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» The Un-Abolishable N-Word
Recent inflammatory rants by conservative talk radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger and actor Mel Gibson have prompted Americans to revisit a topic few want to talk about...   More

» The Wealth Gap Between Blacks and Whites
In an address to Members of Congress and participants attending a Congressional Black Caucus meeting, Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies...   More

» Building The Dream One Dollar At A Time
Construction has been delayed several times over the past few years on what will someday be a historical Mecca for many Americans...   More

» Healthcare - A Civil Right In America
By getting the landmark legislation enacted, President Obama has transformed his presidency and ushered in fundamental changes to America's...   More

» The Census Push
Have you noticed the effort to get Americans interested in filling out their 2010 Census forms? What's with the big push?   More

» Privacy Is Just A Word
The world has changed over the past few years. Your personal information is captured, stored, and disseminated in several ways, and it's ...  More

» Are Afro-Centricity and Kwanzaa Racist?
Kwanzaa celebrations seem to be an enigma to many blacks, and some feel that they have a legitimate cause or concern for disregarding ...  More

» Prisons vs. Education: What's Wrong With This Picture
When is this country going to face the reality that a major solution to our economic crisis is right in our own communities? ...  More

» The Long Journey: Risk and Reward
When I was in graduate school I wrote extensively about slave narratives -- documented oral histories of enslaved Africans -- mostly recorded ...  More

» Prolonging Life Support Affects Families Views of Care
Clinicians in the intensive care unit (ICU) often care for patients who are on several life support ...  More

» MLK National Memorial Receiving Donations
Nationwide Foundation donates $1 Million to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial ...  More

» Ambassador Andrew Young Honored
Fourth Annual Gala Event to Honor Ambassador Andrew Young in Commemoration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...  More

» Have Money, Will Spend
So -- President Bush is calling for a short-term stimulus package to help boost the U.S. economy. It is very likely that the package will become reality within ...  More

» Civil Rights Leaders Put Federal Government On Notice
Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are planning a massive march in Washington, D.C. that is designed to get answers and ...  More

» Racism In America: Alive and Well
Racism in the U.S. thrives through two predominant means: the interaction and subsequent clash of cultural ways, and ...  More

» African-American Communities and the 2010 Census
Many African-American inner cities throughout the U.S. have fallen victims to the shift of business and commerce ...  More

» Teen Births Drop, But Black Males Still Need Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report stating that teen births fell to its lowest ...  More

» Theft of Soldier Records Causes Concern
The psychological and emotional effects of fighting a deadly war is an experience most Americans will never understand. U.S. soldiers in Iraq ...  More

» Race Relations Between Blacks And Whites In America
The state of relations between Blacks and Whites in the U.S. still suffers greatly, and a lack of recognition and understanding by the public and the ...  More

» Criticisms of Oprah School Are Counterproductive
Oprah Winfrey is one of the world's richest women. She has one of the most recognizable faces on the planet, she's a well-known philanthropist, highly respected ...  More

» Where Is Africa Going Wrong?
I once believed that capital was another word for money, the accumulated wealth of a country or its people. Surely, I thought, wealth is determined ...  More

» A Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan
If you haven't yet heard about the disease, malnutrition, displacement of families, and death happening in the African country of Sudan, you are not alone ...  More

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