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 […]
Kearney-Turner Jobs Bill Would Put Ohio Back to Work – by Marc Morial
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 […]
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 […]