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Urban Institute Updates 1965 Moynihan Report on Black Poverty

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

The National Urban League Wire Nearly five decades ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965 report for the U.S. Department of Labor, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action, provoked a firestorm of debate in its probing of the roots of … Continue reading →

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A man is MADE and not born

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

I don’t know how we got this confused. Women talk about men being dogs, etc. incessantly. Single black women in particular are extremely venomous in their discussions about black men. Some of the issues have valid concerns, most do not. Ladies, … Continue reading →

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Miley Cyrus Asked For A ‘Black’ Sound For Single, Says Songwriters Rock City

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

By Adelle Platon     Consider songwriting brothers  Theron and Thomas the Jay-Z’s of penning hits. They don’t write anything down and are able to scribe an entire chart-topper before you can even say “Pour it up” (which they wrote … Continue reading →

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Ishmael Reed: “All the Demons Of American Racism Are Rising From the Sewer”

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

By Sagar Jethani Ishmael Reed is a prolific poet, novelist, playwright, songwriter, cartoonist, and cultural critic. His work spans nearly 50 years and has been recognized with numerous distinctions and awards. Reed argues that Americans misinterpret the election of Barack Obama as evidence that … Continue reading →

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Kemba Smith Interview: Voting Rights Advocacy

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

By Jenée Desmond-Harris In 1994 Kemba Smith was sentenced to 24 1/2 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a cocaine ring. The story of the harsh punishment dealt to a minor player — who admitted to lying and … Continue reading →

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I am proud to be….

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Downton Abbey Adds First Black Cast Member

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

By Robyn Ross Gary Carr will portray the first black character on Downton Abbey during its upcoming fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Carr, who will play a “charming and charismatic young jazz singer,” joins returning regulars Hugh Bonneville, … Continue reading →

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Poverty in America: Millions of families too broke for bank accounts

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

by Bob Sullivan Sabino Fuentes-Sanchez hid $25,000 all around his house because he didn’t trust banks. Lasonia Christon receives her Walmart salary on a pre-paid debit card. Kim James was homeless for most of the past decade in part because she had … Continue reading →

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Scottsboro Boys pardoned: What other infamous civil rights cases are in need of closure?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Reblogged from theGrio: More than 80 years after their wrongful convictions, the legendary Scottsboro Boys finally received a posthumous pardon from the Alabama legislature.  In 1931, the nine black teens were falsely accused of rape by two white women and … Continue reading →

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Rise Up!

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