In a story that hits very close to home, the body of missing sales representative Nailah Franklin has been found in suburban Chicago. The news was confirmed by the uncle of Nailah (pronounced nah-EE'-lah) Franklin. CNN reports that Franklin was found dead Thursday near a forest preserve, not far from...
I've been a little out of touch for the last few days, but I've turned on CNN 3 times and 3 times the stories have dealt with African-Americans. One story was about a father's anger at the police's response to a fatal car crash involving his son. CNN quotes the...
Tuesday's Chicago Tribune will have a front page article that details the stiffer punishments levied on African-American students in schools across the country. Here are some stats from the Howard Witt article: * In the average New Jersey public school, African-American students are almost 60 times as likely as white...
Howard Witt now reports on white supremacist and neo-nazi groups who are forming a response to last Thursday's rally in Jena. Click here to see Mr. Witt's entire story. A few excerpts from Tuesday's Tribune: * No sooner did tens of thousands of African-American demonstrators depart the racially tense town...
Today I participated in an extensive discussion on NPR's Talk of the Nation regarding why the national media "missed" the Jena 6 story. Also on the program was Steven Holmes, national editor for The Washington Post and Keith Woods, dean of faculty at the Poytner Institute Click here to listen...
I have had a chance to collect my thoughts since last Thursday's historic rally in Jena, Louisiana, and I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts about the events of the day. 1. Black is Beautiful The suggestions that everyone wear black made the visual impact of last...
Mandrake Society Radio posts an audio interview with Venton Jones of Abounding Prosperity, Inc., an organization that addresses the health, social, and economic disparities among African-American men and their families. To hear the interview in it's entirety, please click here . Thanks to Pegasus News for the heads up.
Speaking of NPR, Talk of the Nation will have a discussion Monday around what's next of the Jena 6 and African-American Bloggers. They will also discuss why it took so long for the national media to pick up on the story. I am scheduled to participate on the program as...
Realize that if you are reading this message, you are part of blog power. If you are reading this post, you are part of a new movement to seek out more about what's really going on in this country. We cannot solely rely on traditional media sources to get the...
Howard Witt continues to give us the latest on the happenings in Jena. Some excerpts from Witt include: Defense attorneys and Bell's family members all declined to speak on the record about the case, citing strict confidentiality rules governing juvenile proceedings in Louisiana. Walters declined to lodge serious criminal charges...
