June 2013
June 27th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Recently we discussed one of American history’s ironies: If the American colonies had not won their independence, the slaves would have been better off.
Unfortunately, if the Louisiana Purchase, universally hailed as a great event for America, actually hurt African-Americans by perpetuating slavery.
Impossible, you say? Read on…
In 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte, ruler of France, sent an army to...
June 26th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
President Obama left Wednesday, June 26, on a three-country tour of Africa, first stopping in Senegal before traveling to South Africa where there is a chance that the first black American President will meet South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela.
Today marks two-weeks in the hospital for the 94-year-old Mandela for a recurrent lung infection. On June 25, Mandela’s family held a...
June 26th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Race Relations with 0 Comments
A Chicago federal judge went out of his way to extol the professionalism of a local black attorney he feels went above the call-of-duty in defending a white supremacist recently convicted in an arson fire that left eight, innocent African-American children homeless.
Though Judge Robert Gettleman, sentenced Brian James Moudry to the maximum of 10 years in prison, he apparently walked away quite...
June 26th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Race Relations with 0 Comments
The Supreme Court ruling to get rid of the very voting rights protections that allow millions of minorities to vote, particularly in those states that have a history of denying or making it difficult for blacks to vote, should be a wake-up call.
What a setback on the long road to achieving equals rights, for blacks in particular. No doubt, the ruling will also impact Hispanics and other...
June 26th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters wonders why the hundreds of millions of dollars the federal government spends on advertising lost its way to African-American broadcasting stations.
"Of these expenditures, black-owned broadcast stations, and networks receive a very small share," said NABOB Executive Director, Jim Winston. "Many black-owned broadcasting stations receive no...