President Obama delivered a State of the Union address that will surely resonate in my mind; and hopefully others for a very long time. It was a speech of vision, providing a reason for hope, and it was also an issuance of a call to action. That’s about all a President can do; on top […]
The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Last night President Obama eloquently delivered a State of the Union Address that provided […]
President’s State of The Union Address Embraces National Urban League
Washington, DC – President Obama’s vision for “An American Built To Last,” as described in tonight’s State of the Union address, stands firmly upon National Urban League policy proposals for job growth, education and economic empowerment, Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President and CEO, said tonight. The President’s focus on the importance of job […]
GospelChops.com Releases DVD Series Highlighting Talents of Drummers from Around the World
Sacramento, CA – It was in the iconic 1967 song “Cold Sweat” that the late great James Brown notably called out, “Give the drummer some! Give the drummer some!” acknowledging the drumbeat, steadily in the background, as an instrumental force centering our musical universe. Well James Brown would be proud as veteran video producer/director Gerald […]
Red Tails” Shoots Down Stereotypes – by Marc Morial
(To Be Equal #3) – Last week, I attended the New York premiere of a new George Lucas film about the heroic exploits of the all-black fighter pilot squadron that helped America defeat the Nazi’s in World War II. I am not in the business of promoting new movies. But, there are several reasons that […]
Obama Campaign Picks Stefanie Brown To Lead Black Voter Outreach
(by Trymaine Lee, BlackVoices/Huffington Post) – The Obama campaign has hired a longtime NAACP operative to head its African American voter outreach going into the 2012 presidential election. Stefanie Brown, the national field director for the NAACP, will join team Obama’s Operation Vote in February. The program is geared toward outreach to key Democratic constituency […]
President Obama sings at the Apollo – Al Green – Let’s stay together
African Americans Lose, White Others Gain – by Julianne Malveaux
The unemployment rate is falling for the third month in a row, and in December about 200,000 private sector jobs were created. The monthly unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that unemployment has declined by six tenths of a percentage point since August. Already, some economists are saying we can expect another […]
US elections 2012: tensions over race likely to suppress black vote
On the eve of its GOP primary, South Carolina’s deep racial divide has been brought into focus by Republican rhetoric that many feel is intent on dividing the poor by race… For others it is the hostile treatment of Barack Obama by the Republican party in Congress, which some critics see as beyond the usual […]