By The Admin on February 25, 2009
Sadiq Green, Digital Journal
- While many Blacks often disagree with the GOP on matters of public policy, particularly its far-right wing, we know that many Black Republicans fervently believe in the party’s fundamental economic and social message.
Alan Keyes however, defies rational behavior in his exuberance to demean anyone and anything Black that does not conform [...]
Posted in Party Politics
By The Admin on February 25, 2009
County leaders on Tuesday approved a resolution asking a federal agency to rename Negrohead Mountain near Malibu in honor of a black pioneer who settled in the area in the 19th century.
The peak would be known as Ballard Mountain, after John Ballard, if the U.S. Geological Survey’s Board on Geographic Names grants the request by [...]
Posted in California, State & Local News
By The Admin on February 25, 2009
Hazel Trice Edney, NNPA
- New Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, the first African-American to hold the seat, rejects the notion that his Jan. 30 win was largely due to political ‘coat tailing’ of the celebrated Barack Obama, America’s first Black president.
“I firmly believe that if Hilary Clinton had been the [Democratic] nominee and had won [...]
Posted in Party Politics
By The Admin on February 25, 2009
Ross K. Baker, USA Today
- If you watched the recent debate on the stimulus bill, you might have been taken aback by the image of Roland Burris presiding over the U.S. Senate. Lest you think that some singular honor was being bestowed on the handpicked choice of Rod Blagojevich, the now impeached governor of Illinois, [...]
Posted in Congress
By The Admin on February 25, 2009
NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing and incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. advanced Tuesday to a May 5 runoff election, vying to serve out the remainder of disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s second term.
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Bing received 26,104 votes, or about 29 percent, while 24,500 ballots, or 27 percent, were cast for Cockrel. [...]
Posted in Michigan, State & Local News
