By Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call Staff Feb. 21, 2012 Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Rep. Marcia Fudge attends a service at Mt. Zion Congregational Church in Cleveland on a recent Sunday. CLEVELAND — After living through the civil rights movement, Jimmy … Continue reading
Posted by Ryan Mack February 18, 2012 Written By Ryan Mack, President of Optimum Capital Management and Author of Living in the Village The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey in the year of 2008 calculated the average annual … Continue reading
Julius Blackshear, a senior from Thomas R. Proctor High School, leads children to the Utica Public Library as part of a Thea Bowman House after school program, February 13, 2012, in Utica. (Mark DiOrio/Observer-Dispatch) By CASSAUNDRA BABER Feb 17, 2012 … Continue reading
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By Rod Mann Last week I had a spirited discussion with friends at work regarding the three-fifths clause and whether or not it was written to devalue the humanity of slaves (thanks D.S. for providing a great topic for my … Continue reading
Getting caught up in the superficial comments from presidential candidates former Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Senator Rick Santorum only generates news. Getting the gist of another comment from the GOP field should get your attention and generate action. The … Continue reading
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President Obama is hoping that his $10,000 bets with electric cars against the DC Voucher Program and minority business development are enough to make America miss the political statements he is making in a proposal that has no chance of … Continue reading
By Lauren Victoria Burke February 17, 2012 Officials from the Commerce Department briefed members of Congress yesterday to inform them that the Obama Administration plans to close all five regional Offices of the Minority Business Development Agency. According to members … Continue reading
Benjamin T. Jealous, President, bjealous@naacpnet.org, Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman, rbrock@naacpnet.org Leon W. Russell, Vice Chairman, lrussell@naacpnet.org Roger Vann, Chief Operating Officer, rvann@naacpnet.org Steven Hawkins, Executive Vice President, shawkins@naacpnet.org Brenda W. Noel, Chief Financial Officer, bnoel@naacpnet.org Kim Keenan, General Counsel, kkeenan@naacpnet.org … Continue reading
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02) praised today’s passage of H.R. 3541, the Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act (or PRENDA) through the House Judiciary Committee today by a 20-13 vote. The legislation outlaws abortions performed on the basis of the child’s … Continue reading
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By Josh Lederman – 02/17/12 A move to put gay marriage in the Democratic Party platform at this year’s convention could prove problematic for Democrats as they seek to keep the election-year conversation focused on their efforts to right the … Continue reading
