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Jobs Rebuild America Plan Goes to Indiana

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Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#9) – “The hardest work in the world is being out of work” former National Urban League President, Whitney M. Young Last week, we took the National Urban League’s 12-point jobs plan on the road with a visit to four cities in Indiana – Indianapolis, Gary, Anderson and Fort Wayne. […]
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Obama’s Meeting With Black Leaders: A Little Too Laid-Back

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Thanks to Cynthia Gordy of TheRoot.com for asking the tough questions after President Obama met with a group of African-American “advisers”. It’s not helping the Black community to see so many of their “leaders” so happy to roll up in the White House they don’t question how the decision’s made by this administration impact Black […]
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Tell the DOJ: Stop Houston’s brutal police culture

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Newly released video footage reveals that four Houston police officers brutally beat a 15-year old burglary suspect, without cause, while at least eight other officers looked on and did nothing. And the officers are facing only misdemeanors. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for Houston, which has a history of police misconduct and a lack of […]
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Hobbs’ Hump-Day Hot Points

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Posted on Tallahassee.com By Chuck Hobbs, Esquire I. Decline of the Dictators Two weeks after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak decided to step down from what was appearing to be a self styled “president for life” role (dictator) here we have Muammar Gadhaffi resurfacing from the shadows after years of being relatively quiet on the world […]
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The Growth of Black-Owned Businesses: Entrepreneurship by Necessity

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By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #8) – “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!” Madam C.J. Walker, trailblazing African American businesswoman. There is a silver lining in the dark cloud […]
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Charles "Chaz" Hobbs

Adequate and Affordable Housing Remains a Problem in New Orleans

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Charles “Chaz” Hobbs – It is hard to believe that it has been almost six years since the uneventful date of August 29, 2005 in which Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. In the aftermath of this natural/man-made disaster we all have waited patiently for the past five years for […]
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Chuck Hobbs

Is the Tea Party Causing Some GOP Members to Waffle on Key Issues?

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One of the more maddening aspects of politics for pundits and casual observers alike is our elected officials’ penchant to change their positions, to paraphrase Captain Renault in the classic Casablanca, “based upon the prevailing winds.” Case in point; when then President Bill Clinton first sought universal health care in 1993, one of the major […]
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Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour

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Atlanta, GA – In commemoration of Bloody Sunday, on the weekend of March 5 – 6, SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N) will take bus loads of people from diverse backgrounds on a two-day tour through the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Created in 1987, the annual Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights […]
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Mathew Knowles Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Gospel Music Association

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Mathew Knowles, the founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment (MWE), has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Gospel Music Association (GMA). Knowles brings to the board his creative, business and management expertise, as well as a profound commitment to music. GMA is considered the face and voice of the gospel […]
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