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As we prepare for the unveiling of MLK Monument it’s time to answer Dr. King’s final interrogatory: Where Do We Go From Here?

By Felicia Davis – The first national monument to a descendent of former slaves, human rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will stand between two iconic memorials, founding father and slave owner Thomas Jefferson and slave emancipator Abraham Lincoln. As we prepare for the August 28th unveiling it is time that we answer Dr. […]

CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast to Feature Dr. Frederick Haynes

Washington, D.C. –The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will continue in its rich tradition of hosting a spirit-filled morning with its 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Prayer Breakfast from 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on September 24, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Dr. Frederick Haynes III, Senior Pastor of the Friendship-West Baptist […]

The beginning of the end

By Julianne Malveaux – When S&P downgraded the U.S. bond rating from AAA to AA+, they formalized the financial buzz of months, if not years. The U.S. is going to hell in a hand basket, replicating the denouement of England in the mid-21st century. Our tax structure, which rewards the rich and punishes the middle […]

Celebrating Art and Living the Life at Guichard Gallery

By MG Media – Guichard Gallery has been the talk of Chicago as one of the premiere distributors for fine art and culture. The art house is celebrating six years in its present location on 35th & King Drive, and the good times have only just begun. The partnership between prominent attorney’s, Steven Mitchell and […]

Pass the Urban Jobs Act Now

By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #33) – Despite all the attention paid in recent months to spending cuts, there are some Members of Congress who agree with the National Urban League that the nation’s number one priority must be job creation and putting America back to work. Months ago, New York Senator Kirsten […]

Downgraded Yet Lifted Up!

By Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner – Can you believe it? America, the richest and most powerful nation on the face of the earth, was downgraded in its credit rating for the first time in its 235 years as a nation. What does it mean to be downgraded? It means a lack of confidence that America will […]

STOP the HYPE, we GOOD! – violence in urban communities

By C. DeWayne West (TBTNewsService.com) – I, like all of Americans have been bombarded with images and editorials on violence in urban communities all across this country. And lately the spot light has been brightly shining on Chicago’s over-hyped crime spree. The daily papers, the networks and cable news organizations are cashing in on sensationalized […]

The fight among so-called Black leaders about who loves or hates President Obama is an embarassing mess – by Lucius Gantt

(The Gantt Report) – Is it just me or do other people think it is embarrassing the way that so-called Negro leaders are attacking each other about who loves or hates President Barack Obama the most? Before you read any further, let me just say Barack Obama will be remembered as one of the best […]

12-Year-Old Rising Star Elijah J Invites Us to “Meet Me on the Dance Floor!” with New Single and Video Release

Detroit, MI – Willow Smith’s musical battle call has galvanized a new generation of fresh, vibrant talent. Diggy Simmons, Mindless Behavior and Jacob Latimore are just a of sampling of the recent explosion from a rising tween market that is rocking young and old ears alike. Now wiz kid, 12-year-old Elijah J is tossing his […]