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Legislative Stalemate Sparks Monetary Action

by Julianne Malveaux – While some economists insist that the recession is over and the US economy is on the mend, you come to that conclusion by looking at the labor market. The 9.6 percent unemployment rate reported for the month of September translates into 17.1 percent when those who have dropped out of the […]

Shirley Sherrod helps the NAACP get-out-the-vote

Former Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod has recorded a get-out-the-vote PSA for the NAACP. The PSA is expected to air on American Urban Radio Networks and some of its 300 AURN affiliates.

Best-Selling Author Sabrina Lamb Detangles the Jawn Murray Hair Controversy

New York – When best-selling author, media personality and satirist Sabrina Lamb speaks, it is usually loud and clear. A savvy business woman, journalist and former stand up comic, Lamb was acknowledged as number 16 on the list of “50 Top Black Women in Entertainment” in Black Noir magazine.  Her latest book, “A Kettle of […]

Juan Williams is no Bigot—But what Have We Learned?

By Chuck Hobbs, Esq.As children, most of us are usually taught by our parents that some things are better left unsaid.  As I watched the Juan Williams fiasco turn from a molehill into a mountain this past week, I was reminded of that childhood admonition.  For those too busy to see or hear the latest […]

Alex Sink and Lucius Gantt

By Lucius Gantt-  Right before the 2010 General Election in Florida members of Florida largest Black media companies were asked who should be used to place ads for Democratic candidates in the Black Press.      A majority of the major Black media owners suggested my company, All World Consultants, but some Negro representatives of the […]

I Think, Therefore I Am Not

By Raynard Jackson – Am I the only one who has noticed the media’s total irresponsible coverage of the Rutgers’ college student who committed suicide when he became aware that his roommate streamed his gay sexual encounter on the internet?  I think, therefore, I am not. Supposedly, the student jumped off the George Washington Bridge […]

Fed-Up With The Transportation Safety Administration – Joseph C. Phillips

I arrived at the Los Angeles Airport more than an hour early.  I had made good time on the highway.  I wasn’t checking any bags, so with my boarding pass in hand I proceeded to the gate.  I was greeted with a security line that was almost an hour long.  The line snaked around the […]

Social Security Reform: The New Radicalism

by Joseph C. Phillips – There is, perhaps, no better testament to how far this nation has drifted from the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and private property than that those proponents of real reform of the Social Security system are now looked upon as radicals. Senate majority leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), running for […]