By Raynard Jackson – As the two supposed premier civil rights groups gather this week and next for their annual conventions (the N.A.A.C.P and the National Urban League, respectively), I want to challenge their agendas and then pose a few questions for them to answer. When civil rights are discussed in the media, you never […]
NAACP Says EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Improve Health Conditions by Holding Power Plants Accountable
Baltimore, MD – Last week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized rules that will cap toxic emissions from power plants. The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is designed to limit air pollution that blows across state lines. On Tuesday the NAACP put out a statement lauding the new rule: “The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule will improve […]
RACIST OR NOT RACIST? Michele Bachmann & Steve King Show Their True Racist Colors Talking About President Obama and Black Farmers
It’s sad to admit in America in 2011 but racists are alive and being paid to pass on their racist views. This video is old but I’m just seeing it (thanks to EURWeb.com) and I have to say it’s some of the most racist speech I’ve heard of late. It’s unbelievable that these people have […]
Gene Siskel Film Center Honor Regina Taylor With Deloris Jordan Excellence Award In Leadership
Chicago (MG Media) – The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will host Opening Night of its 17th Annual Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video when actress and playwright Regina Taylor will receive the Deloris Jordan Award for Excellence in Community Leadership. Taylor, chosen for her […]
Florida State Senator Caught Up With the Law – The Gantt Report
The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt – Tears are flowing in The Gantt Report nation today as my good friend Mandy Dawson has gotten caught up in some legal hocus pocus and was recently arrested in her Daytona Beach hometown for alleged tax issues. I feel bad for Mandy because Dawson, a former state Senator […]
Patti LaBelle, Mo’Nique, Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Eric Benet, Howard Hewett, Johnny Gill Among Special Celebrity Guests at the 7th Annual O’Jays Celebrity Celebration Weekend & Scholarship Fund
Canton, OH – The dream began in Canton, Ohio and now Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Sr., and Eric Nolan Grant, known collectively as The O’Jays, return to their hometown of Canton, OH to host the Seventh Annual O’JaysCelebration Weekend & Scholarship Fund, August 12-15, 2011. The 4-day celebration will kick off on Friday with “The […]
NOLA CARES Mentoring Movement recruit local mentors for New Orleans effort
New Orleans – NOLA CARES Mentoring Movement has announced the beginning of its efforts to recruit local mentors will to spend time addressing troubled Black youths in New Orleans. The NOLA CARES Mentoring Movement in New Orleans, Louisiana is an affiliate “Circle” of the National Cares Mentoring Movement (NCMM). National CARES Mentoring Movement, founded by […]
AIDS Drugs Offer Major Breakthrough in Fight Against Spread of HIV/AIDS But Cultural Determinants Still Crucial Within the Black Community
By Cleo Manago – The results of two recent studies known as PrEP, released on Wednesday, July 13,2011, show findings that taking a daily pill containing one or two AIDS drugs can help keep an uninfected person from catching the HIV virus. This is definitely significant news – a definite step in the right direction […]
Black Mafia Widow, Thelma Wright Shares Her Story in New Book “With Eyes From Both Sides – Living My Life In and Out of the Game”
Philadelphia – The words “queen pen” and “boss lady” can conjure up many images. One might think of an icy, cold-blooded gangstress who is heartless about the business at hand. Yet, the sparkling, green eyes belonging to Thelma Wright paint a different picture. Though rumored at one time to be the most powerful and dangerous […]