By The Admin on December 21, 2009
SAM ROBERTS, New York Times
- Having made last month’s mayor’s race much closer than most anyone had expected, Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. has been floated as a possible candidate next year for state comptroller, lieutenant governor or congressman.
Mr. Thompson, in an interview this week, made clear that he would not be interested in lieutenant [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, New York, State & Local News
By The Admin on December 21, 2009
DAVID GOLDSTEIN, Kansas City Star
- Every morning during Congress’ Thanksgiving break, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was up before dawn, waiting for his daily 6 a.m. phone call.
That was when he and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus hashed over their biggest concern: jobs.
House Democrats had passed their version of health care reform. Now they wanted [...]
Posted in Congress, Money & Finance
By The Admin on December 21, 2009
Stephen Clark, FOXNews.com
- The United States Civil Rights Commission, an eight-member agency that investigates accusations of discrimination, has launched a new offensive against a most unusual target: the Justice Department.
The commission is investigating why the Justice Department dropped charges in May against three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in a voter [...]
Posted in Federal Government
By The Admin on December 21, 2009
AFRO Staff
- Loans given to struggling small businesses as part of the federal stimulus package have shut out many minority businesses, according to a new report by New America Media.
Latino and African-American businesses were most affected, according to the report, which was based on data from the federal government’s Small Business Administration.
The SBA launched America’s [...]
Posted in Federal Government
By The Admin on December 21, 2009
Giles Tremlett, The Guardian (UK)
- As a volunteer in the International Brigades that fought in Spain’s civil war, the unidentified black soldier in the photograph was one of the first Americans to die fighting fascism.
Now Spanish authorities want to put a name to him so they can present his picture to President Barack Obama when [...]
Posted in Military
