By The Admin on February 23, 2010
LEONARD PITTS JR., Detroit Free Press
- Jack Roosevelt Robinson had a temper. It flashed like lightning when he was confronted by the racial indignities one had to endure if one were black in the 1930s and ’40s.
At age 8, he got into a stone-throwing confrontation with a white man whose little girl had chanted a [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on February 23, 2010
Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., Baltimore Sun
- An accurate census count is a vital national imperative. It not only means critical resources to under-served communities, but also accurate political representation – an underpinning of democracy. African-Americans face great challenges. Our communities are disproportionately impacted by a host of social and economic issues. A correct census profile [...]
Posted in Federal Government
By The Admin on February 23, 2010
President Barack Obama wants to rewrite federal education law by sending aid for poor students only to states that adopt new standards to prepare high school graduates for college or a career.
States that fail to raise the bar could lose their share of federal funding, though it’s unlikely that would happen. Administration officials say they [...]
Posted in Education, White House
By The Admin on February 23, 2010
A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate’s newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
The 62-30 tally to advance the measure to a final vote on Wednesday gives both President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill Democrats a much-needed victory—even though the measure in question is likely to [...]
Posted in Congress
By The Admin on February 23, 2010
John Payton, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) presented oral argument today before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of a class of six thousand African Americans who were denied jobs as firefighters. The City of Chicago now admits that it has engaged in unlawful hiring discrimination. [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues, Race
