Washington, DC – Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) will celebrate International Women’s History Month bringing together local and national faith, political, civic and labor leaders, health experts, and financial advisors for the BWR National Women of Power Summit, “Amplifying the Voices of Women and Girls in 2012 and Beyond” taking place March 21 – 24, 2012 […]
New Stephanie Tubbs Jones Internship Program Announced by the Delta Foundation
Washington, DC – The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (The Delta Foundation), announced today that applications for the 2012 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Internship are being accepted. The new program represents an innovative collaboration between the Delta Foundation and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) designed to increase the number of minority women in […]
Redefining Diva: Life Lessons From the Original Dreamgirl @thesherylralph
Click here to buy Redefining Diva Many people assume that Sheryl Lee Ralph earned a legion of devoted fans with lipstick, lashes and her star performances on Broadway, film, and television, but in reading REDEFINING DIVA: LIFE LESSONS FROM THE ORIGINAL DREAMGIRL (Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing; March 13, 2012; $14.00) you will learn that this […]
We Need Cooperation, Not Polarization – by Kirk Clay
As Super Tuesday becomes the focal point of this election season and speculation continues over whether the GOP will have a clear front runner by next Wednesday, my attention turns toward Georgia. Not because of the obvious reasons, but because of what the proverbial “Promised Land” represents for Voters of Color (VOC). Although 2010 census […]
President Obama Calls For More Higher Ed Funding As Republicans Defend Him Against Attacks
(Huffington Post) – President Obama got support from an unlikely ally against GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s “snob” comment — namely, Newt Gingrich. Gingrich, a former House Speaker and presidential candidate, said Obama was “perfectly reasonable” asserting that all Americans should get some form of higher education beyond high school. Santorum, a former Senator, sparked […]
CBCF Interns to Document Commemoration of Bloody Sunday
Washington, DC – Five students participating as Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Communications interns will have the opportunity to report from one of the most pivotal sites during the civil rights movement as they participate in the Civil Rights Pilgrimage sponsored by the Faith & Politics Institute from March 2-4. The three day passage will […]
Julianne Malveaux Quits as College President
(Richard Prince’s Journal-isms) – Julianne Malveaux, the politically progressive economist and commentator, has resigned as president of Bennett College for Women “to pursue other challenges” [PDF], the college announced on Tuesday. Malveaux has been president of the a small historically black school in Greensboro, N.C., since 2007. At the time, her move to academia was […]
Don’t Believe The Mortgage Settlement Hype – By Lucius Gantt
The Gantt Report – The so-called government inspired mortgage settlement is a cruel joke on American homeowners and bank depositors. Bankers, money changers, predatory lenders and financial criminals are jumping for joy after the United States government unveiled a plan that would allow each and every one of the crooks that conspired to steal trillions […]
Author James M. Robinson Exposes True Life Scandals with New Publishing House, Marriage Guns & Roses
Kansas City, MO – From Kobe Bryant to the Kardashians, celebrity scandals make the world go round. They generate tons of publicity and elicit even more conversation, gossip and thought. On some deep psychological level, they feed our illusions of personal innocence and validate our innate sense of self worth. But what about our own […]