Raynard Jackson – Whenever the U.S. government enters into a state of fiscal austerity, politicians always look for budget cuts from programs they deem to be less important or have little or no constituency. Foreign policy budgets, especially those directed towards Africa seem to always show up near the top of that list. The left […]
Commentary
Obama’s big bet on blacks is key to 2012 victory
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson (The Grio.com) – The one thing that sets off the loudest bells and whistles at the White House is any hint of a diminution in the bedrock support of black voters for President Obama’s re-election bid in 2012. The dreaded faint tingling happened when Gallup recently released a poll that showed […]
Why I like Black Republicans!
By Maze Jackson – Last month, I took a real “job” for the first time in over ten years, and was shocked when I received my first paycheck. I could not believe the amount of taxes the government took OFF THE TOP. As a business owner, I am accustomed to receiving gross checks, paying all […]
Manning, Malcolm, And Meaning
By Julianne Malveaux – Dr. Manning Marable made his transition a few days before his Malcolm X biography was released on April 4. The community of scholars that admired him was saddened by his death, and also anticipated the work that would be the product of his decades of research. In many ways, the product […]
Court Reform Measures will Detrimentally Impact Minority and Women Judicial Candidates
By Chuck Hobbs, Esquire – This past week, a measure passed in the Republican controlled Florida House of Representatives moves the state one step closer to a 2012 ballot measure that, if passed, would require nominees to Florida’s Supreme Court to undergo a senate confirmation process similar to the federal system. At present, Supreme Court […]
Blacks and the Economics of Voting
By Raynard Jackson – How long will the Black community continue to allow the Obama administration and the Democratic Party to insult them and then blame it on Obama not wanting to be perceived as a “Black” president? Let me give an example. You have invested in a business project, Obama Inc. There were 4 […]
National Urban League Trains African Americans for Corporate Boards
Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal#15) – What do American Express, Merck, Xerox, Darden Restaurants, and Citibank have in common? All are Fortune 500 companies headed by African Americans: Ken Chenault, Chairman and CEO of American Express; Ken Frazier, President and CEO of Merck; Ursula Burns, Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox – the first African […]
Dump Trump
Donald Trump is busy playing to the right-wing base of Republican Party by seeking to undermine the President in the vilest manner. It is time to turn from Celebrity Apprentice in a show of solidarity with our troops and the President of the United States of American. No matter how much we like watching NeeNee, […]
Sharpton-West Circus Show
By Lucius Gantt (The Gantt Report) – Two wrongs make it worse! Much has been said, broadcasted and printed about the heated debate between Re. Al Sharpton and Professor Cornell West regarding the performance of President Barack Obama. On a MSNBC television show, both men raised their voices and sought to convince viewers that their […]