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Donald Sterling's Racial Quagmire And Our Double Standards -- We Tolerate...
And what about Daniel Snyder's continued slur of Native Americans?Why Not Focus On "Red Skins" Daniel Snyder Too? Insults are insults and bigots are bigots.The column was written before the NBA league...
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Ukraine Unrest And Attacks On People of African Descent
A 2010 protest march against racism in the Ukraine. Source www.kyivpost.com[Op-Ed]The People of African Descent in Ukraine are passing through difficult times.The ongoing political unrest has brought...
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Ex-Congressman: Here's How Money Buys Politics And It's Getting Worse With...
Former Rep. Lee HamiltonMany trends in American politics and government today make me worry about the health of our representative democracy. These include the decline of Congress as a powerful,...
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Poem: My Coloring Book
The author's swimming pool[Poetry]My Coloring BookI live in a colored worldBlack and brown laughter fills the airI breath in colorful smellssleep on colored sheetsI swim in colored-only poolsthe water...
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Are You Mad Enough At Don Sterling To Support Black-Owned Businesses?
Ron Busby, Sr.[Forward With Business]Let me get my disclaimer out of the way first. The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) is a business organization. Our sole purpose is to improve the lives of Black...
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Justice Sotomayor’s Supreme Dissent: We Can't Wish Away Racism, We Must...
Justice Sotomayor Last week, in a disturbingly lopsided 6-2 vote, the United States Supreme Court once again became a willing accomplice in the recent onslaught of attacks on 50 years of civil rights...
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Sterling And Bundy Dispel Limbaugh's And O’Reilly's "Post-Racial" America...
Limbaugh in Wonderland.....Simply stated, progress is moving forward. Regress is moving backward.No one would confuse brand new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver with the popular actor Chris Hemsworth...
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Uganda Colonel Who Fought Museveni In Bush War Dies
Lt. Col. Ogole. Photo credit: Hudson Apunyo KAMPALA- The commander of Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) Special Brigade that dislodged National Resistance Army rebels from Luweero District in 1983...
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New Theme Song For Apollo's "Amateur Night"
Williams[Music]The Apollo is pleased to announce that Clifton Williams, a 22-year old senior at Berklee College of Music, has won the Amateur Night Song Competition.The final vote was cast by the...
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$100,000 Fellowship For Medgar Evers Math Whiz
Math whiz Andre Braddy Commencement 2014 may be weeks away for Medgar Evers College (MEC), but one recent graduate is celebrating a major accomplishment, today. Mathematics major Andre Braddy has been...
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PAUL ROBESON, JR. -- A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Paul Robeson, Jr. [Memorial/Funeral Service]IN HONOR OF PAUL ROBESON, JR. -- A CELEBRATION OF LIFEWHAT: A viewing and funeral service for the late Paul Robeson, Jr.WHO: Eulogy from Harry...
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FUF Salutes Fallen Colonel Ogole; A Commander Who Reconciled With Former Foe,...
Gen. Sejusa and Col. Ogole [A Tribute To An Ally]Statement By the Freedom and Unity Front On The Death of Lt. General John Ogole is a loss to all Peace-loving Ugandans. Fellow Ugandans,On behalf of the...
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NAACP L.A. Chapter President Forced Out After Donald Sterling Debacle
Leon Jenkins -- shown the door over debacle of awards for Donald SterlingNAACP Interim President and CEO Lorraine C. Miller has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles NAACP President Leon Jenkins.In...
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African American Men Find Unique Way To Give Back
Pearl and Mel Shaw[FUNdraising Good Times]Readers of our column know we are supporters and promoters of women’s philanthropy including women’s foundations and giving circles. Mel likes to joke, “what...
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In Ethiopia Kerry Repeats Threat Of Sanctions On Kiir And Machar
SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m really pleased to be back in Africa and to be back in Addis Ababa, a city of enormous energy, and in a country that is really changing and on the move. I...
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The Republican Party: History Of Conservatives And Racism In America
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt--Republicans still fighting to undo New Deal[Beneath The Spin]Ever since the Donald Sterling scandal erupted, conservative Republicans have been all over the airways...
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Why Uganda's Sam Kutesa Must Not Be Allowed to Become UN General Assembly...
Sam KutesaHon. Secretary of State John Kerry:Dear Secretary Kerry,As you know, Uganda's foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa could become President of the United Nations General Assembly in June unless...
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Campaign To Block Uganda's Kutesa From United Nations G.A. Presidency...
Uganda's foreign minister Sam Kutesa[Publisher's Commentary]A campaign to block Ugandan's foreign affairs minister who faces scores of corruption allegations against him from becoming president of the...
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Year Of Action: As 280,000 New Jobs Power Recovery Obama Presses Congress For...
Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressThe White HouseMay 3, 2014My number one priority as President is doing whatever I can to create more jobs and opportunity for hardworking families. And...
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Heat's Mourning On President Obama's Fitness Council
Mourning tapped by President Obama for fitness council[Presidential Appointments]President Barack Obama this week announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:·...
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