By Benjamin Todd Jealous Last week, I joined hundreds of striking fast-food workers on the streets of Harlem, where they held signs that read "I am a Man" and "I am a Woman" and chanted: "You can't survive on $7.25." The demonstration, led by workers struggling to survive on the minimum wage, … [Read more...]
March on Washington Commemoration Must Focus on Black Unemployment
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Roland S. Martin Creators Syndicate It is always important to look back on historical moments in history and remember how important it was and reflect on those who made it possible. But it is also to continue to have a forward-looking vision that connects the past with the present. When … [Read more...]
Five black women brought their ‘A game’ to the Super Bowl
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
By: Michelle D. Bernard | Source: Washington Post There’s been a lot of chatter over the lack of feminist outrage over Beyonce’s half time show which, as one blogger complained, was “overly sexy,” and “felt more like a Victoria’s Secret runway than mid-field at the Super … [Read more...]
The NRA’s tone-deaf rhetoric
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
By: Eugene Robinson - The Washington Post The moment that most deserves to be remembered from Sunday’s thrilling Super Bowl came before the game, when Jennifer Hudson joined students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in singing “America the Beautiful.” It was a heart-rending elegy for the … [Read more...]
Why ending affirmative action makes America less secure
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Melissa Harris-Perry's letter this week is to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he considers a challenge to the affirmative action program at the University of Texas. Source: MSNBC. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...]
Obama needs some binders of women
January 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
By Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post About all those white guys: What a shame. Not an outrage, but a shame. The face of power that President Obama has chosen to present to the country and the world with his second-term Cabinet picks is striking — except for the African American president at … [Read more...]
What the fiscal cliff deal cost John Boehner (and what he gained)
January 8, 2013 By 1 Comment
By: Jon Cohen and Aaron Blake, washingtonpost.com A slim majority of Republican voters disapprove of how House Speaker John Boehner handled the negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff,” according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Fully 52 percent of Republican voters … [Read more...]
RNC launches official review on 2012 election (Updated)
December 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin, Politico - Source Politico The Republican National Committee is rolling out a plan to review what worked and what didn't for the party in the 2012 cycle, appointing five people at the top of a committee that will make recommendations on things like … [Read more...]
Selling Out America’s Youth: An Open Letter to Alan Simpson
December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, Founder and President of Global Policy Solutions, the Center for Global Policy Solutions, and GlobalPolicy.tv Source: huffingtonpost.com Dear former Senator Alan Simpson, I've seen you on television chatting up your debt reduction proposal with Jon Stewart of the … [Read more...]
Susan Rice: Just Another ‘Incompetent’ Black Woman
December 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By: Sophia Nelson | Photo: Getty Images You can disagree with Susan Rice, but our U.N. ambassador is not an incompetent liar, as conservatives have implied. Sophia Nelson on the old stereotypes at play in the GOP’s attacks. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think it was the summer of 2008 … [Read more...]
