Events Calendar
6
Oct
2016
The Grafton on Sunset (Bar 20), 8462 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
From 8:30 p.m. to midnight
15
Oct
2016
Colin Powell clarifies his role in Clinton e-mail server
The furor over the use of a personal e-mail server by presidential candidate Hillary Clinton continues to spin uncontrollably thanks to a revelation by the former secretary of state that after she took over as the nation’s top diplomat,
LAPD officers in Ezell Ford case sue the city
Two Los Angeles police officers involved in the deadly shooting of a mentally ill man in South Los Angeles in 2014 sued the city today, alleging they are being kept from returning to field duty due to racial discrimination and ...
Hillary Clinton Looks to Build African American Base with Top Staffers
As the presidential candidates sprint towards the November 8 election, the Clinton campaign has turned to seasoned, Black political strategists to boost voter turnout in the African American community.
Intellectual Honesty about Race and Criminal Justice Reform
There is an old adage that posits “The more things appear to change, the more they stay the same.” Once again, millions of Americans are engulfed in what has become a reluctant national debate and dialogue concerning race and the ...
Show Me The Money: Global HIV/AIDS Funding On The Decline
Throughout AIDS 2016, whispers that global funds to fight HIV/AIDS have begun to dry up have turned to shouts.
Black Women Are Often Invisible in the Fight Against HIV
This week at the 21st Annual International AIDS Convention in Durban, South Africa, researchers released a study indicating they now know a primary driver of HIV infections among Black women: sexual encounters with Black men who have been released from ...
NNPA Calls for Special Federal Prosecutor on Racially Motivated Police Killings in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the nation's largest trade association of African American-owned newspapers and media companies, issued an urgent call and demand that President Barack H. Obama and U.S Attorney General Loretta Lynch appoint ...
Venturize Empowers Black Business Owners with New Loan Comparison Tool
In an effort to level the playing field for Black-owned small businesses, the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), recently launched a service that makes it easier to comparison shop for the best loans.
Minority Publications Ignored in Agency Spending
Minority Publications Largely Ignored in Agency Spending
Kirkland to retire after 55 years in ministry
The Right Rev. Theodore Larry Kirkland Sr. will soon enter a new phase of his 55-year ministry as a preacher of the gospel. Members of the Fifth Episcopal District saluted his accomplishments recently
The First U.S. President in Cuba in 88 Years
Yesterday, President Obama made history. For the first time ever, Air Force One touched down in Havana, Cuba.
Obama taps Garland for Supreme Court
President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, and in the process challenged the Republican-led Senate to begin the confirmation process immediately.
Let’s narrow the racial wealth gap by using an alternative scoring model
Wealth offers security and privilege that can last for generations. For minority households striving to achieve the American Dream, homeownership is often the surest path. Yet, in today’s environment and
Clinton, Trump win big on ‘Super Tuesday’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire businessman Donald Trump won sweeping majorities of the votes in the 12 Super Tuesday states this week. But, as the polls closed, the Election
Democrats and Republicans continue to ignore Black voters
Another election cycle; another year of Blacks being sold out by their media-appointed leadership. Why am I the only one who seems amazed at how Hillary Clinton is so ostentatiously pimping Black folks
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