By The Admin on October 19, 2011
Once known for their work together on civil rights, African Americans and Jews have experienced decades of contention over a range of issues since the 1960s. But now, some in the pro-Israel community see an opportunity to reconstitute a black-Jewish alliance centered on Israel.
With the coming of age of a new generation of black religious [...]
Posted in International News, Race
By The Admin on October 19, 2011
Renee Lewis Glover
- Yes, every American should be gladdened by the unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. The vision statement for the memorial proudly proclaims ”America’s potential for freedom, opportunity, and justice.”
But in the years since the March on Washington, we must look hard at those aspirations. Do we see freedom when [...]
Posted in Georgia, Policy & Issues
By The Admin on October 18, 2011
Standing beneath the looming presence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama carved out his own version of black leadership with a message of racial unity.
A sense of inescapable blackness surrounded Sunday’s dedication ceremony for the King memorial. The 30-foot-tall granite likeness is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American, [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues, White House
By The Admin on October 18, 2011
House Republicans elected Lawton Rep. T.W. Shannon to be speaker-designate Monday, paving the way for him to become Oklahoma’s first African-American House speaker.
Shannon, 33, must be elected by the GOP caucus again after next year’s election before he can become speaker in 2013, but that vote is typically considered a formality. He was chosen in [...]
Posted in Featured, Oklahoma
By The Admin on October 18, 2011
Unemployment is a crisis affecting all communities, but more than any other demographic nationwide, unemployment is affecting African-American men the most.
Currently, the jobless rate for Black males stands at 16.8 percent. That’s more than twice the 7.7 percent rate for white males and more than the 13.2 percent figure for Black females, according to [...]
Posted in Money & Finance
