African American Community

Harry C. Alford  |   OW Guest Contributor
Apr 4 2013

Beyond the Rhetoric

Legal Shield was first known as PrePaid Legal and that is where this story begins. This is a story of a relationship between the National Black Chamber of Commerce and this network of top legal firms and the company’s representatives selling the services it provides. Only in America could this relationship have happened.

Apr 4 2013

People of color, low income most at risk

One of the worst ironies of the nagging economic recession is that consumers with the fewest financial resources have lost the most.

Now, a new report finds that payday loans not only strip much-needed income from low-income families but also harm the economic viability of the communities where they operate, draining nearly $1 billion a year.

Mar 28 2013

Opens at Wilshire Ebell with silent auction

Kelly Price, Sheila E and The E. Family as well as Doug E. Fresh will perform tonight during the Aspire Gala, beginning with a silent auction at 7 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, 4401 W. 8th St., Los Angeles. Tickets begin at $20 and proceeds will benefit the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center and the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles. For information, contact the arts center at (323) 292-2700.

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Mar 28 2013

Practical Politics

Eldrick Tont Woods, better known as Tiger Woods, is back. Sort of. Based on winning his third PGA-rated tournament of 2013 this past Monday (because of a weather delay), he is again the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world, for the 11th time.

Julianne Malveaux  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Mar 28 2013

Counting the Cost

I never considered the late Rodney King anything of a philosopher, but as one observes Washington shenanigans, especially around fiscal matters, it seems that Brother King had a point. Can we all just, maybe, get along?

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.