July 2011
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Gay Marriage Is Not an Attack on the Black Community
BET – The National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives is not a large organization by any means. Its website looks to be dedicated to a lot of Obama bashing, most of which goes unread by little more than a few people. In short, I should probably ignore most of what the NLNBC says. But a [...]
Is Gay Marriage Another Blow to the Struggling African-American Family?
New Visions Commentary – When Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed same-sex marriage into law in New York, his action highlighted our country’s deep moral decline. What consenting adults do in the privacy of the bedroom is not my business nor concern. My objection to same-sex marriage comes from a deep Christian faith, love of country [...]
Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities, report says
Washington Post – The wealth gap between whites and minorities has risen to a historic high, according to new census data analyzed by the Pew Research Center, as the collapse of housing prices more severely affected the net worth of African American and Hispanic households. The report, which was to be released Tuesday, shows that [...]
NAACP chief focuses on voting laws at convention
The NAACP plans to spend the next year fighting against a slew of voting laws that it says disenfranchise huge swaths of minority voters, the civil rights organization’s president said at the group’s convention on Monday. Benjamin Todd Jealous said legislation promoted by what he called racist elements in the tea party has surged in [...]
Obama: Halt ’3-ring-circus’ of debt-limit debate
Decrying a “partisan three-ring circus” in the nation’s capital, President Barack Obama criticized a newly minted Republican plan to avert an unprecedented government default Monday night and said congressional leaders must produce a compromise that can reach his desk before the Aug. 2 deadline. “The American people may have voted for divided government, but they [...]
