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*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE I hated every minute of training, but I [...]
*“Fifty-five years ago, this dinner was launched to recognize the extraordinary contributions and efforts made by civic and business leaders who had the courage to champion the cause of equal opportunity,” stated Marc H. Morial, president and chief executive officer in his humble welcoming remarks at the start of the National Urban League’s 55th annual [...]
*Everyone remembers Victoria Rowell as the sexy Drucilla Winters on the long running CBS daytime drama, ‘The Young and the Restless.’ Now, the award winning actress is responsible for helping to make history on the popular show. Working with the National Urban League, she persuaded the perennial soap to hire its first African American director, [...]
*Ex-New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, a week after his release from prison on gun charges, pledged on Monday to preach against gun violence to America’s children. The 2008 Super Bowl star said the volunteer effort was the right move after serving nearly all of his 20-month sentence for weapons possession. In November, 2008, [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “He who is not courageous enough to take [...]
*BALTIMORE, MD – The NAACP, National Urban League and National Action Network announced today an agreement with Comcast and NBC Universal to expand current diversity initiatives intended to increase diversity in a wide range of areas including programming and employment. The Memorandum of Understanding, being filed today with the Federal Communications Commission, creates initiatives to [...]
*The National Urban League kicked off its annual conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 28. The National Urban League, founded on its dedication to foster black economic equality, celebrates its 100th year. President Obama was greeted by an overwhelming welcome reception, as he took to the microphone to address delegates Thursday morning at the [...]
*Just before his taped episode of “The View” aired Thursday at 11 a.m. EST, President Obama wrapped up live remarks about his administration’s new education initiative “Race to the Top,” at the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington. The president spoke at length about the program as well as other initiatives designed to [...]
*Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she plans to file a lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger who posted a video that was edited to make her appear racist. Speaking Thursday at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, Sherrod said she would definitely sue over the video that took her remarks [...]
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ————– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Today’s ‘Live Better With Willie Jolley’ Tip: How [...]
*President Obama promised civil rights leaders on Wednesday to push hard and work with Congress to address the high unemployment rate, particularly among the urban and rural poor. But Mr. Obama and the three other black men who met with him for more than an hour in the Oval Office did not focus on programs [...]
*A special edition of Washington Watch with Roland Martin taped in China this week features newsmaker guest National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial and is scheduled to air on TV One Sunday, Feb. 7 at 11 AM ET. Host Roland Martin traveled to China this week with a group of business, civil rights, [...]
*Historic trade and cultural mission led by NUL President and CEO Marc H. Morial is the largest group of African-Americans to ever visit Beijing The delegation of 46 includes Morial, Los Angeles Urban League President Blair Taylor, NNPA Chairman Danny Bakewell Sr., and othersPHOTO CAPTION: (From left to right) National Urban League President & CEO [...]
*NEW YORK – With a deep-rooted heritage, Hennessy paid homage to its famous V.S cognac with the release of Historic Limited Edition Hennessy V.S. The unique design combines the iconic shape of the V.S bottle with the graphical elements of the original 1865 label of Trois Etoiles (Three Stars) Cognac-the name under which V.S [...]
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