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The Man in the Mirror

By Raynard Jackson – Earlier this week I received a phone call from a good friend and he relayed the following story from a liberal, Democratic friend of his in California. She is a retired worker with a college degree and worked for many years in the court system. She wanted to get back in […]

Sheryl Lee Ralph, E. Faye Williams, & Evelyn Gibson Lowery Challenged Women to Get Out the Vote at Multicultural Forum

Atlanta, GA – A diverse group of women representing all walks of life, faiths, and ethnicities assembled recently at the Atlanta Civic Center for the “Women in Power Multicultural Forum,” a spirited get-out-the-vote rally featuring a mixture of local, state, and national speakers that discussed women as “Game Changers” and urged the audience to visit, […]

Meek says Charlie Crist tried to get him to drop out of Senate race

CNN reports that Florida Senate hopeful, Kendrick Meek said that it was Florida Gov. Charlie Crist not former President Clinton that tried to talk him into dropping out of the Senate race. I am terribly confused. Crist is a former Republican running as an Independent; what does he have to do with Meek? Kendrick Meek […]

Black Women Could Swing November’s Vote

by Debbie Hines, Women’s Media Center -With the midterm election fast approaching, African American women are emerging as crucial to success for Democrats according to voting analysts and the Democratic National Committee. In 20 House races, mostly in southern states, African American women could be the deciding factor. Analyst Page Gardner, founder of Women’s Voices, […]

Democrats are going all out to get black voters into the booths. Will it matter?

At a town-hall meeting on the economy held on September 20th, Velma Hart, the chief financial officer for a veterans’ advocacy organisation, told Barack Obama that she was “exhausted of defending you…and deeply disappointed with where we are right now.” A month later, at another meeting the president had convened with young voters, a college […]

Global Novations Launches 2011 Honoring Differences Diversity Calendar

(AANEWSWIRE) BOSTON, MA –  Global Novations, a global consulting firm focused on diversity and inclusion, talent management, and market optimization, announced the release of the 2011 Honoring Differences® Diversity Calendar. The Honoring Differences calendar was created to help organizations demonstrate their commitment to diversity beyond the training classroom. Featuring detailed, factual information on practices, holidays, […]

Black voters to the rescue, again?

by Sonya Ross, AP – BOWIE, Md. – On the corner of Collington Road and Route 301, a bright blue poster screams the Democratic Party’s wishful thinking at passing cars: “We’ve got your back President Obama.” The poster, not quite big enough to qualify as a billboard, reflects an unspoken bargain between Obama and Black […]