Stop the slavery comparisons
The brilliant surgeon, Dr. Benjamin Carson, is out of order and out of control when he compares the Affordable Care Act to slavery. As a physician, he must know how many people lack healthcare, and how much work this administration ...
A gilded gift
Giving further compelling evidence that Black culture is waning steadily and speedily into oblivion, ushered there by this generation of Black folk, recently Dr. Dre (Andre Young), in collaboration with Interscope Records mogul Jimmy Lovine, announced a $70 million donation ...
Detroit bankruptcy: undemocratic, fiscally imprudent
You don’t have to be from Detroit to be angry at what is happening there. And you don’t have to be from Detroit to lend your voice to an injustice that not only affects Detroit, but also the rest of ...
Nice house, kid in college
While some members of Congress are foregoing pay as long as other government workers are shut out of their offices, Republican Congressman Lee Terry (R-Neb.) says he won’t be giving his up.
Shaking up Denver
There have been times in the 20-year history of the National Black Chamber of Commerce that we had to put on our agenda a major lawsuit.
What’s up with African American literacy rates?
In the world of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other quick strike information processes, why is there a definite lack of evidence of a steady upward progression of reading and writing skills among African American contributors?
Budgetary brinkmanship
As I write this column, I have no idea whether Congress finally evaded the government shutdown that would happen on Oct. 1. (It did not).
Cuts in SNAP: no food for the hungry
Steven and Laurie, a White married couple who live near Richmond, Va., work at a big box store. She as a cashier; he in the storeroom.
The politics of a consumer-friendly eminent domain
Even though, according to a recent evaluation report by Barclays Bank, the California Homeowner Bill of Rights—which became official on Jan. 1, 2013—is having a definite impact on slowing bank foreclosures in the state, some municipalities still end up with ...
What does limited action mean?
President Barack Obama stepped on a big limb when he threatened “limited action” against Syria because the country allegedly used chemical weapons against their own people.
Civil rights coalition announces 21st century agenda for jobs and freedom
On August 24, tens of thousands of citizens from around the country converged at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and to dedicate themselves to a continuation of the ...
Hurting our students for economic gain
There are very few things that are as vile and predatory than cheating young Black students out of a decent education.
Seriously? Boehner scores a zero
The current tracking of Congress’ popularity shows that only 15 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Now, House Speaker John Boehner
The politics of paying for the N-word
In Lee Daniels’ new movie, “The Butler,” the first part of the story gives one of the most compelling arguments in any modern media for African Americans to cease and desist from calling each other the N-word.
Whither Arthur Ashe?
This week during the 2013 version of the U.S. Open Tennis tournament, James Blake, a perennial top player since 1999, is retiring from the sport.
