Politics

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Aug 12 2010

The danger of voter resignation this year

If you tell a believable lie long enough, it becomes the truth to many people. Even telling a fantastic lie relentlessly, can get people to move or stand still, depending on the manipulated situation. In politics, these truisms work regularly.

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Aug 5 2010

Shirley Sherrod and race realities in America: We all are in need of a history lesson

The Shirley Sherrod controversy reached a another milestone last week, when she appeared before 1,200 journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention.

We witnessed a kind of wisdom we hadn’t seen in a while, as it relates to a frank discussion about race realities in America. Sherrod is a life-long activist from Southeast Georgia, who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture to help poor people.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 29 2010

Supporters spend the evening with Karen Bass

Recently CEO and Publisher of Our Weekly Natalie Cole and Publisher of Who’s Who in Black Los Angeles Anthony Asadullah Samad hosted a fireside chat and fundraiser for Congressional candidate Karen Bass, complete with great food, amazing entertainment and a beautiful view of Los Angeles from the home of Charles and JoAnn Quarles.
The event had a number of supportive co-hosts, specifically president of Urban X Marketing Starlett Quarles and president and CEO of the Community Financial Resource Center Forescee Hogan-Rowles, who emceed. 

Jun 18 2009

Is California winning?

Sure, everybody loves a winner, although just as surely everybody can’t and everybody won’t always win.

Mar 20 2009

Deadline to file to become a delegate nears

Politics has always been a hot topic and like an epidemic sweeping this country it has caused unlikely strangers to interact and engage one another in conversation. The contentious Democratic primary battle has brought out record numbers of voters across the nation.

But this closely matched Democratic primary election is not without its share of controversy. As the Democratic National Committee (DNC) considers how it will handle the Florida and Michigan delegates, many local grassroots organizations are organizing to develop delegates.

Across Black America

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

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”