April 2009
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Race Issues Stay Below the Radar
DOUGLAS A. BLACKMON and COREY DADE, Wall Street Journal – Two nights before his inauguration, Barack Obama got a lesson in managing the expectations of minority groups critical to his election as the first African-American president. Hundreds of exultant revelers — including Latino pop stars and leaders of Hispanic organizations — packed into Washington’s Union [...]
Will race factor decide Cohen’s fate?
ALEX ISENSTADT, Politico – If Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) thought he was through with tough, racially tinged primary elections, he was mistaken. For the third consecutive election cycle, Cohen, the only white member of Congress who represents a majority-black district, is facing the prospect of a Democratic challenger whose bid is likely to be fueled [...]
Former Morehouse President Named to Head Bank of America
Ken Lewis has lost his role as Bank of America’s chairman, and now he’ll have to prove to shareholders that he should keep his post as the troubled bank’s CEO. After months of rancor following Bank of America Corp.’s acquisition of troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co., shareholders voted at the company’s annual meeting [...]
Text of Obama’s news conference Wednesday
Before we begin tonight, I just want to provide everyone with a few brief updates on some of the challenges we’re dealing with right now. First, we are continuing to closely monitor the emergency cases of the H1N1 flu virus throughout the United States. As I said this morning, this is obviously a very serious [...]
Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases
The United States will see a surge in the number of new cancers over the next two decades, driven by an aging population and an increased proportion of minorities, a new report predicts. Rates of new cancer diagnosis are expected to jump by 45 percent among the population generally and by 67 percent among people [...]
