By Lucius Gantt – Our beloved President Barack Obama is a champion that is like another champion. Both Obama and boxer Floyd Mayweather appear as if they are scared to fight! Mayweather has refused to fight Manny Pacquiao and the President seems unwilling to battle with Congressional Republicans. Lord, I hope Obama didn’t blow his […]
Commentary
How Many in Black America really are Unemployed?
By Charles “Chaz” Hobbs – While reminiscing about my undergraduate era as an Economics major (We all try to remember, back in the day!), I happened to be perusing the U.S. Department of Labor’s – Bureau of Labor Statistics – Monthly Employment Report in regards to the “Unemployment Rate”. As I conjured up those fond […]
The Republican’s Historic Night
Raynard Jackson – With all the pundits giving their views on Tuesday night’s election results, I found very little insightful analysis of what really happened. So, if you want the traditional election analysis, then go on the internet and read all the conventional analysis. I want to deal with the election results from a different […]
A Demographic of Black Vote is Non-Existent
By Chaz Hobbs – As a Black Man I have always been highly reticent about the, “First Tuesday, after the First Monday in November.” This is the ever present day that we are, quote on quote, “Supposed to exercise one of our Constitutional rights.” Sadly, this day bears no semblance to any of us being […]
The Democratic Disaster
By Lucius Gantt – Let us pray for The Democratic Party. They got the hell beat out of them in the 2010 elections! But it didn’t have to be that way. Democratic leaders were told time and time again how they could win races in 2010 but they ignored all of the advice but the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]