The Orlando Sun-Sentinal asks the question that's been raised on this site plenty of times: Why does America ignore missing black women? Natalee Holloway, Lori Hacking and Laci Peterson received round the clock coverage as is Marine Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. But what about the sisters? Columnist Sherri Winston uses...
I now see what Republicans mean when they accuse the Clintons of being divisive. God Bless my elders, the men and women of the generation before us who would rather be close to white power than yield power of their own. Hillary Clinton has rolled out black "surrogates" in...
For Immediate Release January 14, 2008 Contact: LaTonya Johnson: info@mrsgrapevine.com * Yobachi Boswell 615-478-5204 * Wayne Hicks 513-284-4968 Black Blogosphere Encouraging Black Voter Participation The 2008 presidential decision represents a seminal election in determining the direction of...
I thank Ski Chills for passing along the information on a PBS event that all of us need to mark down on our calendars. It's the story of Black Americans who were forced from their homes and communities between the 1860's and the 1920's. Banished:American Ethnic Clensing is a documentary...
Chalk this one up to the infinite list of things I didn’t know. Thanks to Rose for the heads up. The Higher Education of the Nation’s Top African-American Restaurateur Each week tens of thousands of diners eat at an Olive Garden or Red Lobster restaurant. Few of these diners know...
“I’m a black guy running for President named Barack Obama. You’ve got to have hope.” Barack Obama, Democratic Presidential candidate The quote above is not direct, but it was relayed by CNN correspondent Suzanne Malveaux from the campaign trail. On the same set, Donna Brazile said “African-Americans have always lifted...
According to The Des Moines Register's final Iowa Poll before the 2008 nominating contests, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has widened his lead over Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. The phone survey of 800 likely Democratic caucusgoers was taken Dec. 27-30. Obama was the choice of 32 percent of likely...
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins continues to receive accolades for the fresh approach he has brought to the Frank Crowley Courthouse. This time he's been recognized by Texas Lawyer as the Impact Player of the Year. See the Texas Lawyer article here . Some excerpts from Texas Lawyer's extensive...
Since this seems to be the time for countdowns and lists, I thought I'd throw one in as well. Here is a look at my Top 10 posts from 2007. 10. Dear 7-11; could you please fix your sign in Oak Cliff June 17th On May 2, a severe thunderstorm...
Tasered While Black alerts us to another instance of African-Americans tasered by police. This time it was a Madison, Wisconsin couple out doing some Christmas shopping. See Tasered While Black's full report here. An officer used a Taser on a man identified as Major T. Lemon, 44, after police said...
