By The Admin on December 28, 2011
For Black people 2011 reinforced the glaring reality that no matter who occupies the White House, overall conditions of the masses in the Black community do not change and in many cases, it worsens. Even for the Black family living in the White House, 2011 further revealed even they were not immune to being disrespected, [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues, Race
By The Admin on December 28, 2011
For six decades, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells was woven into the fabric of Chicago’s South Side as the namesake of a public housing project.
A Rosa Parks-like figure during her era, the journalist and suffragist was so revered that 1930s leaders put her name on a project that promised good, affordable housing for working [...]
Posted in Illinois
By The Admin on December 28, 2011
As we move into a new year, it is absolutely critical that we African- American people get serious about providing a quality education for our children. Nearly 20 years ago in a column in The Richmond Free Press, I wrote that “Churches, Greek organizations, social and civic clubs need to develop concrete ways by which [...]
Posted in Education
By The Admin on December 28, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder gave an interesting speech on Tuesday December 13, 2011 at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in which he took on the issue of redistricting that has been causing some concern, particularly across the South, as the nation gears up for the 2012 national elections; perhaps the “most important national elections of [...]
Posted in Federal Government, Policy & Issues
By The Admin on December 28, 2011
Promote Civic Responsibility – and Start Young, Expert Says
- Across the nation, people take to the streets in record numbers to overthrow the greed and politics they say has hijacked the American dream. No longer can you work hard and get ahead, they say: The system is rigged to promote the rich, the powerful, and [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues
