By Chaz Hobbs – As a Black Man I have always been highly reticent about the, “First Tuesday, after the First Monday in November.” This is the ever present day that we are, quote on quote, “Supposed to exercise one of our Constitutional rights.” Sadly, this day bears no semblance to any of us being […]
The Democratic Disaster
By Lucius Gantt – Let us pray for The Democratic Party. They got the hell beat out of them in the 2010 elections! But it didn’t have to be that way. Democratic leaders were told time and time again how they could win races in 2010 but they ignored all of the advice but the […]
The Man in the Mirror
By Raynard Jackson – Earlier this week I received a phone call from a good friend and he relayed the following story from a liberal, Democratic friend of his in California. She is a retired worker with a college degree and worked for many years in the court system. She wanted to get back in […]
Sheryl Lee Ralph, E. Faye Williams, & Evelyn Gibson Lowery Challenged Women to Get Out the Vote at Multicultural Forum
Atlanta, GA – A diverse group of women representing all walks of life, faiths, and ethnicities assembled recently at the Atlanta Civic Center for the “Women in Power Multicultural Forum,” a spirited get-out-the-vote rally featuring a mixture of local, state, and national speakers that discussed women as “Game Changers” and urged the audience to visit, […]
Meek says Charlie Crist tried to get him to drop out of Senate race
CNN reports that Florida Senate hopeful, Kendrick Meek said that it was Florida Gov. Charlie Crist not former President Clinton that tried to talk him into dropping out of the Senate race. I am terribly confused. Crist is a former Republican running as an Independent; what does he have to do with Meek? Kendrick Meek […]
Black Women Could Swing November’s Vote
by Debbie Hines, Women’s Media Center -With the midterm election fast approaching, African American women are emerging as crucial to success for Democrats according to voting analysts and the Democratic National Committee. In 20 House races, mostly in southern states, African American women could be the deciding factor. Analyst Page Gardner, founder of Women’s Voices, […]
Democrats are going all out to get black voters into the booths. Will it matter?
At a town-hall meeting on the economy held on September 20th, Velma Hart, the chief financial officer for a veterans’ advocacy organisation, told Barack Obama that she was “exhausted of defending you…and deeply disappointed with where we are right now.” A month later, at another meeting the president had convened with young voters, a college […]
Global Novations Launches 2011 Honoring Differences Diversity Calendar
(AANEWSWIRE) BOSTON, MA – Global Novations, a global consulting firm focused on diversity and inclusion, talent management, and market optimization, announced the release of the 2011 Honoring Differences® Diversity Calendar. The Honoring Differences calendar was created to help organizations demonstrate their commitment to diversity beyond the training classroom. Featuring detailed, factual information on practices, holidays, […]