By The Admin on August 7, 2011
Advertising Age
- There are definite advantages to publishing a magazine aimed at a black audience.
That’s the opinion of Earl G. Graves Sr., the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise and one of this year’s inductees into the Advertising Hall of Fame.
“Because there’s such a paucity of African-American magazines that are out there, I don’t think [...]
Posted in Media, Race
By The Admin on August 6, 2011
The Cutline
- Fox News’ criticism of the Obama administration is becoming more than a Common problem.
The rapper Common, you may recall, drew heated commentary from the cable network for his invitation to take part in a White House poetry night. And Eric Bolling, a host on the Fox Business network, faced allegations of racism in [...]
Posted in Race, White House
By The Admin on August 6, 2011
Wall Street Journal
- “At this point in my life,” says Audrey, age 39, “I thought I’d be married with children.” A native of southeast Washington, D.C., and the child of parents who are approaching their 50th wedding anniversary, Audrey seems like the proverbial “good catch”—smart, funny, well-educated, attractive.
Audrey earns a good living, too, with an [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on August 6, 2011
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) today announced that Gregory Lee, Jr. has been elected the 19th President of the organization.
Lee, the Senior Assistant Sports Editor at The Boston Globe and the current NABJ Treasurer, won the election with 294 votes, 57% of the vote, defeating opponent Deirdre Childress of The Philadelphia Inquirer who [...]
Posted in Media
By The Admin on August 5, 2011
When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law in 1965, it was an antidote to Jim Crow-era efforts to suppress the black vote in Southern states still fighting bloody battles over racial equality.
Forty-six years later, the law has become a partisan arguing point in several Dixie statehouses between Democrats and Republicans bent [...]
Posted in Party Politics, Policy & Issues
