Was This Pastor Uninvited to Speak at Morehouse Because He Opposes Pres. Obama?
April 30, 2013 39 Comments
It has been reported from a variety of sources that a pastor in Philadelphia was uninvited to speak at his alma mater after the university learned that he’d written an article that was less than fully supportive of President Barack Obama. Pastor Kevin Johnson of the Bright Hope Baptist Church was allegedly uninvited to speak [...]
Continue reading …Wealth Gap: $632,000 in Wealth For Whites, $110,000 For Hispanics, and $98,000 For Blacks
April 30, 2013 22 Comments
Blacks in this country have been playing catch-up since the Emancipation Proclamation. Former President Lyndon Baines Johnson looked to affirmative action to close the wealth and opportunity gap, but that’s been a slow process and now, thanks to the Great Recession, the wealth gap between minorities and whites is even larger. A new study from [...]
Continue reading …Politico Writer Says Black Politicians Have Not Progressed in the Obama Era
April 30, 2013 19 Comments
A recent article by Jonathan Martin at Politico has gotten the attention of political observers nation-wide. Martin says that the rise of President Barack Obama has not translated to good fortunes for other African Americans in the political arena. He says that five years after Obama surprised the country by winning the Iowa caucuses, [...]
Continue reading …Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile Heaps Praise on George W. Bush’s Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
April 29, 2013 52 Comments
Former President George W. Bush made a series of rare media appearances last week in the run up to the opening of his presidential library. Bush made the case for his legacy last week, but he wasn’t the only person reassessing the Bush legacy with kinder and gentler eyes. CNN contributor and Democratic strategist Donna [...]
Continue reading …Why is the Nation of Islam Listed as a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center
April 29, 2013 60 Comments
Did you know that the Southern Poverty Law Center lists the Nation of Islam as a hate group? The group is respected by millions of people around the world, and does quite a bit of work in the black community, much of this work being the things that no one else is willing to do. [...]
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NAACP head Ben Jealous says it’s possible for Republicans to win black votes, but they’re going about it all wrong. In a CNN editorial published on Wednesday, Jealous used Rand Paul’s visit to Howard University as an example of how not to reach out to black voters. Jealous says Sen. Paul made the mistake that [...]
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While Wisconsin is known for its famous football team, Green Bay, and its cheese, it is also known as the state that locks up more Black men in the U.S. than any other state. While the national average of Black men that are incarcerated is 6.7 percent, Wisconsin has a whopping 13 percent, or 1 [...]
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Private prison companies have begun using a loophole intended for real estate trusts to avoid paying federal taxes. Real estate investment trusts, also known as REITs, were created to help companies that concentrate their business in real estate holdings by reducing or even eliminating the payment of corporate taxes. Now, however, private prison companies like [...]
Continue reading …Herman Cain Reaches Out to Dr. Ben Carson, Convenes Meeting With Black Republicans
April 22, 2013 64 Comments
Herman Cain met with several high profile Republicans on Monday to discuss potential strategies for reaching out to African-American voters, according to The Hill. Dr. Ben Carson, widely considered a rising star in the Republican Party, was among the prominent black Republicans attending the meeting. The meeting was reportedly held at the Willard Hotel. In [...]
Continue reading …NY Professor Protesting Students’ Pro-Life Display Likening Abort!on to Lynching of Blacks Arrested
April 22, 2013 14 Comments
By Staff Blogger After launching a bunch of profanities at students who had set up a pro-life display on the campus of the University at Buffalo, NY, Laura Curry, a media studies professor was arrested. Curry had gone to protest about graphic posters that had been set up by Students for Life, but when she [...]
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