By Michael L. Howard Saul – Two days after officially launching his re-election campaign, President Barack Obama plans to travel to New York City Wednesday to deliver remarks at the 20th anniversary of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s organization. While the White House said there is no connection between Mr. Obama’s 2012 campaign and his decision […]
The State of Black America: Washington Are you Listening?
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #14) – “Welcome to America in the second decade of the 21st century. An army of long-term unemployed workers is spread across the land, the human fallout from the Great Recession and long years of misguided economic policies.” From Bob Herbert’s final column for the New York Times […]
Malcolm X Scholar Dies on Eve of Revelations
By Richard Prince – Noted African American historian Manning Marable died in New York on Friday, three days before his long-awaited book containing revelations about Malcolm X is to be published, his publicist confirmed. He was 60. A prolific writer, Marable directed the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University and for […]
Why Is Black Unemployment Rising?
By Joyce Jones (BET.com) – The news that the African-American unemployment rate rose to 15.5% from 15.3% while the overall rate dropped to its lowest level in two years is disheartening. It would be easy to blame the yawning gap between the overall jobless rate of 8.8% and the Black unemployment rate on race, but […]
Save a Girl, Save a World National Mentoring Program Launched to Save Lives
Detroit, MI – The SAVE A GIRL, SAVE A WORLD (SAGSAW) mentoring inter-generational program will debut with an official three-day retreat hosted by, president of Bennett College Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Friday, April 8 through Sunday, April 10. Forty (40) young ladies from high schools and college will attend the SAVE A GIRL, SAVE THE WORLD […]
Jena Six Activist Convicted, Faces Decades in Prison
By Jordan Flaherty – Civil rights activist Catrina Wallace, who received national acclaim for her central role in organizing protests around the Jena Six case, was convicted today of three counts of distribution of a controlled substance. She was taken from the courtroom straight to jail after the verdict was read, and given a one […]
Radiation Traces Found in U.S. Milk
By Stephen Power, WSJ – The U.S. government said Wednesday that traces of radiation have been found in milk in Washington state, but said the amounts are far too low to trigger any public-health concern. The Environmental Protection Agency said a March 25 sample of milk produced in the Spokane, Wash., area contained a 0.8 […]
Chris Brown Continues No. 1 Reign At Urban Mainstream
New York, NY – Chris Brown’s fourth studio album F.A.M.E. (Jive Records) debuts this week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts with total album sales of over 271K. The album has spawned three consecutive No. 1 singles and marks the multi-platinum singer’s first No. 1 album on the […]
African Diaspora for Change partners with The Salif Keita Foundation for a Special Benefit Concert in DC
African Diaspora for Change partners with The Salif Keita Global Foundation for a special benefit concert to stop A.L.B.I.N.O.S. (A Living Being in Need of Safety) Genocide. The concert will be held in Washington, DC, on April 10, at 8 PM at Bohemian Caverns. Salif Keita was born with albinism. As a child he suffered […]