Last year for the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, CNN’s launched their documentary series Black in America as reported by anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien. CNN will re-air on April 4th and 5th at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm ET and PT. Listen to my...
I’ll be talking a lot about “the new media reality” over the next few weeks. In the new media space, we will see more newspapers going out of business, more newsrooms announcing layoffs, gaps in coverage. All of this impacts people of color exponentially. Shawn P. and Carmen D. A...
By BibleLessonConnection.com In our study of inspiring bible characters, we examine The Wife of Noble Character. Because of the difficult state of many marriages today, it is necessary that we say something that might inspire both husband and wife. While this particular passage of scripture we will study focuses on...
In a story posted to the Dallas Morning News website, they’re parent company A.H. Belo Corp announced that they are cutting salaries and suspending their retirement supplement to pension plan participants next year. Belo also owns The Providence Journal in Rhode Island; The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif.; and the Denton...
The Obama’s are the talk of Great Britain, as the POTUS and FLOTUS met with Queen Elizabeth II and then Meet the Browns at 10 Downing Street. The President gifted an Ipod to the Queen, loaded with footage from her 2007 visit to the United States. This morning on CNN,...
April conference themed “Women’s Unique Perspectives on Waging Peace” Washington, D.C. – (March 27, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will host her annual “A World of Women for World Peace” conference on April 18, 2009. This year’s conference is themed “Women’s Unique Perspectives on Waging Peace.” The panelists include: ·...
This is a pretty clever way to look at American Home Prices adjusted to inflation since 2007. This video using a virtual roller coaster to represent home values was uploaded to YouTube exactly two years ago, before the housing market totally melted down. An updated version would have the roller...
I received the above DNC commercial yesterday regarding Republicans recently released alternative budget plan. In the commercial, Democrats borrow from the Sesame Street theme by saying that it is brought to us by the number “zero.” They hit the zero theme over and over, asserting the Republican budget is without...
I have to say that I was moved by my son and his effort in the Frederick Douglass Academy Oratorical Competition. Isaiah took 1st place in the 1st grade division. He recited a portion of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, and now they’re calling him “Little Obama” at school. When we...
In a statement directed at Americans nervous about the auto industry, President Barack Obama outlined his administrations further involvement in helping the struggling auto makers. That includes the Obama administration forcing GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner to resign. The President said that the plans formerly submitted by GM and...
