By The Admin on February 24, 2011
An outdoor advertising company says it will take down an anti-abortion billboard in New York City that pictures a black girl along with the tagline, “The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb.”
Paul Gartland, the Northeast manager for Louisiana-based Lamar Advertising, confirmed Thursday that the company had decided to take down the [...]
Posted in Media, New York
By The Admin on February 24, 2011
A House committee plans to write legislation next week ending the Obama administration’s flagship effort for helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and abolishing three other housing assistance programs.
At its meeting next Thursday, the highest-profile target of the Republican-run House Financial Services Committee will be the Home Affordable Modification Program. The Treasury Department has acknowledged the [...]
Posted in Congress, Money & Finance
By The Admin on February 24, 2011
Xavier James
- “Love your enemies as you do yourself,” is a very self serving passage in the Bible. These statements were used to keep slaves thinking about life in heaven instead of bashing their master’s heads in here on earth. Can you believe Black people are still naming their children after George Washington, Thomas Jefferson [...]
Posted in Media, Race
By The Admin on February 24, 2011
Today Liberty Mutual, the exclusive corporate sponsor of PBS’ forthcoming AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary “Freedom Riders,” announced that four short films will be exclusively available at ResponsibilityProject.com beginning this February during Black History Month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, a historic Civil Rights event. The short films feature poignant reflections from four [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on February 24, 2011
Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Thank you so much, P.J. Welcome. Oh my goodness, this is wonderful to see all of you and I want to thank Assistant Secretary Crowley and the Bureau of Public Affairs for coordinating this event.
I also want to thank Dr. John Wilson, Jr., Executive Director of the White [...]
Posted in Education, Federal Government, International News
