Two white supremacists are set to speak at panels at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference that will also feature speeches by Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. The first white supremacist is Peter Brimelow the owner of the website VDare, which is labeled by the SPLC as an anti-immigration hate website. VDare has […]
As I’ve run around the country giving Black History Month speeches, I’ve been thinking a great deal about where we are and where we are going as a community; I’ve also been asked about President Barack Obama’s role in Black history. Since the 44th president’s existence has been entirely complex and phenomenal — all at […]
School officials in Slidell, LA don’t have much to say about “malicious drawings” from a seventh grade class that depict malicious drawings of President Obama, including one of him with a bullet hole in his head, but they should. According to the news reports: Controversy erupted at a Slidell junior high school late last week […]
The Chicago Teachers Union has accused the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system of racism. On Wednesday, the Teachers Union filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission office, alleging that while 29 percent of the CPS system teachers were African American, 43 percent of those teachers were subject to a massive 2011 layoff spree. […]
WASHINGTON-Congressman, Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois addresses former Speaker Of The House and GOP presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich’s claim that Barack Obama was the “Food Stamp President” on the floor of the House floor. Gutierrez used statistics to show that Obama was not in fact, the “Food Stamp President” and compassion to show that there […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press has learned. SEE ALSO: Is Obama A Super-Pac Hypocrite? The first 10 states to […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and California have agreed to sign the proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses, according to a source close to the negotiations. SEE ALSO: NYPD Chief’s Son Won’t Face Rape Charges Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Ally Financial […]
ABC News has a story on the popular hip-hop/video website, WorldStarHipHop.com. In the story they discuss the effects that the website, which often posts cell phone camera footage of fights in schools, fast food restaurants, and on trains and buses. They also report that police departments are frequenting the popular website to to identify and […]
On Wednesday, CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin for making “offensive” tweets on Super Bowl Sunday as he watched the game, according to the Washington Post. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader During the Super Bowl show, Martin reportedly tweeted that “real bruhs” wouldn’t wear David Beckham underwear and that […]
By theGrio In a recent interview with Diverse magazine, Professor Cornel West attacked his former Princeton colleague and newly minted MSNBC host Professor Melissa Harris-Perry. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader Five Things Black People Learned From Don Cornelius West called Harris-Perry a “liar” and said that, “[s]he’s become the […]