By The Admin on March 30, 2009
Mitt Romney doesn’t have a job for the first time in his adult life. That hardly means he’s not working.
In ways both subtle and overt, the 2008 Republican presidential contender, former Massachusetts governor, one-time Olympics chief and high-flying businessman is building toward a 2012 White House campaign by judiciously engaging and disengaging with the national [...]
Posted in National Politics
By The Admin on March 30, 2009
Blackbird, the only internet browser designed for the African American consumer, allows instant access to Black related content, news, stories, videos and commentary.
As America embraces our first Black president, African American cultural content is more than just interesting; it is a necessary business tool. Blackbird is the only vehicle to readily provide that information, already [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on March 30, 2009
Alpha Kappa Alpha’s international president, Barbara A. McKinzie, expressed outrage over Clear Channel Communications’ decision to summarily remove Tom Joyner’s show from the Chicago market. She characterized this as symptomatic of a narrow-minded “marketing mindset” from executives who view the black community as a monolith and who make decisions about the African-American consumer through their [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on March 30, 2009
Clarence B. Jones, Huffington Post
- As we approach another anniversary commemorating the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it is appropriate to pause and reflect on the challenges confronting Black Media under an Obama presidency.
Historically, the press has been characterized as the “Fourth Estate,” a balancing factor to our three branches of government. Protection of [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on March 30, 2009
An NFL player said Monday he accepts the apology offered by a Dallas police officer who stopped him with a drawn gun in a hospital parking lot while his mother-in-law was dying inside.
Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he hopes Officer Robert Powell was sincere in his apology.
Powell [...]
Posted in Outside of the Political Realm
