by Julianne Malveaux – – The 2009 poverty numbers were released last week, and things are a lot worse than many economists thought they would be. The poverty rate jumped up a full percentage point, from 13.2 to 14.3 percent. This means that one in seven Americans live in poverty, 4 million more than a […]
Rahm Emanuel to End Controversial Tenure as White House Chief of Staff
By Peter Nicholas, Tribune Washington Bureau — A president’s chief of staff tends to be discreet, low-key and anonymous. Rahm Emanuel was none of these. He drove his staff with warlike intensity and a message that failure was unacceptable. During the past 20 months Emanuel insulted allies. Sparred with colleagues. Practiced an arm-twisting, old-school politics […]
Tavis Smiley & Cornel West Join Forces for Radio Program
Two of America’s most influential and provocative public figures, broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Princeton professor Cornel West have joined forces to co-host a new radio program – Smiley & West – this fall. Building on Tavis’ current popular radio show The Tavis Smiley Show, Smiley & West will integrate their professional and personal relationship to […]
The N-word: The Indoctrination Process and overcoming Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
By H. Lewis Smith – Plantation owners, overseers, merchants, bankers—all of those who were benefactors of the American enslavement of black people—had a huge stake in eliminating the true identity of the newly-arrived Africans. These benefactors knew that in order for their scheme to be completely effective, they would have to maintain complete control over […]
Bennett J. Johnson III Joins PFM’s Chicago Office as Senior Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL – The PFM Group has announced that Bennett J. Johnson III recently joined the firm’s Financial Advisory practice in the Chicago office as a Senior Managing Consultant. Mr. Johnson’s primary focus will be in the areas of client development, project management, and financial analysis in Chicago and the Midwest region. Bennett Johnson brings […]
Hollywood Elite Join Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Divas Simply Singing
Los Angeles, CA. — One Diva. One Song. One Night to touch a million lives. Actress and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph is proud to announce the all-star, mega-watt line up for the 20th Annual Divas Simply Singing! AIDS benefit Concert on October 9th (7:30pm) at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.: Grammy nominated singer–songwriter–producer […]
AfriCan – by Raynard Jackson
During the past two weeks I have been asked to be involved in two projects relating to Africa. While dealing with Africa can sometimes be very frustrating, after the past two weeks, I am very high on the future of Africa. Last month I was asked to help put together the first ever Seychelles Investment […]
Meet her at the Education Crossroads: Ruth Adkins Robinson, Creator and Executive Producer of “The Education Superhighway” hosted by Reverend Al Sharpton
Hollywood, CA – Sometimes we cross paths with others that seem pure accident, with others it seems pre-ordained. For Ruth Adkins Robinson, a call in 1976 for writing help on a live awards show from James Brown’s manager Charles Bobbitt was the first pavestone in the pathway that led to a New York production studio […]
Obama Issues Education Message
By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON – Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out. American students are falling behind some of their foreign counterparts, especially in math and […]