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An Inside View of Donald Trump’s “Great America”

By Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich, Ph.D.- Pasadena, MD – During my tenure in Governor Mario Cuomo’s Cabinet as the first African American Commissioner of New York State Housing, I had first-hand knowledge of the management and rental tactics employed by Donald Trump’s organization and how he played fast and loose with black folks’ destiny in the early […]

Power of the Sister Vote National Voter Crusade Launches As Polls Open in Georgia

Atlanta, GA – As early voting started in Georgia Monday Oct. 17, civil and women’s rights organizations launched an aggressive four week long get-out-the-vote mobilization initiative urging women to vote early or on Nov. 8, 2016. Black women leaders from across the state of Georgia have joined together to organize the first stop of the […]

Disciplined Fiscal Management Results in $1 Million Year-End Surplus for Once Struggling Journalist Organization

College Park, MD – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is set to end the year with a projected $1 million surplus – one of the highest in the organization’s 41-year history. NABJ President Sarah Glover announced the historic news during the fall board meeting on Sunday. The unaudited amount represents a half million […]

Exercise Your Rights: VOTE!

“In a democracy such as ours, the vote is precious, it is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. Those who sacrificed everything – their blood and their lives – and generations yet unborn, are all hoping and praying that Congress will rise to the challenge and get it done again.” […]

Deplorable In Chief

By Lucius Gantt (The Gantt Report) – It’s 2016, late October and only days before Americans go to the polls to elect a new Deplorable in Chief or the President of the United States! The names have changed and, in the case of the Democratic nominee, the gender has changed but the pre-election status and […]

Michelle Obama Delivers Compelling Speech About “The Birther” Bragging About Sexual Assault

Michelle Obama eviscerated the leader of the Birther movement in the most powerful speech of Election 2016.

Four Women Accuse Trump of Inappropriately Touching Them Years Apart: Reports

by Alex Johnson, NBC News Four women accused Donald Trump in articles published Wednesday of having touched them in an inappropriate manner, adding to the growing list of women who say Trump has insensitively treated them as objects over several decades. The New York Times quoted two women as describing public encounters during which Trump […]

Vocalist Lori Jenaire’s Jazzy R&B Classic “As You Are” Featuring Patrice Rushen Makes Billboard’s Top Five and Raises Awareness About Autoimmune Related Diseases

Vocalist Lori Jenaire is pledging .25 cents from every single sold of “As You Are” to the 25th anniversary celebration of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (AARDA) #25for25 Campaign. Los Angeles, CA – With the release of her Top Five Billboard Hot Singles Sales charting debut, “As You Are,” featuring Patrice Rushen, a […]