Government
Drone Alert
Greg Thrasher – Our country spends billions of dollars on the purchase of weapons and hi tech security devices under the premise of national defense and the protection and safety of the home land. Retired generals leave our armed forces to peddle their services to defense contractors in the weapons industry. America not only arms [...]
1st black to graduate from Naval Academy dies
The Naval Academy says Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the Academy, has died. He was 85. The Capital of Annapolis reported that Brown died Tuesday. An Academy spokesman did not know where Brown died. Brown was appointed to the Academy in 1945. He ran varsity track and cross country, [...]
Are Black Lawmakers Being Unfairly Targeted?
In September 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was working to make sure minority-owned banks didn’t get left behind. She arranged a meeting between Treasury Department officials and representatives for the National Bankers Association, an organization that represents minority-owned financial institutions. OneUnited, a Black-owned bank with offices in Los [...]
Recordings by Donna Summer, ex-slaves joining collection at Library of Congress
From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry. Summer’s 1977 hit “I Feel Love” is joining the Grateful Dead’s famous 1977 Barton Hall concert as sounds of cultural significance, among 25 [...]
2010 census missed more than 1.5M minorities
The 2010 census missed more than 1.5 million minorities after struggling to count black Americans, Hispanics, renters and young men, but was mostly accurate, the government said Tuesday. The Census Bureau released an extensive assessment of its high-stakes, once-a-decade headcount of the U.S. population. Based on a sample survey, the government analysis has been a [...]
