By The Admin on October 31, 2011
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is predicting he’ll be “vindicated” by an ethics investigation into whether he or someone on his behalf offered to raise funds for ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in return for an appointment to President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.
“Let me be clear. I believe in the American system of justice,” Jackson, [...]
Posted in Congress, Featured
By The Admin on October 31, 2011
Drivers in Austin, Texas, are likely doing double-takes at the sight of new billboards in their city—and the message reads loud and clear: “GOP is the new Black.”
Conservative group Raging Elephants unveiled three of four billboards last Wednesday. On its website, which features articles and videos rallying African-Americans to embrace the Republican Party, the group [...]
Posted in Party Politics, Race
By The Admin on October 31, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain planned to make several scheduled appearances in Washington on Monday following a report that alleges he was twice accused of sexual harassment while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
In a statement Sunday to The Associated Press, his campaign disputed the Politico report that said [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Featured
By The Admin on October 31, 2011
With confidence and zeal, Ephren Taylor riveted audiences at mostly black churches with a list of his impressive accomplishments and an uncanny business sense. He had the blessing of top clergy as he gave financial seminars from the pulpit on Sundays, promising rock-solid investments — only many of the churchgoers said they haven’t seen a [...]
Posted in Money & Finance, Religion
By The Admin on October 31, 2011
Businessman Herman Cain is currently among the top candidates in the field of Republican White House hopefuls, outpacing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
In the latest CBS News/New York Times poll, released Oct. 3, Cain was favored by 25 percent of Republican primary voters, compared to Romney’s 21 percent. This raises the distinct possibility that two [...]
Posted in National Politics, Race
