By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #8) – “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!” Madam C.J. Walker, trailblazing African American businesswoman. There is a silver lining in the dark cloud […]
Adequate and Affordable Housing Remains a Problem in New Orleans
Charles “Chaz” Hobbs – It is hard to believe that it has been almost six years since the uneventful date of August 29, 2005 in which Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. In the aftermath of this natural/man-made disaster we all have waited patiently for the past five years for […]
Is the Tea Party Causing Some GOP Members to Waffle on Key Issues?
One of the more maddening aspects of politics for pundits and casual observers alike is our elected officials’ penchant to change their positions, to paraphrase Captain Renault in the classic Casablanca, “based upon the prevailing winds.” Case in point; when then President Bill Clinton first sought universal health care in 1993, one of the major […]
Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour
Atlanta, GA – In commemoration of Bloody Sunday, on the weekend of March 5 – 6, SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N) will take bus loads of people from diverse backgrounds on a two-day tour through the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Created in 1987, the annual Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights […]
Mathew Knowles Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Gospel Music Association
Mathew Knowles, the founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment (MWE), has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Gospel Music Association (GMA). Knowles brings to the board his creative, business and management expertise, as well as a profound commitment to music. GMA is considered the face and voice of the gospel […]
Unemployment Dropping for Everyone but Black Folks
By Julianne Malveaux – The first Friday of every month is the time when we learn what is happening with the prior month’s employment. Many are excited that in a two month period the unemployment rate dropped from 9.8 percent in November to 9.0 percent in January. Good news? Not really. Only 36,000 new jobs […]
Mayor Bing Shoots a 3 Pointer – To Be Equal
By Marc H. Morial – “I learned long ago to let my game do the talking and focus on the bottom line, not the headlines. That’s why tonight I believe we must come together with one voice and one vision to make Detroit a city that works.” Detroit Mayor Dave Bing A few years ago, […]
Affirmative Action debate heats up at Florida Universities
By Chuck Hobbs, Esq. – On February 24th a debate between students at predominantly black Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU), its predominantly white cross-town neighbor, will center upon one of the most politically divisive issues of the past quarter century—Affirmative Action and the role it plays in government spending. The debate […]
Rep. John Lewis, Maya Angelou, and President GW Bush Receive Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. The honorees are: • Former President George H.W. Bus • Chancellor Angela […]