OK, a reader wrote to me venting her frustrations about the new relationship category of “wifey.” It seems as though we now have the categories of: single, married, divorced, and has-a-wifey. It’s a peculiar moniker indeed for one’s significant other. It actually sounds rather sweet. It seems to occupy the space between girlfriend and wife. But to me, it signifies exactly what’s wrong with relationships today.

(I’m not sure if this term has permeated the white community yet, but like everything else black folks do, its coming.)

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Give that nod to Carl Lewis, right, who won nine gold medals over four Olympics, including the long jump four games in a row. Unlike Phelps, Lewis won his medals doing two very different things, using his speed to win the 100 and 200 meters and his leaping ability for the long jump.

He likely would have had even more medals but the United States boycotted the 1980 games in Moscow where Lewis had qualified in the long jump and as a member of the 400 relay team.

“I don’t want to appear to be putting Phelps down,” said David Wallechinsky, the Olympic historian who has literally written the book on the games. “But I need a little more longevity to name him the best Olympian ever.” (Full Article)

Doc Watchers Inc., a member-supported documentary film screening series in Harlem continues its film series Beyond Mugabe: A Celebration of African Leadership tonight.

Location: Shrine Bar and Restaurant, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell jr. Blvd. (7th Avenue) bet. 133rd & 134th Streets

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Urban Arts Market
Aug 24, Sep 7 & 21
12—8pm
Myrtle Avenue between Grand and Emerson

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2007 - Harlem
Steve Coleman, Michael Bowie, Cassandra Wilson

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Congressman Charles B. Rangel along with The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, The New York Road Runners, NY City Department of Parks & Recreation and NYC & Company in concert with our major local Hospitals and Colleges invite you, your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and fellow New Yorkers to join with us in our mission to promote the health of our communities, to combat obesity & diabetes and support Organ Donation by taking a health walk with your loved ones through Historic Harlem.  We will visit three (3) of Harlem’s Historic Parks, beginning at Morningside Park, going to St. Nicholas Park, ending at Jackie Robinson Park.

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Synopsis: Faced with a drought that endangers the continuity of their people, Masai elders are convinced that they have been cursed by the Red God — the God of Vengeance. Following the death of the war chief, a group of adolescents must now cross over to adulthood, forced to quickly form a new generation of inexperienced but brave warriors. The young men must bring back the mane of a legendary lion, which appears at every critical period of Masai history to appease the wrath of the Red God and bring back the rains. The survival of their culture depends on this quest.

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Guest, Miostis Munoz, Van Woods, Gary James, Alan Inman,
Elison Elliott, Myles Matthews, Peggy Hampton, Judith Riggs

In the wake of a successful, brilliantly organized and executed campaign to win the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States, Senator Barack Obama has inspired a broad-based Republican and Democratic coalition to win the presidency in November.

The members of this bi-partisan coalition argue that the post-partisan message brought by the presumptive Democratic Party nominee to the national elective process, and the high level of intellect and civility demonstrated, requires the citizenry at large to conquer both the politics of polarization and emotional or divisive wedge issues.

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As Barack Obama tries to draw hundreds of thousands of new voters to the polls, Republicans are beginning to scrutinize registrants’ eligibility as both sides draw a major battle line over voting rights.

Republicans are moving to examine surges in voter registrations in some states. A Republican lawyers group held a national training session on election law over the weekend that included campaign attorneys for Sen. John McCain and other Republican leaders. One session discussed how party operatives can identify and respond to instances of voter fraud.

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The Black August Hip Hop Project will produce its 11th Annual Benefit Concert at Nokia Theatre on August 31st. This year’s show will center on human rights violations incurred through gentrification and police brutality in the U.S. With special surprise guests still to come, confirmed artists include soul sensation Bilal, hip hop acts KRS-One, EPMD, Smif N Wessun, Immortal Technique, and Black Moon along with hip hop DJs Marley Marl, Scratch, Evil Dee, Op and K-Salaam.

A project of the Malcolm Grassroots Movement, Black August is one of many endeavors to galvanize younger generations around news and issues affecting the Black community. In addition to the NYC concerts, organizers have also facilitated international delegations and massive concerts in Cuba, South Africa, Tanzania, Brazil, and Venezuela.

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