By The Admin on February 25, 2010
Scoop Jackson, ESPN.com
- “Don,” Dr. Martin Luther King once said to baseball great Don Newcombe, “I don’t know what I would have done without you guys — setting up the minds of the people for change. You, Jackie [Robinson] and Roy [Campanella] will never know how easy you made it for me to do my [...]
Posted in Outside of the Political Realm
By The Admin on February 25, 2010
William M. Welch, USA TODAY
- After juggling odd jobs to keep his Mississippi farm going for more than half a century, Harvey White figures help from the federal government is long overdue.
White, 78, of Prentiss, Miss., is one of thousands of black farmers hoping to receive financial aid, including debt relief, as part of a [...]
Posted in Federal Government
By The Admin on February 25, 2010
Identify yourself as being of “Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin” on the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire, and you will get to be more specific about your ancestry, such as Mexican-American, Cuban or Puerto Rican.
But check the box for “black, African-American or Negro” and there will be no place to show whether you trace your identity [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on February 25, 2010
Michael Fauntroy, Huffington Post
- A spat has developed among some prominent black leaders about the extent to which President Barack Obama should be pushed to give special attention to African American issues. Some believe that holding the president’s feet to the fire is not necessary (or potentially politically perilous for him) and that some of [...]
Posted in Race, White House
By The Admin on February 25, 2010
Statement from Virginia Legislative Black Caucus
- Upon review and extensive debate, the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus has taken a position opposing charter school legislation currently supported by the Governor. Legislation, as introduced, seeks to give the State Board of Education ultimate authority over local elected school boards concerning the establishment and certification of charter schools. [...]
Posted in By State, Education, State & Local News
