Dr. Julianne Malveaux: When in Doubt, Blame the Dark-Skinned Man
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux I don’t know where CNN’s John King got the information that a suspect in the Boston bombing was “a dark-skinned male”, but beyond apologizing he needs to explain himself. How many sources gave him the false tip? If it was fewer than two, then he violated a basic journalism rule. Who [...]
Rep. Keith Ellison Pushes Bill to Cut into Big Banks’ Profits and Share the Prosperity
Washington, D.C. – With endorsements up and down Main Street, as well as from international HIV/AIDS and climate change activists, The Inclusive Prosperity Act (H.R. 1579), a financial transaction tax sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), was unveiled today at a Capitol Hill press conference. Ellison’s bill would create a Wall Street sales tax, providing [...]
Yvette Carnell & Pascal Robert: Why You Should Not Be Surprised Obama Cut Social Security
Yvette Carnell and Pascal Robert speak to the recent decision by the Obama Administration to cut social security. View here.
Critics Say Boston Bombings are Nothing Compared to Drone Violence by US Government
Some might consider it unpatriotic to reflect on US violence around the world as a reaction to the bombings that occurred at the Boston Marathon this week. After all, no one knows who did what, so it’s a stretch to believe that the bombings could be retaliation for US foreign policy. But Glenn Greenwald [...]
NAACP Pres Ben Jealous Speaks on Joining Incarceration Coalition with Dr. Boyce Watkins and Russell Simmons
By Benjamin Todd Jealous The United States has five percent of the world’s people but twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners. For the sake of our families and future we must do better. Our nation leads the world in the incarceration of our own citizens, both on a per capita basis and in [...]
State of Equality and Justice in America: ‘The Maternal Wall’
By Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner In our national conversations about equality and justice in America, we have too often avoided the conversation about the realities of women and mothers in the workforce. This is particularly odd given that women comprise half of the entire paid labor force, three-quarters of moms are now in the labor force, and [...]
A New Survey Reveals How African Americans Feel About Their Economic Condition
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Before a room full of journalists at the National Press Club billionaire Robert Johnson’s survey of Black thought and opinion on national affairs, race relations, employment, and a variety of political and social issues held few surprises. Blacks are proud of President Obama, are divided on same s*x marriage and believe there should [...]
More Black Leaders Press the White House to Address Mass Incarceration
Recently, a great deal of attention has been thrust onto the War on Drugs and how it has impacted mass incarceration in America. This week, Russell Simmons, Dr. Boyce Watkins and over 175 celebrities, scholars and public figures publicly asked the president to address the problems that incarceration have caused for millions of families in [...]
What Can the President Do about Mass Incarceration? A Presidential Expert Explains
After a recent letter to the White House addressing mass incarceration was written by Dr. Boyce Watkins and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, thousands of celebrities, activists, business leaders and scholars got on-board. Public figures, including Jennifer Hudson, LL Cool J, Chris Rock, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton endorsed [...]
Former Obama Supporter Takes Heat for Criticizing the President’s Record on Diversity and Employment
Kevin Johnson doesn’t have a lot of friends these days. Part of the reason that he has been attacked as of late is because he spoke his version of truth about the effectiveness of the Obama presidency. In the black community, this is an absolute no-no, and anyone questioning the Obama Administration is typically tarred [...]
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