US Politics
US Politics
Report: Black and Latino Wealth Plummets With Down Homeownership
James H. Carr [National] As the United States continues its recovery from the Great Recession, a new report finds that millions of African American ...
Exceeding $100 Million Box office, “The Butler’s” Many Deja Vu Moments
[To Be Equal] Perhaps one of the most important lessons for Hollywood, as the film’s North American total hit $100 million this weekend with ...
Alexis’ Washington Massacre Drives Home Need For Sensible Gun Laws
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) is saddened by the news of yet another mass shooting in our country, this time in our nation’s ...
Texas NAACP And Other Civil Rights Groups Sue To Block States’ “Discriminatory” Voter ID Law
Bledsoe [Justice] The Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus of the Texas House of Representatives (MALC) filed suit ...
Botched: How Racial Prejudice Doomed The Trayvon Martin Investigation From Get-go
Trayvon’s killer, Zimmerman, recently reportedly threatened wife with gun. A police chief believes he’s another Sandy Hook waiting to erupt [Speaking Truth To Power] ...
Mr. Cee’s Dilemma: Hip-Hop,”Manhood,” Silence and Sexuality
Mr. Cee [Commentary] By now you may have heard about the recent scandal surrounding Mister Cee, a well-known hip-hop DJ at HOT97, WQHT 97.1FM ...
How One Mentor Helped Turn C-Average Student To A
Marian Wright Edelman– lifelong champion of children’s rights [The Children’s Corner] Mike Ruff, an 18-year-old who recently graduated from high school in a high-poverty ...
9/11: Recalling Duty, Honor, And Service
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo [9/11 Commemoration] It’s hard to imagine that it’s been 12 years. In some ways so much has changed and ...
Main Street v Wall Street: Why Obama Should Pick Yellen Over Summers For Fed Reserve Chair
Welcome to the season of big decisions in Washington. In the coming days, President Obama will have to decide whether to order a ...
How Sanford Police’s Conduct Aided George Zimmerman’s Eventual “Acquittal”
Zimmerman:Columnist says he was beneficiary of pre-trial questionable policing [Speaking Truth To Power] Part Two of a Series Revisiting Trayvon Martin’s Killing and George ...
