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3 Videos: In Powerful Morehouse Address, President Obama Talks Race, Excuses and Legacy
President Obama delivered the commencement speech at Morehouse College today. The College’s President, John S. Wilson, was the former head of the White House’s HBCU’s initiative. It rained steadily through...
Congressional Task Force Tackles Bloated Criminal Code
By Zenitha Prince for The Afro The House Judiciary Committee has approved a new, bipartisan task force aimed at streamlining the federal criminal code. The Over-Criminalization Task Force of 2013, made up of five Democrats and ...
Georgetown’s Black House Celebrates 40 Years
By Angel Mills n air of excitement fills campus, as 10 students stand outside of Georgetown University President, Timothy Healy’s office demanding that more minority students be accepted into the school and a support system b...
Shocker: E.W. Jackson Wins GOP Lt. Governor Nod in VA
For anyone who thought that Ken Cuccinelli would be the attention getting Tea Party firebrand on VA’s ticket for the statehouse this year, get ready. Bishop E.W. Jackson won the nomination late Saturday night for Lieutenant G...
First Lady Michelle Obama at Bowie State: Baller and Rapper Dreams Bad for Black Youth
Yesterday, first lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address at Bowie State University in Maryland. She had some fierce admonish ions regarding the youth of today. The first lady had a lot to say on the issue of what...
Nuclear Energy is Clean Energy
There are a lot of misconceptions about nuclear power – many of which have led Americans to be wary of a future that could see the construction of 20 to 25 new units built by 2040 according to Department of Energy forecasts....
Cautious Celebration for Black Voter Turnout
Philadelphia Tribune Editorial Blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, helping to lift President Barack Obama to re-election victory, according to new data from the Census Bureau.The turnout rate of African American v...
Black Revolutionary Assata Shakur is No Terrorist
By Bill Fletcher, Jr When the FBI announced that they were placing fugitive Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard) on the list of most wanted terrorists and that they were offering an additional $1 million for her capture, it caught ...
Are Women Better Leaders Than Men?
The Washington Informer With more women rising to top positions in business and government, the topic of women and their capacity for leadership has been all the buzz in the media lately. From Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg’s ...
We Saw This Coming: Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries ‘Regrets’ His Words
his was a troubling week for Abercrombie & Fitch and its company, Hollister. Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ statements about catering to cool kids went viral after a Business Insider story addressed the bran...
As Senate Passes Immigration Amendments, House Reaches Deal
On Thursday, a bipartisan group in the House of Representatives came to an “agreement in principle” on proceeding forward with immigration reform. The House is expected to work on drafting a bill that will be introd...
Lowered Voting Age in Illinois Likely to Help Latino Electorate
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign a bill that would allow some 17 year olds to vote in elections. There’s a qualifier though — only those who will be 18 by the general election will be allowed to vote....
Post-High School Decision Could Cost You $550,000
With an economy in recovery and a job market harder to enter than Fort Knox, many are questioning the true value of college these days. For African-Americans and Hispanic Americans this question is particularly important. Both ...
No Progress: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Asks Holder for Stop-and-Frisk Update
Last year, Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) led a group of New York lawmakers over to the Department of Justice READ STORY HERE for a meeting with Attorney General on stop-and-frisk. The meeting ended with an “agreement” ...
Benghazi, IRS, FBI: Several Issues Hit the White House At Once
President Obama dealt with weighty issues Wednesday to include the release of emails relating to the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya to quell congressional charges of a cover up. The President sat in on several meetings to inc...
Michael Baisden and the Assault on Black Radio: A Question of Leadership
By Bob Law We are witnessing the very serious decline of Black radio in general and Black owned radio in particular. This is happening at a time when Blacks can ill afford to be without voice in the marketplace of ideas. It i...
House of Canards: House GOP Votes on Obamacare Repeal for 37th Time
The 37th vote in the House to repeal Obamacare is sponsored by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) — of course it will pass the House and then go nowhere. The vote is being taken to allow new Republican members of the House to...
Report: Latinos Largely Absent on Cable News
A new report published by Media Matters this week shows that gender and ethnic diversity on evening cable news is lacking. This report basically confirms others that have been published in recent years that show how white cable...
An Anonymous Conversation about Shonda Rhimes, Race & “Scandal”
Last Sunday, to hype up tonight’s season finale of Scandal the New York Times did a “day in the life” piece about show runner Shonda Rhimes entitled “Network TV is Broken so How does Shonda Rhimes Keep Making Hits?” T...
Dying Breed: Admissions Gap for Minorities at Elite Colleges Increases
With the admissions gap widening, statistics continue to display the need for more educational programs to increase the number of minorities enrolling in our top colleges and universities. One thing is for sure, there is a need...
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