Celebrating Malcolm X’s 90th Birthday With Harlem Business Shutdowns — Next Tuesday
Ninetieth birthday of Malcolm X -- Malik El-Shabazz MALCOLM X 90TH BIRTHDAY MAY 19, 2015 HARLEM BLACK POWER - SHUT EM’ DOWN MARCH AND RALLY In the spirit…
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Shedding Some Dysfunction, Congress Slowly Becoming More Effective
Lee Hamilton There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’s long slide into irrelevance may be slowing. Agreements on Medicare reimbursements in both houses,…
Diaspora Sierra Leoneans, Pressing Accounting Of “Embezzled” EBOLA Funds, Urge Boycott of Official
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma shown with President Obama--critics demand full government accounting for Ebola funds We have evidence to suggest that a letter of invitation to…
NYC COUNCIL MEMBERS JOIN FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIES IN RALLY ON CITY HALL STEPS
FPWA CEO and Executive Director, Jennifer Jones Austin, speaks at rally for low-income workers New York City Council Members joined FPWA on the steps of New York City…
Alleged Government Plans For “Investors” Confront “People Power” In Uganda Land Struggle
Gen. Salim Saleh, brother to Gen. Museveni -- origin of land struggle in Acholi goes back decades When the younger brother of President Yoweri Museveni, Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho,…
BEYOND FERGUSON: CRIMINALIZING POVERTY IN AMERICA
The DOJ investigation following Michael Browns killing exposed Ferguson's financially-driven criminalization scheme “Held captive" is how one 13-year-old described the feeling of growing up poor in our wealthy…
Passings: Thapelo Moshoaliba
Thapelo “Salty” Moshoaliba Our family is deeply saddened to inform you that our father, Thapelo “Salty” Moshoaliba, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 5:50 a.m. As…
FUNK MUSIC ICON NILE RODGERS AND CHIC TO HEADLINE 10th ANNUAL APOLLO THEATER SPRING GALA
Nile Rodgers EVENT WILL ALSO FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY NE-YO, ROSANNE CASH, LUKE JAMES AND KIMBERLY NICHOLE The Apollo Theater today announced details for its largest fundraising event –…
You Can All Soar Above Obstacles — First Lady Michelle Obama To Tuskeegee Graduates
Michelle Obama REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS On May 9 Tuskegee, Alabama Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you so much. (Applause.) Let’s let…
Why the Rich Don’t Care About Jobs for the Rest of Us
The rich don't care about creating jobs. If they did, they would invest in the American infrastructure to help create millions of jobs as a result. So what…