Atlanta, GA – When author Edrea Davis debuted her fictional saga, “SnitchCraft” in hardcover back in 2007, everyone from readers to activists to academics took note of this creative approach to advocacy. Davis cunningly fused hip-hop with a civil rights agenda to offer a glimpse into the corrupt environment created by the use of informants […]
Among Minorities, a New Wave of ‘Disconnected Youth’
By Lauren Weber, WSJ.com – Men and women in their late teens and early 20s are struggling, but some are especially hard hit. According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, the unemployment rate last year among high-school dropouts between ages 16 and 24 was 29%—up from 17.7% in 2000 and seven points higher than that of […]
CBCF Chairman Payne Creates Fellows International Community Service Project in South Africa
Washington, DC- Today, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Fellows departed to join volunteers from Ireland and South Africa to build homes in South African townships. This is the first time CBCF Fellows will travel abroad to complete their community service project. Rep. Donald M. Payne of New Jersey and Foundation Chairman partnered with the […]
Helping HBCU’s Move Students To and Through College is the Focus of the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Conference in Atlanta this Week
Speakers include educator, Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, civil rights leader, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, author, Jawanza Kunjufu, college president, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, and Meldon Hollis from the White House Initiative on HBCUs Atlanta, GA – This week, November 8 – 11, 2011, The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building will host Partnerships […]
VIDEO: OCCUPY Atlanta and Rev. Jesse Jackson occupy suntrust bank downtown Atlanta
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Racist or Not Racist? Black nurses not being allowed to take care of white patients
According to WSBTV.com, four black nurses are suing their nursing company because they say black nurses are not being sent to take care of white patients. In their lawsuit the nurses claim that this is a violation of their civil rights. Read the full story here at wsbtv.com. In my humble opinion, I think it […]
Razing Cain – by Raynard Jackson
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has been the talk of DC this week, but for all the wrong reasons. A political newspaper released a story about Cain being accused of sexually harassing two women while he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in the ‘90s. According to the newspaper, Cain reached an agreement […]
Gospel Great Vickie Winans To Grace 2011 WOW Women International Conference
Chicago – Darlyn C. Turner, the First Lady of Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church and the World Outreach Ministries Network and Vice President of Clifford E. Turner Ministries, takes her mission seriously. As the founder of WOW Women International and host of their annual W.O.W. Conference, she has been instrumental in bringing a powerful message […]