News and Events from the DEMRI: http://www.demri.org/ http://demri.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:34:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://demri.org/images/M_images/demri_rss.png http://demri.org News and Events from the DEMRI: http://www.demri.org/ http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=227&Itemid=9 Music can affect our emotions, our intellect, our body and our psychology; lyrics can assuage our loneliness or incite our passions. As such, music is a powerful art form with an aesthetic appeal that is highly dependent upon the culture in which its practiced... DEMRIBlog - Blogs Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:46:14 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=226&Itemid=2 New online community resource launched for the Los Angeles community. Los Angeles Civic Space (LACS) is an open, collaborative online community Social Marketplace supporting Arts, Entertainment and Community enrichment in Los Angeles,CA and its surrounding regions. News - Black Business On The Web Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:21:49 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&Itemid=2 Thousands of people ask FCC to create new regulations that prohibit ISPs from hindering user's access to Web content. News - Black Business On The Web Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:10:26 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=224&Itemid=2 YouTube is now offering channel services for non-profits. This allows non-profits to create an account on the site which will allow for unlimited content uploading times, waiving the 10 minute maximum that is enforced on normal acccounts. News - Black Business On The Web Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:57:26 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=223&Itemid=9 As citizen, I have a lot of love for this country (America) the land of many opportunities. I would never do a thing to harm it and would defend its soil as I have pledged to do in the past during my time in the military... Yet I often feel a deep disgust for the hypocrisy that often manifests... DEMRIBlog - Blogs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:46:31 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=215&Itemid=2 I didn't plan on responding to what I heard from the republican convention last night (September 3, 2008) until it was all over. But if you saw what I saw you know that it demands a multilateral response. We witnessed McCain's attack squad of negative, cynical politicians insult the very core of American democracy. They lied about Obama and Biden,... News - Latest Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:40:23 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=56 Welcome to the DEMRI web site. Our goal is to support the growth, development, and advancement of Black Communities through the provision of knowledge, information, news and open access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) resources. News - Latest Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:00:00 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=202&Itemid=2 Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy Charlie Savage is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from the Boston Globe. He has written extensively about President Bush's signing statements and other White House efforts to expand executive branch secrecy and unchecked power. Warrantless wiretapping is one part of this story. Savage has just published a... News - Latest Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:01:42 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=201&Itemid=2 Indictment Launched Against Bush Administration In The Court of Public Opinion It began formally on June 9, 2008 when Dennis Kucinich gave official notice of his intention to introduce 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush to the U.S. House of Representatives. On June 10, 2008, as Congressman Robert Wexler joined Kucinich as co-sponsor of the resolution, Kucinich officially introduced... News - International News Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:41:57 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=9 New Version (1.04) Now Available! 5 Stars! for this New Web Tool for Educators and Novices wishing to build Learning Assets. About this significant news... DEMRIBlog - Blogs Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:00:00 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=2 What Net Neutrality Means, and Why It’s Necessary It looks as if we’re about to go another round with yet another idiot taking on net neutrality. Much of the debate will be triggered by an anti-net neutrality screed by Andy Kessler that’s running as an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. This article highlights the illogicality of the anti-net neutrality folks, with crackpot assertions and... News - International News Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:32:23 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=2 Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is quickly becoming an obsession with many knowledgeable webmasters. Its just happening everywhere and black webmasters must adjust their strategies accordingly. News - Black Business On The Web Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:00:00 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=2 Net Neutrality is the initiative to keep the internet free of regulation by government and control by major media corporations who wish to establish their own fast lane on the web. The results of this fast lane would create yet another corporate monopoly where the common internet user and small businesses receive second class, bottom tier service and broadband... News - Black Business On The Web Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:37:10 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=2 Troy CLE is interviewed on PBS's Now, about his recent book targeting Black Youth called: Marvelous World. News - Latest Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:06:32 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=39 The Being a Community Builder topic provides practical resources, case studies and related reading. We will look at what community building involves and why its important to encourage and support community participation. Community Development - Community Builders Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:00:00 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=39 Case Studies on Community Building and Development: Community Development - Community Builders Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:00:00 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=176&Itemid=9 APCH is a dynamic youth enrichment center founded in 1993. Their mission is to provide at-risk youth with a secure, positive family environment where they can regain hope and belief, earn trust and self-respect and learn skills to lead to a productive lifestyle free of the gangs, drugs and poverty that surround them. They help inner city youth... Books and Other Media - Film, Video and DVD Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:59:58 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=2 It's time for a change in the way mobile service providers lock us into contracts and only certain devices! The slick ads for Apple's revolutionary new iPhone promise to put the Internet in your pocket. But the only way to get one of these gadgets is to sign on with AT T -- which limits what you can... News - Black Business On The Web Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:08:50 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=172&Itemid=9 All things enduring move through different progressive stages in a process. This process has four (4) phases: Development, Establishment, Maintenance and Refinement. Maximum Cultural Development warrants that: We must be producers of culture, not passive consumers of it. Cultural development must be intentional and proactive, focused on clear and valid goals with a concrete vision of how... About Us - About Us Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:49:56 +0100 http://demri.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=9 Around the country, thousands of our youth voluntarily enlist into the military each month for various reasons. This informative video brings to the forefront the realities of joining the U.S. Military. Anyone with children considering, or people considering the military should view this enlightening video... Books and Other Media - Film, Video and DVD Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:41:35 +0100