By Lucius Gantt (The Gantt Report) – I have a couple of married friends that enjoy sending me email messages with pictures of women with large puppies and big assets. I appreciate all women of almost any size and figure but I must say my woman of choice is a “smart” woman, both learned and […]
State of Black America Town Hall to Explore Jobs of the Future
Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#12) – Next Thursday, I invite you to join the debate about the number one issue facing the nation – the deep and persistent jobs crisis that has been especially devastating in urban communities of color. As part of the National Urban League’s annual Legislative Policy Conference in Washington, DC, […]
“Pull Your Pants Up” Legislation Passes from Senate in Florida
I’m one of those people who thinks government is doing a little too much intruding in our lives. Too much regulation keeps government workers employed but doesn’t do much else. This Florida bill will prohibit students from wearing clothing that exposes their butt. What in the world? Some schools require uniforms and others have very […]
Tenure and Teacher Performance under Fire
Over the past 50 years, one of the most contentious debates has centered upon the direction of public schools in America. Whether it was integration and forced busing, or the current flavor of the month—removal of tenure for public school teachers—education remains at the forefront of political debate. As to tenure, several states, including Florida […]
Obama the Pragmatist
This week, news that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would not return for a second term initially struck me as a sign that she may resign and run against her boss in the Democrat primary. After reading transcripts of her interview that concern has been allayed—for now. Still, I find it troubling that Secretary […]
White Collar Crime in the news
By Chuck Hobbs – For most of us alive in the 1980’s, when you think of insider trading, two people, one real and the other fictional, spring to mind: Ivan Boesky and Gordon Gekko. Boesky, as we remember, was sentenced to 3.5 years in Federal prison for insider trading in 1986. Gekko, played by Michael […]
Obama Administration rather silent on economic discrimination
Recently, I got to thinking about all of the “reverse discrimination” talk that one hears suggesting that minorities and women are taking over America. The falsity in this notion would be hilarious if it want so dangerous. A glance at the top leaders among major corporations would show few minorities. The same holds true among […]
Atlanta City Council to Honor Eleven Women featured in New Civil Rights History Book
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond will pay tribute to eleven women born in or currently living in Georgia, who contributed to the newly-published Civil Rights history book “Hands on the Freedom Plow.” As members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the Civil Rights era, the […]
Gates Says Targeting Qaddafi Goes Beyond UN Resolution on Libya
By Viola Gienger (Bloomberg.com) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. military campaign against Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi should be limited to the terms of a United Nations resolution rather than being broadened to target the leader directly. The coalition with the U.K., France and Arab countries relies on the terms laid out in the […]