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When legendary civil rights activist Fred Shuttlesworth died at the age of 89 yesterday, many African Americans both young and old had no idea who he was. The reaction from many young African Americans was: “Who was he?”Ā The question begs our need for more self-education and African American stories needing to be told in our […]
President Obama is entering the month of October with his lowest approval ratings since entering office. In a Quinnipiac poll released yesterday, 55 percent of American disapprove of the president’s job performance. Only 41 percent approve. Thatās worse than the previous low recorded on Sept. 1 – 52 percent disapproval to 42 percent approval. By […]
Georgia officials are setting their sights on a pool of workers many companies across the world take advantage of to help their severe farm labor gap: prisoners. Many of the immigrants workers who work on these farms came through a federal guest worker program. But there is currently a labor shortage and the state may […]
In response to reports that new voter laws could prohibit nearly five million people from voting, Senate Democrats are launching a campaign aimed at raising awareness about the new restrictions. The campaign, called the “2012 Election Protection Project,” will feature online advertisements on Twitter, Facebook, Google and mobile devices. Voting rights for millions of law-abiding […]
President Obama is conducting a White House news conference to discuss his jobs bill and other issues important to the American people: RELATED: A few changes? Senate Dems rewrite Obama Jobs Bill
A new article on TheGrio by Goldie Taylor talks about the impact that Steve Jobs had on not only her life, but the lives of African Americans as a whole. Taylor talks about her time in Silicon Valley and how his name rang bells wherever she went. Check out the piece below: By the time […]
Legal scholar and civil rights activist Derrick Bell has passed at the age of 80. Bell, who worked to expose racism in America through his books and articles, died on Wednesday of carcinoid cancer. HeĀ is most known for his much covered resignation from Harvard Law School as a professor to protest the school’s hiring practices. […]
With the passing of Steve Jobs, many are focusing on the products he’s produced while at Apple and the impact that it has had on billions across the world. But what many are forgetting are the great quotes that Jobs left us with while he was here. Here are the Top 10 Inspirational Steve Jobs […]
President Obama issued a statement in full last night after he learned of the death of Steve Jobs: Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and […]
*Rep. Charles Rangel provides us with an exclusive editorial on the Wall Street Protesters* These days in our country, people are mad as hell. And I don’t blame them: They are frustrated that millionaires and billionaires in our country are not paying their fair share. They are upset that we bailed out the banks yet […]
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs […]
A 96-year old Tennessee woman has become the latest example of the GOP’s fight to suppress voters from heading to the polls. Dorothy Cooper is 96 but she can remember only one election when she’s been eligible to vote but hasn’t. The retired domestic worker was born in a small North Georgia town before women […]