(The Gantt Report) – Is it just me or do other people think it is embarrassing the way that so-called Negro leaders are attacking each other about who loves or hates President Barack Obama the most? Before you read any further, let me just say Barack Obama will be remembered as one of the best […]
Mayor Bloomberg Joins Fight Against “Black Mancession”
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #32) – The great recession was officially declared over in 2009, but the events of the last few weeks make it clear that while Wall Street and big business may be coming back, the economic recovery has remained out of reach for millions of Americans. Last week, in […]
Black caucus’s jobs tour a message to Obama to do more
By William Douglas- CLEVELAND — Unemployed for two years and growing increasingly frustrated, Charet Thomas thinks that neither Congress nor the White House is looking out for her or others who compose the nation’s 15.9 percent jobless rate among African-Americans. “I think people getting off unemployment and getting jobs are middle-class people,” said Thomas, who […]
National Urban League’s Boston Conference Urges President and Congress to Refocus National Debate on Jobs
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #31) – The National Urban League concluded the first conference of its second century of service and economic empowerment this past Saturday in Boston. By all accounts, this was one of the most successful gatherings in the organization’s 101-year history. Thousands of citizens from across the country came […]
The Deficit and What It Means to Black America
CBCF Alert – As our leadership in Washington, DC seeks common ground over the nation’s debt limit, there are some real consequences at stake for the black community. The debate on Capitol Hill is no longer philosophical, it’s real and the impact on African-Americans and the poor could be devastating. With significant cuts to Social […]
National Urban League Affiliates Serve 2.6 Million Americans in 2010
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #29) – As depression-era unemployment rates and a shrinking social safety net continue to plague urban America, the annual National Urban League census reveals that the organization’s 98 community-based affiliates served a record 2.6 million Americans in 2010 – a 25 percent increase over 2009. Last year the […]
Why We Must Raise the Debt Ceiling
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – A recent Gallup poll found that 47 percent of all Americans oppose raising the debt ceiling. Only 19 percent support raising the ceiling past its current $12.1 trillion dollar limit. The remainder of us say we don’t know enough about the debt ceiling to have an opinion. That’s part of […]
RACIST OR NOT RACIST? Michele Bachmann & Steve King Show Their True Racist Colors Talking About President Obama and Black Farmers
It’s sad to admit in America in 2011 but racists are alive and being paid to pass on their racist views. This video is old but I’m just seeing it (thanks to EURWeb.com) and I have to say it’s some of the most racist speech I’ve heard of late. It’s unbelievable that these people have […]
Pimping Ain’t Easy, But its Happening to All of Us!
By Carl D. West – Take a survey and ask so-called job creators, the riches ten percent of this country if they wouldn’t mind paying more in taxes to help stir-up the pot and contribute to easing the burden and strain on the bottom half of the country. It’s just that simple, so why do […]