Professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. will moderate Locked Up, Locked Out: Black Men in America, an annual lecture series presented by the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. The event will be held at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown this evening, beginning at 5 pm. Locked Out, Locked Up: […]
Democrat says abolish Freddie, Fannie-FOXBy JoAnne Allen
By JoAnne Allen – Washington (Reuters) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be abolished rather than reformed as part of the Obama administration’s planned overhaul of the government’s role in housing finance, Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services committee, said on Tuesday. “They should be abolished,” Frank said in an interview […]
A Street Lesson in Domestic Violence and the Meaning of the N-word
In no circumstance do I condone any man laying hands on a woman; as far as I am concerned, it is a cowardly act. However, should this sickening act occur, and should the victim happen to have a brother who issues his own brand of street justice to the one who physically abused his sister, […]
CNN Commemorates the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Special Programming
This month marks five years since Hurricane Katrina roared ashore in Louisiana and Mississippi, killing over 1,800 people and displacing many more. Just as residents were rebuilding their cities and towns after the storm, the Gulf oil disaster has crippled the region’s fishing and tourism industries. CNN programming throughout dayside and into primetime will commemorate […]
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Steps Up Scrutiny Of Possibly-Discriminatory Hiring Practices
WASHINGTON — Companies using criminal records or bad credit reports to screen out job applicants might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up scrutiny of hiring policies that can hurt blacks and Hispanics. A blanket refusal to hire workers based on criminal records or credit problems can be illegal if it has […]
National Urban League Calls on Talk Radio Network to Drop Dr. Laura
New York – The National Urban League today called on Talk Radio Network to drop the Dr. Laura show from syndication, and urged host Dr. Laura Schlessinger to educate herself about racism. “The problem is not simply that Dr. Schlessinger used the ‘n-word’ repeatedly, though that is offensive enough,” National Urban League President and CEO […]
Tolerance and the Mosque near WTC site
J.C. Phillips – I am fascinated that the same people who have been able to find a Constitutional right to government control of education, healthcare, and the energy industry are unable to divine from that same document any rational basis for the government to prevent a mosque from being built on Ground Zero. Of course, […]
Expect A Low Turnout
The Gantt Report – Are Black people insignificant to you? Well, to most political candidates, African Americans are the voters that no one seeks to court or influence. It’s true. Democratic and Republican candidates feel every ethnic group needs to be sought after but Blacks. Democrats feel Black voters are so politically backwards and unaware […]
Dr. Laura Schlessinger N-word Rant Shows her True Colors
How do you “accidentally” say n****r 11 times in a short radio conversation? Does Dr. Laura need a doctor? Is she suffering from turrets syndrome? I believe Dr Laura Schlessinger N-word outburst was an indication of her real feelings. She probably wanted to do that for years so why not when everyone in America is […]