Charles D. Ellison -Philadelphia Tribune — In 2010, African-American politicians find themselves under siege (New America Media). Black political power and influence appears strafed and demolished in less than two weeks time. Even President Barack Obama is not immune as he fends off assaults from both left and right, including a Washington Post column by […]
Why Carville Won’t Apologize to Obama for his Balls Crack
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson – Not surprisingly the always dependable controversial quotable especially when it come to knocking President Obama Democratic strategist James Carville was petulant and defiant when asked whether he’d apologize for his latest Obama wisecrack. The dig was Carville’s supposedly play on an old joke when he cracked that Hillary Clinton should […]
Ex-Alabama State Trooper Gets Six Months for Killing Civil Rights Activist Jimmie Lee Jackson
By Edrea Davis- Ex-Alabama State Trooper James Fowler, 76, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor – second-degree manslaughter – in the 1965 shooting death of civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson. Fowler was sentenced to six months in the Geneva County Jail and must turn himself in by Dec. 1. Jackson’s murder led to the Selma-Montgomery […]
Michele Norris, NPR Host to Serve as National Ambassador For StoryCorps’ 3rd Annual National Day of Listening
New York —The national nonprofit organization StoryCorps announced today that NPR’s Michele Norris will serve as Ambassador for its third annual National Day of Listening, which will take place on Friday, November 26, 2010. Sponsored by the Fetzer Institute, the National Day of Listening is an effort to encourage Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs […]
Melanie L. Campbell Among Equal Pay Advocates to Meet with President Obama
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation President & CEO and Convener of Black Women’s Roundtable, Melanie L. Campbell was among a small group of advocates for women and girls that met with President Obama to discuss the Senate vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Administration’s ongoing efforts to promote equality and economic security […]
NABJ Names Maurice Foster as New Executive Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 19, 2010 – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Maurice Foster is the new Executive Director of the largest organization journalists of color in the nation. Foster joins NABJ from the National Bar Association, where he served as Deputy Executive Director for seven years. He brings more than […]
Who Let the Ducks Out?
By Julianne Malveaux – Congress convenes on Monday, November 15 for its lame-duck session. Some of the Democrats that will sit in the majority are not going to be coming back to Congress in January. Some of the Republicans, now in the minority, are licking their chops because they will occupy the majority in a […]
The Failing Promise of Public Education
By Joseph C. Phillips – We, the American public, hold it as an article of faith that those responsible for devising and implementing public policy have our best interests at heart. Our best minds are hard at work, striving to make the world a better place. Our elected officials are dedicated to protecting our freedoms, […]
Surely, No One Should Be Surprised That Palin Plays the Race Card
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson – The advance PR flacks for HarperCollins knew exactly what they were doing when they calculatedly leaked a provocative passage from Sara Palin’s newest ego stroke book, America by Heart. The passage incited race. This time the target is not President Obama, at least not directly. It is First Lady Michelle […]