October 2011
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Race debate over Silicon Valley documentary heats up on Twitter
If you’ve been following Michael Arrington, Vivek Wadhwa or Anil Dash on Twitter, you know a debate has been raging over African Americans in Silicon Valley. While talk of Occupy Oakland has been dominating the headlines, a discussion about the future of African Americans in one of the wealthiest and most innovative regions in the [...]
Black and white American voters live in 1 country, but 2 different worlds
The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years — from the depths of powerlessness during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to the zenith with the election of the first black president, Barack Obama. Now, with another presidential election looming, blacks are again confronting new issues as they [...]
Obama taking more steps on own to help businesses
Pushing a campaign to act without Congress, President Barack Obama will announce on Friday two more executive actions on the economy, both of them small steps intended to give a boost to businesses. The moves cap a week in which Obama has sought to employ the power of his office as he struggles to make [...]
The “Tea Party” Movement, More Hype than Reality
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III – The validity of a political movement or party should be judged by the issues and policies that it champions as well as the candidates that it supports. Since 2009 the Tea Party has held sway over the Republican Party, moving its politics farther to the right and contributing to [...]
At last, honors for the first black Marines
For decades Joseph Smith, 87, didn’t want to think or talk about his time in the Marine Corps. “Whenever military service came up I couldn’t truthfully say, ‘Yeah, I’m a proud Marine,’” Smith said. “I tried to say it and it wouldn’t quite come out.” Smith was one of thousands of African Americans who joined [...]
