By The Admin on August 27, 2009
As prepared for delivery.
Congratulations to BIG on your 31st annual conference. I’m glad to be with you today.
For three decades, this organization has shaped the work of governments at all levels and all across the nation. BIG and its supporters have not only made government a better, more inclusive place to work – they’ve made [...]
Posted in Federal Government
By The Admin on August 27, 2009
WXIA
- State Senator Kasim Reed was the first candidate in the Atlanta Mayor’s race to break the silence Thursday about a controversial e-mail circulating in African-American political circles for several days.
One reason is because it suggests he is not a strong enough candidate to keep the mayor’s office black.
“I come before you today to denounce [...]
Posted in Georgia, State & Local News
By The Admin on August 27, 2009
KAREEM FAHIM, New York Times
- Dreaming of careers fighting fires, they applied by the hundreds, only to end up with test scores that put highly coveted jobs in the city’s Fire Department hopelessly out of reach. So they turned their attention to seeking — or settling for —other jobs: U.P.S. worker, credit union teller.
Jamel Nicholson, [...]
Posted in New York, Race, State & Local News
By The Admin on August 27, 2009
A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a “great white hope” was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda.
Rep. Lynn Jenkins said she was instead making a comment about GOP leaders in the House and was trying to reassure Republicans that [...]
Posted in Congress, Race, White House
By The Admin on August 27, 2009
Michael Langston Moore, The Examiner
- Don’t adjust your television sets–it’s no use. Yes, small screen entertainment is a void of color these days and attempting to augment the picture by fiddling with the brightness won’t help. And while there certainly is an abundance of quality scripted fare on television these days, it is mostly written, [...]
Posted in Media
