Women, Shwomen The number of females in Congress has never been proportional, and will be even worse after this election. by Eleanor Clift For all the ballyhoo about this being “the year of the woman,” the number of women in Congress looks certain to decline for the first time since 1978. Women lawmakers are dominantly […]
The trustees for Cuyahoga Arts and Culture announced its official list of grantees for the 2011 funding cycle. Among the recipients was Chagrin Arts, receiving a $24,000 grant in project support for the 2011 Chautauqua-in-Chagrin series. Chagrin Arts was part of a select group that received a score of 85-100, qualifying the organization for 100% […]
CANTON, OH (WOIO) – A Canton store owner won’t be charged after shooting at two masked gunmen who tried to rob him early Sunday morning. The entire crime was caught on tape. Cops say the punks, one carrying a shotgun, pushed their way into a Market Ave. BP station and ordered Khaled Nahal to give them some money. Instead […]
Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge attended the “Get Out The Vote Rally” with featured guest Rev. Al Sharpton.
Chef Eric Wells calls in with some commentary on President Obama, and, oh yeah, the healthy recipe of the week, garlic shrimp. The Basheer Jones and Company Morning Show offers an eclectic mix of information and entertainment with a positive, uplifting message every weekday from 6 to 9AM on Newstalk 1490, WERE. “A Few Minutes […]
Sadly, there is always an issue come election time when it pertains to the black vote. Democrats take us for granted because we traditionally lean left, so they figure we’re going to vote Democrat because we always do. The same goes for the Republican Party, who don’t mind making it known that they don’t care […]
President Barack Obama has been hitting the media circuit hard as next week’s midterm elections approach. The president appeared on the “Steve Harvey Morning Show” again this morning to talk about the importance of voting.
Juan Williams is defending Fox News against the many people who claim that Fox News is a racist organization. Here’s what he had to say in an interview with the Baltimore Sun. At NPR…they don’t know this: A third of the audience for Bill O’Reilly’s show is made up of people of color,” Williams said. […]
Al Sharpton was in Cleveland recently for the ‘Get Out The Vote’ rally. He addresses the community about how important this midterm election is to the black community.
No one expects African-Americans to vote in anywhere near their numbers from 2008, when their 65 percent turnout matched that of whites for the first time. But that isn’t stopping Democratic organizers and supporting groups from using aggressive, even racially charged, tactics to get them to the polls next Tuesday.
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Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge attended the “Get Out The Vote Rally” with featured guest Rev. Al Sharpton.
