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Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher payroll taxes on the upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate in the next several days, numerous Democratic officials said Wednesday.
Until a few years ago, the memory of three African American soldiers was buried beneath the sandy, desert in New Mexico, their remains left behind by the military and to the mercy of looters.
The first black man elected U.S. president is poised to name Washington lawyer Eric Holder as the nation's first black attorney general — a historic appointment but one with some potential political problems over a 2001 pardon.
The election of as the first black president of the United States overwhelmed many African-American voters, especially older ones who still vividly recall the dark days of Jim Crow.
As Barack Obama tries to convince blue-collar voters that he's one of them, union leaders acknowledge that some of their white constituents are still reluctant to support an African American for president.
More than a thousand prominent African-American leaders, executives, entertainers and activists will head to Tanzania for a summit with their African counterparts to help raise living standards on the world's poorest continent.
Older, whiter and more female than the nation as a whole, Pennsylvania looks like Hillary Rodham Clinton country. Wealthier, better educated and more African American than the rest of the state, Pennsylvania's thickly settled southeast corner could belong to Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON - As Sen. Hillary Clinton pursues an uphill campaign, she faces the harsh reality of four political rules: Timing is everything, no good deed goes unpunished, what goes around comes around, and it’s better to be lucky than good.
A look at Anacostia Community Museum exhibit 'The African Presence in Mexico'The raison d'etre of the small museum, part of the sprawling Smithsonian Institution family, remains the same, but as the Afro-Mexican faces just behind the lapis doors to the main gallery attest these days, its newest show is also a strong indication that the institution is evol …
Rucker's Rooting for Country Music History - Baltimore News, Weather, Breaking News | WMAR-TVThis is the same guy from Hootie and the Blowfish right? Darius Rucker? Oh well, hope he wins.
The answers to last issue's questions are: Philadelphia; Thomas L. Jennings; Lead Belly; Richmond, VA; Lerone Bennettt, Jr.; and Mississippi.
Ben Jealous and the NAACP Start a War Room in Washington for Health Care ReformIn the past decade alone, 880,000 African Americans died because they did not have access to meaningful health care.
Cook on Gaza: Where Is Frederick Douglass? Or The Return of Reverend Jeremiah WrightProf. Bill Cook & Frederick Douglass (1852) re US under war-maker Obama : "There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices, more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States, at this very hour." "
Black belt jonesing: American martial arts culture's roots in the black communityGreat article, dispelling myths about what Martial Arts is and who it "belongs" to.
Questions for this week: 1.Which commission banned segregation in buses waiting rooms, and travel coaches involved in interstate travel? 2.J.W.
Ehad Ever - Defending the Honor of Black WomenEhav Ever is a blogger of mixed background. This video presents his own personal view on this subject. "
Will Blacks Fall in Line with Obama on Afghanistan?According to Dr. Boyce Watkins, African-Americans "love Barack Obama - and no war, economic downturn, educational crisis, or health care quagmire is going to change that".
Chris Rock teases out the secrets to 'Good Hair' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: MoviesI'm excited the Chris Rock made this documentary. It highlights yet another area of Black culture, American culture, that we have yet to discuss openly, Black hair care, and the billion dollar industry. I encourage others to go.
Play the Race Card: Why We Need to Talk About Obama and Racism Let me say this clearly so there are no misunderstandings: some of the protests against President Obama are howls of rage at the fact that we have an African-American head of state.
Tyler Perry reflects black culture but some hate what they see Perry's audience mirrors black church congregations, where black women parishioners often significantly outnumber male members. Perry films, as such, often reinforce very traditional, and even conservative, notions of gender in black communities.
EXCLUSIVE: Wilson: Carter's racism claims a distractionRep. Joe Wilson said Wednesday that former President Jimmy Carter's accusations of racism are a distraction from the issues.
Growing Poverty and Despair in America - 38 million impoverished, 36 million food insecureShocking statistics from the richest country in the world: " in (pre-crisis) 2007, 37.5 million people were impoverished; they comprised: -- 12.5% of the population and 9.8% of families ..."
NAACP Supports Health Care Reform For All Americans and Eliminates Racial Health Care DisparitiesNAACP URGES CONGRESS TO BRING UP COMPREHENSIVE HEATLH CARE REFORM RIGHT AFTER LABOR DAY
Why New Orleans Afrocreole Voodoo is uniqueAlmost every one who has ever read anything about Voodoo culture has heard about its uniquenesses and exoticism. However, even among that so-called exotic tradition, there exist differences.
Poll Do Black people have the same rights as whites when it comes to having and carrying guns in America.
Broward schools remove `negro' from racial background form Faced with complaints from parents and students about racial insensitivity, state and local education officials have dropped the word negro from a racial background form that went out to every Broward public school student the first day of school. The form, on page 9 of the code …
School District replaces form that used dated racial wordThe form that went out in the district's code of conduct books this year included the term "negro." It also listed black or African American as acceptable descriptions.
Kansas pol seeks one �great white hope.� Experience necessary. | csmonitor.comSome republicans are still looking for a "Great White Hope" to nullify President Barack Obama.
Banking on Our Own- Investing in Black-owned financial institutions is investing in ourselvesAccording to the U.S Census, black America will approach $1.2 trillion in disposable income by 2012. Yet, none of Black Enterprise's Top 25 Black-owned Banks has $1 billion in assets. Their combined assets total nearly $6.4 billion.
Minority report: the US deserves media as diverse as the nation and more minority voices are neededThe critical point in this ever-evolving media landscape, however, is to ensure that as we evolve technologically, we evolve socially as well. By this, we mean that media evolves to reflect society in its fullest spectrum, color, creed and concern. Yet currently, media does not.
Detroit area Black family finds burnt cross on lawn A partially-burnt cross was found on an African-American family's lawn on Thursday, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
Blogging the BirthersThe Birther movement is nothing more than a new incarnation of a dark secret in our national past.
Friday night on the news Hour Ch 13 (PBS) had it at the end, but the commentator said there was not enough time to cover it. Sunday talk leads with the economy and Health Care, so the President was successful in getting this story off the MSM front pages.
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