By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #27) – “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rarely have the divisions in American politics been more clear – or more onerous. In less than a month, on August 2nd, if […]
Commentary
Open Letter To Tom Joyner RE: Tavis Smiley and Cornell West
By Raynard Jackson – I have known Tom Joyner (nationally syndicated radio host) for many years. We are not hanging out buddies, but we have always enjoyed talking and joking with each other. He is an “old school” soul who has done a lot of good in his life. But, in recent years, his very […]
Work is a Necessity
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – I consider myself something of a wordsmith, so I am always amazed in the work of others, especially when they are government bureaucrats. The most recent unemployment figures, which show the unemployment rate rising, and the pace of job creation slowing, are interesting and incisive. The Employment Situation says that […]
Sagging Pants vs. Cleavage n Booty Shorts
By Carl DeWayne West – First let me start by attempting to defend the men who show their underwear while strolling down the street. What’s the difference than a huge billboard posted on the highway downtown showing men’s bulge and a women’s crotch in ads for underwear? Are what’s the differences with men and women […]
Hobbs’ Friday Flash points: French leader may be cleared of New York Rape/America’s Government fetish/Minnesota’s Deficit Meltdown
By Chuck Hobbs, Esq. – FRENCH LEADER ARRESTED FOR RAPE MAY BE INNOCENT “There’s a lot of real G’s doing time, because a groupie bit the truth and told a lie.” The late rap artist Tupac Shakur on his classic hit “I Get Around” One of the oldest axioms in the legal profession, one that […]
Wake up Black America, Time to Teach the TRUTH
By H. Lewis Smith – “Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed, no more BACKWARD thinking, time for thinking ahead…Wake up ALL the teachers, TIME to teach a new way. …When you teach the children, teach them the very best you can. The world won’t get no better—if we just let it be…WE got […]
Independence Day 2011
by Raynard Jackson – More than 40 years ago, both political parties (Democratic and Republicans) made strategic decisions that are still being felt today. In the 1960s, the Republican Party formally adopted the “Southern Strategy.” The Southern Strategy was a deliberate strategy by the Republican Party of the 1960s concocted to win elections in Southern […]
The Conspiracy to Steal the 2012 Election – by Julianne Malveaux
(NNPA) Attorney Barbara Arnwine, leader of the D.C. based Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, is on a mission. She wants to make sure that every citizen has the right to vote. On its face, it seems like a retro mission, since the right to vote has long been established. But one look at […]
Chenault and Immelt Push Jobs – by Marc H. Morial
(To Be Equal#25) “Our job is to do everything we can to ensure that businesses can take root and folks can find good jobs and America is leading the global competition that will determine our success in the 21st century.” President Barack Obama Last week, in Raleigh-Durham, the heart of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, […]