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Blogs

Obama’s Meeting With Black Leaders: A Little Too Laid-Back

February 23, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

News

Tell the DOJ: Stop Houston’s brutal police culture

February 23, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Chuck Hobbs

Hobbs’ Hump-Day Hot Points

February 23, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Commentary

The Growth of Black-Owned Businesses: Entrepreneurship by Necessity

February 23, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Charles "Chaz" Hobbs

Adequate and Affordable Housing Remains a Problem in New Orleans

February 23, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Chuck Hobbs

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

February 21, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Atlanta News

Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour

February 17, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Entertainment

Mathew Knowles Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Gospel Music Association

February 16, 2011 villagechief 0

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 […]

Commentary

Unemployment Dropping for Everyone but Black Folks

February 16, 2011 villagechief 0

By Julianne Malveaux – The first Friday of every month is the time when we learn what is happening with the prior month’s employment. Many are excited that in a two month period the unemployment rate dropped from 9.8 percent in November to 9.0 percent in January. Good news? Not really. Only 36,000 new jobs […]