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*The landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act must be renewed every twenty five years. In 1981 despite some grumbles and idle threats to oppose its renewal from a few in the Reagan administration, President Reagan dutifully signed the renewal legislation. A quarter century later, again despite the grumbles and idle threats from some in Congress to [...]
*After two girls from Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Fla., posted a nearly 14-minute-long racist rant on YouTube, the girls have been kicked out of school and the object of death threats that have their families asking for mercy. Last week, eight police officers were brought to the campus in light of death threats the [...]
*Civil rights leaders call for the firing of John and Ken, radio personalitys on Los Angeles radio station KFI, which is owned by Clear channel Communications. The shock jock duo were suspended by the station for calling Whitney Houston a “crack ho.” The pair also mocked Houston’s death by implying that she should have been [...]
*Uh oh, it looks like President Obama and crew could be in a stretch of bad, bumpy weather. That’s because White House officials are anticipating that Republicans are going to use consumer angst about the cost of oil and gas to condemn the administration’s energy programs and buttress their argument that the president’s economic policies [...]
Eric and Renee Cottrell Brown *There is no doubt that sentiments continue to be high over the loss of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius. The Grammy Awards lackluster mention of him, nor the loss of the beloved Whitney Houston can dilute the savory impact of Soul Train on the music industry and especially on black [...]
*Stick a fork in him ’cause he’s done. Yep, Pat Buchanan is officially out as a commentator for MSNBC, after being suspended from the network for controversial statements in his most recent book. The network, in a statement, says it’s severed ties with the conservative icon and former presidential candidate: “After ten years, we’ve parted [...]
“This is not a movie, this is a movement!” -Dzagba Adadevoh AKA “Sixx King” CEO, Sixx Degrees Films *For some, there will come a time when being a mere “observer” will not be enough. It may suffice when you find yourself absorbed in mindless entertainment, and it may even be necessary in the endless opportunities [...]
*The instant the world heard the news of Whitney Houston’s death the predictable happened. The whispers quickly became loud gossip, endless speculation, and mindless chatter that her death had to be from drugs. Houston’s dedicated fans, Grammy officials, and Houston’s entertainer associates were in agony. They were careful to express their respect and admiration for [...]
*In the eyes of many, boot camp may evoke images of a tough drill sergeant yelling at a young soldier in his introduction to life in the military. For Lynette Khalfani-Cox, the tough stint covers a different battlefield with her new free online personal finance boot camp: “MyMoneyCircles.” In an interview with EUR, the former [...]
*The latest efforts of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and their cohorts to single handedly increase the percentage of unemployed Black males in America should be a wake up call to Black America. The latest controversy that has outraged the gay mafia is a series of tweets sent out from CNN’s Roland [...]
*(Via Yahoo News) – Amid a backlash from many Catholics and proponents of religious liberty, President Barack Obama announced Friday that his administration will not require religious institutions like hospitals and universities to provide free contraception to their employees in their health insurance. Speaking to reporters at the White House Friday, Obama offered a compromise [...]
*(Washington, DC) – The NAACP has released the following statement from NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous regarding the Department of Justice’s mortgage servicing settlement: “This monumental settlement is a strong step towards assisting the millions of current and former homeowners that were exploited, discriminated against and taken advantage of by major mortgage servicing [...]
*The LA Times is reporting that the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to nearly a four-year low last week, an encouraging sign of continued improvement in the job market. The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000. That’s the second-lowest level since April 2008. The [...]
*LOS ANGELES, CA – UCLA Extension has invited communications enthusiast DeBorah B. Pryor back to present her popular workshop: Public Speaking for the Private Person during the winter 2012 semester. The one-day, 6-hour class focuses primarily on the daily communication exchanges faced by the public and intricately weaves true-life-experiences into strategic lessons that are applicable to [...]
*President Obama’s reversal on his decision to keep hands off the fundraising efforts of his campaign aligned super PACS raised a few eyebrows among campaign finance reform advocates. This seemed like a betrayal of Obama’s oft stated position that the relentless chase and dependence on fat cat donors to bankroll campaigns has gone way off [...]
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