Their Legacy Paved the Way
One hundred and four years ago, on February 12th, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and a handful of dedicated rights activists joined together to form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Their mission: to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons. From ending [...]
4 years into Obama era, a complicated state of our union
President Obama is likely to say America is “getting stronger” as he did last year, or use some other optimistic phrase when he delivers his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday. But four years into the tenure of the first black president, the true state of our union is complicated. The [...]
Report: Grandson of Malcolm X Arrested by FBI en Route to Iran
Iranian news outlet PressTV is reporting that the grandson of Malcolm X has been detained by the FBI en route to Iran. Malcolm Shabazz, an outspoken activist, was reportedly arrested on Monday while en route to Tehran for a Hollywoodism conference. According to sources, the FBI is refusing to provide any details as it relates [...]
Do the Feds Consider Some Banks Too Big to Bust When the Break the Law?
Too big to fail is one problematic concept within banking. This says that even when a bank takes on unnecessary risks, the government will always bail it out because the economy can’t withstand the economic pressure of having the bank go belly up. Now, there are some who are wondering if the feds also believe [...]
U.S. Jobless Rate Falls to 7.8%, Lowest in Nearly 4 Years
After the debates, many political observers said that the remaining jobs reports would take on much more importance. If the jobs reports are bad, then President Obama is in trouble. If they’re good, then he’ll maintain his lead over Romney, or so goes the inside the Beltway thinking. Today, Obama got some good news. The [...]
Last Night’s Debate: Does Obama Even Want His Job?
If a debate is a draw or close to even, people usually just take sides and proclaim that their guy or gal won, but last night was so bad for President Obama that most liberals called the debate for Romney early on, and some in the Twitterverse are even questioning whether Obama even wants to [...]
Do You Even Care That You Can’t Find a Job Because You Don’t Have a Clue About the Economy?
by Yvette Carnell Black unemployment is at an all-time high but, according to Mike Green, CEO of BlackInnovation.org, blacks have totally misunderstood why unemployment is high and what they can do about it. In an exchange with me about what went wrong and where the U.S. economy is headed, Green shed some light on what [...]
Half of America’s Unemployed Aren’t Collecting Any Benefits
One of the longest running Republican myths about unemployment is that people remain unemployed so that they can take full advantage of their benefits. Progressives have fervently argued against this view, asserting that 1) unemployment benefits are only a paltry fraction of what workers normally earn and 2) the benefits serve as a safety net [...]
American, Black, and Unemployed – The Guardian’s Panel, and Responses
The U.K. based publication The Guardian had a novel idea, instead of reporting about black unemployment, the newspaper is going directly to the source , and inviting African Americans to discuss their frustrations as part of a panel. Unemployment in the African American community is nearly double that of the white community, and The Guardian ‘s panel seeks to [...]
Why immigration matters to black America
Immigration reform, and the politics surrounding it, have become synonymous with Hispanic-Americans. Never mind the fact that the vast majority of Latinos in America are already citizens, born in the United States, and that not every immigrant — documented or otherwise — is Hispanic. The easy stereotypes make for simplified storytelling. But the [...]
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