts. Source: www.princeton.edu/~bsu/didyouknow.htm
    The Maryland Humanities Council celebrates Rosa Parks' legacy on December 1st at 10:30 AM in the World Famous Lexington Market's Arcade.  The celebration will feature a performance from actress Gwendolyn Briley Strand's one-woman show based on Rosa Parks.  "Sitting Down to Take a Stand--Remembering Rosa Parks" is a four-month long celebration organized by the Maryland Humanities Council. December 1, 2008 is the 53rd anniversary of Parks' refusal to cede her seat to a white bus rider.

    Click here for more information on this event.

     

    For more info: www.mdhc.org

    Topics: civil rights , events
       Subscribe   Feed
     

    Comments

    Name:  
    Email Address:  
    Comments:  

    More from African American Community Examiner

    'Crime needs more than black pride'

    November 11, 12:29 PM
    Obama's America should revise drug laws, begin the process of decriminalisation. Felons forever denied the right to vote must be re-enfranchised. Addiction must be treated as a public health issue, not as a criminal act. It's time to build more universities... Read More
    Topics: Barack Obama , Criminal Justice Policy

    'My President is Black' and other messages from the hip-hop movement

    November 9, 1:21 PM
    I received a text message shortly after Obama was proclaimed the 44th President of the United States of America.  It read: “We won!!!!! My President is BLACK!!!!!”  The reference is to a popular song from the rapper Young Jeezy. ... Read More
    Topics: Barack Obama , Election 2008 , Hip Hop Culture

    Video: Will.I.Am -- It's a New Day

    November 8, 1:25 PM
    ... Read More
    Topics: Barack Obama , Election 2008 , civil rights

    The Obama lesson: the real work begins now

    November 7, 7:23 PM
    Like many others, I will never forget where I was when Senator Barack Obama was proclaimed the 44th President of the United States of America.  I was at a Democratic watch party in San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood.  A historically... Read More
    Topics: Barack Obama , Election 2008 , LGBT

    Video: President-elect Barack Obama's first news conference

    November 7, 3:28 PM
    After a historic election, from which many of us are still recovering, President Barack Obama gets down to business with his first news conference.  He is firm and reassuring.  We are in the midst of difficult times, he says, but he believes... Read More
    Topics: Barack Obama , Election 2008

    Obama: Vote to change the world

    November 4, 5:24 PM
    Make sure your vote counts.  Go to voteforchange.com to find your polling place. Vote.... Read More
    Topics: Barack Obama , Election 2008

    Hope not hate: Obama and Prop 8

    November 3, 1:10 PM
    “Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It’s about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating... Read More
    Topics: Ballot Propositions , Barack Obama , LGBT

    Tune in to the final presidential debate

    October 15, 1:53 PM
    Tonight's third and final  debate between Presidential Candidtates Barack Obama and John McCain mark the beginning of the end of a long campaign season. The debate will focus on domestic policy.  Obama is up in the polling numbers, which has... Read More
    Topics: Election 2008 , Vice Presidential Debate , McCain

    Ladner's Report: Vote

    October 1, 1:50 PM
    We all know that the upcoming election is historic, but do we all believe that our vote really matters?This is the question that Joyce Ladner, author of the sociological classic Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman,  considers in her recent post... Read More
    Topics: Election 2008 , Voter Registration , civil rights

    More from this examiner

    More Entries (10)
     
    Site Map   
    Family Movies and Books
    from Walden Media
    Venues, Sports and Music
    from AEG Worldwide
    Concerts, Artists and Tickets
    from AEG Live
    Be Inspired - Quotes and Stories
    The Foundation for a Better Life
    © 2008 Copyright Examiner.com.
    All Rights Reserved