New York – Proposed changes to mortgage qualification standards are bad policy and should be rejected, National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said today in a letter to the six agencies charged with developing new regulations. “A Rule that stifles homeownership for communities of color will also negatively suppress the entire housing […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton Calls Out and Calls On the Black Community at Spirit of Democracy Awards
The charisma and superior oratorical skills of Rev. Al Sharpton helped lighten the blow as he delivered a painfully honest message about the Black community to over 400 guests attending The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (The National Coalition) recent Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala in Washington DC. The outspoken civil rights leader was […]
In Prison Reform, Money Trumps Civil Rights
By Michelle Alexander (NYTimes.com) – The legal scholar Derrick A. Bell foresaw that mass incarceration, like earlier systems of racial control, would continue to exist as long as it served the perceived interests of white elites. Thirty years of civil rights litigation and advocacy have failed to slow the pace of a racially biased drug […]
CJ “The Workout Kid” Fitness DVD Launches Nationwide
Not many 10-year-olds have their own workout video, but then again, not many 10-year-olds have a passion for fitness like CJ Senter. As one of America’s youngest fitness instructors, CJ is excited to introduce his new national fitness DVD titled “Workout Kid.” The video includes two 40-minute long workouts especially for kids, one for beginners […]
Corporate Board Census Shows Significant Decline in Seats Held by African Americans Blacks, Women and Other Minorities Remain Seriously Underrepresented
(AANEWSWIRE)Washington, D.C., – Today’s release of a corporate board census by the Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD) reported a surprising decline in the combined number of seats for women and minorities on the boards of the nation’s leading corporations. The largest decline was among blacks. This year’s report found that in the Fortune 100 between […]
Building Green to Build Futures
A Fundraiser for Disadvantaged Youth hosted by OUR HOUSE Friday, May 20, 2011 (7:00 PM to 10:30 PM) at The Mansion At Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD. Our House is a non-profit organization that since 1993 has served abused, abandoned, homeless, and orphaned male youth from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, providing them […]
Racism rears its ugly head in Trump – DUMP TRUMP & Celebrity Apprentice
It’s a sad day in America. Donald Trump’s racist and hateful remarks demonstrate that racism is alive and well in America. He also brought to the forefront what many educated, hard-working people of color go through every day. We are constantly expected to prove that we are worthy of our accomplishments. Obviously Donald Trump thinks […]
Star Jones to Host Spirit of Democracy Awards
Washington, DC – Former New York Prosecutor, TV host, and author, Star Jones, will serve as host of the 14th annual “Spirit of Democracy Awards Black & White Gala,” Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition), announced today. The Gala will be held on May […]
SRB Communications’ Sheila Brooks will receive NABJ’s Inaugural Award for Media Professionals
Washington, D.C. -Sheila Brooks, an Emmy-award winning journalist, entrepreneur, and dedicated advocate for minority and women’s issues and small businesses will receive the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), inaugural Patricia L. Tobin Media Professional Award, the Board of Directors announced at its spring meeting. Brooks is founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, LLC, […]