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Occupy The Dream: African American Clergy Join the Occupation Movement

Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, African American ministers announced their plans to join the Occupy Wall Street protesters on income inequality in the country with Occupy The Dream ( OTD ), a grass roots effort designed around the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Today we are mapping out change", said Reverend Dr. Jamal Bryant, pastor the Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, MD.  "The war on poverty, unemployment, economic inequality and greed has, in fact, ravished our nation down to its core." The Occupy The Dream movement spearheaded by Bryant (National spokesperson),  Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. (national director), and others plan to take back main street, at the expense of Wall Street. Bryant, and others, are calling on major Wall Street banks like Bank of America, Capital One, Chase and others to invest money into the community for jobs training and jobs creation, instead of lining the pockets of company CEOs and taking from the...

New home. New spot to hang.

DC Urban LifeStyle Magazine has been on the 'Net, in various places, since 2006. Since then,  DCULS Mag has covered Washington's people, places, and events.  From theatre to music, to galas and politics, from education to sports, to fashion.  We've been here, bringing you the best the African American community has to offer. Moving toward 2012, this will be our new home for our coverage of the most powerful and fascinating city in the World, and the people and events that make it so.  Welcome.