To Be Equal #44) – On September 13th, one day after President Obama sent his American Jobs Act to Congress, he visited Fort Hayes High School in Columbus, Ohio where he told a receptive audience that passage of his bill would bring desperately needed jobs and infrastructure improvements to every state in the nation, including […]
City of Atlanta dedicates park to Rev. James Orange, civil and labor rights leader
By Arit Essien – “Hey Leader!,” was his common greeting to all he met; a call to action of sorts; but to a countless mass, the Rev. James Orange, with unwavering dedication to civil and labor rights was the leader himself; a “towering” example of nonviolent activism. A close aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, […]
Another Layer of the Veil Lifted: Laurence Fishburne’s PBS Documentary – by H. Lewis Smith
Laurence Fishburne will be the narrator of an upcoming PBS documentary about black workers in the post-slavery South. The film, titled “Slavery by Another Name,” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon. Blackmon’s composition is a powerful account of how America surreptitiously maintained slavery under the guise of peonage and forced […]
Video: Vivica A. Fox speaks at Black Women’s Roundtable Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Tour
Video: Demetria McKinney speaks at Black Women’s Roundtable Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Tour
Video: Riverdale Mayor Evelyn Wynn-Dixon speaks at Black Women’s Roundtable Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Tour
Jimmy Graham–A True Baller – by Raynard Jackson
That’s right, Jimmy Graham! Most of the public is only recently becoming aware of the story of Jimmy Graham. I find this very unfortunate, but true. Jimmy Graham is a tight end for the New Orleans Saints football team. As of this writing, he is the leading tight end in the N.F.L. in terms of […]
Vivica Fox and Demetria McKinney Inspire Young Women at Black Women’s Roundtable Empowerment Tour
Women’s rights leader, Rita Jackson Samuels, and Riverdale Mayor, Dr. Evelyn Wynn Dixon, were honored as champions for women’s equality Atlanta, GA – After honoring women’s rights leader, Rita Jackson Samuels, and Riverdale Mayor, Dr. Evelyn Wynn Dixon, actress/singer, Demetria McKinney, and actress/producer/businesswoman, Vivica A. Fox shared inspirational stories about overcoming obstacles like single parenthood […]
Nationally Syndicated Radio Host Michael Baisden Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is Investing in Small Businesses With Million Dollar Business Pitch Campaign
Dallas, TX – Radio personality, best-selling author, filmmaker, and leader of the successful civil rights march in Jena, LA, Michael Baisden not only talks the talk afternoons on his nationally syndicated “The Michael Baisden Show,” he also walks the walk. On Monday, October 24, Baisden announced his plans to give away a half-million dollars to […]