Julianne Malveaux: A Flawed Immigration Reform Bill
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux The Senate’s Gang of Eight have put together an 844 page monstrosity known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, legislation that President Obama says he “basically approves” of. The crafters of this essentially unreadable bill was put together by Senators d**k Durbin (Illinois), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chuck [...]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: Opportunity Gap or Achievement Gap?
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux African American students achieve at a different level than white students. Test scores are lower, as are high school and college completion rates, and the number of African Americans attending four-year institutions is falling. The rate of African American suspensions and expulsions from K-12 schools is higher than that of other groups. By almost [...]
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 [...]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: Medical Attitudes Maintain Health Disparities
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Anna Brown, a St. Louis based homeless woman needed treatment for a sprained ankle. She went to three emergency rooms seeking such treatment. In the third hospital, St. Mary’s Health Center, Ms. Brown was emphatic about needing care. Instead she was arrested for trespassing, and died in a jail cell! Was [...]
Julianne Malveaux: Fascism by Another Name
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux There is a Whole Foods store about 3 blocks from my home, and around the corner from my gym. I am enamored by the displays of produce, the red peppers contrasting the yellow ones, the kale, chard, and collard glistening from their morning sprinkle. I love the way the fish gleams [...]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: ” F” Bombs for Harry Reid and for New York
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Congressman John Boehner was reelected speaker of the House of Representatives with a narrow vote. Needing 218 votes, he narrowly clinched it with 220. His narrow vote reflects the fact that no Democrat would vote for him and many Republicans are disillusioned of him. Perhaps it also reflects the fact that [...]
Julianne Malveuax Speaks On The State Of Blacks In American Economy [Podcast]
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Bakari Kitwana speaks with economist Julianne Malveaux about key strategies that Blacks must deploy in order to survive in the current economy. For Malveaux this includes being equipped with the tools to dissect and act upon the recent Labor Department statistics on Black unemployment (15.7%), as well as the Economic Policy Institute’s findings on Black college graduates—over 15 percent of who are also unemployed. While she offers hope, reflecting on her new book, Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History, here Dr. Malveaux is unflinching in her criticism of colorblind policy as a solution for economic woes disproportionately impacting the African American community. “There is no such thing as colorblindness,†Malveaux says. “Colorblindness is blind trip into color-focused oblivion. The challenge with Obama Administration has been in an attempt to govern broadly, there has been a narrow exclusion of people who have already been excluded.†Julianne Malveaux is an economist, syndicated columnist and president of Bennett College. She is the author of numerous books on Blacks and the economy, including the newly released Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts About Black Economic History (Last World Productions, 2010). Bakari Kitwana is CEO of Rap Sessions and author of the forthcoming Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama Era. (Third World Press, 2010) RELATED: RAP SESSIONS : Quannell X Rails Against Wave Of Police Brutality In Houston RAP SESSIONS : Conrad Tillard On Rangel’s Huge Congressional Fight Share this post on Facebook! CLICK HERE: Five better career moves for Flavor Flav [from TheUrbanDaily.com] T.I. blames his dentist for drug addiction [from TheUrbanDaily.com] The Dream pays Christina Milian $4 mil to keep her mouth shut [from HelloBeautiful.com] 2010 American Music Awards Photos [from HelloBeautiful.com]
Julianne Malveuax Speaks On The State Of Blacks In American Economy [Podcast]
Bakari Kitwana speaks with economist Julianne Malveaux about key strategies that Blacks must deploy in order to survive in the current economy. For Malveaux this includes being equipped with the tools to dissect and act upon the recent Labor Department statistics on Black unemployment (15.7%), as well as the Economic Policy Institute’s findings on Black college graduates—over 15 percent of who are also unemployed. While she offers hope, reflecting on her new book, Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History, here Dr. Malveaux is unflinching in her criticism of colorblind policy as a solution for economic woes disproportionately impacting the African American community. “There is no such thing as colorblindness,†Malveaux says. “Colorblindness is blind trip into color-focused oblivion. The challenge with Obama Administration has been in an attempt to govern broadly, there has been a narrow exclusion of people who have already been excluded.†Julianne Malveaux is an economist, syndicated columnist and president of Bennett College. She is the author of numerous books on Blacks and the economy, including the newly released Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts About Black Economic History (Last World Productions, 2010). Bakari Kitwana is CEO of Rap Sessions and author of the forthcoming Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama Era. (Third World Press, 2010) RELATED: RAP SESSIONS : Quannell X Rails Against Wave Of Police Brutality In Houston RAP SESSIONS : Conrad Tillard On Rangel’s Huge Congressional Fight Share this post on Facebook! CLICK HERE: Five better career moves for Flavor Flav [from TheUrbanDaily.com] T.I. blames his dentist for drug addiction [from TheUrbanDaily.com] The Dream pays Christina Milian $4 mil to keep her mouth shut [from HelloBeautiful.com] 2010 American Music Awards Photos [from HelloBeautiful.com]
Julianne Malveuax Speaks On The State Of Blacks In American Economy [Podcast]
Bakari Kitwana speaks with economist Julianne Malveaux about key strategies that Blacks must deploy in order to survive in the current economy. For Malveaux this includes being equipped with the tools to dissect and act upon the recent Labor Department statistics on Black unemployment (15.7%), as well as the Economic Policy Institute’s findings on Black college graduates—over 15 percent of who are also unemployed. While she offers hope, reflecting on her new book, Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History, here Dr. Malveaux is unflinching in her criticism of colorblind policy as a solution for economic woes disproportionately impacting the African American community. “There is no such thing as colorblindness,†Malveaux says. “Colorblindness is blind trip into color-focused oblivion. The challenge with Obama Administration has been in an attempt to govern broadly, there has been a narrow exclusion of people who have already been excluded.†Julianne Malveaux is an economist, syndicated columnist and president of Bennett College. She is the author of numerous books on Blacks and the economy, including the newly released Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts About Black Economic History (Last World Productions, 2010). Bakari Kitwana is CEO of Rap Sessions and author of the forthcoming Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama Era. (Third World Press, 2010) RELATED: RAP SESSIONS : Quannell X Rails Against Wave Of Police Brutality In Houston RAP SESSIONS : Conrad Tillard On Rangel’s Huge Congressional Fight Share this post on Facebook! CLICK HERE: Five better career moves for Flavor Flav [from TheUrbanDaily.com] T.I. blames his dentist for drug addiction [from TheUrbanDaily.com] The Dream pays Christina Milian $4 mil to keep her mouth shut [from HelloBeautiful.com] 2010 American Music Awards Photos [from HelloBeautiful.com]
Julianne Malveaux: At Last
by Julianne Malveaux When Beyonce Knowles sang the Etta James song “At Last” at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the song could have had several meanings. At last we have an African American President? At last, the muscle of the Black vote has been flexed? At last, there is some hope for our country to [...]
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