Raynard Jackson – Two nights ago, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address and, as usual, he declared the state of our union is good. No president has ever said anything differently. Every president is only going to put the best face on the state of affairs in our country. But, the [...]
By Marc H. Morial – It is time for policy makers on both sides of the progressive-conservative divide to stop debating and start enacting policies to create jobs, especially for those suffering the most from the persisting great recession. One way to do that is to create green empowerment zones that would generate urban jobs, [...]
Houston, TX – Music World Gospel/Interface Entertainment recording artist Micah Stampley launched his 2011 promo tour with a ministry weekend in Los Angeles sharing in worship at Angelus Temple, visiting the Dream Center and appearing at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. These are the first of many appearances to come in 2011 as [...]
In his commentary about President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night, Michael Likosky, does an excellent job of breaking down the US economy pre-Obama and now. American’s need to recognize that the economic crisis did not start with President Obama or with the mortgage meltdown. It didn’t start with President Bush either. I [...]
By Lucius Gantt – President Barack Obama rapped the 2011 State of the Union address recently. He didn’t say “big things pop it and little things stop it” but he did say Americans do big things. The President solidified his standing as one of the best Presidential orators in history in his speech but he [...]
This is absolutely ridiculous. It’s getting harder these days to avoid getting caught up in the criminal justice system. I hope people get how extreme the US has gotten with locking non-violent offenders. Heck, How can putting your children in a better school be criminal? President Obama just spoke about the need for parents to [...]
By H. Lewis Smith – The removal of the n-word from Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn has caused complete outrage, shock, and outcries of sorts all across the American landscape. If the term is removed from historical texts, which were written during and work to convey the reality of the times – depicting the distorted face [...]
The story below is one of the many stories that ran when Steve Harvey’s ex-wife came forward to say she was left homeless and pennyless when he divorced her. This paperwork settles the case. Go STEVE … nuff said! Harvey Divorce If Mary Harvey is this confused about the state of her affairs, it’s probably [...]
Former Georgetown University head coach, John Thompson Jr., looks on as the president of Georgetown University, Dr. John J. DeGioia, presents civil rights leader, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, with the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award during the Ninth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Let Freedom Ring Kennedy Center Celebration. Held on [...]
(CNN) — The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has declined the post her father once held as president of the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference, saying she was interested in being more than a “figurehead.” The Rev. Bernice A. King was elected to the office in October 2009, but never served as [...]
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