The African-American media round table hosted by the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee of the U.S. Senate yesterday was the perfect opportunity to ask the gathered senators (11 in total) to validate or knock down something I have been saying for a while now. If President Obama sent Congress a definable “black agenda,” I asked, [...]
View From Black America: Life is Good
June 4, 2013 | Posted by
You might think that African-Americans might be more pessimistic about their lives. The housing crisis decimated pockets of black wealth. The black unemployment rate has been nearly double the national average for several years. But according to findings from a survey of more than 1,000 African-Americans, you’d be wrong. A new poll released Tuesday by [...]
Belafonte Challenges Blacks on Gun Violence at NAACP Awards Show
February 3, 2013 | Posted by
Famed singer and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte used the NAACP Image Awards on Friday night to challenge the black community to take a stronger stand against gun violence. “In the gun game, we are the most hunted,” he said. “The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the [...]
Tavis, Cornel And Black America
January 25, 2013 | Posted by
With President Barack Obama sworn in, it’s time to return to a more pressing matter: The bitter in-house dispute between Tavis Smiley, Cornel West and half of black America. One would think those long-simmering tensions would begin subsiding now that the first black president’s final term is freshly secured. Yet the very public debate over [...]
How President Obama Can Help the Black Community
November 8, 2012 | Posted by
After the black community played a huge part in helping Barack Obama secure a second term, the pressure and expectation is building among African Americans that Obama is obligated to reward the community—just as politicians have rewarded their most loyal supporters throughout this nation’s history—by developing policies and programs that will quickly and specifically benefit [...]
Pres. Obama is The President of Black America As Well
August 7, 2012 | Posted by
During a recent interview with Black Enterprise, President Barack Obama was asked about some of the criticism he’s received for allegedly not doing enough to support black businesses. In response to the question, the president had this to say: “My general view has been consistent throughout, which is that I want all businesses to succeed. [...]
Russell Simmons Defends Gwyneth Paltrow’s Use of the N-word
June 6, 2012 | Posted by
A few months ago, I went to the Jay-Z charity concert at Carnegie Hall. It was pretty exciting to watch hip-hop’s biggest star play the world’s most prestigious venue. However, there was nothing more exciting than him donating 100 percent of the proceeds to charity, including my $25,000 donation. The third song that came on [...]
HBCUs Are Broke And Need Our Help To Survive
May 31, 2012 | Posted by
HBCUs are broke. Students know it, alumni know it, corporations know it and the government knows it. The only time institutions invest money is when they stand to make money – usually around homecoming and select athletic events. People have made a great deal of money from HBCUs looking to resolve issues with fundraising, alumni [...]
Cornel West Vs. The Black ‘Obama-ites’: An In Depth Analysis
May 30, 2012 | Posted by
Michael Cottman at Black America Web wrote an interesting article about Cornel West and his on-going disagreement with the Obama Administration. Cottman seems to feel that West is “obsessed” with President Obama, like a stalker baby’s mama seeking out another dollar of child support. Cottman even goes as far as reducing West’s disagreement [...]
